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The Press-Dispatch Home guide for protecting fruit trees, plants home fruit production may be a valuable tool in help- ing homeowners decide on which trees or small fruit they want to invest in this spring, as well as proper care to ensure productive harvests. Managing Pests in A guide on successful currants and raspberries. "A lot of people are buy- Home Fruit Plantings is a guide for homeowners on how to choose the best varieties for themselves. It then focuses on differ- ent techniques to man- age diseases and insects in home fruit crops such as apples, peaches, pears, plums, cherries, grapes, strawberries, blueberries, blackberries, gooseberries ing trees and plants now, so these are things peo- ple should think about be- fore making decisions," said Janna Beckerman, an associate professor of botany and plant pathol- ogy and co-author of the guide. "They can choose the more disease-resistant cultivars and or those that require fewer applications of pesticides to get a good fruit crop." The guide will help ho- meowners properly man- age the health of their fruit plants or trees using the cultural techniques to min- imize pests, as well as ap- propriate pesticides, fun- gicides and other disease deterrents, including infor- mation on how and when to use the proper pesticides to manage the most com- mon problems homeown- ers face. It has also been updated to include organic pest management options, when available. "The updated guide in- cludes new, safer chem- icals that are available now but weren't in previ- ous printings," Becker- man said. It also includes informa- tion for currants and goose- berries, which weren't in previous editions. For a copy of "Managing Pests in Home Fruit Plant- ings," go to http://www. extension.purdue.edu/ext- media/ID/ID-146-W.pdf. Home fruit growers with specific questions should contact their local coun- ty Extension agents. A list of Extension offices can be found at http://www. ag.purdue.edu/extension/ Pages/Counties.aspx. Writer: Brian Wall- Wednesday, March 28, 2012 Wednesday at 11:30 a.m., located at 424 W. Seventh St. in Jasper. For more information call 812-887-0349. Ferdinand Town-Wide Yard Sale—Friday and Sat- Management District Board of Directors meetings will be conducted bi-monthly in the Pike County Court- house Auditorium (Basement). Time has been changed to 8:30 a.m. Next meeting will be April 19. "Men with Cancer Discussion Group"—Ses- urday, March 30-31. Map available in Ferdinand News. Meeting Change Notice—Pike County Solid Waste heimer, 765-496-2050, bwallhei@purdue.edu. Source: Janna Becker- (765) 494-2722; Keith Robinson, rob- ins89@purdue.edu. Early herbicide applications could fail farmers shows it's March, many Mid- west farmers are preparing their fields for spring plant- ing like it's the middle of April. That's not necessar- ily a good thing, says Pur- due Extension weed special- ist Bill Johnson. Producers taking advan- Although the calendar tage of unseasonably warm temperatures to apply an ini- tial round of herbicides could find those applications wear- ing off well before weeds reach peak growth, John- son said. "We normally start our planting operations in the middle of April, but with all the fieldwork being done right now we're running two to four weeks ahead of sched- ule," he said. "That means that we're potentially adding one month onto the growing season. And for producers using what we call reduced or setup herbicide rates, they may find their herbicide pro- grams running out two to four weeks early as well." A setup herbicide treat- ment is not intended to elim- inate weed problems. The re- duced rate application deals weeds a blow until they are knocked out with a post- emergence herbicide later in the crop season. A setup rate usually is one-half to two-thirds the amount of a full-rate residual herbicide application. Most farmers bought her- bicide or contracted to have applications made for them months ago, so simply buy- ing more weed-killing prod- ucts or services might not be an option. But they can adjust how much herbicide they use in their first appli- cation to avoid setup rate fail- ure, Johnson said. "If you're using setup rates you make your post-emerge treatment, use some of your residual herbicide with your post-emerge treatment." For corn and soybeans, Johnson recommended herbicides with multiple modes of action to control both grasses and broadleaf weeds. "You want products that are pretty robust in what they control," Johnson said. Additional information with a planned post-emerge treatment, I would strong- ly consider using full rates instead," he said. "Or, when about herbicide use and strategies is available on the Purdue Weed Science home page at http://www. ag.purdue.edu/btny/weed- science. Producers expanding herd to meet beef demand have started the early stag- es of herd expansion as beef supplies remain very short, says Purdue Extension ag- ricultural economist Chris Hurt. Beef cow numbers have The U.S. beef producers and a drought in the south- ern Plains that dried up pas- tures and forages. According to a January dropped by nine percent, or three million head, since 2007. They dropped by three percent in 2011 alone, mean- ing a smaller calf crop in 2012 and lower slaughter numbers through 2014. But strong fin- ished cattle prices and mod- erating feed costs have driv- en some producers to start the expansion. Producers have reduced their herds in recent years primarily because of esca- lating feed costs since 2007 U.S. Department of Agricul- ture cattle report, the most recent available, beef heifer retention has increased one percent—a sign that produc- ers are starting to expand. If U.S. crop yields return clos- er to normal during the 2012 crop year, Hurt said feed pric- es could come down even more, which would encour- age further herd expansion. "This is the first increase in heifer retention since feed prices began increasing," he said. While higher retention in 2012, Hurt said the oppo- site is likely true. Beef pro- ducers retaining heifers re- sults in lower slaughter sup- plies and, ultimately, lower beef supplies. With a reduction in cow numbers, the calf crop could be down more than two per- cent in 2012, and if heifer re- tention continues in 2012 and 2013, Hurt said beef supplies might not increase until 2015. "The modest heifer reten- climb to the low $130s." Despite the high finished cattle price projections, Hurt said producers need to keep an eye on the weath- er and 2012 crop yields be- fore they make further ex- pansion plans. Producers in the southern Plains should watch drought conditions, while producers nationwide need to watch crop progress. The National Oceanic and rates would seem to suggest lower finished cattle prices tion now is actually a price- enhancing factor in the short run," he said. "Look for finished cattle prices to push into the higher $120s in the spring, moderate to the mid-$120s this summer, and finish the year near $130. Spring highs in 2013 could sions will be from 6:30-8 p.m. in the Lange-Fuhs Can- cer Center Conference Room at Memorial Hospital, Dorbett St. entrance. Next session will be Monday, April 2. Call 996-0626. "Creating Hope" for Cancer Patients—Sessions man, 765-494-4628, jbeck- erm@purdue.edu. Ag Communications: Al-Anon meeting—Meetings are conducted each Area Happenings B-5 are conducted on the first and second Tuesday of each month from 5:30-7:30 p.m. Next sessions will be Tues- day, April 3 and 10, designed for cancer patients, their families and caregivers. Art materials and an instruc- tional book are available at each session. Conducted in the Lange-Fuhs Cancer Center Conference Room at Dorbett St. entrance of Memorial Hospital. Group size is limited, and pre-registration required. Call 996-0626. "Getting the Facts on COPD"—Pulmonologist Dr. Sohail Qadir will present the program at Cullen Medical Professionals in Washington on Tuesday, April 3 at 7 p.m. as part of Memorial Hospital's free, public HealthMatters series. Located at 2005 State Street, Suite A in Washington. Pre-registration is not required. For more information call 996-2323 or toll- free 800-852-7279 ext. 2323. Alzheimer's Disease and Dementia Caregiver Support Group—Next meeting is Wednesday, April 4 from 6:30-8 p.m. in the Medical Arts Conference Cen- ter, located on the first level of the Medical Arts Build- ing at 721 W. 13th St. in Jasper. Pre-registration is not necessary. Call 996-5780. "Breast-Feeding: Getting Started"—Next class will be Thursday, April 5, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. in the Pavilion Classroom. Class is free for those delivering at Memorial Hospital. Call 996-2399 or toll-free 800- 852-7279 ext. 2399. First Friday Health Screening—Memorial Hos- pital will sponsor a "First Friday Health Screening" on Friday, April 6 from 7 to 9 a.m. in the Communi- ty Relations Classroom at Memorial Southside Of- fice, 1100 West 12th Ave. in Jasper. Participants must be 18 years of age or older and will have cholesterol (including total cholesterol, HDL, LDL, and triglyc- erides) and blood glucose checked via finger stick. A 12 hour fast is required; however, you may drink wa- ter and take prescribed medications. Cost is $25 and may be paid at screening. Call 996-2399 or toll-free 800-852-7279 ext. 2399. Bariatric Support Group—Next meeting will be Monday, April 9 at 6:30 p.m. in the Medical Arts Con- ference Center, 721 W. 13th St. in Jasper in Medical Arts Bldg. Call 996-1675. Atmospheric Administration is forecasting that a region of the western Corn Belt will continue to be very dry into the spring. "That raises concerns for corn and soybean meal pric- es," Hurt said. "Higher feed prices would depress cattle prices." Dr. Nathan P. Gilmour earns PH.D. in English son of Georgia Quick and the late John (Buck) Quick of Winslow, has earned a Ph.D. in English at the University of Georgia in Athens, Geor- gia. His dissertation, which Nathan P. Gilmour, grand- he successfully defended, is called Ethical Succession: Theological Movement in English Renaissance Liter- ature. 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