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Radio Programs- Pre-recorded radio programs are offered to commercial radio stations and to county Extension agents via audio compact disks and tape.
December 2002
Ag Programs
December 23-27
Rotating Crops is Used to Control Disease in Tobacco
Often misunderstood, Crop rotation is still used for disease control in tobacco.
Participating In The Local Meat Marketing Initiative
Direct local sales of meat can provide an innovative way to market products and lower the cost to consumers.
Choosing The Correct Tobacco Variety
Although tobacco may have more than it's share of diseases to contend with in Kentucky fields, producers can control many of the potential problems by selection of the right variety for a particular situation..
Controlling Insects In Tobacco Fields The list of insects that could attack next years' burley tobacco crop will remain the same but some of the methods used to control are more sophisticated and efficient.
Evaluating Biological Control Products
There are now many commercially available bio-control products for various plant disease management uses.
Ag Programs
December 16-20
Selecting A Tobacco Variety For The Site
Choosing the right variety of tobacco is the first critical step to ensuring a good crop next year. Choose the right variety for the site.
Managing A Cattle Enterprise During Hard Economic Times
With lower milk prices and higher feed costs this year, many dairy farmers are looking for ways to survive these hard economic times.
Using Web Calculators To Determine Fertilizer Use
Determining what fertilizers are needed to maximize next year's harvest can be a major headache. Now their is help in the form of four different calculators on the web.
Raising A Small Flock of Turkey
While there are no commercial size turkey operations in Kentucky, there are a lot of turkeys raised as part of a small flock.
Developing & Improving Agricultural Cooperatives
The Kentucky Center for Cooperative Development, helps groups develop and improve Cooperatives, here in Kentucky.
Ag Programs
December 9-13
Analyzing The Future of Daily Farm Businesses
A dairy's operation success has a lot to do with good forward planning, team work and a dose of hard work at the right times.
Protecting Your Strawberry Plants This Winter
It is a good idea to mulch strawberry plantings to protect them from the coming cold weather. Extreme low temperatures can damage the strawberry crown.
Reviewing Cash Flow Concerns For Grain Producers
Even with additional federal support and lower harvest estimates, which normally bring higher prices, grain farmers across the Mid-West may be suffering financially.
Identifying & Converting Compacted Soil
Soil compaction comes in a number of forms and from several causes. In Kentucky, the most common cause is either traffic or tillage when the soil is too wet.
A Management Perspective for Heifer growing
Raising replacement dairy heifers has joined an ever expanding list of potential of farm enterprises that are being considered by Kentucky producers.
Ag Programs
December 2-6
Reviewing The USDA's November Crop Report
The USDA's November crop production report and world agricultural supply and demand estimates are now out.
Getting The Most Out of Kentucky Hybrid Research Results
The Kentucky grain crop hybrid yield results are now available from the U.K. College of Agriculture.
Experimenting With Annual Ryegrass
Some Kentucky producers have been experimenting recently with annual ryegrass, as part of a year-around grazing system.
Controlling Lice In Your Cattle Herd
Lice can cause a number of problems in a cattle herd.
Preparing For The Tax Season
University of Kentucky is busy providing in-service education for fourteen hundred tax professionals here in Kentucky.
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