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April 2017
Growing and Buying Quality Hay
Which is a better option for you? Growing or buying? There are advantages to both. Come learn about making your own hay. If you have access to a patch of hay land, the equipment and you'd like to produce the best possible forage for you pets and livestock, do-it-yourself haymaking may be for you. On the other hand if you need to purchase quality hay, what should you look for, which is the best choice for nutrition for your particular…
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Pollinators in Your Garden
Learn about the pollinators in your garden and how to keep them happy, healthy, and active in this workshop with Sheila Gray, WSU Lewis County Extension. Common local pollinators will be covered in the presentation and a packet of pollinator friendly seeds will be given out to participants.
Find out more »Managing Weeds on the Farm
There are countless ways for farmers to control weeds. Tillage of all types, various herbicides, mowing, and even cover crops that can suppress weed populations. Every spring as the earth comes to life weeds make their appearance often in a big way. Bill Wamsley, Lewis County Noxious Weed Coordinator will share various methods to be successful in weed control from those pesky perennials to annuals the keep reseeding themselves. (Pesticide credits have been applied for through WSDA).
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