Cooperative Extension Service Breckinridge County 1377 S. Hwy 261 Hardinsburg, KY 40143 (270) 756-2182 Fax: (270) 756-9016 https://breckinridge.ca.uky.edu

Breckinridge County AG Newsletter

INSIDE THIS ISSUE Page

Agent’s Corner 1

Managing Farm and Family 2

Corn & Soybean Virtual Field Day July 21

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Corn & Soybean Virtual Field Day July 28

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Heat Stress 5

Heat Exhaustion/Heat Stroke 6

Sumer Hydration Tips 7

Information about the “Murder Hornet”

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Healthy at Home Newsletter 9-11

Spray Application Update 12

From the Woods Today 13

Horticulture Webinar 13

Rinse & Return Program 14

Useful Web Resources 14

Upcoming Events 14

Beef Bash 2020 15

Farmers’ Market 16

July Almanac Tidbits 16

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Agents Corner:

I hope everyone in your world is safe and still working! I was thinking the other day that I have no problems, I get to come to work every day, either at home, or in the office or farm visits. Its been a pleasure to talk and work with so many of you during these odd times.

I have driven around the county to see the magnificent crop that is growing and doing so well at this time. I do fear that the pollinating corn crop is in danger of being damaged with the crazy heat July 15-18. I think the later planted corn will have a bigger yield potential than the early planted just because of this crazy July weather.

Managing Farms and Family

In this newsletter is the listing of a series of meetings that will be very informa-tional for any farming family. The information is on PAGE 2 of this newsletter. This will qualify for CAIP and you can watch with us at the Extension Office or at your home. If you want to watch them from your living room you must register. If you want to attend them here at the Extension Office on those evenings please notify us so I can prepare for social distancing.

Additional trainings needed

If you are still in need of a CAIP meeting or your BQA or your Pesticide license, I will be set up on the following dates in the Farmers’ Market to a one on one (10 or less) trainings at 12 noon (ct) . I will ask you to wear a mask and we will remain socially distant. Please call to reserve a spot and let us know what training you are missing so I can be prepared.

Small Ruminant Profit School

We will meet with Small Ruminant classes on July 28th at 6:30 p. m. (ct). Please contact us if you want to meet in person-socially distant with masks or if I can send you the link via ZOOM to meet with us. I am working on an avenue for you to finish the classes.

Carol M. Hinton Extension Agent For Agricultural /Natural Resources Education Breckinridge County

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UK entomologist offers information about the “murder hornet”

By: Katie Pratt

The first known appearances of the Asian giant hornet, also known as the “murder hornet,” has many Americans concerned. A University of Kentucky entomologist is offering some information to educate Kentuckians about the worrisome insect.

As its name would suggest, the hornet is a native of Asia but was recently found in Washington state and British Columbia, Canada. Due to its size and the power of its venom, it is the most dangerous hornet in the world. Honeybees are their most common prey but their stings can be dangerous and even lethal to humans who are allergic to other types of bee and wasp stings.

“It is unlikely the insect is in Kentucky,” said Jonathan Larson, UK entomologist in the College of Ag-riculture, Food and Environment. “So far, there have been no findings in North America outside of the Pacific Northwest, but we do have some similar looking insects in Kentucky that could cause people to think they have seen one.”

Asian giant hornets are 1.5 to 2 inches long. They have black and yellow-orange stripes and a large orange or yellow head with prominent eyes. They form large colonies on the ground. Common in-sects in Kentucky that are similar in size to the hornet include the European hornet, cicada killer and bald-faced hornet. However, Larson said these insects have distinct features that can help Kentucki-ans differentiate them from the Asian giant hornet.

“The European hornet is more of a red-orange color, and the cicada killer will have a smaller head and different shape than the Asian giant hornet,” he said. “Bald-faced hornets are black and white instead of yellow-orange.”

While it is unlikely the hornet is in Kentucky, UK entomologists encourage anyone who has a speci-men that they think might be the Asian giant hornet to submit pictures through a direct message on the Kentucky Bugs Facebook page or email pictures to jonathan.larson@uky.edu. Pictures should include top and side views of the insect and a size comparison to help the entomologists positively identify the insect.

Officials in the Pacific Northwest are working to eradicate the Asian giant hornet from the area.

The Asian giant hornet,

also known as the

"murder hornet". Photo

courtesy of Washington

State Department of Ag-

riculture, Bugwood.org.

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Healthy at Home

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From The Woods Today The UK Forestry and Natural Resources Extension team has recently launched a new internet show called From the Woods Today. This weekly show airs live on Wednesdays at 11 AM Eastern Time.

Prior to each show, a new link will be placed on www.FromTheWoodsToday.com. Hosts Renee' Williams and Billy Thomas, along with the UK Forestry and Natural Resources Extension team feature guests such as forestry and natural resource professionals, wood-land owners, extension personnel, and more to cover a variety of timely forestry, wild-life, and natural resources related topics.

In addition to the live shows, recordings of the shows are also posted at www.FromTheWoodsToday.com.

July 22: Flower Garden Floral Design

July 29: Tips and tricks for reducing disease in saved vegetable

Horticulture Webinars will continue each Wednesday in August

Topics to be announced.

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USEFUL WEB RESOURCES

Wheat Science Group http://wheatscience.ca.uky.edu/home

Kentucky Grain KyGRAINS.info

Kentucky Pest News http://kentuckypestnews.wordpress.com/

Crops Marketing & Management Update http://www.uky.edu/Ag/AgEcon/extcmmu.php

KATS—Kentucky Agriculture Training School— kats.ca.uky.edu

UPCOMING EVENTS

If interested in any of these events, contact the Extension Office for more information.

DATE EVENT LOCATION

July 21 UK Corn and Soybean Virtual Field Day Virtual

July 28 UK Corn and Soybean Virtual Field Day virtual

August 27 KATS—End of Season TBA

October 1 Beef Bash 2020 Princeton, KY

October 24 2020 KY Annual Sheep and Goat Producer Conference

Pre register on line, small fee

Hardin County

Extension Office,

Elizabethtown, KY

Rinse and Return Program

Breckinridge County Extension Service

September 14, 2020

12:30 p.m. –2:30 p.m. (CT)

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The Cooperative Extension Service prohibits discrimination in its programs and employment on the basis of race, color, age, sex, religion, disabil-

ity, or national origin.

To file a complaint of discrimination, contact Tim West, UK College of Agriculture, 859-257-3879; Terry Allen or Patty Bender, UK Office of

Institutional Equity and Equal Opportunity, 859-257-8927; or the USDA, Director Office of Civil Rights, Room 326-W Whitten Bldg., 14th & Inde-

pendence Ave. SW, Washington, DC 20250-9410 (202-720-5964).

Open every Saturday—6:30 a.m. (ct) Open every Tuesday—3 p.m. (ct)

until products are sold Now thru October 2020

Location:

Behind the Breckinridge County Extension Office in the Extension Farmers’ Market and Educational Facility, on the corner of US 60 BY-Pass and Hwy 261 at 1377 South Hwy

261, Hardinsburg, KY

Accepting WIC Vouchers and Senior Citizens’ Voucher -- contact the Health Dept. at 270-756-5121 for vouchers.

Wide variety of fruit and vegetables, due to Covid-19, handmade crafts will not be sold until later this summer. This is a great opportunity to come out and meet the producers who work hard pro-

ducing the high quality produce that you enjoy.

We will be practicing social distancing — you must stay 6 feet apart and please do not handle the produce. Please be prepared for changes

to the market procedure as the season progresses.

For more information call 270-756-2182 Funded in part by Kentucky Agricultural Development Funds

Breckinridge County Farmers’ Produce Market

Almanac Tidbits for: July

Plant above ground crops — 4, 24-28, 31

Plant Below ground crops — 5, 8-10, 13-15, 18-19

Seed Beds ——————— 18-19, 27-28

Kill plant pests: ————— 1-3, 6-7, 11-12, 16-17, 20-23, 29-30