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Extension

  • Know the difference between a tornado watch, warning

    We have had severe weather here in the Commonwealth the past several weeks.

    We have heard a lot of tornado warnings and watches. Do you know the difference between the two?

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  • Rain may affect this year’s corn crops

    A friend of mine posted on Facebook that if April showers bring May flowers, look out.

    So far he has been wrong since it has been May showers too.

    The Carroll County Mesonet station reported 12.38 inches of rain for April, which is about 10 inches more than we received a year ago. We are already at more than 3 inches for May. I have been down to Henderson where the river was higher and there is a lot of land flooded down that way and the radio was reporting that the entire town of Smithland was being evacuated. As bad as it is here, someone else has it worse.

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  • Personal safety, home canning among Extension offerings

    On Thursday evening, April 28, Tom Dapron and Greg England, certified instructors with the National Rifle Assoc-iation, will present the national “Refuse to Be a Victim” program at the Exten-sion office. This interactive program will last from 6-9 p.m. Tom and Greg have worked with the Shooting Sports 4-H Club for years and are excellent instructors.

    Cost of the program is $10. If you are interested in attending, please call the Extension office at (502) 732-7030 so we have enough materials. Checks may be made payable to the Carroll County Extension Service.

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  • Extension office has info on cleaning up after a flood

    The weather is a huge part of everyone’s discussion. We haven’t seen rain like this is quite some time and the river is quite the beast right now. Produc-ers will be making decisions before long as to how long can they wait on planting corn before switching to soybeans.

    The listing below is a location showing their current rainfall total through April 25, the most rain reported in April and the year and then the greatest monthly total and the month and year that occurred. January of 1937 wins three of the four locations.

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  • Beef quality assurance certification class set for April 21

    Producers who will need to be Beef Quality Assured in order to sell beef at certain sales and to meet the requirements for some of the Phase 1 cost-share programs will need to attend the training on Thurs-day, April 21, at 7 p.m. at the Carroll County Extension Office.

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  • Asparagus is a healthy vegetable available each April

    In the next few months you will be seeing asparagus arriving on the local market. This wonderful vegetable packs in a ton of good vitamins and minerals in those stalks. Steam it, pickle it, sauté it, roast it — the possibilities are endless.

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  • Make plans now for county fair exhibits

    This year’s Carroll County Fair is June 2-11. I know this is more than a month away, but it is not too early to start thinking of what you might like to enter in the fair.

    What flowers or vegetables might you grow? What items have you made or are making that you could enter? Do you paint or take photographs? Start thinking ahead for what you might want to exhibit. We like to see lots of entries in the open and 4-H classes at the fair. You can win money and ribbons for items that showcase your abilities.

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  • Carroll, Owen students travel to Greece during spring break

    I had a wonderful opportunity last week to travel to Greece with students, teachers and parents from Carroll and Owen counties. It was a fun-filled week with a great group. The students from both schools represented us well. We were around school groups from the United States, France, Spain, Italy and Greece, and I will put our kids up against anyone. This is saying quite a bit, as several in the group experienced their first plane ride.

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  • New guidelines recommend foods for a healthy diet

    The 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans provides recommendations of foods to increase and decrease in our daily diets.

    These guidelines come out every five years and serve as recommendations for what the average Ameri-can should be eating. If we can follow them for healthier eating, we are on our way to better health.

    Foods to increase in your diet:

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  • Poisonous hemlock should be controlled early in season

    Controlling poison hemlock in pastures in early spring could help keep pastures and livestock healthy, said J.D. Green, extension weeds specialist with the University of Kentucky College of Agricul-ture.

    “Poison hemlock is potentially poisonous to livestock, particularly when animals may graze when other forages are limited, or if large quantities of hay containing poison hemlock are consumed by animals,” Green said. “In addition, poison hemlock can crowd out desirable plants in areas where it becomes established.”

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