Vegetables love flowers!
In this episode, Dana speaks with Carla Smith, Pottawatomie County OSU 4H/Horticulture educator about warm season gardening. Plants that will be discussed include tomatoes, peppers, squash, pumpkins, cucumbers, and watermelons. Plant timing, soil temperature, rotation, small/patio gardens, pollinators, pollinator pairing will all be on tap.
Check out Carla’s upcoming events at Pottawatomie County OSU Extension: https://extension.okstate.edu/county/pottawatomie/index.html
Check out Carla’s Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100064711265015
Oklahoma Gardening is a excellent show on Public Television and has a great website with gardening resources: http://oklahomagardening.okstate.edu/
Oklahoma Gardening Planning Guide HLA – 6004: https://extension.okstate.edu/fact-sheets/oklahoma-garden-planning-guide.html
Healthy Garden Soils HLA 6436: https://extension.okstate.edu/fact-sheets/healthy-garden-soils.html
Using Crop Rotation in the Home Vegetable Garden – University of Wisconsin Factsheet https://hort.extension.wisc.edu/articles/using-crop-rotation-home-vegetable-garden-0/
Extension Experience – Insights into Oklahoma Agriculture
Vegetables love flowers!
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Understanding Avian Influenza with Dr. Barry Whitworth
This week Dana discusses the ongoing Avian Influenza outbreak. They discuss the details of the disease and ways to prevent it in small and backyard flocks.
Small Flock Biosecurity for Prevention of Avian Influenza Factsheet AFS-8301
Episode Links:
Contacts if you have widespread illness and/or death in your flock:
Your Local Veterinarian
Local County Extension Educator. Contact numbers for each OSU County Extension office can be found online https://extension.okstate.edu/county/
OADDL Oklahoma Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory (405)-744-6623
ODAFF State Veterinarian (405) 522-6141
ODAFF-Subsidized Disease Surveillance Program (405)-522-6139
Under the current program, ODAFF will pay the costs of necropsy and diagnostic testing, provided that the bird can be tested for Avian Influenza. Results of the diagnostic testing will be provided to owner, veterinarian (if involved), extension educator and ODAFF
USDA Defend the Flock Toll free number: 1-866-536-7593
Extension Experience – Insights into Oklahoma Agriculture
Understanding Avian Influenza with Dr. Barry Whitworth
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What’s Up With the New Farm Bill?
In this episode Josh and Trent are joined by Dr. Amy Hagerman to discuss farm bill deliberations and possible changes that could be coming with a new farm bill.
https://experts.okstate.edu/amy.hagerman
https://extension.okstate.edu/programs/farm-management-and-finance/e-farm-management-training/index.html
We would love to answer your questions! Please email any questions to extensionexperience@okstate.edu
Extension Experience – Insights into Oklahoma Agriculture
What's Up With the New Farm Bill?
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Have You Managed All That Risk?
In this episode Josh and Trent talk with Dr. Amy Hagerman about risks on the farm and ways to mitigate losses in the event that disaster strikes. We cover insurance and FSA programs that can be useful to producers in their times of greatest need.
https://experts.okstate.edu/amy.hagerman
https://extension.okstate.edu/programs/farm-management-and-finance/e-farm-management-training/index.html
We would love to answer your questions! Feel free to email us at extensionexperience@okstate.edu
Extension Experience – Insights into Oklahoma Agriculture
Have You Managed All That Risk?
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Don’t plant those tomatoes yet!!!
This week Dana speaks with Carla Smith, Pottawatomie County OSU Extension 4H/Horticulture Educator about cool season and early spring gardening. We talked about appropriate plants for early season gardens, planning, rotation, soil testing and planting seeds.
Plant Hardiness Zone Map https://extension.okstate.edu/fact-sheets/winter-protection-for-landscape-plants.html
Check out Carla’s upcoming events at Pottawatomie County OSU Extension: https://extension.okstate.edu/county/pottawatomie/index.html
Check out Carla’s facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100064711265015
Oklahoma Gardening http://oklahomagardening.okstate.edu/
Oklahoma Gardening Planning Guide HLA – 6004: https://extension.okstate.edu/fact-sheets/oklahoma-garden-planning-guide.html
Healthy Garden Soils HLA 6436: https://extension.okstate.edu/fact-sheets/healthy-garden-soils.html
Extension Experience – Insights into Oklahoma Agriculture
Don't plant those tomatoes yet!!!
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