Walk Kansas is Here!
Want to feel better and have more energy?
Maybe you need to blow off some steam from a stressful day or need to get better sleep. Regular exercise can help you achieve this and more. The health benefits from regular exercise and physical activity are hard to ignore, and they are available to everyone, regardless of age, sex, or physical ability. Another fantastic thing about exercise — it’s fun!
Walk Kansas is based on Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans, which recommend a minimum of 150 minutes of moderate exercise per week OR 75 minutes of vigorous exercise/week, and strengthening exercises at least 2 days per week. Walk Kansas also promotes a warm-up and cool-down time and stretching to improve flexibility.
How to join Walk Kansas? Register your team of 6 at www.walkkansasonline.org.
Check out our website www.harvey.ksu.edu for more information about Walk Kansas in Harvey County and the activities we will be doing this year!
Can’t wait for you to join!
KSU Cattleman’s day
On Friday, March 2, 2018, the Department of Animal Sciences & Industry at Kansas State University will proudly continue its tradition of the Cattlemen’s Day program. This program is designed to provide producers, allied industry and individuals with information about new developments in the beef industry.
The entire day’s program will be held at Weber Hall. Weber Hall is located at 1424 Claflin Road which is in the northeast corner of the K-State campus on Claflin Road on the K-State Campus in Manhattan.
Cattlemen’s Day 2018 will begin with the morning program, including featured speakers from Kansas State University followed by the “Focus Sessions” in the afternoon. The program will be held in various rooms throughout Weber Hall. The outstanding Cattlemen’s Day program will be coming soon to our web site at: www.asi.ksu.edu/cattlemensday.
The day will conclude with the Legacy Bull Sale and a social after the sale at the Stanley Stout Livestock Marketing and Learning Center. All commercial exhibits will be housed in Weber Arena. We heard very positive comments last year and are looking forward to an even bigger and better Cattlemen’s Day 2018.
Home and Garden Speaker Schedule
The Harvey County Master Gardener volunteers have been working feverishly to prepare for the Harvey County Home and Garden Show! The speaker schedule is set! Plan to come and learn on March 10 and 11!
Harvey County Home and Garden Show Speaker Schedule 2018
Saturday, March 10
9:00 am Fruit Tree Care
Ward Upham, Kansas State University
Director, Rapid Response Center
10:00 am Small Fruit for the Backyard
Ward Upham, Kansas State University
Director, Rapid Response Center
11:00 am Arachnophobia: All about Spiders
Dr. Raymond Cloyd, Kansas State University
Professor & Extension Specialist/State Leader
12:00 Lunch – Mi Mama’s Recipe’s!
1:00 pm Native Insect Host Plants and
Katie Schmidt, Dyck Arboretum
How Gardeners Can Save The World!
Grounds Manager/Horticulturist
2:00 pm Bug Off: How to Effectively Deal with
Dr. Raymond Cloyd, Kansas State University
Insect & Mite Pests in Vegetable Gardens
Professor & Extension Specialist/State Leader
3:00 pm Pruning Trees and Shrubs
Dr. Charles Barden, Kansas State University Horticulture and Natural Resources Professor & Extension Specialist
4:00 pm Growing Blueberries in Kansas
Dr. Charles Barden, Kansas State University Horticulture and Natural Resources Professor Extension Specialist
Sunday, March 11
(Doors open at 12:00 Noon)
1:00 pm Where Buffalo Roam
Larry Crouse, Horticulture Agent
K-State Research and Extension, Butler Co.
2:00 pm Little Herbs on the Prairie
Kay Neff, Neff Family Farms
3:00 pm Low Maintenance Landscaping
Scott Davies, Brady Nursery
4:00 pm Native Plants for Shade
Katie Schmidt, Dyck Arboretum Grounds Manager/Horticulturist
Admission is only one dollar. We have door prizes, kids events each day, outstanding vendors and awesome food available from Mi Mama’s! We still have room for more vendors. Contact Scott Eckert at 316-284-6930.
Walk Kansas
Upcoming Meetings: Cover Crop & Dicamba Training
*There will be Cover Crop Update on Wednesday, Feb. 21 at 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM, in the Harvey County Courthouse Community Rooms, located in the basement of the Courthouse, 800 N Main, Newton. Entrance is the front doors of the building, facing west or Main street.
Jaymelynn Farney, Kansas State University Assistant Professor and Extension Specialist will be presenting the program. It will include “How to Safely rotate livestock on Cover Crops” and “What types of cover crops to plant for rotation”. There is no fee for this update.
Registration is due by February 16. Call the Extension office at 316-284-6930
*A very important meeting on Dicamba Training and Weed Management will be held on Monday, March 5, 9:00 AM to Noon, at the Harvey County Courthouse Community Rooms, Basement of the Courthouse. This meeting will be presented by Dallas Petersen, Kansas State University Agronomy Professor.
Anyone planning to buy one of the new Dicamba formulations in 2018 must have either a private applicator or category-specific applicator training. It is the responsibility of the applicators to obtain this training BEFORE the application of these herbicides. The training will cover the label changes in detail and provide information on what you as an applicator need to do to meet these requirements.
This is an approved training. There is no fee for this update.
Please PRE-REGISTER by March 1 by calling the Extension office at 316-284-6930.
If you have any questions regarding either meeting you may call me at the office at 316-284-6930 or email is flaming@ksu.edu.
I look forward to seeing you at these meetings.
Foliage
I was hoping for sure we would have a 12 inch snow on the ground to give us some much needed winter moisture! Remember, plants use and lose moisture in the winter months too. If you have not done any watering of your landscape plants it will sure do them some good.
Speaking of winter, now is a good time to remove dead foliage from ornamental grasses. Grasses green up earlier if foliage is removed and are more attractive without a mixture of dead and live leaves. A number of tools can be used including hand clippers, weed whips (if the foliage is of a small enough diameter), weed whips with a circular blade, or even a chain saw.
Use the top of the chainsaw bar to cut so the saw doesn’t pull in debris and clog. Also, it is often helpful to tie foliage together before cutting so it doesn’t interfere and is easier to dispose of. Burning is another option — but only if it is safe and legal to do so.
Note that these grasses may not burn long, but they burn extremely hot. Even so, the crown of the plant is not damaged and new growth appears relatively quickly.
If the center of the clump shows little growth, the plant would benefit from division. Dig up the entire clump and separate. Then replant the vigorous growth found on the outer edge of the clump.