Ramsey County

January 22, 2007

Howdy!!!!
Sorry I missed last week’s addition to the papers.  As the commodity markets continue to push crop planting intentions, I needed to attend a workshop in Fargo last Tuesday.  I was really glad that I was able to attend but did miss getting my column out for you to read.  This past two weeks has also been a very busy time for us in the office, as well.  Even though we are a long ways away, from spring, we need to be planning our programming for the upcoming spring season.  I can’t imagine, we are only 3 months away from me working on my water project again.  I have been thinking about the wants and don’ts in my back yard and have already come up with a few precautions.  The biggest one being, Grandma would like to put up a play station area and of course Grandpa says “yes dear”.  We were talking about it, just yesterday, and did come up with a problem.  With this fish pond being complete our Grandchildren will probably need to be wearing life jackets, when they play in the back yard.  We do have our back yard fenced in, so that does eliminate one thing to worry about.  I do have a hunch that some won’t like the fact they will need to be wearing a life jacket, unless Grandpa can come up with another scheme.  I have had many thoughts dealing with the “what to do with the surrounding area, once the water project is completed.  Flowers to plant, grass to plant, sprinkler system to install, lounging area (within the area of the water project) to just name a few things to think about. 

With that, in mind, we do have a Horticulture Saturday coming up on March 17^th.  We have a day planned to bring all types of homeowners together for the one day fun fest.  We will also be serving a noon lunch, that day, along with coffee and goodies.  There will be a registration fee to help defray the costs of speakers, lunch and materials.  So hurry on in and get signed up for that day, Saturday, March 17^th.

Corn meeting planned??????
We have planned a corn meeting for Devils Lake (Memorial building) February 8^th.  The day will start with coffee and goodies.  At 9 am we will get into the guts of the program.  With corn prices reaching new highs, almost daily, we thought a corn information day was needed.  These prices will drive planting intentions and thus the need for corn planting, corn growing, corn harvesting and most importantly the handling of the volume of product information day.  We will have a full day planned starting at 8:30 and should be concluded by 2:30.  The day will end with a Producer panel discussing the lessons learned in handling corn.

We will have a noon lunch provided by the North Dakota Corn Growers.  For more information contact your local Extension office or you can give me a call (701-662-7030) or stop by.  We do have posters hanging around the Lake Region area.

Calendar!!
            February 8                               Farming Corn, for Profit
            February 23                             Marketing Meeting with Ed Usset
            March     17                             Gardening Saturday

524 4th Ave NE #5, 2nd Floor Ramsey County Courthouse
Devils Lake  ND  58301
701-662-7027
email - ramsey@ndsuext.nodak.edu

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