Ramsey County

February 11, 2005

Howdy!!!!!
It is a sure sign of spring; WARMER TEMPERATURES.  This past weekend was beautiful with many hours being spent outside. Fishing was really good this past weekend for me.  Many large walleyes were caught and released. 

As I sat in my pickup on Saturday and watched different people fishing, I could not help but wonder what different occupations were on the lake.  I talked to a couple from south of Mitchell, South Dakota that operated a dairy farm.  They milked 350 dairy cows and farmed 4000 acres of land.  We visited about many different things from farming, to dairying, to family and most of all fishing.  Many great fishing stories were told from around the upper Midwest to Canadian fishing trips.  It was great to see people fishing, who loved the sport, but catching a limit of fish was not a top priority.  The best part of the day for them was getting away from work and the fact that the better half caught the biggest Walleye, about 26 inches in length.  What a fun day!!!!!!!!!

Sunscald!!!!!
This kind of weather fluctuations is extremely hard on most trees.  The most common winter injury occurs when trees are stressed due to extreme temperature differences.  Injury occurs when freezing occurs following a warmer weather pattern.  Winter injury usually occurs from the snowline and up and occurs from the sun warming the needles on the south and southwest side of the tree during daylight hours (causing them to break dormancy) and then freezing during evening hours.  There is not a lot that we can do for our trees now but remember this spring when the tree looks harmed what the cause was probably from.  Sunscald should not hurt the tree but, on rare occasions, the tree may be damaged.

Increase Seed$$$$$$$$
Anyone interested in growing Increase seed for the Ramsey County Crop Improvement association should contact our office for applications.  Foundation Tradition is available but because of the nature of release with this variety a very short timeline has been included with this application.  The application needs to be in our office by 4 pm Friday February 18.  To qualify for an allotment you must have grown certified seed 2 of the last 4 years.  We also have allotments of Glenn HRSW, Stellar Barley, Carter Flax, and Pembina Conventional Soybean.  These varieties have very good agronomic characteristics for our area and should be great commodities for future enhancement of the bottom line in profitable Ag.  Please call our office or stop by to get an application for these varieties.  Call the Extension office at 701-662-7027.  The deadline for applying for these other varieties is March 16.   .

Calendar Dates!!!!!!
February 24                Private Pesticide Training  (St. Benedicts, rural Crary)  
March 3                      Private Pesticide Training  (Edmore Senior Center)
March 10                    Private Pesticide Training  (Starkweather, Catholic Church) 
March 14                    Coffee Shop with Terry Gregoire and Bill Hodous
                                                            (Hampden Café 2pm.)
March 15                    GPS Basic training (Devils Lake, Armory 7-9 pm)
March 17                    Crop Improvement Annual meeting
                                               Devils Lake, (Armory, 9 am)
March 22                    4-H council meeting (Devils Lake Courthouse meeting room)
March 24                    Coffee Shop with Terry Gregroire and Bill Hodous
                                                            (Edmore Café 10 am)
                                                            Lake Region Grain (Starkweather 1 pm)
March 28                    Tronson Grain (Doyon 9 am)
March 31                    Private Pesticide Training
                                              (Devils Lake, Armory 6-10 pm)

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

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