http://turnercounty4h.com Making The Best Better Mon, 18 Jul 2011 14:56:26 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en turner-county-fair-pre http://turnercounty4h.com/2011/2011-turner-county-4-h-fair-registration-form/765/ Connie’s Comments by Connie Strunk, Turner County Extension Educator—Agronomy  June 7, 2009                Who would have thought that June would be so cold and dry?  The rain that we received the last few days has been a blessing for many landowners.  Now if we could only do something about these cool ... http://turnercounty4h.com/2009/head-scab/521/ Connie’s Comments by Connie Strunk, Turner County Extension Educator—Agronomy  May 28, 2009   Is anyone else in disbelief that it is June already?  If you are anything like me, you are probably wondering what happened to the month of May.  I know May was here but man it sure went by fast!  ... http://turnercounty4h.com/2009/controlling-mosquitoes/518/   News Release From Connie Strunk, Turner County Extension Office May 22, 2009     Does Your Sprayer Need A Tune-Up?             The SD Cooperative Extension Service will host a Sprayer Calibration Clinic, from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. on Tuesday, June 2nd at the Southeast Research Farm, Beresford, S.D.  Proper calibration of sprayer equipment is essential ... http://turnercounty4h.com/2009/498/498/ Connie’s Comments by Connie Strunk, Turner County Extension Educator/Agronomy  May 21, 2009 As farmers are busy with spring planting, tillage, fertilizing, and weed control; extension educators, specialists, and researchers are making preparations for their upcoming field research.  I will be continuing my work with evaluating the soybean aphid resistance gene in ... http://turnercounty4h.com/2009/soybean-aphid-biological-control-opportunities/496/ Living Well by Lavonne Meyer, Turner County Extension Educator 5-20-09             I called it “Bugs and Slugs”.  Mike Catangui, SDSU Entomologist, taught the Master Gardener class on Insects.  You might be familiar with Mike, as he is a regular on Garden Line.  Garden Line is a great television show that covers ... http://turnercounty4h.com/2009/bugs-and-slugs/494/ LIVING WELL by Lavonne Meyer, Turner County Extension Educator 4-16-09             This is the time of the year when I have to show a lot of restraint.  I make my daily trip outside to poke around my perennials to see what is greening up.  With warm temperatures and spring optimism, I ... http://turnercounty4h.com/2009/benefits-of-gardening/492/ LIVING WELL by Lavonne Meyer, Turner County Extension Educator 4-23-09             I want to report back to you about my first session of the Master Gardener class.  The group met last Friday at the Minnehaha County Extension Office.  I was pleasantly surprised to find about 30 people had signed up for ... http://turnercounty4h.com/2009/my-first-master-gardener-class/490/ LIVING WELL by Lavonne Meyer, Turner County Extension Educator 4-29-09             As I listen to the rain this morning, I can only think of the May flowers that this April shower will bring.  The weather is warm enough to be optimistic of an upcoming growing season, but still cool enough that ... http://turnercounty4h.com/2009/master-gardener-training-continues/488/ LIVING WELL by Lavonne Meyer, Turner County Extension Educator 5-14-09             It was another good day at the Master Gardener class.  Again, the subject material for the day was information that I was familiar with.  It always helps to speak the same language with the instructors.  Chris Zdorovtsov, Horticulture Educator from ... http://turnercounty4h.com/2009/fruit-and-vegetable-gardens/486/