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Area Leader, Maumee Valley
Extension Educator, Agriculture and Natural Resources
Ag Talk on WFIN / WKXA
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 Listen to Ag Talk with Gary Wilson and Vaun Wickerham weekday mornings on 
AM 1330 WFIN at 5:40 a.m. and 8:55 a.m.  or FM 100.5 WKXA at 5:35 a.m.
Ag Talk is also available all week long on InfoLine, call (419) 421-8888 menu option #5900.

Shows for the week of June 29 include:  

Weekly Courier Article
June 30 edition
Late Blight deadly to potatoes, tomatoes
Monday June 29    June 29 audio mp3
Foliar Fertilizers versus  Dry Fertilizers
Tuesday June 30    June 30 audio mp3 The nutrient value of wheat straw
Wednesday July 1        July 1 audio mp3
Estimating Soybean Stands
Thursday July 2        July 2 audio mp3
Rental agreements - moving from a handshake to a written agreement
Friday July 3        July 3 audio mp3
Dr. Curtis Young  -- Bagworms

Shows for the week of June 22 include:  

Weekly Courier Article
June 22 edition
Bacteria a threat to private wells
Monday June 22      June 22 audio mp3
Soybean aphids - they're around;  Soybean rust
Tuesday June 23      June 23 audio mp3
Winter storage of 28% nitrogen
Wednesday June 24      June 24 audio mp3
Understanding soil types changes management approach
Thursday June 25      June 25 audio mp3
Integrated Pest Management
Friday June 26      June 26 audio mp3
Glen Arnold: Fruit trees, diseases to look for now

Shows for the week of June 15 include:

Weekly Courier Article June 16 edition
Pesticide control a high priority for farmers
Monday June 15          June 15 audio mp3
Glen Arnold: Wheat Scouting and Wheat Stem Maggot possibly found in Putnam Co.
Tuesday June 16          June 16 audio mp3
The economics of animal welfare regulations
Wednesday June 17          June 17 audio mp3
New laws for all-purpose vehicles
Thursday June 18          June 18 audio mp3
Reducing farm employee turnover
Friday June 19          June 19 audio mp3
Honeybee swarms - bees making a comeback

Shows for the week of June 8 include:

Weekly Courier Article June 9 edition
Soil Survey a Valuable Resource
Monday June 8           June 8 audio mp3
Glen Arnold - Headscab in Wheat
Tuesday June 9           June 9 audio mp3
Farm Bureau opening Center for Food and Animal Issues
Wednesday June 10         June 10 audio mp3
Fair Season is Coming -- State Fair Entry Deadline is June 20th
Thursday June 11         June 11 audio mp3
Early season corn and soybean diseases
Friday June 12         June 12 audio mp3
Horticulture: Bagworm - June is the time to be vigilant and best time to spray

Shows for the week of June 1 include:

Weekly Courier Article June 2 edition Battling Ash Borer? Help Available
Monday June 1   June 1 audio mp3 Glen Arnold: Army-worm in wheat
Tuesday June 2   June 2 audio mp3
Potato Leafhopper in forages
Wednesday June 3   June 3 audio mp3
Cutworm and Bean Leaf Beetle
Thursday June 4   June 4 audio mp3
Late planted corn more risk but okay with cooperative weather
Friday June 5   June 5 audio mp3
Horticulture - New Emerald Ash Borer Insecticide options

Shows for the week of May 25 include:         

Weekly Courier Article May 26 edition
Beware of slow moving machinery
Monday May 25       April 6 audio mp3
Deadline May 29th for EQIP,WHIP, WRP federal conservation programs
Tuesday May 26       April 7 audio mp3
Soybeans - Have soybeans been treated and inoculated for too long
Wednesday May 27       May 27 audio mp3
Summer Annual Forages You Can Plant - Sudan Grass, Teff, Sorghum
Thursday May 28       May 28 audio mp3
New booklet on sharing machinery and labor
Friday May 29       May 29 audio mp3
Curtis Young - Bugs - a la carte: Japanese Beetles, White Grubs, Bagworms

Shows for the week of May 18 include:

Weekly Courier Article
May 19 edition
Farming - both a science and a gamble
Monday May 18   May 18 audio mp3
The good, bad, and ugly of this year's planting season
Tuesday May 19   May 19 audio mp3
Mudding in your corn
Wednesday May 20   May 20 audio mp3
Wheat headscab forecasting
Thursday May 21   May 21 audio mp3
New Pythium species - A water mold pathogen on soybeans and corn
Friday May 22   Friday May 22 audio mp3    
Curtis Young talking about Mulching - pitfalls of bad mulching     Mulching factsheet

Last Update: July 2009