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Farmers and ranchers who are eligible to participate in these programs elect a three- to five-person county committee, which reviews county office operations & makes decisions For additional info call: Jeannie Williams FSA CE Tel:502-538-2221 ky029@ky.usda.gov 
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It continued to build up in the Appalachian region with additional counties added in western North Carolina, eastern Kentucky, east Tennessee, and western Virginia. Some of the reports involved multiple fields with strong inoculum production.
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The Environmental Leadership Program (ELP) invites applications for the ELP Fellowship Class of 2004-2005. Training and supporting a diverse network of visionary, action-oriented emerging leaders. Application deadline: Oct 1, 2003. Application & info available at: http://www.elpnet.org/ For full text click here

Don't wait until it is too late. Grape root borer (GRB) is one pest of grapes that is often ignored until it becomes a serious problem affecting the vineyard. 
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Moth from the first generation European corn borer are active across the commonwealth. Egg laying for the second generation continue. 
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Brown patch disease has been very destructive this year in new seedings of tall fescue.  New seedings are at greatest risk because they are more susceptible than established swards, &  infections are more readily lethal to young plants than to established plants.
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KY Ag Development Fund Update monthly electronic newsletter in now on-line at http://www.kyagpolicy.com/newsletter/kadfu_030710_Vol2_Issue6.pdf .

Jefferson County Agriculture Development Council Next meeting. Date: 07/28/03. Time: 5:30-7 PM
Location: JC-CES Offices. Tel: (502) 425-4482

Many locations in Kentucky are reporting a peach orchards diseases affecting peach fruits.
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Many areas have had recent rains but there are still some very dry spots around. Long spells of dry weather can result in very troublesome pests problems, especially spider mites. 
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With much of the corn planted late this spring, growers should monitor their whorl stage corn for fall armyworm. Fortunately, fall armyworm numbers have been low, but some corn fields may stay in the whorl stage through the end of July.  
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Reduce mosquitoes in ponds

If you have an ornamental pool or landscape fish pond, you might be wondering about how to reduce mosquito populations in these particular situations.  Ornamental pools and landscape fish ponds are potential breeding sites; but they don't have to be. 
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Spider mites in  Soybeans

Many areas have had recent rains but there are still some very dry spots around. Long spells of dry weather can result in very troublesome pests problems, especially spider mites.

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Direction from I-64/I-75. From I-64E or I-75 Take Exit 113 (Broadway) from I-75.; Stay on North Broadway all the way through downtown. (N. Broadway will turn into Harrodsburg Rd); Stay on Harrodsburg Rd until you see St. Josephs Hospital on left of intersection; At that intersection (Harrodsburg & Mason Headley/Waller), turn left onto Waller.