Principles of Pesticide Safety
Extension Calling: advice for the farm, garden, and home
As the season of outdoors comes closer, it's important to review some basics of pesticide safety. Whether they are organic or synthetic, all pesticides can be dangerous. So wear your PPE and keep them out of reach of children!
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Energy and forethought needed to keep warm
Extension Calling: advice for the farm, garden, and home
Being out in cold temperatures is often necessary. But, there are a few things you can do to improve your comfort and safety. We cover how to layer your clothes, travel safely, and how to help livestock stay warm and healthy in low temperatures.
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A Salty Situation
Extension Calling: advice for the farm, garden, and home
Learn about the differences in sidewalk salt and their effects on the ice, environment, and the sidewalk itself. We also remind our poultry owners about biosecurity tacticts to protect their birds from avian influenza
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Winter Garden Activities for IPM
Extension Calling: advice for the farm, garden, and home
What to do in the garden or on the farm during winter to reduce disease and make life easier next year.
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Feral Swine: Unseen Threats and How to Combat Them
Extension Calling: advice for the farm, garden, and home
Explore the history and dangers of feral swine, their diseases, hunting regulations, and safe cooking tips to protect yourself and our food system.
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Sifting through the bubbles surrounding Insecticidal Soaps
Extension Calling: advice for the farm, garden, and home
Using soap to kill insects isn't as simple as it seems. Today we go through the ins and outs of what makes soap an appropriate insecticide and what to avoid. References: Fundamentals of Using Soaps as Insecticides by Dr. Raymond Cloyd Insecticidal Soap Written byPaul Pugliese. Growing & Mowing in Bartow County March 4, 2024 The Use of Horticultural Oils and Insecticidal Soaps For Control of Insect Pests of Amenity Plants Fredric D. Miller Arboriculture & Urban Forestry (AUF) November 1989, 15 (11) 257-262; DOI: Horticultural oils and soaps play...
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Battling the Hemlock Wooly Adelgid
Extension Calling: advice for the farm, garden, and home
Join us as we explore the impact of the Hemlock Woolly Adelgid on our forests, uncovering its origins, spread, and the ecological consequences of its control. Learn about hope for management and what you can do to protect your prize hemlock tree from this invasive pest.
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Zombies are REAL
Extension Calling: advice for the farm, garden, and home
Belive it or not, zombies really do exist. There are many examples in nature and cordiceps do play a role. However, for the most part, zombieism is restricted to insects.
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Cow - Calf Health and Stressors
Extension Calling: advice for the farm, garden, and home
We have a special guest this week as part of the WVU Extension Drought Series coordinated by Alex Straight. Dr. Lowell Midla, is a Doctor of Vetrinary Medicine and is joining us from Merk Animal Health. Learn the different stressors that impact animal health and what you can do about them. He also covers good herd management techniques for when feed stocks are low.
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Apples are a Great Fall Flavor
Extension Calling: advice for the farm, garden, and home
Nothing against pumpkin spice, but when we think fall we're all on board for apples. We have such a wide variety of apples we encourage you to reach out to a local orchard and try something new. Some varieties of apples will continue to ripen into November!
info_outlineLearn about the differences in sidewalk salt and their effects on the ice, environment, and the sidewalk itself. We also remind our poultry owners about biosecurity tacticts to protect their birds from avian influenza