12- April 04, 2013 Your Hometown Newspaper News Outlook
COOPERATIVE
EXTENSION
SERVICE
UNIVERSITY OF
KENTUCKY,
College of Agriculture
Gary Hamilton
Cooperative Extention
Agent for Agriculture
and Natural Resources
Martha Perkins
Cooperative Extention
Agent for Family and
Consumer Sciences
Terrance Clemons
Extension Agent for
4-H
Extension Agents
Honored
Bath County Exten-
sion Agents Martha Per-
kins, Gary Hamilton and
Terence Clemons were
recently honored by the
Kentucky chapter of
Epsilon Sigma Phi, the
national honorary frater-
nity for the Cooperative
Extension Service. The
agents were awarded the
Program Achievement
County Team Award at
the annual meeting of
the association. They re-
ceived the award for a day
camp for 3rd-6th graders
that included classes on
healthy food preparation,
etiquette and kitchen
safety. Other activities
included physical activity
breaks and a tour of the
Farmers Market.
Educational programs
of the Kentucky Coop-
erative Extension Service
serve all people regard-
less of race, color, age,
sex, religion, disability or
national origin.
Buttercups in
pastures
One of the signs that
./sptinghas arrived iswhen
! ;-eoll0.w,, bmter ups :, begin,
to appear, but it's during
the winter-months that
the vegetative growth of
buttercup actually takes
place. As a cool-season
weed, this plant often
flourishes in over-grazed
pasture with poor stands
of desirable forages, In
fact, many fields that have
dense buttercup popula-
tions are fields heavily
grazed by animals during
the fall through the early
spring months.
Buttercups are some-
times classified as short-
lived perennials, but often
grow as winter annuals.
Plants typically produce
five, shiny yellow petals
in the early spring. There
are four different species
of buttercups that may be
found in Kentucky: bul-
bous buttercup (Ranun-
culus bulbosus), creeping
buttercup (Ranuncuhs
repens), tall buttercup
(Ranunculus actis) and
small flower buttercup
(Ranunculus arbortivus).
Although each of these
#ants may have some-
what similar flower heads,
each of these buttercup
species differs some-
what in their vegetative
leaf characteristics. New
seeds are produced dur-
ing the time petals are
showy. If you wait until
after flowers appear, it
can be too late to imple-
ment control tactics. This
is one reason buttercups
can survive year to year
and new plants emerge
each year.
Most buttercup plants
emerge from seed dur-
ing the fall or late winter
months. Therefore, pas-
ture management prac-
tices that improve and
promote growth of desir-
able plants during these
months are the best
methods to help compete
against the emergence
and growth of this plant.
Whereas, livestock over-
grazing fields during the
fall and winter months is
one of the main factors
that contribute to butter-
cup problems. You can
mow fields or clip plants
close to the ground in
the early spring before
buttercup plants can pro-
duce flowers and that
may help reduce the
amount of new seed pro-
duced, but mowing alone
will not totally eliminate
seed production.
For chemical control,
herbicides registered for
use on grass pastures
that contain 2,4-D will ef-
fectively control butter-
cup. Depending on other
weeds present products
that contain dicamba and
2,4-D (eg. Weedmaster),
aminopyralid (eg. Fore-
Front, Milestone), tri-
clopyr (eg. PastureGard,
Crossbow) or metsulfu-
ron (eg. Cimarron) can
also be used. However,
legumes such as clovers
interseeded with grass
pastures can be severely
injured or killed by these
herbicide products. For
optimum results ap-
ply a herbicide in the
early spring (February
March) before flow-
ers are observed, when
buttercup plants are still
small and actively grow-
ing. For best herbicide
activity, wait until day-
time air temperatures
are greater than 50 de-
grees for two to three
consecutive days. Con-
sult the herbicide label
for further information
on grazing restrictions,
precautions or other pos-
sible limitations.
For fields heavily in-
fested with buttercup,
you may need a variety
of control tactics. Apply a
herbicide to help reduce
the population of butter-
cup plants in the spring,
plus use good pasture
management techniques
throughout the year to
help improve and thick-
en the stand of desirable
forages.
The University of Ken-
tucky's 2013 Grazing
School will be April 17-
18 at the UK Research
and Education Center in
Princeton. Check http://
www.uky.edu/Ag/For-
age/ for more informa-
tion.
For more informa-
tion or to register for
the Kentucky Grazing
School, contact Land
Dale at land.dale@uky.
edu, 859-278-0899; Jeff
Lehmkuhler at jeff.lehm-
kuhler@uky.edu, 859-
257-2853 or contact your
Bath County Cooperative
Extension Service.
Educational programs
of the Cooperative Ex-
tension Service serve
all people regardless of
race, color, sex, religion,
disability or national ori-
gin.
Fight Disease with a
Healthy Diet
You can't change your
family medical history
which may put you at in-
creased risk for chronic
disease, heart disease, or
cancer. But you can fight
back against such con-
ditions by altering your
lifestyle, particularly
your diet.
Nutrition is a critical
Component to promot-
ing good health, and
if certain diseases run
in your family, you'll
want to make your diet
as preventive as pos-
sible. Here's some food
for thought on dietary
changes that can help
you prevent several seri-
ous health conditions.
The National Cancer
Institute estimates that
one in eight women in
the United States will
develop breast cancer
during her lifetime. To
reduce your risk, limit al-
cohol. Having more than
one drink a day for wom-
en has been associated
with an increased risk
for breast cancer. Watch
your calories. Getting to
and staying at a healthy
weight is one of the most
important things you can
do to reduce breast can-
cer risk.
Colon cancer is the
third most common
cancer in both men and
women in the United
States. To reduce your
risk, eat plenty of fruits,
vegetables and whole
grains. Include whole
wheat bread, oatmeal,
brown rice and barley in
your diet. Limit red meat.
Diets high in red meat
have been associated
with an increased risk
for colon cancer. To eat
less meat, think of fruits,
vegetables and whole
grains as the entr6e at
meals, and meat as the
side dish. Drink moder-
ately, if at all. Alcohol has
been associated with an
increased risk for colon
cancer.
Heart disease is the
number one killer of
American men and wom-
en. To reduce your risk,
consume only enough
calories to maintain a
healthy weight. Fill up
on fiber. The American
Heart Association rec-
ommends consuming
25 to 30 grams of fiber
a day. To add fiber to
your diet, eat oatmeal or
other whole grain cere-
als for breakfast and opt
for whole grain bread
instead of white bread.
Have at least five serv-
ings of fruits and veg-
etables every day. Keep
your diet low in fat. This
means fat should make
up no more than 30 per-
cent of your daily calo-
ties. Of the fats you do
consume, avoid those
that are solid at room
temperature, such as but-
ter and margarine. They
are high in unhealthy
saturated fats or trans fat.
Instead, use unsaturated
fat such as canola or olive
oil whenever possible.
At least 79 million
Americans have predia-
betes, according to the
American Diabetes Asso-
ciation. To prevent or de-
lay the onset of diabetes
if you have prediabetes
or if type 2 diabetes runs
in your family, maintain
a healthy weight (body
mass index of 18.5 to
24.9) by cutting calories
and exercising. Being at
a normal weight is the
most important thing
you can do to prevent
type 2 diabetes.
Educational programs
of the Kentucky Cooper-
ative Extension Service
serve all people regard-
less of race, color, age,
sex, religion, disability or
national origin.
Bath Co.
Homemakers Offer
Scholarship
The Bath County Ex-
tension Homemakers
will award a 8500 scholar-
ship to a qualifying Bath
County senior. Seniors
who plan to attend col-
lege or post-high school
vocational training may
apply. Applications are
available from the high
school or the Bath Coun-
ty Extension Office at
2914 East Highway 60.
The Homemakers also
offer a scholarship for a
non-traditional student
returning to college or
vocational/technical
school, and a scholarship
for a student working to-
ward their GED. These
applications are available
at the Extension Office.
All scholarship applica-
tions are due by May 7.
For more information,
call the Extension Office
at 674-6121.
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CEA for 4-H andFamily and Consumer Science
Licking River Area
Homemakers
Technology
Workshop
Are you behind on
the latest technology
or just want to learn
a little more about it?
The Licking River Area
Homemakers Technol-
ogy Workshop is offer-
ing an opportunity to
learn more about Iden-
tity Theft, Facebook, E-
readers, and Managing
Photos.
The workshop will
be held at the Flem-
ing County Library
on June 27, 2013 from
10:00 a.m.to 12:00 p.m.
Announcements
Orientation for the
Fathers Reading Ev-
ery Day program will
be at the Montgomery
County Public Library
on April 8th at 6:00 PM.
Registration forms are
available at the library
and must be returned
by April 5th. Partici-
pants will read to their
children at the location
Connie Saunders, of their choice over a
Fleming County Adult three week period.
Services Librarian; and The Montgomery
Marcy Mitchell, Me- County Public Library
nifee County Photogra- has a variety of weekly
pher. programs to educate
A small registration and entertain young
fee of $5.00 and the reg- people. Story Hour is
istration form will need held at the Camargo
to be submitted to the Branch at 1:00 PM on
Menifee County Ex- Mondays for children
tension Office no later ages 18 months to 4
than June 10, 2013. years. The Camargo
For more informa- Branch is located at
tion and a registration 4406 Camargo Road.
form; please contact Tot Time, for children
Amanda Hamilton at 18 months to 2 years, is
606-768-3866 or Aman- held at the Mt. Sterling
da.hamilton@uky.edu- Branch at either 10:30
or AM or 1:00 PM on
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