Farm Report

The Farm Hour, which runs from 5am to 6am
Weekday mornings, is a very popular part of the
programming on WQKT.

FARM HOUR
5:00am - 6:00am
(Times are approximate)

5:03 TOP OF THE HOUR NEWS

5:10 DAILY ALMANAC

5:15 WEATHER

5:16 OHIO AG NET’S MORNING MARKET REPORT

5:18 BAXTER BLACK (Monday only)

5:20 OHIO AG NET MARKETING RECAP

5:22 OHIO AG NET MORNING UPDATE

5:30 WEATHER

5:27 LOCAL AUCTION REPORTS (Monday/Thursday/
Friday

5:27 HORSIN’ AROUND (Wednesday Only)

5:30 DAIRYLINE

5:39 WEATHER

5:40 OHIO AG NET MORNING FARM SHOW

Hobby Farm Beginnings: Finding the Inspiration to Start Your Own Family Farm

Author: H.L.Stone

Hobby farming, also known as sustainable farming or sometimes family farming, can be a great way to explore your personal interest in growing vegetables, raising livestock, or even beekeeping while engaging in a home grown business venture that incorporates family togetherness and quality time as much as building a successful home-based business.

Aerial seeding is scheduled for the week of August 23-28, 2010, weather depending. Cover crops reduce soil erosion by having a growing crop over winter. Although oats die during the coldest part of winter, the roots and residue will continue to hold soil in place. In addition, the cover crop adds nutrients and improves soil structure.

About the program:
 Pilot Butch Fisher of Fisher’s Ag Service (based in Cardington, Ohio) is dropping either oats or rye seed.
There are no chemicals at all involved in the seeding process.
 Fisher Ag Service does crop dusting and aerial seeding on thousands of acres each year and Butch has 35 years of flying experience.
 He is flying an Air Tractor, which is designed specifically for agricultural spraying and seeding. The pilot is using aerial maps and GPS to target the correct fields for application. He makes several passes over the field to insure good coverage. He has to fly wide over the field ends to get turned around. Because of the many houses in our county, it’s almost impossible for him to not fly over houses and barns in the process. He is not reckless, it’s necessary to fly low to the ground to get good seed coverage.
 Fisher Ag Service is flying out of the Holmes County Airport and it will take probably three to five days to cover the 2000 acres or so of cover crops coordinated through the SWCD program. The pilot flies from dusk until dawn, if visibility allows.
 Call the SWCD office at 330-674-2811 if you have any questions.

The Wayne Soil & Water Conservation District is now selling fish for stocking Ponds. Fish for sale this year are Largemouth Bass, Bluegills, Channel Catfish, White Amur, Perch, Minnows, Redear Shellcracker and Crappie. You can obtain an order form by calling 330-262-2836 or stop by the office at 428 W. Liberty Street, the County Administration Building, between 8:00 am & 4:30 pm. Deadline for ordering fish is April 16th, 2010.