Volume 61/October 2023

Pottawatomie County

Agriculture & Horticulture

News & Updates

Note: Underlined texts are clickable links for more details.

Brassicas are a Great Fall Grazing Resource

Brassicas can be utilized as fall and winter grazing crops. However, before turning a herd of cattle out to graze freely there are a few things to know.

Clink the link below for more information.

Forage Brassicas

Prussic Acid Toxicity

Prussic acid toxicity, commonly linked to the consumption of Johnsongrass, is a serious condition that can be fatal to livestock..

Link to learn more.

Prussic acid

Selecting Spring Bulbs

Fall catalogs with spring bulbs for sale are arriving in mailboxes and bulbs will arrive in stores soon. Shop early for best selection, but don't plant until late October or November for our location.

Tulips are often treated like an annual in central Oklahoma. Other bulbs are more reliable for perennial spring shows. Select some fun bulbs for spring color. Those first signs of spring are so welcome after winter!

For more Spring bulb "Do's and Don'ts", click on the link below.

Link To Article

Landscaping Design

Shawnee and surrounding communities have been hit hard for landscapes for a few years. Ice storms, deep freezes, and storm damage have left many needing to renovate.

October is a good time to plant! While you may not be ready yet, depending on repairs, October and March are great times of year to install new trees and shrubs, giving you a couple of choices for best results.

A good landscape begins with site evaluation and planning.

This article will give you some principles of design to consider.

Link To Article

We also have some great resources for plant selection. Here is the link to the page we set up last spring for local homeowners.

Visit our Tree Resource Guide for several selection resources!

What is coming up in Pottawatomie County?

Horticulture Program Survey

Open to all, please take a minute to provide input for our 2024 program year.

Click for survey

Master Gardener

Executive Meeting 18, 2023

October 11th, 9:30 am

Association Meeting

October 18th, 2023

Snacks and Coffee at 9:00 am

Business Meeting at 9:30 am

Educational Session at 10:30ish with Wes Lee from the Oklahoma Mesonet

All events will be at our OSU Extension Office Cowboy Classroom, guests are welcome.

State Master Gardener Conference

October 5-6, 2023

Link for details - Registration is open!

Cost is now $75.00 per person

Make your reservations soon, there is another event in town at the same time.

Registration does not include overnight stay.

Master Gardener Enrollment is Open for 2024

Anyone interested in becoming an OSU Master Gardener Volunteer can sign up for the course that will begin in January. October is enrollment month! Seating is limited to 20, enrollment and a deposit saves your seat. Payment is made in the office, by cash or check.

Here is a link to our brochure and webpage.

Tentative Schedule

Oklahoma Local Agriculture Collaborative

(OLAC)

This workshop is for those who wish to learn about Horticulture and Ag business and production resources. There will be a tour on Oct 17th, details will be available soon. Register online for the workshop on Oct 18th.

Pottawatomie County 4-H Banquet

Surf the Waves of Success in 4-H

October 23rd, 2023 6:30 pm

Tickets required.

The Pottawatomie County Cattlemen's Association would like to invite you to their third fall educational meeting for 2023.

Join us on October 24th at 6:30 pm at the Tecumseh High School Alumni Center. Our speaker for the evening will be OSU Area Ag Economist, JJ Jones.

The title of JJ's presentation is "The Cattle Market Outlook".

Our meal sponsor for the evening will be P & K Equipment.

Happy Fall from the steps of Ag Hall, OSU Stillwater Campus

photo credit to Todd Johnson, OSU Ag Communications

Roots run deep for the Cowboy family and OSU continues to grow in so many ways!

Announcements - Across the State

Native Pecan Field Day - Oct 12th

Okfuskee County at Leon Bailey's Pecan Farm, 363112 E. 960 Rd, Paden, OK

The Leon Bailey Family, Oklahoma State University Pecan Management, Okfuskee County Extension, and the Oklahoma Pecan Growers Association are hosting a Native Pecan Field Day on October 12 from 2:30 – 6:00 p.m.

Check-in will begin at 2:30 pm and the meeting will be at 3 p.m.

A few topics that may be included:

· Assessing Forested Area – Marking Pecan Trees

· Developing a Native Grove

· Equipment for Tree Cleanup

· Thinning out Remaining Pecans

· Native Pecan Inputs

· Grazing & Forage

· Prolonged Drought Stress Effects

· Wildlife Depredation

· Updates on the 2023 Season including insect & disease observations

Anyone can attend the free event, but registration is required by October 10 since dinner will be provided. Please bring a lawn chair and plan to stay for dinner in the grove at the conclusion of the field day. This is a river bottom area, a second location is reserved in case of wet weather conditions.

For more information contact becky.carroll@okstate.edu or 405-744-6139.

Return of the

OSU Plant Materials Conference!

Thursday October 19, 2023

Champion Convention Center, 801 South Meridian Ave, OKC

Link for details Early registration is $75.00, by Oct 13th.

Hay and Drought Resources

Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry - Hay Resources Search (click on link)

Pottawatomie County USDA-Text Message Alerts - Text your state and county (OKPottawatomie) to FSANOW (372-669). Standard text messaging rates apply.

Average Fertilizer Prices

Current Price/Last Reported

Urea (46-0-0).......$615 up from $540.00

MAP (11-52-0)......$830 up from $748.00

Pot Ash (0-0-60)..$500 down from $550.00

These prices are based on an average of three area bulk fertilizer dealers. (updated Oct. 1, 2023)

Just a note, these prices can change daily. Shop around for price and availability.

CATTLE PRICES

HAY PRICING

For Hay and Cattle prices: Red will indicate a drop in price, Green will indicate a rise in price. (10/1/2023)

Reference to commercial products or trade names is made with the understanding that no discrimination is intended and no endorsement by the Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service is implied.

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