Agriculture

If you all are like me and got really tired of all the fiscal cliff and farm bill talk, you may need some clarification on what actually happened. Will Snell, University of  Kentucky College of Agriculture, Economic Specialist, has put together his thoughts and I wanted to share them with you. He is one of the few economists I can understand.

Even though everyone is still wearing their winter coats and summer may seem like a long way off, it’s not too early to begin thinking about fun activities that the warm weather will bring. When planning your activities for summer break, don’t forget to add 4-H summer camp to the list.

We haven’t had to worry about this yet, but I thought it would be a good time to discuss it before it is needed. If you like to put salt and de-icer on your sidewalks, drives and steps, you must take care not to damage valuable landscape plants. Generally, physical removal of ice and snow is better for the landscape as long as you don’t pile it on your plants. However, many people aren’t physically able to shovel snow and ice. In this case chemicals are needed to keep walkways safe.