April 30, 2019 Issue, Page 5 of 12

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OKLAHOMA HAY MARKET REPORT Alfalfa trade remains extremely light with supplies cleaned up and weather delaying first cutting. A few loads of first cutting was baled this week but received rain damage. Demand mostly moderate for new crop. No market has been established for new crop. Topsoil and subsoil moisture mostly adequate to surplus and conditions are favorable for exceptional first cutting yields. Alfalfa Central Oklahoma: New crop alfalfa with rain damage Pictured are USDA-NRCS Tyler Kemph, Gary Strickland with Jackson County OSU Extension, first high individual 175.00 per ton. Eastern Oklahoma: No recent sales from Thomas Faye Custer FFA, Brooke Sutton, Mason Smith and USDA-NRCS soil scientist Tyson Morley. Photo submitted by Karie Dillinger. confirmed. Western Oklahoma: Premium quality large square bales last confirmed sales 200,00-210.00. Good quality 180.00. Grinding hay no test. Old Crop Grass Hay Central Oklahoma: Good quality mixed grass hay 5 X 5 and 5 X 6 bales 50.00-60.00 per bale. Western Oklahoma: Good quality mixed grass round bales 90.00-110.00 per ton, Mixed grass 5 X 5 1/2to 5X6 bales 55.00-70.00 per bale. Third place FFA Senior Team: Tyson Morley, Dylan Garrison, Mason Smith, Amlyah McGuire, Brooke Sutton, Gary Strickland, and Tyler Kemph. Photo submitted by Karie Dillinger. Eastern Oklahoma: Mixed grass hay in 4 x 5 bales 55.00- 65.00 per bale. Elk City FFA was the 3rd__hosted by Jackson County the second high FFA indi- competed at Lawton, Hobart, place Senior FFA Land Judg- OSU Cooperative Extension vidual and Mason Smith was Altus and will finish the con- Prices are dollars per ton and FOB unless otherwise ing team at Altus on April 24. and Western Oklahoma State the third high FFA indi- test season in Stillwater on The land judging contest was College. Brooke Sutton was vidual. These students have Saturday. noted. | Dothistroma Needle Blight of Pine Dothistroma needle blight ‘The dead portion of the Although infections occur is a serious disease ofpine needle may break off leav- throughout the growing trees in Oklahoma that causes ing a blunted tip. Needles season, symptoms are not EILITUY premature needle drop. The may be prematurely shed or disease affects both land- cast from the tree, especially evident until fall. Two seasons scape plantings and pines in needles on lower branches. are required for the pathogen YN NZ SS windbreaks. Austrian (Pinus nigra) and ponderosa (P. Winter desiccation injury causes symptoms similar to to complete its lifecycle. Management ponderosa) pines are highly Dothistroma needle blight. susceptible while Scots or However, needles dam- Fallen needles should be Scotch (P. sylvestris) pine aged by winter desiccation removed from the ground is resistant to this disease. will show browning oftips and discarded in the trash When Dothistroma needle to roughly the same point to reduce inoculum (patho- blight is left uncontrolled, on the needle, The amount gen propagules). This is a trees may be weakened and oftip browning caused by eventually killed. Dothistroma needle blight is method of sanitation and it Symptoms variable. helps lower disease severity Although needles are Disease Cycle the next season. Sanitation infected in the spring, the In late winter, fruiting is not completely effective symptoms do not develop structures are visible as until the fall. Early symptoms small, erumpent black dots since some needles may consist of yellow and tan along the blighted needles. remain attached to branches. BLOCK PARTY'S BACK spots that may be bordered Fruiting structures mature in Fungicides can be applied by awater-soaked band. As mid to late spring and conidia for preventative control of the spots enlarge, the tips of (spores) are spread by rain Dothistroma needle blight. TELL A FRIEND! the needles will die while the splash through the growing needle bases remain green. season (May to October). New needles are resistant, but become susceptible by mid-summer. Older needles FRIDAY MAY 3RD TROY JONES Contractor & Homeowner are susceptible throughout EQUIPMENT the growing season. A copper msl Breadoay 4 Maiy> Farm & Ranch containing fungicide can be AUTHORIZED applied once the new needles are fully expanded (usually STIHL « Elk City, Oklahoma mid-May). A second applica- COME HANG OUT BEHIND DOWNTOWN FIR ST NATIONAL BANK 580-225-2547 tion seven to ten days later DEALER may be helpful especially if weather is cool or rainy. We service what we sell & what others sell tool! 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