4-H Posters and Photos
on Display
The entries in the 2015 4-H Poster Contest and Photo Event are on display through February 26 at the McClintic Library in Marlinton. Everyone is invited to stop by and view them.
State 4-H Shooting
Sports Weekend
This year’s State 4-H Shooting Sports Weekend is scheduled for April 17 through19 at the Gilmer County Recreational Center. The cost is $50 and is open to all 4-Hers ages 12 to 21, as of January 1, 2015. If you are interested, call the Extension Office, 304 799-4852, immediately for a registration form. The camp is limited to the first 140 youth who register, so early registration is strongly advised.
Winter Educational
Dinner Meeting at
The Winter Educational Dinner Meeting will be held February 17 in the Marlinton Municipal building. Speaker Dr. Ed Rayburn, an Extension Specialist at WVU, will report results of on-farm research conducted in West Virginia showing the effects of baleage best management practices for making quality winter feed.
Good grazing management can provide 250 days or more of grazing. However, in most parts of the state some conserved forage is required to feed cattle on days when snow or ice cover prevents grazing. This winter feed is usually dry hay but plastic wrapped haylage a.k.a. baleage is frequently used.
Early made baleage can have higher nutritional quality than late cut dry hay. However, when baleage best management practices are not followed, baleage can be low quality, not providing adequate returns to pay for the equipment and plastic used in its production.
Attendance at this meeting will also be worth three (3) pesticide applicator recertification credits for categories 11, 12 and PA.
Please RSVP to the Pocahontas County Extension Office at 304-799-4852 by Friday, February 13. For those who would like dinner, there will be a $3.00 charge to help cover the cost of dinner.
WVU Extension and
Pocahontas County
Water Resources to Offer
Water Well Clinic
The WVU Extension Service and the Pocahontas County Water Resources Task Force have partnered to offer private water source owners with an educational opportunity to learn how to evaluate the quality and healthiness of their well water.
This educational program will be held at the Marlinton Municipal Building Thursday, February 26, from 5:30 to 8 p.m. Snow date is March 5.
Water sample analysis will be offered during this clinic – there will be a fee associated with sample analysis. For more information or to register call the WVU Extension Office at 304-799-4852 or Water Resources Coordination Office at 304-653-4845. Information and laboratory kits will be available upon registration.
WV Small Farms Conference
The 2015 WV Small Farm Conference will be February 26 through 28 at the Charleston Civic Center in Charleston. This annual gathering of stakeholders in the future of local food and sustainable farming offers many types of trainings, production information and updates, and the opportunity to network and gather new ideas. Join us for the 11th West Virginia Small Farm Conference.
For more information please call the WVU Extension Office at 304-799-4852 or visit https://www.facebook.com/WVUSmallFarmCenter .
Pocahontas Producers Spring Sale Schedule
Regular Sale – Saturday, February 21, 2 p.m.
Regular Sale – Saturday, March 21, 2 p.m.
Regular Sale – Saturday, April 4, 2 p.m.
Special Spring Calf Sale – Friday, April 10, 7:30 p.m.