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Carroll Soil and Water Conservation District

613 High Street NW, Suite 2, Carrollton, OH 44615

330-627-9852 ext. 3 www.carrollswcd.org

“Connecting people, agriculture, soil & water since 1944”

April 2018 Edition

In accordance with Federal law and U.S. Department of Agriculture policy, this institution is prohibited from discriminating on the basis of race, color,

national origin, sex, age, or disability. (Not all prohibited bases apply to all programs.) To file a complaint of discrimination write to USDA, Director,

Office of Civil Rights, 1400 Independence Avenue S.W. Washington, D.C. 20250-9410 or call (800) 795-3272 (voice) or (202) 720-6382 (TDD). USDA

is an equal opportunity provider and employer.

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April 12th at 6:00PM

This meeting will be held at the

Friendship Center at the Fair-

grounds. Topics will include

Mulch: Types and Uses, Edible

Landscaping, Vertical Gardening,

and Pruning Fruit.

May 10th at 6:00PM

This meeting will be held at Anne

Green Park in Carrollton. Topics

will include Wild Mushroom

Hunting, Safe Mushroom ID, and

Woodlot Management for Small

Landowners.

June 14th at 10:00AM

This meeting will be held at the

Community Garden at the Fair-

grounds. Topics will include Ber-

ry Good Fruit Management, Taste

of Summer: Jams and Jellies, and

Dehydrating and Preserving Fruit.

Backyard Homesteading Workshops

This series is being offered as a partnership with SWCD, OSU Extension and NRCS

Eastern Ohio Grazing Council

Join the Eastern Ohio Grazing Council for pasture walks on the 4th Thursday of the month

April 26th at 6:00PM

The first pasture walk will be held

at Kurt Cerwinsky’s farm in Car-

roll County. Topics will include:

Assessing and Renovating an Old

Spring Development, Forage and

Fertility, and Pasture Woodlots.

RSVP is appreciated by April 24th

at 330-627-9852.

Want to get involved?

Call 330-627-9852 and ask to be

added to the mailing list to receive

monthly flyers for the events.

You can also look for the Eastern

Ohio Grazing Council on

Facebook and Youtube.

Other Upcoming Events:

May 24th at 6:00PM

Jefferson County

June 28th at 6:00PM

Columbiana County

July 26th at 6:00PM

Tuscarawas County

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In addition to the no-till drills available for rent at Carroll SWCD,

we have added a cone spreader to the collection. This spreader can be

used for frost seeding, cover crop applications, and deer plot installa-

tion. The small size of this spreader takes a smaller horse power to

use compared to the grain drills.

The spreader will be rented on a first come, first serve basis. Use of

fertilizer in the spreader is prohibited. Rental rate for 2018 is $25 per

day, including weekends. Call 330-627-9852 ext. 3 for more infor-

mation or to be placed on the rental list today!

No-Till Grain Drill Rental

New: Cone Spreader Available

We will be offering two different machines this spring. The equip-

ment is rented on a first come, first serve basis and will have a mini-

mum rental charge of $50. Rental rates for 2018 are $15 per acre with

discounts available for utilizing various conservation efforts:

Have you Updated Your Conservation Plan Lately?

Fields with a plan written and approved by Carroll SWCD

within the last five years receive a $3 per acre discount.

Have You Measured Your Residue Lately?

Acres with greater than 40% residue are eligible for a $2 per

acre discount.

Have You Tested Your Soil Lately?

If you have current soils test for the field being planted you

can receive a $1 per acre discount.

If you are interested in renting one of the drills this season please call

Joe Mayle at the Carroll SWCD office at 330-627-9852 ext. 4093

Did you know? No-till causes little disturbance to the remaining crop residue, therefore, we see lit-

tle run-off or erosion from no-till crop fields. Other benefits include less time in the field, improved soil

quality and as good or better crop yields. Something else to consider is fuel savings. Did you realize it

takes approximately 500 gallons of diesel fuel to plant 100 acres of corn using conventional tillage meth-

ods? Remember that in addition to every dollar saved in fuel, there is approximately another $5 to $10 per

acre in additional savings in labor, machinery investment and related costs.

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Cover Crop Cost Share Program The Muskingum Watershed Conservancy District

(MWCD) will be continuing their cover crop cost share

program for 2018. Fields that are located within the Musk-

ingum Watershed in Carroll County can receive approxi-

mately $12 per acre cost share regardless of seeding meth-

od or termination method. The Muskingum Watershed

includes both the dark green and light green areas on the

map. The red area is not in the MWCD.

Participants may attend one of the scheduled sign up days

to fill out applications so that fields may be ranked to de-

termine funding. Please allow at least two hours to attend

an informational meeting about the program requirements

and to complete applications. Be sure to bring field maps or location information to sign up. The sign up

days will be held at the Carroll SWCD office at 613 North High Street in Carrollton on:

June 1st, 2018 at 9:00AM or June 8th, 2018 at 9:00AM

No RSVP is necessary for above dates. If you are unable to sign up on one of these days, please contact

the Carroll SWCD office at 330-627-9852 ext. 3. All applications must be in by June 15th, 2018.

Big Tree Contest: White Oak Carroll SWCD is looking for the biggest white oak in Carroll County! Do you have it on your property?

“White Oak is found throughout all of Ohio, in habitats ranging from dry forests and fields to mesic

woodlands and down slopes. Like many members of the White Oak group, the undersides of its leaves

are white-green, and its wood is a light-colored beige that is almost white when freshly cut; hence its

common name.” — ODNR Division of Forestry

If you are interested in entering the contest, please call our office at 330-627-9852 ext. 3. All trees entered

in the contest will be measured for size and the winner will be announced at our Annual Meeting in Oc-

tober. Entries are limited to one per family. The deadline for entries is August 20, 2018.

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DETAILS: A new soil testing program is now open

to the Carroll County agriculture pro-

ducers through the Carroll Soil and

Wat e r Co n se r va t i o n D i st r i c t

(SWCD). Over the past two years,

Carroll SWCD has been working with

48 producers to conduct Solvita soil test

on their crop fields and pastures. The

Solvita soil test measures the carbon-

dioxide produced by the soil and is an

indicator of the health of the communi-

ty of micro-organisms living in the soil.

This year, Carroll SWCD is expanding the program and opening it to additional producers across the

county. 50 additional fields will be accepted into the program on a first come, first serve basis. Individual

producers may have up to one crop field and one pasture field enrolled in the program.

PROGRAM INCLUDES:

For those producers who participate in the program, Carroll SWCD staff will be making field visits with

the producer to take a soil test of the field. The test will include phosphorus, potassium, pH, and organic

matter testing, as well as the Solvita soil health test. Producers are encouraged to share their results with

their local agronomist. All of these tests are being made available at no cost to the producer, thanks to the

Carroll SWCD Board of Supervisors.

SIGN UP NOW!

Producers who are interested in applying for the soil testing program, or for more information about the

program, should contact Carroll SWCD by April 31st. Carroll SWCD can be reached in person from

8:00AM-4:30PM, Monday through Friday at the SWCD office located at 613 High Street NW in Carroll-

ton or by calling 330-627-9852 extension 3.

Free Soil Testing Program

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2018 District Supervisors Doug Eshler, Treasurer

Brad Luckey, Fiscal Agent

John McKarns, Vice Chair

Clifford Miller, Chair

Byron Shankel, Secretary

District Staff Josh Britton, Watershed Specialist (ext. 4094)

Joe Mayle, District Technician (ext. 4093)

Katelyn Valdinger, District Technician (ext. 4092)

Kimberly Vance, District Administrator (ext. 4090)

NRCS Staff Kevin Swope, Resource Conservationist (ext. 4091)

Carroll SWCD

613 High St. NW, Suite 2

Carrollton, Ohio 44615

IN THIS ISSUE:

Backyard Homesteading 1

EOGC Pasture Walks 1

No Till Drill Rental 2

Broadcaster Spreader Rental 2

Lake & Land Festival 3

Cover Crop Program 4

Big Tree Contest 4

Soil Testing Program 5

Board Meetings 6

Contact Information 6

The Carroll SWCD Board of Supervisors

hold their monthly board meetings on the

4th Tuesday of each month at 5:00PM at

the Carroll SWCD office.