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Published May 31, 2007 12:43 pm - Mark your calendar to attend a Summer Grazing Tour in Monroe County on June 14. Summer grazing tour June 14 Hagan farm in Monroe County will be the site By GARY TILGHMAN For the Daily Times GLASGOW — Mark your calendar to attend a Summer Grazing Tour in Monroe County on June 14. It will begin at 4 p.m. on the John Hagan Farm near Mt. Hermon.
This program is sponsored by the Kentucky Forage and Grassland Council. Topics of discussion include: New Innovations in Forages, Developing and Monitoring Quality Summer Pastures, Mineral Selection for Grazing Beef Cattle, Pasture Weed Control, Grazing Considerations for Horses, Parasite Control in Goats on Pasture, Managing Pastures for Goat Production, Economics of Rotational Grazing, and Using Warm Season Grasses in Rotational Grazing Systems. Several UK and Industry Specialists will present this powerful program. A complimentary dinner will be served after the tour. If you would like more specific information and directions to the farm, contact the Barren County Extension Office. – Controlling Flies on the Farm Flies can be a problem on farms during the summertime, especially around livestock. Some warm weather and breeding sites is all they need to reproduce in large numbers but there are ways to reduce fly problems. For fly control on cattle in pastures, ear tags containing insecticides should provide season-long protection as the tags move with the animals from field to field. This is a good alternative if cattle are being moved often. These work especially well for horn fly control and can reduce irritation from face flies. If you are using back-rubbers, either oilers or dust bags, for control in more permanent pastures, it is important to check them regularly. The dusts can cake up, especially after rains, so it is important to make sure dust is loose in the bag and dusting the animals as they move under it. Oilers typically need to be checked as well because they can dry out. Checking them regularly will ensure they are providing a high level of control for your cattle. Another area where fly control can be a problem is around barns and feedlots. It takes very little dropped feed mixed with some hay or manure to make excellent breeding sites for house and stable flies. Houseflies are a nuisance and they can also carry a number of diseases of humans and animals as they move from site to site. 
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