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Home My WebLink AboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 2016-02-17, Page 7Wednesday, February 17, 2016 • Lucknow Sentinel 7 Farmers meet to talk about cover crop usage in region Forty-five agricultural pro- ducers met in Clinton on Jan. 29, 2016 to share their experi- ences planting cover crops and to leam about what works well and what doesn't work as well. Guest speakers included Huron County farmers Tom Hayter, Mike Strang, Doug Walker, Nathan Bender, and Stefan Zehetner. Those who attended also talked with each other to ask about the cover crops they had planted and how those crops were working out Presenters talked about the long-term economic benefits of cover crops and the increases in yields they are finding. They also talked about the cover crops that are working well and cover crops they don't plan to use in the future. Those who took part learned about ways to plant cover crops, the types of crops to plant, cover crop seeding rates, how much exposed soil to leave to warm up the soil, and how to manage the crop once it's in the ground. They discussed the leaf -stages of corn and what stage works best to plant different cover crops into the field. There were also new ways to look at cover crops, for instance the advan- tage of driving a tractor over green instead of soil when har- vest comes. Those who took part also heard success stories of cover crops planted in all soil types. Speakers talked about the need for patience when using cover crops. Everyyear is differ- ent but last autumn was ideal, the audience heard. Attendees saw examples of how cover crops were reducing nutrient loss from water running off the field. Presenters shared how they no longer like to see bare ground on a field and are now aiming to have some continu- ous cover on their fields 12 months of the year. The event was called Cover Crops: Huron County Farmers Weigh In. Event hosts say they were very pleased to have so many people attend the work- shop, orkshop, held at the Province of Ontario and OMAFRA office on Don Street in Clinton. Many of the people who attended were from priority areas such as Garvey Creek -Glenn Drain; Bayfield North (Gullies); and Main Bayfield watersheds. Those who attended found great value in talldng to other farmers as well as cover crop dealers, said Kate Monk, Man- ager of Stewardship, Land and Education at Ausable Bayfield Conservation. "It was great to see so many people take part and share what they are Submitted Huron County farmers welcomed guest speakers to talk about cover crops and other agricultural issues on Jan. 29, 2016 in Clinton. planting, what they plan to change, and what they plan to plant next," she said. 'We thank the presenters for agreeing to share their stories with other farmers. There's so much knowledge and experience in this area and this was a great way for Huron County farmers to share that expertise with Bluewater Astronomy: Catching a falling star John Hlynialuk Bluewater Astronomical Society On Feb 15, 2013 the heav- ens sent the Earth a 650 kg Valentine's Day present. This chunk of space debris came with a reminder that the Earth travels through a lot of empty space, it continues to be a target for stray cosmic leftovers from the formation of our solar system. The Feb 15 event, two years ago came with a shock wave that shat- tered windows, collapsed sev- eral buildings and sent over a thousand people to the emer- gency wards with lacerations due to flying shards of glass. Thankfully, no one was killed. According to Peter Brown, meteor expert at the Univer- sity of Western Ontario, the Chelyabinsk fireball came from the asteroid belt and entered the atmosphere at a shallow angle that made the potential damage much less than it could have been. At an altitude of 30 km, the main mass of 7 000 000 kilograms (the mass of the Eiffel Tower) converted into energy. -about 500 kilotons of TNT or 20 times the combined yield of the bombs that fell on Hiro- shima and Nagasaki in 1945. Had most of the energy not dissipated at altitude, it could have been a lot worse for Chelyabinsk, a city of 1.15 mil- lion people. There were many small fragments, however, that made it to the surface. One enterprising youngster found holes in the fresh snow and followed them down to find small meteorites. Her price for any potential buyers was 100 million Euros. However more valuable than gold to the sci- entists is the 650 kg piece that punched a hole in a local lake and was recovered several weeks later. After breaking the weigh scale, the piece was fork -lifted onto a trailer and is now on display in a local museum. Brown, has written several scholarly papers detailing the event, using 100's of videos taken by dash cams from the large area where the fireball was visible. Those recordings were invaluable in Brown's scientific analysis. Now that these cameras are more prev- alent in North America as well, many meteors are being recorded locally too. UWO operates the Southern Ontario Meteor Network that includes an all -sky camera at the ES Fox Observatory near Wiarton. These are more sophisticated cameras which PARK THEATRE < The �'GODERICH 519 S.4 1 11 ira�rc murria uyrur�rr>I�rri iuiv.,, ', s- WWW rnowlelink5, ca ua 1- OO -265-3438 constantly monitor sky events and send images to UWO for analysis. So far nothing as large as the Chelyabinsk fire- ball has been captured over North America, but it is only a matter of time. According to Brown• "Something like this object hits the earth maybe once every 80 years, an object of this size or bigger hits near an urban area like Chelyabinsk once in every 4,000 years. For it to happen so close to a city is really unusual. It gives us a great opportu- nity to dig, in detail, on how these things happen at sizes much larger than we have seen before. This is a totally unique event." Have a look at our website HYPERLINK "http: / /www. bluewaterastronomy. com/"www.bluewaterastron- omy.com for the UWO cam- era view under the ES Fox Observatory tab at the top of the Home page. Science/AAAS Main mass of the Chelyabinsk fall at the Chelyabinsk State Museum of Local History shortly after recovery from Chebarkul Lake. Photo courtesy of Andrey Yarantsev. For more information, please see Figure S53D in the Supporting Online Material. The members of the Blue - water Astronomical Society have only impromptu viewing sessions at the Fox Observa- tory in February. Check our website for a list of upcoming events and how to become a member (with observatory privileges.) Clear skies! SNOBELEN FARM We are hiring!! Please visit our website for current career opportunities. www.snobelenfarms.com each other" The workshop hosts were the Huron Soil and Crop Improve- mentAssociation, Ausable Bay- field Conservation, and Mait- land Conservation. Funding for this workshop was provided by the Ontario Ministry of Agricul- ture, Food, and Rural Affairs through the Canada -Ontario Agreement respecting the Great Lakes. To find out about cover crop planting incentives through the Huron County Clean Water Project please contact Doug Hocking at 519-335-3557 or Kate Monk at 519-235-2610 or phone toll-free 1-888-286-2610. 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