Burke County Extension
Burke County Fair/Ag Improvement Annual Meeting
Plans are coming together for the Burke County Fair in June, Annual Ag Improvement Meeting in Portal and cool new Apps for Ag
County Agent News
Dan Folske
January 30, 2012
Burke County Fair
Plans are coming together for the 2012 Burke County Fair to be held June 15, 16, & 17 at the Burke County Fairgrounds one mile north of Flaxton. Tentative plans include 4-H and open class exhibits, the Northwest Jr. Livestock Show, two grandstand shows on Saturday night, a beer garden, Games Galore Inflatables, and an Antique Tractor Pull on Sunday afternoon.
If you would like to participate or help with any of the events please contact me at the Burke County Extension Office, ph. 377-2927 or contact Fairboard Secretary Jodi Benge.
Burke County Ag Improvement Annual Meeting
The Annual Meeting of the Burke County Agricultural Improvement Association has been tentatively set for February 28th in Portal. Soil Health, Cover Crops, and New Farm Technology (Remote Monitoring, Variable Rate Applications, Cell Phone Apps, Etc.) will be the topic areas presented.
Apps for Ag
The number of available apps for smartphones which can have Ag applications keeps growing everyday. There are a number of apps using GPS technology through your phone that can help measure distances and acreages, mark locations in a field, calculate growing degree days to help make insecticide and fungicide decisions. There are numerous note taking apps available which can be synced to laptops and PC’s.
I ran across a neat little app called “Bubble Level” which turns your phone into a level useable for leveling equipment or carpentry work, hanging a picture, or any other jobs you might need a level for.
Some of these apps are free, others must be purchased, some have annual fees. Many have free basic versions and premium versions which you must buy or subscribe to.
If you can imagine a possible use, just google it and someone probably has it available or is working on it.
