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The Clarington/Courtiee Independent, Bowmanvillc, Saturday, April 11, 1998 Page 13 Happiness is. . Meeting the Easter Bunny! It's not every day that youngsters gel to meet and talk with the Easter Bunny. Adam Pcrroni, of Whitby, was quite content to sit and talk with this bunny at the SAAN Store at the Bowmanvillc Mall Saturday morning, April 4. Taking their picture is Jo Harvey, who says many children don't often get a chance to met the creature who usually leaves them treats Easter morning. Farm News Frost Seeding Improves Pastures Agricultural Calendar Apr. 8 10:00 a.m. Ontario Jersey Spring Show, Markham Fairgrounds. Apr. 8 10:30 a.m. Ontario County Holstein Club Car Tour, Sunderland area. Apr. 11 10:30 a.m. i Durham Region Dairy ; Producers Open House, Loa-Dc-Mede Farms, ; Oshawa. Apr. 20 7:30 p.m. Durham Farm and Rural Family Resources, OMAFRA, Port Perry contact Barbara Wcese (905) 985-3976. Apr. 21 7:00 p.m. Durham West 4-H Information and Awards Night, OMAFRA, Port Perry. Apr. 23 9:30 a.m. Nutrient Management Plan Workshop, OMAFRA, Port Perry (contact OSCIA 1-800- 265-9751). Apr. 26 1:00 p.m. Beef Health Management Workshop, Steve and Lisa Cooper, Zephyr (pre-registration (pre-registration only 905-985- 2003). Apr. 27 7:00 p.m. Durham Region Beekeepers Association Meeting, OMAFRA Port Perry. Apr. 28 8:00 p.m. Herb Seminar At Sydenham Museum The Oshawa Sydenham Museum will be hosting a Herb Seminar on Sunday, May 3 from 2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. Topics to be covered include: The Victoria Herb Garden, Cooking With Herbs, Landscaping A Herb Garden and Aromatic Uses. Each of the four topics will be covered by guest lecturers who are experts on their subject. Pre-registration and payment is required in advance. For tickets call the museum at 436-7624 or drop in and pick up your ticket at Guy House. Seating is limited for this event, tickets therefore therefore will be sold on a first come basis. The Oshawa Sydenham Museum is located at 1450 Simcoe Street South, in Lakevicw Park. Durham College Alumni of Distinction The Durham College Alumni Association annually recognized Durham College post-secondary graduates who have successfully achieved career success and have shown commitment to the college and/or their community. community. Four awards arc presented in the following program areas; Business, Technology, Health and Human Studies and Arts and Administration. Nominations will be accepted accepted until April 24, 1998 at 4:00 p.m. Each nomination should have the nominee's name and a profile of the individual including how their contributions contributions have positively affected others, along with any supporting supporting documents, Awards will be presented at the convocation ceremonies ceremonies on June 13th at the Civic Auditorium in Oshawa, For more information on the-Durham College Alumni of Distinction Awards, please contact Lori Connor at (905) 721-3035, Durham Region Federation of Agriculture Meeting, OMAFRA Port Perry. May 19 7:00 p.m. Durham Farm and Rural Family Resources OMAFRA, Port Perry contact Barbara Wecsc (905) 985-3976. May 23 East-Central Dairy Judging School, Norwood. June 4-7 Brooklin Spring Fair, (contact 905- 723-8602). by Joan McKinlay, Soil and Crop Advisor, OMAFRA Frost seeding is a very economical method of improving pastures and hayficlds in the spring. Legumes such as trefoil, clovers and alfalfa work best using this method as their seeds arc round and dense so that they roll down into the ground as the ground opens and closes closes during the freeze and thaw cycles. They germinate germinate at lower temperatures than grasses and thus make use of all the available moisture in the spring to germinate and establish. Grasses can be frost seeded but tend to sit on top of the ground and wait until the temperatures warm. This often leaves them sitting on dry ground or worse still starting to germinate but lacking a constant water supply. There is a large risk with frost seeding but at the cost you can afford to attempt it 3-4 times for the same price as conventional seeding. Your patience and need of forage will determine determine if it is a good option. In general we assume that legumes will be effective 50-60% of the time and grasses about 20-30%. In fact, this means that some springs you will see no response at all, some will be excellent and two springs will be somewhere in between. Alfalfa plants produce a chemical substance that will not allow new alfalfa seeds to germinate within a metre of an old plant. This means that we cannot thicken alfalfa stands with alfalfa. The only exception to this is in the first production production year as the "old" plants have not established yet so you may have a grace period. Red clover will give growth during the first growing season but only for one season. Trefoil will not be evident during that season but will establish for future seasons. seasons. You will find both of these legumes, especially the red clover harder to dry than alfalfa. For this reason reason we use this only as a band aid solution. Nothing compares to reseeding an alfalfa field for production, production, economics and quality- quality- There is a large risk with frost seeding, but you can afford to attempt it 3-4 times for the same price as conventional conventional seeding Pastures, on the other hand, benefit greatly from frost seeding. The introduced introduced legumes provide a high quality feed and most importantly, fix nitrogen which they will begrudg ingly share as their roots rot over time. This improves the existing grasses as well. Trefoil is most frequently used at 4- 6 lbs/ac but clovers can also be used at 1-2 Ib/ac. You will need to decide how tolerant you are of a bloat risk. Only trefoil can provide a bloat free pasture. pasture. Timing of frost seeding is more difficult this year. You will want the ground to freeze and thaw a couple couple of times after broadcasting broadcasting the seed. 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