shop online at www.missourivalleyshopper.com April 5, 2016 • Page 13 2016 Winter IPM Short Course Recap Lamb Marketing Strategies for 2016 BROOKINGS, S.D. - Sheep producers are invited to attend a Sheep Production program to help them evaluate marketing options for the 2016 lamb crop. “In these challenging times of low agriculture commodity prices producers need to evaluate and consider marketing alternatives that will provide a greater assurance toward profitability,” said Dave Ollila, SDSU Extension Sheep Field Specialist. “These practices enable producers to manage risk and at the same time allow flexibility in order to take advantage of positive market movements.” Ollila is among the presenters during the “Sheep Production Education Program-Evaluating Lamb Marketing Options for 2016”. The sessions will be held in Newell and Buffalo April 7, 2016. Details: Newell Session will be held at TJ’s Café (301 Dartmouth Avenue, Newell, SD 57760) Thursday, April 7, at 3 p.m. Buffalo Session will be held at the #3 Saloon (US-85, Buffalo, SD 57720) Thursday, April 7 at 7 p.m. Along with Ollila, Brad Anderson, Procurement Director for Mountain States Lamb Cooperative will also present. Ollila’s presentation will focus on the results of South Dakota post weaning lamb performance pro- gram, and will include lamb shrink information, feedlot performance, carcass merit, carcass value, costs of gain, determining the natural “end point” for market lambs and managing risk scenarios. Anderson’s presentation will focus on marketing your lambs through a cooperative, and will include information on cooperative structure, procurement process, explanation of producer receipts, carcass pricing scenarios, producer/ feeder/packer relationships, developing lamb producer marketing groups, and ownership of cooperative shares. “We encourage sheep producers to attend one of these sessions to help them increase sheep enterprise profitability by determining the natural end point of cost effective lamb growth and incorporating risk management strategies,” Ollila said. Along with SDSU Extension, sponsors of the sessions include: American Sheep Industry Association’s - Let’s Grow through change committee; Mountain States Lamb Cooperative, James Erk Insurance Agency - Buffalo, First National BankNewell, TJ’s Café - Newell, #3 Saloon- Buffalo, South Dakota Sheep Growers Association. - See more at: http:// igrow.org/news/lambmarketing-strategies-for2016/#sthash.IcBzVnWw. dpuf iGrow n Home Modifications and Retirement Planning BROOKINGS, S.D. - To help South Dakotans remain in their homes as long as possible, SDSU Extension has created a guide that describes home modifications, the benefits and common modifications. “When asked about retirement years, many South Dakotans identify remaining in the home or community during their retirement years as a high priority,” said Leacey Brown, SDSU Extension Gerontology Field Specialist. “This goal may be difficult to attain because a significant portion of our existing homes are missing one or more basic accessibility features.” Brown explained that even common disease or disability can make our homes unsafe or difficult to use. “For example, a person who develops osteoarthritis may experience significant challenges interacting with a home with multiple levels and stairs. As the disease progresses, it may become more difficult and possibly dangerous to remain in the home,” she said. In the end, Brown shared in her example that devastating falls or isolation are the most common result of a mismatch between a person’s abilities and their home; both are deadly. However, she is quick to add that isolation and falling are not an inevitable part of aging if home modifications are part of retirement planning process. She encourages South Dakotans to consider the home modifications they may need to remain in their homes during retirement well before they are necessary. “The cost of modifying the home can be great and waiting until they are needed may mean we do not have the resources necessary to make our home fit our needs. Including home modification in retirement planning is essential to ensuring our homes fits our needs as we age,” she explained. The guide, Including Home Modification in Retirement Planning, also includes quick start questions and a worksheet to help estimate the cost. To access the guide, visit iGrow. - See more at: http://igrow.org/news/ home-modifications-and-retirementplanning/#sthash.IsTTaDmP.dpuf niGrow www.missourivalleyshopper.com BROOKINGS, S.D. - SDSU Extension held the 2016 Winter IPM Short Course on March 15, 2016 at the SDSU Extension Regional Center in Sioux Falls. “We worked to provide attendees with hands-on experiences giving participants the opportunity to work with live samples of diseased plants, aphid infested soybeans and weeds,” explained Emmanuel Byamukama, Assistant Professor & SDSU Extension Plant Pathologist. The day included sessions on insects, diseases, weeds and soil health. Over the lunch break, Laura Edwards, SDSU Extension Climate Field Specialist gave a weather update. “We developed the sessions so that they would each focus on diagnosing a problem - be it a pathogen, insect pest, weed or soil issue,” Byamukama said. “Identification is the first step in developing an effective management plan.” Session presenters included: Adam Varenhorst, SDSU Extension Field Crop Entomologist, led Session 1: Insects; Connie Strunk, SDSU Extension Plant Pathology Field Specialist and Emmanuel Byamukama, SDSU Extension Plant Pathologist co-presented Session 2: Plant diseases; Paul O. Johnson, SDSU Extension Weed Science Coordinator, led Session 3: Weeds; and Anthony Bly, SDSU Extension Soils Field Specialist, led Session 4: Soil health. Each participant of the Winter IPM Short Course received a sweep net, soil probe, universal clip-on 60-100x lens for smart phones, hand lens, CoCoRaHS rain gauge, and a set of garden tools. 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