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Gregory County 4-H held our annual Youth In Action Day, Public Presentations contest on Monday, April 15th at 4PM at the Burke Civic Center. This year, 6 youth participated in this event. Participants, presentation topics, and results include: Jhett Schulte, Beginner - How Eggs are Made, Purple; Owen Schulte, Beginner - How to Ear Notch Pigs, Blue; Mya Koenig, Beginner - Incubating Eggs, Purple; Milly Meyer, Beginner - All About Horses, Purple; Ryder Meyer, Junior - All About Dirt Bikes, Purple; Jack Schulte, Junior - Castration of Swine, Blue.

Commentary by Bill Bullard, CEO, R-CALF USA Year-to-year exports of U.S. beef and cattle were down last year; the volume of exports was down 13 percent, and the value of exports was down nearly 15 percent. And yet, the year-toyear 5-Area fed cattle steer price was nearly 22 percent higher.

One of the leading reasons shelterbelts fail is inadequate weed and grass control. Weed and grass control are very critical from the time the trees are planted until they are three to five years old. Weeds and grass that are not controlled compete with the trees for moisture, nutrients, and light. Even during years when there is a lot of moisture, shelterbelts do best when the weeds and grass are controlled. It is best to control the weeds and grass for as many years as you can. Weed and grass control is required on all trees that are cost shared through the Farm Service Agency or the Natural Resource Conservation Service.

John Ball, Forest Health Specialist SD Dept. of Agriculture, Ext.

Once your new trees are planted, there are some things that can be done to improve their chances of survival. The first thing is to pack the trees immediately after they are planted. This removes the pockets from the soil and establishes good soil/root contact.

Commentary by Bill Bullard, CEO, R-CALF USA Turn the clock back three decades and we’ll be in 1993, the year before the United States jumped headlong into the globalization swamp. Back then the beef carcasses derived from imported cattle made up about 49 percent of total beef imports; fresh, chilled, and frozen boneless beef comprised about 40 percent of the total import mix.

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Gregory County Board of Commissioners regular meeting, Tuesday, April 16. Kevin Genzlinger and Shyanne Kopfmann of Ciavarella Design, as well as additional engineers who attended the meeting via Zoom, presented their recommendation for a new HVAC system for the courthouse.