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Pet Care

The weather is getting warmer, so you know what that means—more time in the great outdoors! Unfortunately, more time outdoors means more opportunities for your pet to catch fleas and ticks. Fleas are the most common external parasite for our four-legged friends. They can live for as few as 13 days or as long as 12 months, and during their lifespan they can produce millions of offspring. Ticks are parasites that feed on blood and can plague our dogs and cats. Though their presence may not be noticeable, ticks can transmit many diseases through their bite. Consider your pets health during these hot months. Your Co-op has several different options to keep your pets protected!

Home Gardening

As summer rolls around, make sure to get your garden rolling, from lettuce and radishes to sunflowers and roses. Although a garden is pretty and great to eat what you plant and grow, there is some work that comes with it. Your Co-op has a variety of Bonnie plants to kickstart your garden along with seed to plant. Make sure to get some mulch, fertilizer and weed killer, to make sure you start your garden off the strongest possible. Throughout your gardening season you need to watch for pests and disease. If a problem occurs, we have exactly what you need to fight off these pests. Reach out if needed, that’s what we are here for!

Fly Control

If your herd is covered with flies this season, make sure to try our fly control products.  Face flies are the main cause of pinkeye, so helping to control them can stop the spread of pinkeye. Managing flies can save money and reduce cattle stress this season. Flies can afflict cattle during warmer months. An average of 12 to 14 flies can reduce grazing time by an hour a day, and when populations reach more than 20, animals will bunch up and/or move into shaded areas.  You should start in the early spring and use until the first frost of fall. Check out our fly control products today!

Pest Control

As the temperatures rise, pests are coming out, make sure to keep pests out of your way by using a pesticide or a herbicide. Pesticides can be absorbed by plants through the leaves and roots. Pesticides that are taken up by plants can move to other parts of the plant. Herbicides that are taken up by the plant often are designed to interfere with the plants development by mimicking plant hormones. Integrated Pest Management (“IPM”) is one strategy for managing insect pest damage in home gardens and landscapes. IPM is a decision-making process that seeks the least toxic method for controlling pests.

Wild Birds

The birds are out. Who doesn’t love to sit outside and just watch the birds come. Throw out some black oil sunflower seed, or even a chicken scratch to keep them coming back. Clean out your bird baths. We even offer a product that you can put in the water that will not harm the birds but keep the mosquitos away! Wash out your bird feeders, fill them up, and set them out and they will come! You may watch your birds and see where they are hanging out more to know where the best place for your feeder will be. Check out more bird supplies here! 

Pasture

The dull winter has passed and the pasture is turning bright and green again. Often, farmers struggle to get full utilization of their pastures in the summer months. In other words, your cattle stay in one or two main areas and rarely graze in other new locations.  Late summer can be an excellent time to establish forage crops, provided there is sufficient moisture for germination and good seedling growth.

 

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