by burkecounty | Sep 25, 2023 | Uncategorized
Remember Those Dandelions? Remember last spring when those pesky yellow flowers kept popping up in your yard? You mowed them off, you sprayed them, and all it seemed to do was make them mad! Now is the time to spray them with a herbicide! But, you...
by burkecounty | Sep 8, 2023 | Uncategorized
Grain, Soil, And Weed Seed Samples For the next couple of weeks I will be traveling around the county collecting spring wheat and durum samples for the North Dakota wheat Commission’s annual quality survey. I will also be collecting soil samples for the...
by burkecounty | Sep 5, 2023 | Uncategorized
High Grain Temperatures Affect Storage As I am writing this article the forecast highs for the next several days are in the upper 80s to mid 90s. Warmer air temperatures mean warmer grain temperatures. Hard Red Spring Wheat and Durum at 15% moisture and a grain...
by burkecounty | Aug 28, 2023 | Uncategorized
Drought Conditions Persist Much of the upper half of North Dakota continues to have drought conditions. According to the US Drought Monitor, Burke County is split between abnormally dry in the south, to moderate drought through the middle of the county, to...
by burkecounty | Aug 14, 2023 | Uncategorized
BURKE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS AGENDA FOR August 15, 2023 APPOINTMENTS Items carried forward from previous agenda** 9:00 – Minutes and approval of bills 9:10 – Marla MacBeth Planning & Zoning 9:20 – Ann Taylor Road...
