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Boating safety emphasized
by Game, Fish and Parks Agriculture Secretary Tom Vil-
Water temperatures are warming
in South Dakota, and boaters
typically begin to take to the water
in greater numbers as the July
Fourth holiday approaches.
In an effort to help keep those
boaters safe on South Dakota’s
public waters, the Department of
Game, Fish and Parks (GFP) will
step up its efforts over the next few
weekends to conduct boating safety
checks across the state.
“While GFP conservation officers
routinely conduct boating
safety checks during much of the
year, these stepped up efforts are
being made as part of a nationwide
boating safety campaign in conjunction
with the National Association
of Boating Law
Adminstrators (NASBLA),” said
Brandon Gust, GFP boating safety
coordinator.
Before heading onto the water
this summer, Gust encourages
boaters to take a close look at their
fire extinguishers, life jackets,
throwable seat cushions and other
equipment to be sure they’re in
good working condition. “The best
way to prevent an unwanted
tragedy on the water is to be prepared.”
If boaters are uncertain what
safety equipment they are required
to have onboard, Gust suggests
that they pick up a copy of the
South Dakota Boating Handbook
at the nearest GFP Office, state
park, GFP-license outlet or by
going online at
h t t p : / / g f p . s d . g o v / f i s h i n g -
boating/boating/
The following list of required
safety equipment serves as a quick
reference, but Gust suggests that
boaters take a few minutes to review
other safety regulations in the
South Dakota Boating Handbook.
The majority of boats in South
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Dakota are required to carry:
•One U.S. Coast Guard-approved
wearable, properly sized
personable flotation device for each
person aboard
•One U.S. Coast Guard-approved
throwable type flotation device
(seat cushion or ring buoy) for
vessels 16 feet or longer
•One U.S. Coast Guard-approved
fire extinguisher of B-1 type
or larger for vessels with enclosed
gas compartments
While state regulations require
that children under the age of
seven must wear their life jackets
anytime a boat is moving on the
water at ‘greater than no-wake
speed,’ Gust encourages parents to
have all children wear life jackets.
Gust also emphasizes that parents
should check to be sure each child
has a properly sized lifejacket to
ensure it doesn’t come off when
they jump into the water.
“Of course, it goes without saying
that life jackets will not keep
anyone afloat, young or old, if
they’re not wearing them,” said
Gust.
Boating accidents present a special
safety concern, and Gust asks
that boaters be especially mindful
when other boats are present.
“Many times we see boat accidents
that involve inexperienced
operators, but careless or reckless
operators present a problem for
everyone,” he said.
Finally, Gust asks that boat operators
do their part to make for a
safe outing and limit alcohol consumption.
“The safety of everyone aboard a
boat depends on having a sober and
competent boat operator,” he said.
“While open containers of alcohol
are allowed in boats, we want to
ensure that each boat has a designated
sober operator at all times.”
USDA seeks applications for grants
to help rural businesses create jobs The days of cutting hay on an In-
sack has announced that USDA is
accepting applications for grants to
help promote sustainable economic
development and job creation in
rural communities.
"Cooperative enterprises often
lead economic growth and job creation
in rural areas," Vilsack said.
"USDA is offering grants to help organizations
start cooperatives, expand
existing ones or help develop
business opportunities in rural
areas."
USDA is offering Rural Cooperative
Development Grants (RCDG)
to non-profit corporations and institutions
of higher education. The
grants also may be used to conduct
feasibility studies, create and implement
business plans, and help
businesses develop new markets
for their products and services.
One-year grants up to $175,000
are available. In most cases, grants
may be used to pay for up to 75 percent
of the cost of establishing and
operating rural cooperative development
centers. Recipients are required
to match 25 percent of the
award amount. The grant period
should begin no earlier than October
1, 2012, and no later than January
1, 2013.
Many RCDG recipients have a
long history of job creation and economic
development. In Great Falls,
MT, the Montana Cooperative Development
Center has helped 123
entities and guided the formation
of 37 cooperatives since its inception
in 1999. One of these cooperatives,
the Last Chance Café, in
Sunburst, MT, near the Canadian
border, would have closed without
help from the development center
and its USDA Rural Cooperative
Development Grant. This iconic
café is once again a successful local
diner and a gathering spot for the
local community.
Through this notice, USDA may
award up to $5.8 million in grants.
The deadline for RCDG applications
is August 6, 2012. For additional
information, see the June 7,
2012 Federal Register or contact
the USDA Rural Development
state office.
In addition, USDA is offering almost
$2.37 million in grants
through USDA Rural Development's
Rural Business Opportunity
Grant (RBOG. The program promotes
sustainable economic development
in rural communities and
regions with exceptional needs.
For example, in 2011, USDA
Rural Development awarded
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The RBOG program provides
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entrepreneurs, and economic development
officials and assists with
economic development planning.
Funding is available to rural public
bodies, nonprofit corporations, Native
American tribes and cooperatives
with primarily rural members
that conduct activities for the mutual
benefit of the membership.
Applications for Rural Business
Opportunity Grants are due August
6, 2012. Application instructions
may be obtained from the
June 7, 2012 Federal Register, or
by contacting a USDA Rural Development
State Office.
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of rural Americans, put people back
to work and build thriving
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From proposing the American Jobs
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White House Rural Council –
chaired by Agriculture Secretary
Tom Vilsack – the President is committed
to using Federal resources
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economic prosperity and ensure
the government is a strong
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and working families in
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USDA, through its Rural Development
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Rural Development has an
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Putting up high quality hay
ternational H or M tractor with a
sickle mower are long gone for
most, says Julie Walker, SDSU Extension
Beef Specialist.
"It seemed like a field took forever
to finish cutting. I clearly remember
the day that Dad
purchased a 12-foot mower with
conditioner. Boy could you lay
down the hay with that piece of
equipment," Walker said, of her
childhood growing up on a farm in
Minnesota. "Needless to say, hay
equipment has improved over the
last few decades."
Although equipment has improved,
there are still many decisions
Walker says producers still
need to make to ensure hay quality
is adequate. The decisions producers
make as managers of forage resources
will hopefully reduce the
amount of supplementation that
will be required to meet the animal
nutrient requirements.
What is high quality hay?
"Many producers would say
quality hay is green in color, free of
mold and weeds, has a high portion
of leaves and it was put up without
rain on it," said Walker, adding
that although these are good indicators
of high quality hay, they
don't tell producers anything about
the nutritional content of the forage.
Sampling is the best way to understand
the nutritional content of
forage, Walker says.
"Producers need to sample the
hay once it is in the stack and send
the sample to a lab for nutritional
analysis. This is essential to understanding
its true quality," she said.
What are the best management
practices that should be considered
to improve the odds of getting a
stack of high quality hay?
To answer this question, Walker
first asks producers if they go for
quantity, or quality?
"Forage has the highest digestibility
in the vegetative stage,
and is less digestible at seed stage.
As the plant matures from vegetative
to seed stage, the digestibility
decreases and the amount of biomass
available for harvest increases,"
she says.
Figure 1 shows that maximum
yield of digestive dry matter. For
grasses, the maximum yield of digestive
dry matter would be obtained
at the late boot to early head
stage of maturity and for legumes,
the mid-to late-bud stage of maturity
is best.
Taken from Schroeder, 1996,
NDSU
Research has shown that forage
cut at or near sundown has higher
energy compared to morning.
"This is a natural physiological
process in plants wherein concentrations
of soluble carbohydrates
and other highly digestible nutrients
are highest after a full day of
sunshine and photosynthesis,"
Walker said.
She adds that tall enough stubble
height should be left to aid in
drying as well as improves pickup
performance.
"However, too high of stubble
height will reduce yields," she says.
Correct hay curing (drying) is
the next step. Walker says various
factors can reduce hay quality during
the drying phase, these include;
respiration, weather and loss of
leaves. Some tips she shares to
speed up curing include; using a
mower conditioner speeds drying
by opening the waxy layer surrounding
the stems in legumes;
large and/or coarse stemmed forages
have shown faster drying
when conditioned. Wider swaths
also allow for faster drying. Raking
should be avoided if possible when
the forage moisture is less than 40
percent.
Hay desiccants are used to reduce
the amount of time required
for hay drying. The commonly used
hay desiccants are potassium carbonate
or sodium carbonate, which
are sprayed onto the hay during
the cutting phase.
Walker says hay desiccants are
effective on alfalfa, clover and
birdsfoot trefoil to remove the
moisture-conserving waxy cutin
layer of the plant, however, they
are ineffective on grasses such as
orchardgrass, timothy and
bromegrass.
"When considering using hay
desiccants remember to include the
cost of the chemical as well as the
sprayer for application," she said.
Walker adds that reducing leaf
loss during the baling phase is key
to maintaining quality.
"Baling at moisture content
above 15 percent, has less leaf loss
than below 15 percent. Typical
moisture content of the bales needs
to be below 18 to 20 percent to prevent
mold growth," she said. "When
putting up hay with higher moisture
content other management
steps need to be implemented to
ensure maintaining hay quality as
well as reducing the risk of fire."
Feed costs are a large portion of
your annual cow cost, so managing
the forage resource to get a quality
hay product, which will reduce the
need for additional supplementation,
can ultimately reduce the feed
bill. For more information visit,
www.igrow.org.
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