September 3, 2019 Issue, Page 5 of 9

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Agriculture Tuesday, September 3, 2019 The Elk City News, Elk City, Oklahoma Page 5 Fall is for Planting Trees and Shrubs Fall is an excellent time to barely hanging on in spite of the dark living room is not follow all label directions! tact Greg Hartman Beck- tension at 580-928-2139 or plant most trees and shrubs. the intense watering provid- advisable. You will shock For more information con- ham/Washita County Ex- 580-832-3356. In fact research suggests that ed to keep them alive. the plant with the drastic early fall planting is best for So, if you need to replace change in light conditions. container-grown and B&B a tree or shrub or want to Instead, acclimate the plant shade and ornamental trees add more to the landscape, or slowly adjust it to lower Oklahoma prepares for potential and pines, but spring is best light levels. Do this by mov- African Swine Fever outbreak now is the time to be look- for planting bare-root plants ing for that perfect plant. ing plants to more and more and broadleaf evergreens, The weather should be heavily shaded areas over such as holly and Southern changing for the better as we the course of a week before Morgan Vance, Public In- mans.” part of a four-state group, in- magnolia. Plants planted in move through the month of finally bringing it inside. formation Officer Dr. Hall says this is a cluding Texas, Kansas, and the fall have more time for September, bringing cooler Be sure to inspect plants As African Swine Fever deadly disease that would Colorado, that share many of the root system to become temperatures and additional for insects and diseases and threatens the swine industry, have a significant impact to the same commercial swine established before the onset treat accordingly before rainfall, something we all Oklahoma stays on the fore- livestock producers, their companies. This group of of summer heat. Plants in- will eagerly welcome and moving indoors. Spray- front preparing for poten- communities and the econo- state animal health officials, stalled during the growing our plants will greatly ap- ing leaves and stems with tial outbreak in the United my if it makes its way to the USDA personnel, represen- season are susceptible to preciate. States. a steady stream of water U.S. There is no treatment tatives of the commercial high transpiration rates lead- Moving Plants Indoor for will help get rid of many While ASF has never been or vaccine available for this swine companies and other ing to drying ofplant tissues. Winter insects. You can also wipe detected in the U.S. and pre- disease. industry personnel have met A perfect example of If you brought house- stems and leaves down with vention is the ultimate goal, Thus far, Oklahoma has twice to discuss the impor- this was seen at the Okla- plants out into the summer a soft, damp cloth. Constant the OK Department of Agri- participated in a series of na- tance of the four-state region homa Gardening Studio sunshine, you want to start drenching of the soil in the culture, Food and Forestry, tional exercises designed by operating as a unit, rather Gardens several years ago thinking ‘about _ preparing will also help drive out OK Pork Council, swine USDA-APHIS Veterinary than individual states work- when blueberry shrubs were them for their return journey pot insects that have taken up industry veterinarians and Services to identify weak- ing alone because the com- planted the Edible Land- indoors late this month. As residence in the soil. If the managers, and other sup- nesses in our ASF response panies operate across state scape bed. One blueberry shrub was planted in the fall pot is small enough, you porting State Agencies are plan: ASF Response Policy a general rule, you will want lines in several states. and then several more were to move houseplants indoors might also remove the plant working to formulate a plan Workshop, November 2018; To ensure proper prepa- planted in the spring. There around the time that the out- from the pot to look for in- to be prepared if an outbreak ASF Plan Review and Re- ration for a possible ASF was a noticeable difference side temperature is about the sects and simply remove is detected. vision Workshop, February disease occurrence, ODAFF between the one planted in same as the indoor tempera- them by hand. Plants can “ASF is a highly conta- 2019; and an ASF Response will continue tabletop exer- the fall and those planted the ture. This will give plants also be repotted to make sure gious and deadly viral dis- Tabletop Exercise, April cise trainings, refining emer- following spring; in spite a chance to adjust to the there are no unwanted pests. ease affecting both domestic 2019. These three exercises gency response plans and of the heat the fall planted indoor climate before you Insecticidal soaps are safe and wild pigs of all ages,” have set the stage for the practice transparent commu- shrub looked awesome and turn on the heat and avoid and can be used on many said Dr. Rod Hall, Okla- fourth exercise activity, a nication with swine industry was barely phased by the unnecessary cold damage to houseplants; if persistent homa State Veterinarian. series of functional exercis- stakeholders. extreme temperatures that tropicals. pests are suspected spray “However, is not a threat to es and drills to be conducted To learn more about ASF, summer. The others strug- Moving a plant directly with an insecticidal soap. human health, is not a food safety issue and cannot be between Sept. 23 and Sept. 26, 2019. visit USDA-APHIS’s web- site at aphis.usda.gov under gled, having crispy leaves, from its perch on the sunny More than one application dropping many of them, and patio to its winter home in may be necessary. Read and transmitted from pigs to hu- Additionally, Oklahoma is the animal health tab. Biosecurity can keep beef cattle operations disease-free Meredyth Jones, DVM, However, not all diseases tory secretions. Infectious every livestock operation. susceptible. It can happen in most potential to enter your MS, DACVIM, an associate We usually think of applying have vaccines, so more ap- skin diseases are transmitted the other direction, too. The operation makes sure cattle professor at OSU’s Center these plans and procedures proaches need to be included when animals contact each home herd may have immu- are ready if there’s a breach. for Veterinary Health Sci- to protect against infectious in biosecurity plans. other directly or rub on the nity to certain pathogens that Solid cow immunity through ences and contagious diseases, A comprehensive bios- same fencepost. Reproduc- the new animal hasn’t been nutrition and vaccinations This summer, Oklahoma but non-contagious diseases ecurity plan starts with un- tive diseases are often trans- exposed to before. It’s like also ensures that calves and the country dealt with derstanding how diseases mitted through breeding ac- should also be considered. sending a child to daycare or nurse quality colostrum and a number of disease out- The introduction of any spread. Generally, the or- tivity. Some diseases don’t kindergarten. They’ve been get early protection when breaks, including vesicu- disease into a herd can cause ganism responsible is trans- fit this rule perfectly, but it’s at home and are immune to they are young and just get- lar stomatitis, anthrax, and devastating losses from im- mitted by the fluids of the true in most circumstances. what’s there, but then they Eastern equine encephalitis. paired fertility to limited organ system it affects. For To prevent problems such go and meet new children ting their immunity charged As most beef operations growth and production to example, infectious diseases as calf scours, raise calves who come with a whole host up. include horses, both cattle deaths. The most common that cause diarrhea or other in open areas so they don’t of new and different bacteria Unfortunately, this sum- and horses faced potential approach taken by livestock gastrointestinal —_diseases easily come into contact and viruses, and they return mer demonstrated how ef- threats. producers to prevent these are spread through feces. with each other’s feces. To home sick. fectively some diseases Disease outbreaks high- losses is vaccination. Vac- Pneumonia and other infec- prevent the transmission of The best way to prevent spread through livestock op- light the critical importance cinations are an important tious diseases of the lungs respiratory viruses, don’t this type of exposure is to erations. So far, there have of biosecurity procedures on part of any biosecurity plan. are spread through respira- overcrowd or allow nose-to- quarantine new or return- been 665 premises quaran- nose contact across a fence.ing animals for two weeks tined for vesicular stomatitis Unfortunately, especially to 30 days completely away in Oklahoma and other states in Oklahoma, we also have from the home herd. Keep- in the region. The cost of ELK CITY to consider diseases that ing them in quarantine also working and testing animals, are transmitted by ticks and includes tending to them last the loss of productivity from Ducks UNLIMITED DINNER flies. An example is ana- and washing boots to mini- the effects of disease, and 9/12/2019 plasmosis, where the agent mize transmission between the loss of ability to move is transmitted through blood them and the herd. It’s im- animals for an extended pe- 6:00 PM carried by the fly or tick to portant to work with your riod can be economically ELK CITy CONVENTION CTR the next animal. This mode veterinarian to determine devastating to an operation. 1016 AIRPORT INDUSTRIAL of transmission highlights what testing, vaccination and Look at your operation ELK City, Ok one of the many reasons parasite treatments should for an effective ectoparasite occur while an animal is in and consider the “holes” control program. Finally, quarantine and the length where disease can sneak in. some viruses and bacteria of quarantine. Animals that Is your daughter traveling on are tough enough to survive become sick should also and off the property with her for a time outside an animal be quarantined. Animals show steer? Are your neigh- host. These can then be car- that die should be properly bor’s stocker calves across a ried on truck tires, boots, disposed of away from the fence from your brood cows clothes, tagging equipment, herd. I also strongly recom- where they can have direct tack and other objects that mend that when animals die contact? When you retrieved come in contact with manure without a known cause, a your bull that jumped the or other body fluids. necropsy (animal version of fence and was in with the The most common breach- an autopsy) is performed by neighbor’s cattle for a day, es of biosecurity involve in- a veterinarian to determine did you have your veterinar- TICKETS troducing new animals. In- the cause of death and if it is ian test him for trichomonia- SINGLE $50 coming animals have been in something that could affect sis before you put him back COUPLE $70 a different environment than the whole herd. the permanent herd and can Finally, nothing protects with your cows? 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