Katie Morse, Intern, BCCD
Mosquitoes—we all know what they are—little flying bugs that like to take advantage of any exposed skin and ruin a good night outside. They bite anyone willing to provide a blood feast.  But what if you don’t want to be that dinner? Well, here’s some good news: there are a few things you can do to prevent becoming the next victim of a mosquito attack by preventing repopulation around your home.

Kevin Brown, Ag Resource Specialist, BCCD
This past week was an exciting one for some of us around the area.  Monday night, as dusk was approaching, along came the storm of the century.  For some, this would be an exaggeration, but for right where I live, probably not.  I have never experienced a storm with that much wind in my lifetime.  I have only had to “head to the middle of the house” one other time during a storm.  As the winds died down, and the rain tapered off, we emerged from our safety area to assess the damage.  Trees down.  Power out.  Powerlines down in our own lawn, with two poles really leaning and ready to snap.  Tree limbs strewn everywhere.  I will admit, I am a strange person. (But aren’t we all?)  I love storms.  I love watching them.  The forces that they have are incredible.  Imagine a thing that you can’t grab ahold of (air), and some days you can’t even feel, but at the blink of an eye it can completely shred everything around you.  Anyway, without hesitation, I grabbed my chainsaw and away I went.  I knew help would be a while getting there if I did not do something on my own.  I met the neighbor at the top of the hill with his mid-size tractor.  “Is everyone ok up there?”  “Yep.”  “Is everyone ok down there?”  “Yep”.  “Then let’s get to work.”   Two plus hours later, we had made it almost a quarter of a mile up the road to where the last tree laid across it.

Kevin Brown, BCCD, Ag Resource Specialist
I have been going to write this for quite some time now, but something always comes up.  Now it is the time of year where it will make a little less sense, but hopefully you will understand what I am talking about.  Maybe it will help you put fields to bed for the winter in a little better shape than usual and be rewarded next spring.