Hart County Farmers

06/01/2026

06/01/2026

Specialty crop producers who have a Login.gov account can now access and submit their Assistance for Specialty Crop Farmers (ASCF) program application. Producers who do not have a Login.gov account or prefer to enroll at their local FSA office can request their prefilled application beginning June 8, 2026.

The ASCF enrollment period closes on Aug. 7, 2026. https://www.fsa.usda.gov/news-events/news/05-29-2026/usda-announces-enrollment-period-payment-rates-specialty-crop-farmers

05/27/2026

05/27/2026

05/15/2026

Local Working Group Meeting
June 15, 2026
6:30 p.m. CST
(Hart County Public Library)

Agriculture plays a vital role in the sustainability and economic strength of our community, and local input is essential in shaping conservation efforts that truly reflect our region’s needs.
That’s why agricultural producers, landowners, and community members are encouraged to attend this upcoming Local Working Group (LWG) meeting.
This meeting offers a valuable opportunity to discuss local natural resource concerns, identify conservation priorities, and provide input on how programs and funding can best serve our area. Whether you are directly involved in agriculture or simply have an interest in land stewardship, your voice matters.
Participation in this process helps ensure that decisions are informed by those who know the land best—our local community.
For additional information, please contact Hart County Conservation District at 270-524-5631 (Ext-3) /[email protected].

05/08/2026

05/08/2026

For all your fencing needs contact owners/operators Aaron Caswell and Wade Scott

05/08/2026

Just a reminder that without bees, there wouldn’t be any honey for your biscuits. 🐝

05/08/2026

If you missed our latest webinar, you can now view the recording!

Click the link in the comments to listen to Dr. Anurag Agrawal discuss the natural history, biological adaptations, and species diversity that make milkweed so interesting.

Through his scientific leadership, Dr. Agrawal, a professor of ecology and evolutionary biology at Cornell University, brings a deeper understanding of the complex natural systems monarchs depend on. You're sure to learn something new from this presentation!

05/08/2026

Monarchs, like other butterflies and moths, undergo complete metamorphosis, meaning that they have an egg, larva (caterpillar), pupa (chrysalis), and adult stage.

Female monarchs lay eggs on milkweed plants, providing food and shelter for a caterpillar for approximately two weeks (dependent on temperature) while it eats almost constantly. The period between each shedding of the skin, or molt, is called an instar. Monarchs have five larval instars and grow to almost 2,000 times their original mass.

A late fifth instar monarch will generally crawl away from the milkweed plant it was feeding on to find a secure location where it forms a silk pad and hangs upside down in a J shape before shedding its skin one last time to expose the bright green chrysalis. After 8-14 days (also dependent on temperature), an adult emerges, pumps fluid to its wings to give them shape, and spends several hours drying before it is ready to venture off.

This graphic shows the time spent in each stage at 72 and 82 degrees. With that 10-degree drop, it can take a monarch an additional 15 days to develop from egg to adult.