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Published July 04, 2008 11:34 am - Farm: In Brief: 07/06/08 Wyandotte grad joins extension
STILLWATER, Okla. — Brian Arnall, a graduate of Wyandotte High School, has completed his doctoral studies at Oklahoma State University. He has been named an OSU precision nutrient management extension specialist at Stillwater. Much of his work will be showing farmers how to use new technology to measure fertilizer needs in their grain fields. Cyanide an issue for cattlemen MOUNT VERNON, Mo. — Johnson Grass and wild cherry leaves each have cyanide that an be deadly to cattle, said Eldon Cole, University of Missouri Extension specialist. The same compound is in Sudan grass, sorghum-Sudan crosses, peach and elderberry plants, he aid. “Conditions of both the plant and animal have to be just right for death losses,” he said. Risks are up when plants get heavy amounts of nitrate fertilizer, after herbicide treatment and drought. Cattle appear to be more susceptible to cyanide or prussic acid poisoning than sheep, he said. Extension centers in Missouri do not test forages or leaves to determine the extent of the risk. “I recommend when turning cattle into a pasture containing significant amounts of Johnson Grass that you initially turn in a couple of head. If there’s likely to be a problem you’ll know it in 30 to 45 minutes. Be sure you know how to contact a veterinarian immediately if the sentinel animals go down. Immediate treatment can save them” he said. Generally, immature Johnson Grass and sorghum-Sudan plants are more of a threat. Most wild cherry risks come when cattle have access to large amounts of leaves following a storm. Once wilting leaves are dry, the poison risk is minimal, he said. Heavy rains deplete nitrogen 
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