Vol. 2 No. 7 • April 15, 2009
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Agriculture Commissioner Richie Farmer
Are you interested in making your livestock operation more profitable? I've got three words of advice - test your forages. ... more
Western Kentucky backyard flocks test negative for avian influenza
The strain poses minimal risk to human health and is not the high-pathogenic strain associated with human and poultry deaths in other countries.
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ACRE program enrollment starts April 27
Producers can elect and enroll in the Average Crop Revenue Election (ACRE) program beginning April 27, USDA has announced. Producers have until Aug.14, 2009, to make their decision for the 2009 crop. ... more
Sheep, goat groups seek check-off referenda
The proposed referenda ask sheep and goat producers to assess themselves at the rate of one half of one percent (.50%) of the net market price. ... more
USDA announces new loan repayment rate methods for commodities participating in the Marketing Assistance Loan Program
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said USDA will begin using an improved and more stable system for determining non-recourse marketing assistance loan repayment rates and loan deficiency payment rates for wheat, feed grains, pulse crops, oilseeds, wool, mohair and honey. ... more
More corn and soybeans likely to be planted in Kentucky
The USDA's Prospective Plantings Report says Kentucky farmers plan to plant 20,000 more acres of corn and 20,000 more acres of soybeans this year than in 2008. ... more
Kentucky food prices decrease for the second consecutive quarter
Kentucky Farm Bureau’s newest Marketbasket Survey revealed that the total cost of 40 basic grocery items in the first quarter of 2009 was down approximately 1.3 percent from the fourth quarter of 2008. ... more
Women's agriculture scholarship available; deadline May 1
The scholarship will be awarded to a woman seeking a degree in agriculture who is entering her junior or senior year in college or pursuing a graduate degree.
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CWT announces herd retirement
Bids are being accepted through Friday, May 1. ... more
Agriculture Secretary Vilsack names Janey Thornton as deputy secretary for food, nutrition and consumer services
Thornton was School Nutrition Director for Hardin County Schools in Elizabethtown for more than 25 years. ... more
Farmer of the Year contest deadline is April 17
The Kentucky Farm Bureau (KFB) program recognizes farmers for their commitment to excellence in the agriculture industry and their efficiency in farming practices, sound financial management, and leadership in civic organizations. ... more
It's official - The New York Times and Time magazine say it's hip to eat goat!
In their March 31 edition, The New York Times boasted a glowing article entitled "How I Learned To Love Goat Meat." The article comes on the heels of a Time magazine feature that listed goat as number 7 on its Top 10 Food Trends of 2008. ... more
Kentucky Division of Forestry spring seedling sale
Coming up
Kentucky agritourism schedule
"Meat" Your Neighbor educational tour
National Barn Alliance conference
(early bird registration deadline April 15)
Meade/Breckinridge 4-H/FFA Goat Auction
Kentucky Nut Growers Association spring meeting
KECI North Carolina tour
Home-based microprocessor workshop
UK Horse Racing Club thoroughbred trainer panel
Kentucky Agricultural Development Fund regional workshops
Kentucky Christmas Tree Association tree, shrub and perennial auction
Kentucky Proud Elite Breeders Sale 4-H/FFA Kid & Lamb Sale
UK Forestry Graduate Student Association seminar series
Derby Showcase all-breed dairy sale
Kentucky Herb Festival
Kentucky's Fort Harrod Beef Festival cattle crawl
Pesticide training schedule
Kentucky Farm Fact
The Kentucky Department of Agriculture's Division of Show and Fair Promotion sponsors more than 100 livestock shows and aids and monitors Kentucky's 105 county fairs. To find out more, click here.
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