Vol. 1 No. 7 • August 15, 2008
Tingle's tomatoes
15-year-old's Kentucky Proud products will show up on store shelves all over the Commonwealth
Alex Tingle of Nicholasville will be the focus of promotional efforts related to a restaurant partnership in northern Kentucky and Remke Markets, and the fruit of his labors will appear statewide on shelves of more than 100 Save-A-Lot stores in Kentucky. ... more
Agriculture Commissioner Richie Farmer
Food safety concerns are driving the growing interest in local food. ... more
New logo points Kentucky travelers to fun and exciting farm destinations
Kentucky officials unveiled a new agritourism logo to raise public awareness of Kentucky's more than 250 farm-based destinations. ... more
KDA is on the move at Kentucky State Fair
The Kentucky Department of Agriculture’s exhibits will be located along a new section of “Main Street Kentucky” inside the Kentucky Exposition Center at the 104th Kentucky State Fair through Aug. 24 in Louisville. ... more
For information about the World's Championship Horse Show and other horse shows before and during the state fair, click here.
Kentucky Proud welcomes Save-A-Lot
Kentucky Proud and Save-A-Lot are working together to stock Kentucky farm products in the 102 Save-A-Lot stores across the Commonwealth. ... more
USDA forecasts robust corn and soybean crops, despite flooding
U.S. farmers are on pace to produce the second largest corn crop and fourth largest soybean crop in history, according to the Crop Production report released Aug. 12 by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service. ... more
Farm production expenditures hit record high in 2007
The rising cost of fuel and other products helped drive U.S. farm production expenditures to a record $260 billion in 2007. ... more
HorseQuest Web site wins national award
The HorseQuest Community of Practice eXtension Web site was named the winner of the 2008 National Association of County Agricultural Agents Communications Award.
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USDA readies fresh fruit and vegetable purchases for elementary schools
Agriculture Secretary Ed Schafer announced that $49 million will be provided in fresh fruits and vegetables for elementary school children during the school day. ... more
Goat popularity continues to grow
The national all-goat inventory on July 1 totaled 3.73 million head, up 4 percent from the previous July number. ... more
USDA awards grant to KDA to identify new markets for sheep and goat products
The Kentucky Department of Agriculture, in cooperation with Kentucky State University and the University of Kentucky, has been awarded a matching grant of $55,780 to identify new niche market opportunities for sheep and goat products. ... more
Coming up
2008 Kentucky livestock show and county fair calendars
2008 Woodland Owners Short Course
DAIReXNET webinar
Small-scale aquaculture workshop
UK-Kentucky Equine Humane Center pasture management seminar
Kentucky Nursery and Landscape Association Summer Outing
Kentucky Forage and Grassland Council Field Day
Pesticide training schedule
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