Vol. 1 No. 16 • December 31, 2008
The latest on the CEM outbreak
Federal and state authorities have identified four stallions at two Woodford County farms that have tested positive for contagious equine metritis. Click here for the latest information from the Kentucky Department of Agriculture.
Commissioner Richie Farmer has called for swift federal action on the outbreak.
Click here to read more about the Kentucky Department of Agriculture's equine program.
Click here for a fact sheet on CEM.
The University of Kentucky is working with the state to resolve the CEM cases.
Agriculture Commissioner Richie Farmer
Kentucky agriculture had much to celebrate in 2008. ... more
A Kentucky Proud Profile:
Avalon Farms is growing more gamebirds
Joe McCord grew up raising cattle and tobacco in Clark County. Now his farming operation consists primarily of vegetables, aquaculture, and most recently the addition of gamebirds. ... more
Marketing farm tourism destinations subject of February conference
Experts on farm tourism will show Kentucky agritourism operators how to market their farms in a conference Feb. 15-17 at the University Plaza Hotel and Conference Center in Bowling Green. ... more
Kentucky Agricultural Development Board considers program revisions
The proposed concepts would allow the programs to better address the changing needs of Kentucky farm families and rural communities, the Governor's Office of Agricultural Policy says. ... more
Kentucky Girls STEM grant applications available beginning Jan. 2
STEM will award mini-grants of up to $1,000 to teachers, school administrators and leaders of community organizations who are interested in completing projects to further school-aged girls' interests in math and science. ... more
State and American Degree applications
Chapter advisors must e-mail a list of state degree applications from their chapter to the FFA executive secretary by Feb. 15. American Degree applications are due March 1. ... more
DCP Program enrollment open
Enrollment for the 2009 Direct and Counter-cyclical Payment (DCP) Program for farms with base acres is open both online and at local USDA service centers and will continue until June 1, 2009. ... more
MILC Income Loss Contract Program signup begins
Signup for the Milk Income Loss Contract Program (MILC) is open and will continue through the program's expiration date, Sept. 30, 2012. ... more
Harvesting Kentucky's agriculture heritage
The Kentucky Agriculture Heritage Center (KAHC) Board has launched the Harvesting Kentucky's Agriculture Heritage campaign. ... more
Coming up
Kentucky Farmers' Market Association annual meeting
Kentucky Fruit and Vegetable Growers Conference and Trade Show
Kentucky Small Ruminant Grazing Conference
Kentucky Cattlemen's Association Convention and Trade Show
NCBA Stockmanship and Stewardship Show
Kentucky Landscape Industries 2009 Winter Conference
UK Winter Wheat Meeting
Mid-States Horticultural Expo
Kentucky Agricultural Development Board/Kentucky Agricultural Finance Corporation annual meeting
Kentucky Pork Producers Association annual meeting
Kentucky Commodity Conference
Kentucky Farm Bureau Young Farmer Leadership Conference
KDDC Young Dairy Producers Initiative conference
Grazing America: The Annual Conference of the American Grassfed Association
National Farm Machinery Show
Homebased Microprocessor Workshop
Pesticide training schedule
Kentucky Farm Fact
Barren County led Kentucky in number of beef cattle, number of dairy cattle, milk production, burley tobacco production and production of hay other than alfalfa in 2007. To find more Kentucky agricultural statistics, go to www.nass.usda.gov/Statistics_by_State/Kentucky/index.asp.
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