Vol. 3 No. 1 • January 15, 2010
Meet the chefs
Agriculture Commissioner Richie Farmer, left, chats with some of the Kentucky chefs who will participate in "Cookin' in the Bluegrass: A Celebrity Chef Dinner Series" during the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games this fall. The names of the Kentucky chefs were announced in a news conference Jan. 14 at the Kentucky Proud Market in Lexington. (Photo by Ted Sloan) |
Agriculture Commissioner Richie Farmer
The new Kentucky Proud distribution network has the potential to eliminate the most significant challenge to the growth of Kentucky Proud – the ability to get products to the farthest reaches of the Commonwealth. ... more
Kentucky companies form statewide network for distributing Kentucky Proud products
Agriculture Commissioner Richie Farmer has announced that three long-time Kentucky businesses have formed a statewide distribution network for Kentucky Proud products that could have a significant economic impact for Kentucky farmers. ... more
State cattlemen honor two area companies as Beef Backers
Kroger MidSouth Division and Texas Roadhouse Inc., a Louisville-based restaurant chain, received 2009 Beef Backer awards from Kentucky Beef Council during the Kentucky Cattlemen’s Annual Convention. ... more
US Growers Tobacco Company creates new marketing opportunity
USGTC will provide facilities were growers can deliver, process, and store their tobacco while waiting for prices to become favorable.
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New farmers' market manual now available
The 2010 Kentucky Farmers’ Market Manual has new and updated information to help markets and vendors make the most of their farmers’ market experience. ... more
Kentucky couple wins Farm Bureau honor
Ashley and Aaron Reding of Hodgenville won the Young Farmers and Ranchers Achievement Award at the American Farm Bureau Federation's 91st annual meeting in Seattle. ... more
Aaron and Ashley Reding of Hodgenville accept the Young Farmers and Ranchers Achievement Award from American Farm Bureau President Bob Stallman during the AFBF's 91st annual meeting in Seattle. (Photo courtesy Kentucky Farm Bureau) |
Farm Bureau elects grassroots leaders
Kentucky's Terry Gilbert and Mark Haney were re-elected to national leadership posts at the American Farm Bureau Federations' 91st annual meeting in Seattle. ... more
State and American FFA degree application now available
Advisors will submit the names of students who will complete a State Degree Application to the executive secretary by Feb. 15. ... more
Kentucky produced large crops in 2009
Corn and soybean production and yields set new records, and burley tobacco production was up 10 percent over 2008. ... more
Kentucky winter wheat seeded acreage decreased
Kentucky farmers seeded an estimated 450,000 acres to winter wheat during the fall of 2009 for
harvest in 2010, a decrease of 60,000 acres from the 2009 crop. ... more
McNear receives prestigious national award
David McNear, an assistant professor in the University of Kentucky College of Agriculture, received a Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers during a recent ceremony at the White House. ... more
2009 crop year is one for the record books, USDA reports
U.S. farmers produced the largest corn and soybean crops on record in 2009, according to the Crop Production 2009 Summary. ... more
True to lead UK College of Agriculture Field Inspection Program
As coordinator of the University of Kentucky College of Agriculture's Field Inspection Program, Jim True will play an important role in consumer protection in the commonwealth. ... more
Staple food prices trend down for fifth straight quarter
Retail food prices at the supermarket decreased for the fifth consecutive quarter and are significantly lower than one year ago, according to the latest American Farm Bureau Federation Marketbasket Survey. ... more
Kentuckian named to Fruit and Vegetable Industry Advisory Committee
The advisory committee advises the Secretary of Agriculture on issues affecting the fruit and vegetable industry. ... more
Click here for the latest information on H1N1 flu.
The Kentucky Department for Public Health's toll-free influenza hotline is 1-877-843-7727.
Click here for the latest information from the U.S. Department of Agriculture on animal infections of H1N1.
Join Ray Bowman, executive director of the Kentucky Sheep and Goat Development Office, for The Sheep and Goat Radio Hour every Thursday from noon-1 p.m. Eastern time on America's Web Radio.
Coming up
UK Grain Crops Academy
Kentucky Cattlemen's Association annual meeting
Tri-State Innkeepers Conference
Tobacco Workers Conference
Tobacco Expo and Annual Meeting
UK annual lambing school
2010 Kentucky Dairy Management Seminar
Kentucky Commodity Conference
Kentucky Pork Producers annual meeting
Eastern Kentucky Beekeeping School
Kentucky Farm Bureau Young Farmer Leadership Conference
American Grassfed Association Conference: Grazing America
National Farm Machinery Show
Pasteurization Short Course
Northeast Kentucky Beekeeping School
Pesticide training schedule
Kentucky Farm Fact
Kentucky beekeepers took in an estimated $368,000 from the sale of honey in 2008. Bees also are essential for pollinating crops. Click here to find out more about bee and honey production and to find a schedule of beekeeping schools in Kentucky this winter.
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