Vol. 2 No. 2 • February 2, 2009
Commissioner Farmer calls for disaster declaration
Agriculture Commissioner Richie Farmer today called on U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack to declare an agricultural disaster in Kentucky as a result of a winter storm that disrupted feed and water supplies to livestock and left untold numbers of producers without electricity. ... more
Click here to read about the call-up of Kentucky National Guard troops to respond to the storm.
Click here to read about public health concerns related to the ice storm.
Agriculture Commissioner Richie Farmer
Massive state budget cuts have made it more challenging for the Kentucky Department of Agriculture to perform its duties and provide the services that the citizens of the Commonwealth expect and deserve. ... more
The Kentucky Agricultural Development Fund:
Welding class funded by ag development money helps farmers learn a valuable time-saving skill
The Kentucky Agricultural Development Fund is helping Breckinridge County farmers learn welding skills, making their farm operations more efficient and profitable while helping fill a predicted nationwide welder shortage. ... more
The Kentucky Agricultural Development Fund:
Agricultural development funds reach 700 Madison County farmers
The county has received $2.8 million in agricultural development funds since the program was launched in 2001, Extension agent Brandon Sears said. ... more
The Kentucky Agricultural Development Fund:
Tobacco settlement funds spearhead agricultural diversification in Washington County
State agricultural investments have helped many Washington County farmers withstand a decline in tobacco income, county Extension agent Rick Greenwell said. ... more
Poster and Essay Contest deadline extended
Entries must be postmarked no later than Feb. 20. ... more
Kentucky wines medal in San Francisco competition
Two Kentucky wineries brought some hardware back from the largest competition of American wines in the world. ... more
The latest on the CEM outbreak
Click
here to read the revised testing and treatment protocols.
Click
here to read entry requirements for CEM-exposed and at-risk mares.
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.
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
Coming up
KDDC/Alltech barn meetings
American Grassfed Association annual conference
Tri-State Diversity Conference
Allen County Beekeeping School
Goat dairy herd improvement session
National Farm Machinery Show
Kentucky Farms Are Fun Conference
Homebased Microprocessor Workshop
Kentucky Crafted: The Market
Alfalfa Conference
Pesticide training schedule
Kentucky Farm Fact
Nicholas Hardesty of Meade County earned the American Star Farmer award in 2007, becoming the first Kentuckian to win FFA's highest honor.
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