Vol. 3 No. 5 • March 15, 2010
Commissioner Farmer honors contest winners
Agriculture Commissioner Richie Farmer honored the winners of the Kentucky Department of Agriculture’s 2010 Poster and Essay Contest at the Kentucky Agriculture Day luncheon March 9 in Frankfort. ... more
Click here to see the winning posters and essays.
Agriculture Commissioner Richie Farmer
The young people we recognized at the recent Kentucky Agriculture Day luncheon were bright, enthusiastic and eager to learn. ... more
Commissioner Farmer mourns the loss of KFB First Vice President John Hendricks
“John was a respected leader on the local, state and national levels and a champion for the Kentucky farmer," Commissioner Farmer said. ... more
Kentucky Proud on display at Kentucky Crafted
Agriculture Commissioner Richie Farmer made the rounds at the Kentucky Proud display at Kentucky Crafted: The Market March 5 at the Kentucky Exposition Center in Louisville. Above: Commissioner Farmer and his wife, Becky (left), chat with Erika Chavez-Graziano, owner of Cellar Door Chocolates in Louisville. Below: Commissioner Farmer greets Kenny and Beverly Mattingly of Kenny's Farmhouse Cheese as he looks over the selection from the Barren County gourmet cheese producer. (Photos by Chris Aldridge) |
A Kentucky Proud Profile:
Western Kentucky students enjoy Kentucky Proud lettuce for lunch
Seven western Kentucky public school districts are serving lunches containing Kentucky Proud lettuce from Kentucky Hydro Farm of Marshall County. ... more
Next deadline to apply for a slot in The Kentucky Experience is March 31
Applications are available for Kentucky Proud products to be considered for resale at the Kentucky Artisan Center at Berea, the first step for having products considered for resale at the Kentucky Experience’s Kentucky Proud Product Pavilion during the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games. ... more
El Niño to La Niña pattern could prompt drastic weather change
A return of La Niña would mean less than optimum growing conditions in Kentucky, said Tom Priddy, the University of Kentucky's agricultural meteorologist. ... more
Dan Smaldone named director of public relations for Kentucky Farm Bureau Federation
Smaldone comes to Kentucky Farm Bureau most recently from SHPS and previously spent more than eight years in the media and public relations office of the Kentucky State Fair Board. ... more
UK entomologists to look for new stink bugs
The brown marmorated, red-banded and bean plastid stink bugs are invasive, not native, and potential pests of soybeans. ... more
Spring is a good time to check water wells
An annual checkup by a qualified water well contractor is the best way to ensure problem-free service and quality water, said Paulette Akers, manager of the state Division of Water's Watershed Management Branch. ... 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
Agritourism Update
Kentucky Agricultural Development Board regional workshops
Kentucky Cheesemaking School
Livestock investigation training
Applied Master Grazer Program
Bluegrass Food Security Summit
Fayette County Farm Bureau farm equipment consignment auction
Kentucky Farm Bureau Women's Leadership Conference
Aquaculture workshop
Equine Association Leadership Webinar
Ohio River Valley Woodland and Wildlife Workshop
UK sheep shearing school
Mosquito education program
Kentucky Dairy National Shows and Sales
"Meat" Your Neighbor tour
Pesticide training schedule
Kentucky Farm Fact
Kentucky ranks 14th in the United States in corn production at 150-175 million bushels a year. To find out more about Kentucky's corn industry, go to www.kycorn.org.
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