Vol. 1 No. 10 • September 30, 2008
Kentucky Proud search engine makes it easier to find your favorite Kentucky food products
The Kentucky Department of Agriculture has launched an Internet search engine that enables consumers and businesses to find the Kentucky Proud foods and products they’re looking for. ... more
Agriculture Commissioner Richie Farmer
Consumers want fresh, nutritious foods made close to home by people they trust. The Kentucky Proud search engine will help people find them. ... more
October in Kentucky means fall farm fun
Kentuckians looking for some outdoor fun can take a trip to Oz, step into the past, test their skills in a corn maze, pick out a pumpkin and much more at farm destinations throughout the Commonwealth in October. ... more
Sustainable 'Hamburger Alliance' benefits farmers, UK students
The Kentucky Hamburger Alliance Project, newly developed by the University of Kentucky College of Agriculture, is a vehicle used to provide consumers with locally-produced premium meat and Kentucky farmers with a solution to one of the problems of direct sales – finding a market for all parts of the animal. ... more
A Kentucky Proud Profile:
Porchetta Primata's high-end pork products get national acclaim
A unique Kentucky Proud pork product with its roots in ancient Rome received kudos in August from The New York Times, where they know a thing or two about fine Italian food. ... more
A Kentucky Proud Profile:
Tuckerized Smith Farms is on the way
Eddie and Jennifer Tucker have the perfect location for selling meat. ... more
UK Equine Initiative unveils new Web site
The updated website launch coincides with the start of the fall semester and reflects the tremendous progress that’s been made in equine programs since the Equine Initiative was announced in the spring of 2005. ... more
Associations to share annual meeting during Sheep and Goat Month
Kentucky Governor Steven Beshear has proclaimed October Sheep and Goat Month in Kentucky in recognition of the Commonwealth’s fastest-growing agricultural industries. ... more
Number of farmers' markets continues to rise in U.S.
The number of farmers markets in the United States reached
4,685 in August 2008, a 6.8 percent increase since mid-August 2006. ... more
Coming up
2008 prawn harvest dates and locations
Eastern Kentucky agritourism bus tour
UK Forestry Graduate Student Association Seminar Series
2008 Kentucky-Tennessee Cow-Calf Conference
Bulk milk transport security system demonstration
Family Farmer Fun Fest
Kentucky Goat Symposium
Win With Wood
Closing the Food Gap
Kentucky Farm Women Field Day
Extension Extravaganza
Green Industry and Equipment Expo
American Rabbit Breeders Association national convention
Kentucky Beef Conference
Kentucky Women in Agriculture Conference
Microprocessor workshop
Pesticide training schedule
Kentucky Farm Fact
Kentucky is fifth in the nation in number of goats with an estimated 85,000 as of mid-2008.
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