Vol. 2 No. 21 • November 16, 2009
Give thanks for our farmers this holiday season
This season is known for the fall harvest and bountiful meals with friends and family, so it is especially appropriate to give thanks for Kentucky’s farmers. ... more
Agriculture Commissioner Richie Farmer
I have a fantastic gift idea: Give the taste of Kentucky this holiday season – Kentucky Proud foods and products. ... more
KET adds air dates for 'Vintage Kentucky'
Kentucky Educational Television has added air dates for "Vintage Kentucky: The Vine to Wine Experience," a 30-minute documentary about the history of Kentucky's grape and wine industry, its recent resurgence and its bright future. ... more
Emergency responders train on ATV safety
Kentucky emergency service professionals trained on search-and-rescue operations and other accident scenarios during the second annual Kentucky ATV and Rescue R&D Weekend in October at the Knott County ATV and Motorcycle Rider Training Center. ... more
Kentucky farmers expecting record corn and soybean production
Despite a wet spring, growing conditions have been excellent. Adequate and timely rains helped push yields to record levels. Harvest is behind schedule due to wet conditions during October. ... more
Horse genome publication concludes project initiated in Lexington
Four researchers from the University of Kentucky Maxwell H. Gluck Equine Research Center and a faculty member in UK’s Department of Computer Science were among 58 co-authors of a research article published Nov. 6 in Science that reported the first complete sequencing and assembly of the horse genome. ... more
UK, KSU receive grant to train beginning farmers
Backed by a nearly $750,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Kentucky Cooperative Extension will offer a comprehensive training program for beginning farmers and those who are thinking about taking up farming. ... more
Agriculture's roots are deep in Kentucky
Nov. 16-22 is Agriculture Heritage Week in Kentucky. ... more
Classic Thanksgiving dinner cost declines for 2009
Menu items for a classic Thanksgiving dinner including turkey, stuffing, cranberries, pumpkin pie and all the basic trimmings dropped 4 percent in price this year, according to the American Farm Bureau Federation. ... more
UK College of Agriculture helping develop fallen stock disposal standards
In light of recent Food and Drug Administration regulations, researchers at the University of Kentucky College of Agriculture are defining a more natural way of disposing of dead animals to control the spread of pathogens and disease outbreaks. ... more
Secretary Vilsack announces food purchases for domestic nutrition programs
USDA intends to purchase $50 million of pork, $12.2 million of tart cherries, $1.8 million of dried plums and $18.6 million of apples. ... more
UK is leader in $6 million study of medicinal plants
The University of Kentucky is the lead institute in a group of universities that received a $6 million grant from the National Institutes of Health as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to study the molecular genetics and biochemical potential of medicinal plants. ... 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.
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
Kentucky agritourism events
Kentucky Small, Limited Resource, Minority Farmers Conference
Extension Disaster Education Network Food Protection Conference
Central Kentucky Agritourism Association luncheon
Boers and Bluegrass Weekend
Kentucky Farm Bureau 90th annual meeting
Dairy micro-processor seminar
UK early bird crop management meetings
Pesticide training schedule
Kentucky Farm Fact
Thousands of Kentucky Proud items are available from participating retailers throughout the Commonwealth or directly from many Kentucky Proud producers and businesses. Find Kentucky Proud producers and products here and give the gift of Kentucky Proud this holiday season.
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