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FRANKFORT, Ky. — Kentucky’s hard-working dairy farmers will be honored in special events during June Dairy Month.
“I want to thank the farmers who produce the top-quality dairy products we all enjoy every day,” Agriculture Commissioner Richie Farmer said. “Kentucky’s dairy industry is poised for better times ahead. Dairy producers and related dairy interests have formed the Kentucky Dairy Development Council, created a strategic plan and held a series of meetings to help producers improve their bottom lines. I am optimistic about the future of dairy farming in Kentucky.”
For the second straight year, Kentucky’s dairy farmers will be honored at Farmers/Dairy Night June 6 at Lexington’s Applebee’s Park, home of the Lexington Legends baseball team. The June Dairy Month festivities will open June 3 at the Monroe County June Dairy Picnic. Other June Dairy Month events include:
June 4 – Barren County June Dairy Farmers Appreciation Picnic
June 6 – Taylor County June Dairy Lunch
June 11 – Metcalfe County June Dairy Farmer Appreciation Picnic
June 16 – Hart County June Dairy Day
June 17 – Mercer County June Dairy Day
June 23 – Adair County Dairy Farmer Appreciation Picnic
June 24 – Barren County June Dairy Day
District dairy shows for youth exhibitors are scheduled for Harrodsburg June 14, Shelbyville June 17, Germantown June 26, Columbia June 27 and Bowling Green June 28.
Kentucky producers earned $236.6 million in cash receipts from dairy products in 2004, a 23 percent increase over 2003, according to the Kentucky field office of the National Agricultural Statistics Service.
For more information on June Dairy Month events or Kentucky’s dairy industry, contact Eunice Schlappi, the Kentucky Department of Agriculture’s dairy marketing specialist, at (502) 564-4983 or eunice.schlappi@ky.gov.
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