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FRANKFORT, Ky. — The Kentucky Dairy Development Council (KDDC) will hold a series of Milk Quality Barn Meetings throughout the Commonwealth over the next three months.
The programs, “Bigger Milk Checks Through Quality Premiums and Higher Production,” will begin with registration at 9:30 a.m. local time. Workshops on milk quality, milking equipment, cow care and other subjects will be offered. Lunch will be provided by a sponsor at each meeting.
Meeting dates and locations, with KDDC contacts and phone numbers, include:
* Jan. 10 – Bill Crist farm, Glasgow; H.H. Barlow, (270) 404-8003
* Jan. 17 – Bill Balance farm, Oakland; Roger Thomas, (859) 516-1229
* Jan. 18 – Ward farm, Sedalia; Bruce Sanders, (270) 522-8447
* Jan. 19 – Wayne Zimmerman farm, Fairview; Bruce Sanders, (270) 522-8447
* Feb. 7 – Jim Sidebottom farm, Greensburg; Jim Sidebottom, (270) 932-4003
* Feb. 8 – Mitchell Rooks farm, Columbia; Richard Colvin, (270) 465-3307
* Feb. 10 – Mike Rexroat farm, Russell Springs; John Eubank, (270) 457-2241
* March 15 – Steve Martin farm, Liberty; David Croshaw, (859) 239-9453
* March 16 – Larry Baxter farm, Salvisa; David Croshaw, (859) 239-9453
* March 22 – Jerry Gentry farm, Somerset; George Purcell, (606) 287-6641
* March 29 – Earl Lee Jones farm, Maysville; Bill Newell, (606) 301-3913
* April 11 – John Kalmey farm, Shelbyville; Bob Klingenfus, (502) 222-1538
* April 12 – O’Daniel & Sons Farm, Lebanon; Stewart Jones, (270) 865-3913
* April 13 – Embry’s Longview Farm, Leitchfield; Larry Jaggers, (270) 369-6098
Meeting organizers include Roger Thomas, executive director of the KDDC; Chris Thompson and Bill Crist of the University of Kentucky College of Agriculture, and Lewis Ramsey of the Milk Safety Branch, Kentucky Department for Public Health. The meetings are coordinated by the KDDC and sponsored by Alltech.
For more information, contact Chris Thompson at (859) 257-2785, Roger Thomas at (859) 516-1129 or the KDA’s Eunice Schlappi at (502) 564-4983.
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