Kentucky Ag News
Vol. 6 No. 14 • August 15, 2013
Comer launches new mobile science units
Kentucky students will use a dazzling array of high-tech instruments to learn about agriculture when the Kentucky Department of Agriculture’s new Mobile Science Activity Centers (MSAC) hit the roads this fall.
Comer honors seafood cook off team
Agriculture Commissioner James Comer commended a quartet of south-central Kentucky students for their strong runner-up finish in the Great American Seafood Cook Off: 4-H Edition in New Orleans earlier this month.
Kitchen
stars will slice and dice for a title
The first Kentucky Farm to School Junior Chef Cook Off will take place during this year’s Kentucky State Fair on the Gourmet Garden stage, where the fair’s annual Cast Iron Chef Competition is held.
Ag, philanthropy meet at ham breakfast
For the 50th consecutive year, the tradition and excitement of the Kentucky Country Ham Breakfast & Auction comes alive during the Kentucky State Fair.
4 wineries share top honors in wine event
Wineries from Paducah, Lexington, Versailles, and rural Warren County took the most coveted honors at the inaugural Kentucky Commonwealth Commercial Wine Competition in July in Louisville.
Grow Appalachia founder talks local food
Mike Lewis, head of Growing Warriors, recently spoke to John Paul DeJoria of Paul Mitchell fame about the importance of nutritious, local food and giving people a hand up through agriculture. (video)
Planting the seeds of learning in Afghanistan
Before Kentucky Agribusiness Development Team 5 left the U.S. for its service in Afghanistan, it was their desire to bring agricultural leadership education to Afghanistan.
Schneider named new horse council head
Susan Schneider has roots in Louisville but most recently has lived and practiced law in North Carolina. While there, she served on both the Board of Directors and Executive Committees of the North Carolina Horse Council.
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- Woodland Owners Short Course
- Kentucky State Fair
- Kentucky Fall Grazing School
- Burley: Kentucky Tobacco in a New Century
- Kentucky Fall Grazing School
- Casey County Gardener's Group Community Potluck Picnic
- A Taste of the Farm Dinner
- Murray State University Arboretum Field Day and Tour
- Kentucky Wood Expo
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Kentucky Farm Fact
- An estimated 55,700 metric tons of industrial hemp are produced in more than 30 countries worldwide each year.
