Kentucky Ag News
Vol. 6 No. 20 • November 18, 2013
Comer returns $1.65M to Ky. taxpayers
The amount represents proceeds from the auction of equipment from the Kentucky Department of Agriculture’s former motor fuel and pesticide testing laboratory. Commissioner Comer closed the lab earlier this year after finding that it was hemorrhaging some $900,000 per year.
Homegrown
by Heroes goes national
A Kentucky initiative to identify farm products produced by veterans will become a national brand, Kentucky Agriculture Commissioner James Comer announced Nov. 11 at the Frazier History Museum in Louisville.
Partnership helps Warriors grow business
Growing Warriors recently signed a contract with The Weekly Juicery to supply half of the produce for the Lexington fresh juice bar.
Kentuckians excel at FFA Convention
Matt Chaliff, Executive Secretary of the Ky Association FFA runs down the national awards and honors earned by chapters and individuals from across the state. (audio)
Kentucky woman wins top FFA award
“I’ve been working on raising chickens since I was 6 years old, and since then, it has really grown into a successful enterprise,” said Chelsey Schlosnagle of Shelby County, the National FFA American Star in Agribusiness.
KFB celebrates National Farm-City Week
“Many people today find themselves two, three or even four generations separated from life on the farm,” said KFB President Mark Haney, “but it is important for everyone to have a solid understanding of how their food gets from the farm to the table."
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- North American International Livestock Exposition
- Kentucky Small, Limited Resource, Minority Farmers Conference
- Homebased microprocessor workshops
- The Spirit of the Horse
- Kentuckiana Crop Production Seminar
- Better Process Control School
- CFA Annual Membership Meeting
- Kentucky Farm Bureau Federation 94th Annual Meeting
Coming up
Kentucky Farm Fact
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Kentucky farmers took in a record $5.28 billion in cash receipts in 2012, according to USDA's Economic Research Service.
