Kentucky Ag News
Vol. 8 No. 22 • December 1, 2015
Kentucky Proud Store opens in Lexington
Ed Puterbaugh cut the ribbon to officially open his Kentucky Proud Store Nov. 30 with help from the Kentucky Department of Agriculture's Roger Snell. See more photos from the grand opening on the KDA's Facebook page.
Wissing touts Homegrown By Heroes
Kris Wissing, producer of Paradise Jellies of Lexington, says the Kentucky Department of Agriculture's Homegrown By Heroes program is helping him get his products on Kroger shelves. (audio)
KFB ready to host 96th Annual Meeting
More than 1,500 Kentucky Farm Bureau (KFB) members from across the state will gather for the organization’s 96th annual meeting December 2-5 at the Galt House Hotel in Louisville.
UK: Every KADF dollar returns $2
Kentucky Agricultural Development Fund investments from 2007 through 2014 have positively and significantly impacted agriculture and agribusiness in Kentucky according to a report released Nov. 20.
USDA begins CRP enrollment period
The next general enrollment period for the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) begins Dec. 1, 2015, and ends on Feb. 26, 2016.
Handbook highlights organic resources
USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) has released to staff its new Organic Farming Handbook describing things they need to know when working with organic producers.
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Coming up
- Urban Growers Series
- Early bird grain crop meetings
- Purdue University Sheep and Goat Health & Production Webinar
- Kentucky Farm Bureau 96th Annual Meeting
- Kentucky State Beekeepers Association fall meeting
- UK First Friday breakfast forum
- Cattlemen's Webinar Series: Transportation, Trade, and Taxes
- Kentucky Fruit and Vegetable Conference
- Kentucky Cattlemen's Association convention
- Southern Sustainable Agriculture Working Group conference
- UK Equine Showcase and Kentucky Breeders' Short Course
- Organic Association of Kentucky annual conference
Kentucky Farm Fact
- More than 5,000 farmers, processors, retailers, restaurants, school districts, colleges and universities, farmers' markets, Kentucky state parks, and Kentucky Farm Bureau roadside markets are members of Kentucky Proud. Buy Kentucky Proud this season, and give your loved ones a piece of home for the holidays. Go to www.kyproud.com.
