Kentucky Ag News
Vol. 10 No. 5 • March 2, 2017
Make ag tag donation, invest in Ky. youth
When you renew your farm plates – or “ag tags” – you have the opportunity to make a voluntary donation to the Ag Tag Fund to help support and promote Kentucky agriculture.
KDA staff to attend home and garden shows
Kentuckians with questions about pests and pesticides can get answers from Kentucky Department of Agriculture (KDA) experts at home and garden shows across the Commonwealth in March.
Junior Chef team applications due soon
Opening Day is almost here. That’s right – the fifth season of Farm to School Junior Chef competition will open soon, and high school cooking teams have until March 15 to sign up.
Poster and Essay Contest deadline is near
Kentucky students have until April 7 to submit original works on how "Kentucky Farmers Feed the Hungry" in the m’s 17th annual Poster and Essay Contest.
Commissioner applauds passage of HB 265
Agriculture Commissioner Ryan Quarles applauded the Kentucky House of Representatives for passing House Bill 265, which will help Kentucky farmers transport farm implements on Kentucky roadways.
Quarles discusses legislative agenda
On Kentucky Farm Bureau's "Across Kentucky" podcast, Agriculture Commissioner Ryan Quarles talks about legislation to streamline efforts to feed the hungry. (audio)
Quarles praises Pruitt EPA confirmation
Agriculture Commissioner Ryan Quarles congratulated Oklahoma Attorney General and Kentucky native Scott Pruitt on his confirmation as administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
Company to build Pikeville greenhouse
Agricultural startup AppHarvest plans to build a $50 million high-tech greenhouse, creating 140 full-time jobs in Pikeville at a former surface coal mine repurposed for new industry, Gov. Matt Bevin announced in February.
2017 Master Cattleman programs under way
More than 4,000 beef producers have already participated in the comprehensive program and put the management strategies they learned into practice in their operations.
Early caterpillar egg hatch anticipated
It is likely eastern tent caterpillars will begin to hatch soon, according to Lee Townsend, University of Kentucky College of Agriculture, Food and Environment extension entomologist.
Soybean production, yields set records
“It was good year for corn and a great year for soybeans,” said David Knopf, director of the NASS Eastern Mountain Regional Office in Kentucky.
Bids sought on four bison
The Kentucky Department of Parks is accepting bids on four bison at Big Bone Lick State Historic Site in Union, Ky.
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Coming up
- MarketReady producer training
- Beekeepers schools
- KCARD grant workshops
- UK Master Haymaker Program
- Kentucky Farm Bureau Beef Expo
- Organic Association of Kentucky Conference
- UK Wheat Production Field School
- UK Tall Fescue Renovation Workshop
- Louis Crosier Farm Safety Symposium
- UK tree pruning workshop
- UK sheep shearing school
- Ohio River Valley Woodlands and Wildlife Workshop
- Kentucky Woodland Owners Association and Foundation Annual Meeting
- Kentucky Forest Industries Association annual meeting
- KSU Mobile Poultry Processing Unit training
Kentucky Farm Fact
- The 31st Annual Kentucky Farm Bureau Beef Expo is March 3-5 at the Kentucky Exposition Center in Louisville. For a complete schedule, click here. #KyAg365
