This year the 2024 Poultry program had agents from McLean, Grayson and Ohio counties coordinate a program in cooperation with UK ANR Agents, IFF Wilmington Microbiology Center Specialist, KADF, University of Georgia Poultry Specialist, Purdue, and Poultry producers in McLean, Ohio and Grayson Counties. A grant from the KADF was received to help bring a UGA ventilation specialist to the area to visit with producers. The ANR agents, Purdue Flock advisors and UGA Specialist made 8 different o
Homesteading has been increasing in popularity since 2020. According to data from the Homesteaders of America website (homesteadersamerica.com), 59% of people engaged in this once mainstream production system, stated that food security was a primary incentive. Additionally, 58% noted that the desire for healthier food drove them, 56% longed for a simpler lifestyle while around 52% reasoned that government unrest and policies caused them to begin the homesteading journey. To address this phe
Grayson County ranks 21st in Kentucky for poultry and egg production, with poultry being the county’s number one livestock commodity. According to the 2022 U.S. Census of Agriculture, poultry production in Grayson County contributes over $2 million annually to the local economy. In recent years, there has been a noticeable increase in poultry production, marked by the construction of new poultry houses and the retrofitting of older facilities to meet the modern needs of poultry farming.Gra
