Oldham Countys top ag commodity is horses, and supporting horse owners and managers remains a high priority. According to the 2022 Kentucky Equine Survey, Oldham County ranked 6th in Equine Acres, 6th in Equine Value, and 7th in Equine Operation Income. Income from services and value of equine sold totaled 49 million dollars. Oldham County horse uses include racing, showing, breeding, trail riding, and idle horses. While the countys horse uses span the spectrum, all have a common need for pastu...
LaToya Drake, a Barren County Kentucky Native, is currently employed by the University of Kentucky Cooperative Extension Service with Kentucky’s Nutrition Education Program. LaToya holds a Maste... More
The ag agents in Boyd, Carter, Greenup and Lawrence Counties offered the Master Cattlemans Program this spring for the first time in several years. And the response was overwhelming. We had over 60 in... Read More
Over the past few years, a popular programming topic among farmers that I serve has been weed ID and control. I have held several weed ID and control classroom programs, as well as several in-the-fiel... Read More
A community cannot thrive without good leadership. The Butler County Extension Service offered a leadership development workshop for leaders and potential leaders who wanted to increase their knowledg... Read More
As climate variability becomes more extreme, spring growing conditions in winter wheat have also become more extreme. These extreme conditions are more routinely resulting in spring temperatures that ... Read More