Author: Carol Hinton
Major Program: Sustainable Agriculture
According to the USDA, Kentucky has the 4th largest number of farms in the United States with 55% of land designated for agriculture. As farms continue to consolidate, Agribusinesses’ have made their in-roads into farms and ‘Outstanding’ customer service is key to keeping their business, Extension is no different. The Cooperative Extension Service prides themselves in their ability to take care of the customers. The programming in the county is designed from
According to the USDA, Kentucky has the 4th largest number of farms in the United States with 55% of land designated for agriculture. However, as the global population grows, and demands for agricultural products grow, the need for individuals with agricultural knowledge or careers related to agriculture will continue to grow. In Breckinridge County, few classrooms incorporate agriculture into their curriculum each year and many students have very little understanding of how agriculture impacts
Author: Timothy Stombaugh
An important part of agricultural equipment development and innovation is standardization. Equipment manufacturers rely heavily on national and international standards to develop machines that are safe, reliable, and compatible with other machines developed by different manufacturers. A new standards project is being pursued to develop new techniques to test the accuracy of granular application machinery. This work has a direct impact on anyone who purchases agricultural granul
Author: Mattea Mitchell
According to the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Hickman County had 246 farm operations on 118,474 acres representing 88% of the county's total land. Total value of crop sales were $56,171 and animal sales were $102,692. Hickman County is a predominately farming community with production of row crops, livestock, poultry, and hog barns.When looking at the four river counties as one, 83.53% of the land is used for crop production. Last year, there were $359,967,000 of products sold across 960 farm
According to the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Hickman County had 246 farm operations on 118,474 acres representing 88% of the county's total land. Total value of crop sales were $56,171 and animal sales were $102,692. Hickman County is a predominately farming community with production of row crops, livestock, poultry, and hog barns. Our county also includes other smaller food producing farms.The Grow It, Eat It, Wear It program focuses on several aspects of agriculture including row crop prod
Author: Andy Mills
This Agriculture and Natural Resources Extension Educator was asked by one of the county agriculture teachers to help with an educational program for her vet science high school class. With the big increase in small animal interest in veterinarians the ANR agent decided to ask a local vet for help. In the classroom we demonstrated how to use an ultrasound machine on a pregnant dog to determine pregnancy. During this process students learned the importance of handling animals, how an ultrasound m
Author: Lindie Huffman
“I bought a farm…”“ I just bought a farm, what can I do to make money, and where can I find a grant to pay for it?”….This is the number one question I receive weekly. Unfortunately for the caller, there is never an easy answer. In fact, I answer this question with a series of questions; How many acres? What resources do you have? What are you currently doing on the farm? In five years, where do you see yourself? And finally…What do you like to do?In e
Author: Steven Musen
Due to declining world-wide demand for tobacco products, tobacco sales have fallen from a high of over 60%, to a current value of 23% of the total value of agriculture products sold in Jessamine County. House Bill 611 and the implementation of the Governor’s Office of Ag. Policy’s (GOAP) Agriculture Development Fund and the County Ag. Investment Program (CAIP) has allowed for the allocation over $3.1 million, over a 16-year period. These funds have been used to assist in the restruct
Author: David Embrey
Edmonson County is a very rural, sparsely populated county and a large percentage of that population works outside of the county. Even so, the residents of the county have a wide range of interests and needs related to agriculture. For the past several years, in an effort to address as many of those needs and interests as possible, the County Agent for Agriculture and Natural Resources has offered a multitude of educational opportunities. The past two years have included state and regional progr
Author: Glen Roberts
Collaborators: Ky Department of Agriculture, ANR agent Glen Roberts, Ky State University Small Farm Assistant , Danny Adams, ANR Assistant , Terry Bertram, Ky Farm Bureau Federation, Wayne County Farm Bureau Federation, Valley Farm Center, UK Beef Nutrition Specialist, UK Soils Specialist, and UK Biosystems and Engineering specialists Goals: Livestock and grain farmers are perceived as good stewards of the land. They farm in a sustainable environmentally friendly and profitable manner. Through a
According to the 2017 Census of Agriculture Edmonson County has 81,589 acres of land used for agricultural purposes. About 73% is used for pasture and hay production. Several ruminant, and other species are raised on these acres, to include beef and dairy cattle, horses, meat goats, sheep, pastured poultry, and even wildlife, however, not all wildlife species are welcome by producers. In today’s economy many producers are searching for ways to improve production and utilization o
Author: Vicki Shadrick
The 2014 Farm Bill allowed producers to grow industrial hemp the research and demonstration projects conducted in collaboration with Kentucky Department of Agriculture (KDA). The 2018 Farm Bill, that passed, allowed for commercial production of industrial hemp. The Farm Bill allowed producers to grow industrial hemp on a commercial scale, using the licensing system developed by Kentucky Department of Agriculture. “No person can grow, handle, broker, or process industrial
Author: Christin Herbst
According to the 2017 Census of Agriculture, there are 50,908 acres of land in 308 farms in Carroll County with a total of 17,857 acres harvested. Cash receipts totaled $5,811,000 in 2012. Since the 1998 Master Tobacco Settlement Agreement, the pounds of tobacco harvested in Carroll County has decreased over 98% and the importance of diversifying agricultural operations from tobacco to other production areas has been vital.Supporting local agricultural producers is a high priority of
Author: Lyndall Harned
Because of the extremely wet weather we had over the winter and that continued into the early spring, the fields in Boyd County were saturated and the farmers were in a quandary as to how to handle them. In response to inquiries from them, I was able to put together a program, based on one presented by Dr, Chris Teutsch, The program was well attended and the various nformation learned was put to use on the various farms as applicable and as needed to address that farms situation and individual c
Author: Tad Campbell
The Buffalo Trace Area Agriculture and Natural Resource Agents hosted two producer certification meetings discussing a newer chemical chemistry with soybean production utilizing dicamba based herbicides. Agents partnered with Bayer Incorporated and the University of Kentucky Weed Scientist Specialists to offer two certification meetings discussing the environmental concerns with dicamba chemistries. Each session presented positive and negatives associated with the chemistry while of
Author: Jason Phillips
According to research from HubSpot, YouTube is the second most trafficked website behind google, and four times as many people prefer watching video on YouTube rather than on social media platforms. The Simpson County Ag Advisory Council and local clientele indicated that they would benefit from credible educational videos about local timely topics pertaining to agriculture, horticulture and natural resources.Therefore, the Simpson and Allen County Extension Agents for Agriculture & Na
Author: Nicholas Carter
Since the passing of the tobacco buyout, tobacco production has declined significantly. Cooperative Extension Service was given the responsibility to create and facilitate the 9 members Ag Development Council. The council met and gathered facts from all areas of agriculture in Fayette County and created a comprehensive plan for agriculture. This council has reviewed and approved applications from various groups or individuals for improvement in area of needs highlighted in the comprehensive plan
Author: Adam Huber
According to research from HubSpot, YouTube is the second most trafficked website behind google, and four times as many people prefer watching video on YouTube rather than on social media platforms. The Simpson County Ag Advisory Council and local clientele indicated that they would benefit from credible educational videos about local timely topics pertaining to agriculture, horticulture and natural resources. Therefore, the Simpson and Allen County Extension Agents for Agriculture &a
