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Agriculture

  • Bat disease, white-nose syndrome, confirmed in Kentucky

    The Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources (KDFWR) and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) have detected the presence of white-nose syndrome (WNS) in Trigg County, in southwest Kentucky.  

    A suspect little brown bat from a cave in Trigg County, about 30 miles southeast of Paducah, Ky., was submitted to the Southeastern Cooperative Wildlife Disease Study (SCWDS) in Athens, Ga., who confirmed the disease.

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  • CRP general sign-up ends April 15

    USDA Farm Service Agency State Executive Director John McCauley reminds landowners and producers that a general sign-up for the Conservation Reserve Program ends April 15. During the sign-up period, farmers and ranchers may offer eligible land through the local Farm Service Agency county office.

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  • Vendors sought for plant fair

    The second annual Master Gardener Plant Fair & Spring Fling takes place from 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. May 14 in the parking lot of Grayson County Middle School, 726 John Hill Taylor Drive in Leitchfield.
    The fair showcases all types of lawn, garden and ornamental plants; vegetable and fruit plants; yard ornaments, crafts and garden-related items; free educational seminars  and hands on demonstrations. There will be food booths, crafts, a country store and door prizes.

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  • Farm Start program rescheduled

    Kentucky Farm Start, a beginning farmer program, has been rescheduled and now begins in the fall.
    The two-year program is designed to help participants make management decisions that are profitable for their operation.
    Registration is $100 per person. The class, a collaboration between Grayson and Breckinridge County Cooperative Extension Services, is limited to 40 participants. To register and for more information, call 259-3492.ý

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  • Ky. farmers to plant more corn, soybeans

    Planting intentions by Kentucky farmers show more corn, soybeans and wheat will be planted for the 2011 crop season, according to the Kentucky Field Office of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service.
    Strong crop prices are encouraging farmers to plant more row crops, the department reports. Burley tobacco acreage is expected to decrease, and acreage harvested for hay is expected to be below the last year’s level. The Intentions Survey represents acreage farmers intend to plant and/or harvest as of March 1.

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  • Food prices pinching pockets

    In days gone by, nearly every family planted a garden and harvested fresh vegetables for eating. They either canned or froze enough to provide considerable food throughout the winter until the next planting season.

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  • Forestry worker recognized

    Submitted
    Kentucky Division of Forestry (KDF) employee Steve Gray received the Outstanding Service Forester Award from the Kentucky Woodland Owners Association (KWOA) during its annual meeting.

    Gray, who works in the Central District, has helped advance forest management through his work with private landowners for 30 years. He was selected by KWOA to receive the award based on his accomplishments in forestry management and long-time association with private landowners. 

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  • Kentucky’s retail food prices rise five percent in first quarter of 2011

    The latest Marketbasket Survey, conducted by the Kentucky Farm Bureau Federation in March 2011, indicates that average retail food prices made noticeable increases in supermarkets across the state during the first quarter of the year.

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  • Time to control poison hemlock

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  • Transition incentives program offered for existing CRP

    Submitted

    USDA’s Farm Service Agency is announcing a continuous program that will provide annual rental payments for up to two additional years after the date of the expiration of an existing Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) contract, provided the control of the land is passed on to a beginning farmer or a socially disadvantaged producer, who is not a family member. The new program is called the Transition Incentive Program (TIP).

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