On Dairy Month, Owen County herd is a leading Brown Swiss milk producer & much more: Kentucky Ag News for Tuesday, June 11, 2024

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Tuesday, June 11, 2024

Vol. 17 | No. 11

'A lot of bovine brew' on Dairy Month: Owen County herd is a leading Brown Swiss milk producer

Richard Sparrow and his three sons boast the highest producing dairy herd in Kentucky for the fifth consecutive year. Kentucky Deputy Agriculture Commissioner Warren Beeler said each cow contributes 12.2 gallons per day. “That’s a lot of bovine brew, bud!” Beeler quipped.

Legislative session reveals

key advancements for Ky. ag

"This year’s budget is full of growth and opportunities for Kentucky agriculture," Commissioner Jonathan Shell said.

Replanting may be necessary

in some flooded out Ky. fields

If farmers are forced to replant, some may shift from corn to soybeans due to the abbreviated growing season.

Two Ky. hardwood companies

to receive $469,976 in grants

Somerset Pellet Fuel was granted $300,000, and Kentucky Hardwood Lumber Company will get $169,976.

More agriculture-related headlines in the news

(click on links below)

New farmers' market sprouting up next to Fayette Mall in Lexington

Baltic visitors learn about sustainable farming in Kentucky

New distillery in previously dry Kentucky county joins Moonshine Trail

Experience unique pay-what-you-can restaurant at The Table in Louisville

UK, Purdue helping increase 'green' maple syrup production

Kentucky beef cattle farmers eligible to participate in grasslands project

Third human bird flu case tied to outbreak of H5N1 in U.S. dairy cows

Bird flu’s spread from poultry to cattle to humans worries feds, states

America’s farmers counting on farm bill passage

Is China buying up American farmland? No, study reveals it's Canada!

USDA to aid small farmers by barring poultry companies' pay deductions

Dairy farmers, take selfies with a cow in 'Say Cheese' promotion

Pre-register by June 20 for UK Pest Management Field Day on June 27

Covington Farmers' Market to host 'Farm to Fork' fundraiser on June 15

KAFC, KADB will meet June 14, 21 at Franklin County Extension Office

Kentucky woodland owners short course starts June 11

And in case you missed it ...

Meet the world’s most expensive cow auctioned for $4 million

Kentucky ag fact

Net farm income in Kentucky was $2.4 billion, according to the 2022 Kentucky Agriculture Census, up 56 percent from 2017.

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