Cooperative Extension Service Allen County 200 East Main Street Scottsville, KY 42164-0355(270)237-3146Fax: (270)237-5716www.ca.uky.edu/allen

Allen County Cooperative Extension Office

Office HoursMonday-Friday

8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. (with the exception of Holidays)

• Upcoming Events (Including BQCA/CAIP, Private Pesticide Training, and Tobacco/GAP

• KY Commodity Conference• KY Cattlemen’s Association (KCA)

Convention & Trade Show• UK/UT Grain Conference & Trade

Show• Annual Kentucky Alfalfa & Stored

Forage Conference• Area Dicamba Meeting• KY-TN Tobacco Expo• Farm Management Strategies for

Improved Decision-Making • Wildlife Program• New Webinar Series • Winter Wheat Program• Recipe

Adam HuberAdam Huber

County Extension Agent for Agriculture and Natural Resources

January 17th KY Commodity Conference. University Plaza Holiday Inn, Bowling Green, KY. Details and

agenda: www.kycommodityconference.org

January 17th-18th KY Cattlemen’s Association (KCA) Convention & Trade Show. Owensboro Convention

Center, Owensboro, KY Details and agenda: http://www.kycattle.org/convention.html

February 8th UK/UT Grain Conference & Trade Show. Logan County Extension Office, 7:30 a.m. – 1:45 p.m.

February 21st 38th Annual Kentucky Alfalfa & Stored Forage Conference. Lexington, KY, 8 a.m. –

3:30 p.m.

February 26th Area Dicamba Meeting (Dicamba- specific meeting required by label). Christian

County Extension Office, 9 a.m.

February 5th Robertson County Fairgrounds,

Springfield, TN, 8 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.

KY-TN Tobacco Expo.

February 5th Allen County Extension Office, 6 p.m. Speaker:

Dr. Jordan Shockley Description: This presentation provides an overview

of various topics including developing a business plan, assessing the financial performance on the

farm, understanding costs of production, and resources currently available within the Ag Econ

department.

Farm Management Strategies for

Improved Decision-Making

The Tobacco Expo Trade show, featuring 30 agribusiness exhibitors, will open at 8:00 a.m. The trade show offers

tobacco farmers an opportunity to meet with a wide range of agribusiness representatives involved in tobacco

production and related fields.

Seminar topics and times offered for this year will include:

• 8:30 am-10:00 am – Tobacco Production & Industry Updates (Dr. Andy Bailey, Dr. Eric Walker)

• 10:30 am-12:30 pm – GAP Training (Amy Rochkes & staff)

• Commercial Pesticide Applicator Points available for Categories: 1,10, 12

• CCA Points have been applied for

Lunch will be available for all participants at 12:15 pm and is sponsored by Eastern Dark Fired Tobacco Growers Association, Burley

Stabilization Corporation, Farm Credit Services, Hail & Cotton, Inc., Drexel Chemical, and Agriculture Workforce

Management Association.

Allen County Cooperative Extension presents:

Wildlife Habitat Improvement ProgramLocation: Allen Co. Cooperative Extension Facility

Cost: FREE

Program Date Speaker: Adam Huber, Allen Co. Extension Agent for

Agriculture & Natural Resources Feburary 25th at 6 p.m. Topic: Wildlife food plots

February 28th Managing Your Woodlands Webinar. 2 Master Logger credits

Description: What to do with an Abused or Neglected Woodland, Basic Forest Measurements, Pine

Management and Hardwood Management

March 7th Identifying and Managing Woodland Threats Webinar.

2 Master Logger credits Description: Invasive plants Insects (Native and Exotic,)

Diseases (Native and Exotic) and Wildfire

March 14th Wildlife and Woodlands. 2 Master Logger credits

Description: Wildlife Habitat Requirements and Enhancing Habitat for Game and Non-game Wildlife

Forestry Webinar SeriesAll Meetings located at

Allen County Extension Office Time for Meetings: 6 p.m. – 8 p.m.

2019

James E. Bruce Convention Center 303 Conference Center Drive

Hopkinsville, KY 42240 APPROVED CREDITS: CCA : 1 SM; 2 PM; 1 CM PAT: 2 General, 1 Specific (Cat 1A, 10, 12)

For additional information contact: Colette Laurent, UK Grain Crops Coordinator claurent@uky.edu – (270) 365-7541 EXT 21321

Soil Impacts and Economic Costs of Cover Cropping

Current Wheat Condition

Which and When? Applying the Best Products at the Best Timing for Fusarium Head Blight Management

TOPICS

Weed Control in Wheat

IPM vs. Prophylactic Management of Aphids and BYDV

Harvest Aid Options in Wheat

Forum-UK Specialists

Wheat, Corn and Soybean Outlook, Profitability Potential, and Risk Management Update for 2019

January 8th 9—3 cst

WINTER WHEAT MEETING

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