Spencer County Agriculture & Horticulture Newsletter

Cooperative

Extension Service

Spencer County

100 Oak Tree Way

PO Box 368

Taylorsville, KY 40071

(502) 477-2217

Fax: (502) 477-1343

www.ca.uky.edu/ces

March-April 2016

Welcome to Spring! After a pretty

decent winter, it’s nice to see that spring is

here. It’s amazing that it seemed like

overnight that our lawns turned green and

started growing, along with the weeds as

well!

You can see that there are several

upcoming meetings that may be of interest to

you. You can see some of our SOS Classes

to the lower right of this column and you can

see a full listing of our classes at our website

(address is below).

As always, feel free to call or email me

if you have any questions.

Sincerely,

Bryce Roberts,

Spencer County Extension Agent for

Agriculture and Natural Resources

More Information As always, if you need

more information, feel free to

call me at 477-2217.

You can also email me at

broberts@uky.edu or you can visit my

website to view archived newsletters and

news articles. The web address is:

www.spencerextension.com

Farmers Market Opening The Taylorsville/Spencer County Farm-

ers Market will be opening up on April 2. It

will be open beginning at 8 a.m. until noon or

so. Some of the vendors may stay past noon if

there is a crowd. The market will be open

every Saturday (rain or shine) until the end of

October.

If you are interested in becoming a

vendor, feel free to contact me for an

application.

SOS Classes Here are some of the Agriculture or

Horticulture related SOS classes that we’ll be

hosting. If you are a Spencer County resident,

you should have received a Class Flyer in the

mail a few days ago. If not, you can go to our

website to see the full class listing and register

online as well. You can also call our office to

register as well.

March 29: Spring Lawn Maintenance, 6 p.m.

March 29: Vegetable Gardening Basics, 7 p.m.

April 6: Dealing with Nuisance Wildlife, 6:30

p.m..

April 20: Butterfly and Bee Habitats, 6:30 p.m.

April 29: Rain Garden/Rain Barrel Class

(See next page for more information on this

class.)

Louisville Area Extension Homemaker Leader Training

Rain Garden & Rain Barrel

April 29

Rain Garden Workshop: 9am to 2pm Cost: $15 includes pizza

lunch and morning refreshments.

Rain Barrel Workshop: 2pm-4pm There is no charge to attend the

workshop but if you would like to make a barrel and take it with

you there is a $60 fee

Spencer County Extension Office located @ 100 Oak Tree Way, Taylorsville, KY 40071

Deadline to register is April 1, 2016. Make checks payable to the Spencer County

Homemakers: PO Box 368, Taylorsville, KY 40071

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Registration Form

Name: ___________________________ Phone: ________________

Workshops attending: ____ Rain Garden ($15)

____ Rain Barrel observation only ($0)

____ Rain Barrel to make & take ($60)

Amount Enclosed: _________

Louisville Area Beef Cattle Association

Spring Beef Cattle Management Meeting and Supper

Thursday, April 28, 5:30 p.m. Registration ($5 Fee)

Spencer County Cooperative Extension Service Office

100 Oak Tree Way Taylorsville, KY 40071 (502) 477-2217

RSVP by Monday, April 25, by calling 477-2217 so that we can

accurately prepare for our sponsored meal.

NO REGISTRATIONS ACCEPETED AFTER APRIL 25!

Program Begins with Supper at 6:00 p.m.

Economic Update,

Dr. Kenny Burdine, UK Ag Economist

KY Department of Agriculture Update,

Tim Dietrich, Beef Marketing Specialist

Bluegrass Stockyards Update,

Jim Akers, Jeremy Shryock

Sponsors Include (as of March 17):

Louisville Area Beef Cattle Association, The Peoples Bank,

UK Cooperative Extension Service

If you will be applying for Spencer Co. CAIP funding, this program will serve as your Educational Component.

NONPROFIT ORG US POSTAGE PAID TAYLORSVILLE KY

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Cooperative Extension Service

University of Kentucky

Spencer County

PO Box 368

Taylorsville, KY 40071-0368

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FFA

Agricultural Commodity

Breakfast You are cordially invited to the Spencer County FFA Agricultural Commodity Breakfast at

Spencer County High School on Tuesday April 5, 2016 from 8:00 to 10:00 a.m. This is the make-up date

from the snow out on President’s Day.

The Ag Commodity Breakfast provides an opportunity for Spencer County residents to come

together in a casual “meet and greet” environment. There will not be a program and you are welcomed

to come in at anytime to eat. Our goal is to showcase agricultural commodities and FFA during this

casual setting by providing agriculturally based breakfast foods to eat and FFA members to serve. There

is no charge for the breakfast.

If possible please R.S.V.P. by email to darryl.matherly@spencer.kyschools.us or call Bland Baird

at 502-477-2781 by Friday April 1st. Please consider coming to Spencer County High School on April 5

to enjoy a breakfast that truly showcases what American Agriculture is about.