Kentucky

NewsJanuary 2005 Published by the Kentucky Department of Agriculture

ISSN 1062-5836Vol. 37 No. 1

INSIDEAgriculture

CommissionerRichie Farmer

KDA touches yourlives every day.

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KDA directory....................... 4Short Rows........................... 10Classifieds ............................ 11

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Agriculture AdventuresEducational program coming to Ky.

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State prepares for soybean rustPage 9

Churchill Downs is Kentucky Proud

Some 150,000 people from aroundthe world will be enjoying beeffrom Henry County, pork from

Washington County, cheese from Bar-ren County and many other KentuckyProud foods and drinks when the callto the post is sounded for the 131st

By TED SLOANKentucky Agricultural News

Churchill Downs Executive Chef Gil Logan has expanded his menu of Kentucky Proud foods for the 2005 Kentucky Derby.

See KENTUCKY, page 9

Ted Sloan

Ky. menu forglobal audience

Kentucky Derby in May.Churchill Downs will offer a grow-

ing menu of Kentucky Proud productsfor its global audience on Derby week.The world-famous racetrack unveiledan expanded Kentucky offering duringits fall meet last November.

“I am very excited about our con-tinuing partnership with ChurchillDowns,” Agriculture CommissionerRichie Farmer said. “People fromthroughout Kentucky, and around theglobe, will come to experience the bestof Kentucky’s rich food heritage. I am

grateful to Chef Gil Logan for his dedi-cation to Kentucky Proud products.”

Chef Logan, the executive chef atChurchill Downs, estimated that theracetrack will buy $300,000 worth ofKentucky Proud products for sale onDerby week. Churchill again will offerKentucky Proud beef from CreekstoneFarms of Campbellsburg after a suc-cessful run during the fall 2004 meet.Creekstone, which has an office in Colo-rado and a processing plant in Kansas,

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The 2005 Kentucky Fruit andVegetable Conference in Janu-ary will give growers a chance

to share ideas and learn from expertsin fruit and vegetable production.

The event, scheduled Jan. 3-4 at theHoliday Inn North in Lexington, will bea joint conference of the Kentucky Horti-cultural Society, the Kentucky VegetableGrowers Association and the KentuckyGrape and Wine Short Course.

The conferencewill offer learningopportunities forbeginners and ex-perienced growersalike. Concurrentsessions will covercommercial treefruit, greenhouses,vegetable produc-tion and farmers’markets. Partici-pants also will hear about heirloom veg-etables and specialty crops, tree fruitintegrated pest management, cut stemproduction and value-added process-ing, cooperative marketing, organicfarming, and small fruit production.

Michael Judge and Mac Stone of theKentucky Department of Agriculture’smarketing office are scheduled topresent a produce marketing update onJan. 3. Janet Eaton, the department’sfarmers’ market coordinator, will lead aconcurrent session on farmers’ marketson Jan. 3. The KDA’s Chris Kring willpreside over a concurrent session on or-ganic farming and gardening on Jan. 4.

Fruit and vegetable specialists fromacross the United States will speak to

joint conference sessions on the firstday. Special out-of-state speakers in-clude Wesley Kline, Rutgers UniversityExtension vegetable and herb specialist;Fred Whitford, Purdue Pesticide Pro-gram coordinator; Jerry Cajka, districtdirector, Investigations, Midwest FieldOffice, Alcohol, Tobacco Tax and TradeBureau; Dave Lockwood, University ofTennessee Extension fruit specialist; andAlan Straw, UT small fruit and veg-etable specialist.

Gwynn Henderson will speak on“Dispelling theMyth: PrehistoricIndian Life in Ken-tucky” at the ban-quet Jan. 3. TheKentucky VineyardSociety will host anoptional “Celebra-tion of KentuckyWines” where par-ticipants may

sample wines from 10 Kentucky winer-ies prior to the banquet.

Registration is $25 and includes aone-year membership in the KentuckyHorticultural Society or the KentuckyVegetable Growers Association and entryinto the Grape and Wine Short Course.

The conference is jointly sponsoredby the University of Kentucky Coopera-tive Extension Service, Kentucky StateUniversity and the Kentucky Depart-ment of Agriculture.

For more information, contact yourlocal county Extension office or contactMary Ann Kelley (270) 365-7541, ext.216. The conference program is avail-able at http://www.uky.edu/ag/horticulture/meetings.html.

KAN staff report

Fruit, veggie growerscan get production tips

WHAT: Kentucky Fruit and

Vegetable Conference

WHEN: Jan. 3-4

WHERE: Holiday Inn North,

Lexington

Machinery, technology on displayKAN staff report

The 40th annual National FarmMachinery Show will attractsome 300,000 people to the Ken-

tucky Fair and Exposition Center Feb.16-19 to check out the latest in agricul-tural technology.

Billed as America’s largest indoorfarm show, the National Farm Machin-ery Show will feature nearly 800 exhibi-tors displaying heavy machinery, handtools, computer equipment and otherproducts. The show also will offer freeseminars on the U.S. agricultural mar-keting outlook, agronomics and a week-end marketplace television taping.

The 37th annual ChampionshipTractor Pull, sponsored by Syngenta, is

WHAT: Ohio River Valley Farm

Marketing Conference

WHEN: Feb. 22-23

WHERE: Kings Island Resort and

Conference Center, Mason, Ohio

held in conjunction with the farm ma-chinery show. The tractor pull bringssome of the nation’s best drivers toBroadbent Arena. Tractor pulls arescheduled for 7:30 p.m. EST each daywith an additional performance Feb. 19at 1 p.m.

The National Farm MachineryShow generates $19 million in economicactivity in the greater Louisville area.

Exhibit hours are 9 a.m.-6 p.m.daily. Admission is free and parking is$5.

For more information on theNational Farm Machinery Show andChampionship Tractor Pull, log on tothe Kentucky Fair and Exposition Cen-ter Web site at www.kyfairexpo.org.

Growers and other agriculturalstakeholders can pick up valu-able marketing information at

the third annual Ohio River ValleyFarm Marketing Conference Feb. 22-23 at the Kings Island Resort and Con-ference Center in Mason, Ohio.

Presentations on Feb. 23 will covermarketing, branding, selling to retailers,business issues, certified kitchens, com-munity food systems, chefscollaboratives, consumer trends andother subjects. The conference will openFeb. 22 with a Taste of Regional Cui-sine, a sampling of local products and apanel of chefs and producers discussingthe elements of a successful buying ar-rangement. Trade show exhibits alsowill be available.

Growers, entrepreneurs, educators,community leaders, local governmentofficials and other agricultural stake-holders from Kentucky, Ohio and Indi-ana are invited to attend. Registration is$40 before Feb. 7 and $50 after that date.

Registration covers all conference ac-tivities and presentations and threemeals. Checks should be made payableto the Commodity Growers Coopera-tive and mailed to the Ohio CooperativeDevelopment Center, attn. Travis West,1864 Shyville Road, Piketon, OH 45661.

Participants may reserve a room atthe Kings Island Resort and ConferenceCenter at the special conference rate of$72 by calling call (800) 727-3050 oronline at www.kingsislandresort.com.

For more information, contactTravis West at (740) 289-2071 orwest.222@osu.edu. Conference informa-tion is posted on the Web at http://ocdc.osu.edu.

The Kentucky Department of Agri-culture, Kentucky Farm Bureau and theKentucky Center for Cooperative De-velopment are among the conferencesponsors. The University of KentuckyCooperative Extension Service is one ofthe cooperating agencies for theconference.

Third tri-stateconferencein FebruaryKAN staff report

Kentucky Crafted: The Marketwill host 47 Kentucky foodcompanies that will offer

samples of their products at the 24thedition of the annual show in Marchat the Kentucky Fair and ExpositionCenter.

The public show will be March 5from 9 a.m.-6 p.m. EST and March 6from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. The wholesaleshow will be March 3 from 1-7 p.m. andMarch 4 from 9 a.m.-8 p.m.

Kentucky companies fromMaysville to Cadiz and from FortMitchell to Williamsburg will offercheese, salsas, jams, jellies, marinades,barbecue sauces, pickles, candies,honey, country ham, bison, popcorn

and many other Kentucky Proud foodsfor the 12th running of the KentuckyDepartment of Agriculture’s food sec-tion at Kentucky Crafted.

In all, more than 300 exhibitors willbe on hand for Kentucky Crafted inSouth Wing A with art, crafts, musicand books as well as food.

Exhibitors in past shows have es-tablished contacts in other states andother countries at Kentucky Crafted.The event generates $2-3 million in di-rect sales annually.

For more information, contact thestate Craft Marketing Program by mailat the Old Capitol Annex, 300 WestBroadway, Frankfort 40601; by phone at(502) 564-3757, ext. 4801, or on the Webat www.kycraft.org.

47 food companies at Ky. CraftedKAN staff report

Winter lambing school Jan. 25

The University of Kentucky’s an-nual winter lambing school willbe offered Jan. 25 at the UK Ani-

mal Research Center near Versailles.The school will focus on the essen-

tial skills producers need to manageewes through the critical stages of lategestation, lambing and early lactation.New producers can learn how to man-age ewes and lambs during the lambing

KAN staff report season. More experienced producerswill have the opportunity to reviewtheir established managerial techniques.

The session will run from 8:30 a.m.-12 noon EST. Registration is free andshould be sent by Jan. 21 to: WinterLambing School, 904 Garrigus Bldg.,University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY40546-0215. For more information, callor email Don Ely @ (859) 257-2717 ordely@uky.edu.

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Coach comes calling on the capital

University of Kentucky men’s basketball coach Tubby Smith, right, met with Governor Ernie Fletcher, left, and AgricultureCommissioner Richie Farmer in December to talk hoops and have lunch at the new Transportation Cabinet building in Frankfort.

John Perkins

The University of Kentucky Col-lege of Agriculture is hostingthe Kentucky Beef Conference in

January to help producers “Plan To-day for Tomorrow’s Markets.”

“Planning for tomorrow’s marketsnow is a big concern among producers,”said David Herbst, UK Cooperative Ex-tension agent for agriculture and natu-ral resources in Adair County. “We willtalk about how long this current marketmay last and what producers can do toposition themselves and their businessto benefit now and in the future.”

The conference will be Jan. 27 at theFayette County Cooperative Extensionoffice in Lexington.

Speakers will include RandyBlach, executive vice president ofCattle-FAX; Phil Meyer, owner of

Bohannon-Meyer Insurance Companyin Versailles and manager of BluegateFarm in Fayette County and theBohannon-Meyer Farm in WoodfordCounty; and Dennis Walter, owner and

operator of a beef cattle operation inCampbell County who serves in manyleadership roles in the Kentucky BeefCouncil and Kentucky Cattlemen’sAssociation.

Participants also will hear from BobPeterson, who raises feeder cattle andmarkets fed cattle for Pro Cattle inIowa; Lowell Clifford, a beef producerfrom Harrison County who has a cow/

WHAT: Kentucky Beef

Conference

WHEN: Jan. 27

WHERE: Fayette County

Extension office, Lexington

UK College of Agriculture

Conference examines tomorrow’s markets

Gelbviehadded toExpo list

calf herd on 375 acres; and JasonSandefur, manager of Berle Clay Farmin Bourbon County, who was instru-mental in the adoption of a certifiedpreconditioned for health (CPH) sale inParis, Ky.

Participants also will hear CPHcase studies presented by UK ExtensionAgricultural Economists Lee Meyer andKenny Burdine.

Registration will begin at 9 a.m.EST and the meeting will adjourn at 3p.m.

Registration is $10 and can be paidthe morning of the conference. For moreinformation or to pre-register, contactyour county Extension office by Jan. 24.

Sponsors of the 2005 Kentucky BeefConference are Elanco Animal Health,Kentucky Beef Network, KentuckyCattlemen’s Association, KentuckyDepartment of Agriculture, CentralKentucky Ag Credit, Kentucky FarmBureau Federation, Fort Dodge AnimalHealth, Pfizer Animal Health, FarmCredit Service and Kentucky Bank.

Kentucky cattlemen,industry leadersamong speakers

KAN staff report

The Kentucky Beef Expo will adda breed show and sale in its 18threnewal March 4-6 at the Ken-

tucky Fair and Exposition Center inLouisville.

Gelbvieh has been added to the listof breeds, bringing the total to 14. Ex-hibitors also will show and sell Angus,Beefalo, Charolais, Chiangus, Limousin,Maine-Anjou, Hereford, Red Angus,Red Poll, Salers, Shorthorn and Sim-mental. In all, more than 600 head oftop-quality show heifers, donor pros-pects and herd bulls will pass throughthe sale ring.

The expo again will host the PenHeifer Show and Sale for registered orcommercial cattle in pens of two orthree head. About 110 head are ex-pected for the popular pen sale.

The Junior Heifer Show and theSteer Show on March 6 will add awardsof $500 for Kentucky Supreme Cham-pion, $300 for Reserve Champion andother awards for third through fifth ineach event. The top five exhibitors ineach show will be awarded a total of$7,500 in prizes, including $1,000 forfirst place. The open show and Ken-tucky-owned breed champions and re-serve champions each will win $50 and$25, respectively, as well as a banner.The junior jackpot shows are open to all4-H and FFA members nationwide.

A cattle judging contest for 4-H andFFA members, a trade show and thebull and female display also will be of-fered at the beef expo.

The 2004 beef expo generated salesof $737,130, an average of $1,495 perhead. Two bulls sold for $10,000 ormore. Forty-four head of Angus aver-aged $2,270 per head, 23 Salers aver-aged $2,100, and 30 Shorthorn averaged$2,033.

For rules, catalogs, schedules andmore information, go to the KentuckyBeef Expo Web site atwww.kybeefexpo.com or contact JohnMcDonald at the Kentucky Departmentof Agriculture by phone at (502) 564-4983 or by e-mail atjohn.mcdonald@ky.gov.

The Kentucky Beef Expo is spon-sored by the Kentucky Department ofAgriculture and coordinated by theKDA’s Division of Show and FairPromotion.

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Kentucky

News

KDA’s work touches every Kentuckian every day

Kentucky Agriculture Commissioner

RichieFarmer

My first year as your com-missioner of agriculture hasbeen challenging and educa-

tional. Along the way, the KentuckyDepartment of Agriculture has accom-plished many great things. Here arejust a few.

The Department made great stridestoward establishing an animal identifi-cation system that will enable us totrace an animal to its point of originwithin 48 hours in the event of a diseaseoutbreak. The need for this systemreally hit home when the U.S. Depart-

ment of Agriculturereported an inconclusiveBSE test in an Americancow in November. Atthe Paris Stockyards,buyers heard about theannouncement by cellphone literally momentsbefore that day’s CPH-45 sale began, and pricessuffered as a result.

Any system is goingto create an additionalexpense for our producers, and I againwill ask the General Assembly to helpfarmers pay for animal identification.

The Department responded to out-breaks elsewhere in the United States ofvesicular stomatitis in livestock andsudden oak death in plants in 2004. Wekept up the fight against West NileVirus. If soybean rust attacks our cropsin 2005, we’ll be ready.

The KDA’s marketing office helpedmore Kentucky food producers selltheir Kentucky Proud products. Gover-nor Fletcher and I announced a newprogram for state resorts to buy Ken-tucky Proud produce. Our marketingstaff helped Washington County porkproducers sell 12,000 pounds of pork to

Churchill Downs on Kentucky Derbyweek. Our goal is to have everythingthat is sold at the Derby to be Kentucky-grown or -produced. Kentucky led theSoutheast Region in agricultural exportswith the assistance of KDA’s inter-national marketing staff.

It’s been said that if you don’tnotice a basketball referee, then he’sdoing a good job. If that’s true, then ourconsumer and environmental protectionoffice had a great year. The Departmenttouches consumers every day throughour regulatory activities, which includeinspections of gasoline pumps, scalesand amusement rides, just to name afew. Regulatory compliance is our goal,and our regulatory people work hard to

protect the safety and well-being of thepublic. Like referees, our employeesdon’t always get the credit they de-serve, so I want to publicly thank themfor all their hard work on behalf of you,the consumer.

I am especially pleased that in 2004the KDA participated in benefits forDare to Care and Kids Café food banksand Court Appointed Special Advo-cates for children. We also divertedUSDA commodities to help hurricanevictims in Florida.

I’m proud of our professional, con-scientious staff for everything they ac-complished in 2004 to keep our farmerson the farm, lift the standard of living ofour rural communities, and protect theconsumers of Kentucky every day.

We face some serious challenges inthe months and years to come. With thetobacco quota buyout, the state’s ruraleconomy will never be the same. I liketo look at challenges as opportunitiesthat are waiting to be found, and thebuyout is going to create all kinds ofopportunities for rural Kentucky. TheKentucky Department of Agriculture isleading the way to help our farmerssucceed and our rural communitiesprosper.

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Aaron knows jack(s)Kentuckian is selling donkeysto Mexicans to produce mulesBy TED SLOANKentucky Agricultural News

Courtesy Dr. Steve Aaron

Dr. Steve Aaron of Lebanon Junction, left, delivers a lecture on donkeys and mules toMexican farmers and veterinarians in November in Guadalajara.

Kentucky beef producers havevoted to increase the manda-tory assessment for Ken-

tucky’s beef promotion program ifthe national program is terminated.

In a statewide referendum heldDec. 7, voters elected to raise the statecheck-off by a margin of 2,019 votesfor to 442 votes against.

The referendum asked bovineanimal producers to increase the man-datory assessment for the Kentuckyprogram from 25 cents to $1 per headonly if the federal check-off programis discontinued. Funds would be usedfor beef promotion, consumer infor-mation, producer communication, in-dustry information and research.

The Kentucky State Board ofAgriculture approved the KentuckyCattlemen’s Association’s request fora referendum in its October meeting.

The United States Supreme Court

on Dec. 8 heard arguments on theconstitutionality of the national beefcheck-off and is expected to rule inthe first half of 2005. A federalappeals court has ruled that beefproducers do not have to pay thecheck-off fee. The Supreme Courtruling will affect other national check-off programs.

The $1-per-head national beefcheck-off raises about $85 million peryear for promotion and research.

The Kentucky Pork ProducersAssociation applied with the stateagriculture board in December for areferendum to create a mandatoryassessment of 40 cents for every $100in swine sales if the national porkcheck-off program ends.

The pork check-off also has beenchallenged in court, and in 2003 a fed-eral appeals court upheld a districtcourt ruling that the pork check-off isunconstitutional.

State beef check-off approved;pork producers seek referendumKAN staff report

The Southern United States TradeAssociation (SUSTA) allocatedmore than $150,000 to assist five

Kentucky companies in promotingtheir products internationally in 2005.The funds are provided by a USDA-sponsored program called MarketAccess Program (MAP) – Branded.

SUSTA’s MAP Branded programprovides companies from 15 southernstates and Puerto Rico up to 50 percentreimbursement for certain eligible inter-national marketing expenses.

Kentucky companies that partici-pated in the MAP program betweenOctober 2002 and September 2003exported more than $62 million in agri-cultural products, the most of any statein SUSTA.

“This new funding will be investedto help Kentucky companies compete inthe global marketplace,” Kentucky Ag-riculture Commissioner Richie Farmersaid. “We are grateful for SUSTA’s con-

fidence in the Kentucky Department ofAgriculture’s international marketingprogram and Kentucky’s fine agricul-tural companies.”

Two of the Kentucky companiesare first-time applicants to SUSTA’sBranded program; the other three arereturning program participants. Usingthe Branded funds, the Kentucky com-panies will promote products that in-clude ice cream, alcoholic beverages,wood barrels and animal feed, for atotal of more than $300,000 in overseasmarketing spending.

SUSTA, a non-profit trade organi-zation promoting southern U.S. foodand agriculture products overseas, isfunded by the USDA’s Foreign Agricul-tural Service. SUSTA’s goal is to in-crease the export of food andagricultural products from the South,and to assist small and medium-sizedcompanies.

For more information on SUSTA’sprograms, visit www.susta.org.

SUSTA, KAN staff report

Ky. companies get $150Kfor export marketing

Donkeys and mules once werethe backbone of Mexican agri-culture. Over time they were

replaced by machines, but now Mexi-can farmers are finding that the ani-mals still are the best choice for someuses. They’re durable, they’re smart,and they can get to more places thanthe best ground-chewing vehicle – amust in the most rugged parts of theMexican highlands.

A Kentucky producer is helpingMexico restore its stock of jacks, or maledonkeys. Dr. Steve Aaron of A-JacksMammoth Jackstock Farm near Leba-non Junction is working with Mexicanauthorities and the Kentucky Depart-ment of Agriculture’s trade office inGuadalajara to sell jacks to Mexicanfarmers through the Mexican state ofJalisco’s secretary of rural development.

“When they harvest their coffee andother crops, mules can get into moun-tainous areas where they can’t use evena four-wheel drive,” Aaron said. “Lastyear they were unable to harvest all oftheir coffee crops, and when they lookedfor mules, they found they had none.”

Mexico has good horses but needsjacks to breed to mares to producemules.

“I sold them on the idea to havetheir own gene pool of jacks and jennets[female donkeys] so they can becomethe mule production center of allMexico,” Aaron said. “They jumpedright on that. Originally they were justconsidering the importation of mules,which would have been only a short-term solution.”

At press time, Aaron was workingout the logistics to ship the first load of12 jacks to Mexico in early 2005. He willdeliver the jacks to the border, wherethey will be transferred to a govern-ment vehicle and taken to Guadalajara.

Aaron plans to sell a total of 50jacks to Mexican farmers. Jacks cannotbe hauled nonstop on a long trip butmust be off-loaded periodically to befed and watered and exercised, Aaronsaid. That makes it necessary to trans-port them in small, manageablenumbers.

Aaron, the medical director of theKentucky Department for MedicaidServices, said this first order will allowbetter understanding of travel expenses,

transport time and export procedures atthe border.

Aaron traveled to Guadalajara inNovember to talk to producers and vet-erinarians about the advantages of ac-quiring jack stock and using mules inthe field. He gave a lecture about thehistory of donkeys and mules from theirorigins in Spain, their many uses andtheir needs. The lecture drew more than100 people. He also gave television in-terviews. Before he left, people were

approaching him to place orders forjacks.

“I really think they’ve got more of ademand than they know,” Aaron said.

Aaron credited the Guadalajaramarketing office, which the departmentshares with the Economic DevelopmentCabinet, for helping facilitate the sale. “Ican’t say enough about Marcos Castilloand his crew,” Aaron said. “Everythingthey did was professionally done. Ken-tucky has to be proud of their efforts.”

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The 77th National FFA Convention was held in October at the Kentucky Fair and Ex-position Center in Louisville. Below: Dale Dobson, left, and Mark Farrow of the Ken-tucky Department of Agriculture accept the FFA’s Distinguished Service Citation onbehalf of the KDA. The Department has awarded funding to the FFA Foundation andprovided staff and judges to the state and national FFA conventions. Right: An FFA

delegate from Indiana tries his hand at roping at the Career Show.

Fun and fanfare at the FFA

Photos by Ted Sloan

Moore re-elected toKy. Farm Bureau post

Ted Sloan

Butler County farmer Sam Moorewas re-elected president of theKentucky Farm Bureau Federa-

tion at its annual state convention inDecember in Louisville.

Moore was elected to his seventhterm. Marshall Coyle of Bath Countywas re-elected first vice president. MarkHaney of Pulaski County was re-electedsecond vice president.

At the Dec. 9 luncheon, AgricultureCommissioner Richie Farmer talkedabout the Kentucky Department ofAgriculture’s achievements during 2004.

“Thanks to support from peoplelike you, the KDA has been at the fore-front of helping farmers make thechanges needed to succeed in a newworld,” Commissioner Farmer said. “Ithink 2005 and, indeed, the next century

can be better and brighter for all ofKentucky’s farm families if all of us in-volved in Kentucky agriculture worktogether as a team.”

Devan Marie Parrett ofElizabethtown and John Milton Sosbe ofCynthiana were named winners of theOutstanding Farm Bureau Youth com-petition. They each won $2,000 collegescholarships and trips to Washington,D.C., on the 2005 Kentucky Farm Bu-reau Congressional Tour in February.

Chris and Bretta Schalk, FountainRun, won top honors in the Excellence inAgriculture Awards competition and willrepresent Kentucky in the national com-petition in Charlotte, N.C., in January.

Charlie Edgington of Lexingtonwon the Farm Bureau Discussion Meetfor young farmers. Edgington will go tothe national finals in Charlotte, N.C.

KAN staff report

Agriculture Commissioner Richie Farmer, center, addresses the Kentucky Farm Bureauluncheon Dec. 9. KFB President Sam Moore of Butler County is at left, and First Vice

President Marshall Coyle of Bath County is at right.

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Photos by Roger Snell

Kevin Seymour of COSI, right, demonstrates a milking machine at Russell-McDowell Intermediate School in Greenup County in February.

A Russell-McDowell student tries carding wool at one of the work stations. TheAgriculture Adventures - Kentucky program will go to Kentucky schools beginning this fall.

Students will go on agriculture adventuresEducationalprogram startsin the fallBy TED SLOANKentucky Agricultural News

It’s easy for kids to get their handsdirty. Soon, Kentucky schoolchil-dren will be able to get their hands

dirty and learn about science and agri-culture at the same time.

The Agriculture Adventures – Ken-tucky program will begin appearing inKentucky schools this fall. It will bedemonstrated at the KentuckyCattlemen’s Association conventionJan. 8 in Owensboro and in pilot presen-tations during the spring and summer.

Agriculture Adventures – Ken-tucky is a production of the COSI sci-ence museum in Columbus, Ohio. COSIstaff present an educational and enter-taining program to schoolchildren andgive them hands-on activities that en-able them to discover agriculture’s con-nections to everyday life while also theylearn science, technology, math, nutri-tion and other subjects.

“Agriculture Adventures – Ken-tucky is a perfect fit with the KentuckyDepartment of Agriculture’s other edu-cation activities,” Agriculture Commis-sioner Richie Farmer said. “COSI hasmore than 40 years of expertise in teach-ing children. It will provide valuablelearning opportunities for thousands ofchildren throughout the Common-wealth.”

“The program educates childrenabout the origins of our food and fiber,and does it in a fun way,” said RayettaBoone, coordinator of Kentucky Agri-culture and Environment in the Class-room Inc. (KAEC), a nonprofitagriculture education agency adminis-tered by the Kentucky Department ofAgriculture.

KAEC and COSI have signed athree-year agreement in which COSIwill create and carry out the Kentuckyversion of its COSI on Wheels program.COSI is developing the Agriculture Ad-ventures – Kentucky program with in-put from KAEC and the other sponsors.Agriculture Adventures – Kentuckywill be similar to the COSI on Wheelsprogram conducted in Ohio schools butwith a uniquely Kentucky identity,Boone said. It will be tailored to meetKentucky Education Reform Act stan-dards, she said.

COSI has set a goal of 125 pro-grams in a school year, Boone said.

COSI will receive $300,000 forstart-up costs of creating the Kentuckyprogram and purchasing equipment.The Kentucky Cattlemen’s Association,the Kentucky Pork Producers Associa-tion and the West Kentucky GrowersCooperative will pay the start-up costs.KAEC will pay COSI $50,000 per yearfor operating costs for the life of thecontract. KAEC is seeking sponsors tounderwrite the annual operating costs.

Participating schools will becharged a fee of $875 for a full one-dayprogram that includes a skit called“Lunch Room Live” and a minimum of10 hands-on work stations.

COSI will begin taking reservationsin February. COSI schedules the mobileprogram a minimum of six months inadvance.

COSI originally was the Center ofScience and Industry when it started 41years ago. It has provided fun learningexperiences for 17 million people sinceits inception.

For more information on COSI, goto www.cosi.org.

For more information on KentuckyAgriculture and Environment in theClassroom, go to the KDA Web site,www.kyagr.com, and click on Educa-tion Resources in the pull-down menu.

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Photos by Ted Sloan

Top: A group of calves is brought into the ring at a Certified Pre-Conditioned for Health(CPH-45) sale Dec. 2 at the Paris Stockyards. Bottom: Signals from the button tags inthe calves’ ears relay information into the office computer. For a schedule of upcoming

CPH-45 sales, go to www.kyagr.com and click on Livestock, Poultry and Forage.

CPH-45 sales continue

tion in 1992. Broad Run’s first commer-cial vintage was released in 1994.

In the mid-1990s the Kushnersbought the farm across the road fromtheir home to expand their grape pro-duction. Today they own 72 acres, ofwhich 25 are in grapes.

The Kushners outgrew the wineryin the basement of their house and de-cided to build a 4,000-square-foot win-ery on their property across Broad RunRoad from their home.

A structure being built on top ofthe winery will be used for entertaining.

In the beginning, many people toldthe Kushners that many of the grapesthey were planting couldn’t be grown inKentucky. “I knew from its climate andits history that Kentucky was an idealplace to grow grapes,” Jerry said. “Ithought we could grow the best grapesin the world. And we are.”

The Kushners are proud of the factthat they use Kentucky-grown grapes intheir products. “We’re dedicated to pro-moting the Kentucky wine industry,”Jerry said.

The Kushners buy chardonnay andcabernet grapes from St. Vincent Vine-yards. They also buy strawberries andapples from Kevan Evans ofGeorgetown to make strawberry wineand apple champagne.

Natives of New York City, Jerryand Marilyn Kusher came to Kentuckyin 1954 as Jerry’s work as an engineerfor General Electric brought them toLouisville.

Jerry’s engineering background of-ten comes in handy at the winery. Heformed the metal steps from the enter-tainment center to the wine cellar andconverted milk coolers they boughtfrom dairy farms for wine refrigeration.

Broad Run Vineyards wines can befound at The Liquor Barn in Lexingtonand Louisville, A Taste of Kentucky andFern Creek Liquors in Louisville, andOld Crow Inn in Danville. They also areavailable at the Sheraton Resort and Spaat Lake Tahoe.

For more information on BroadRun Vineyards and other Kentuckywineries, log on to www.kyagr.com andclick on the Country Store icon.

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Broad Run Vineyards buildswinery, entertainment center

The Kentucky Department of Ag-riculture has made changes toits advertising and market de-

velopment cost-share programs tomake it easier for Kentucky horticul-ture producers to get cost-share funds.

Applications for both programshave been improved to be more user-friendly, said Mac Stone, director of theDivision of Value-Added Plant Produc-tion. Producers now may apply for cost-sharing funds through September foreligible expenses incurred at anytimeduring calendar 2005. The new processeliminates the need for applicants to fittheir expenditures into a specific periodof time, or round.

Stone urged applicants to read thenew applications carefully to avoid adelay in processing.

The advertising cost share programprovides a dollar-for-dollar match toassist marketers in advertising and pro-moting the sales of Kentucky-grownhorticulture products. Producers canreceive a cost-share match of up to$4,000 per calendar year. All advertise-ments must contain the “Kentucky

Proud” logo to qualify. The programcan help pay for signs, placemats forrestaurants, radio spots, business cards,flyers, newspaper ads and other items.

The market development programhas been revamped to support the de-velopment and improvement of newand emerging markets for Kentuckyhorticulture products. Market develop-ment cost-share funds now may be ap-plied to trade shows, selectedconferences and targeted marketingmeetings. A trade show visit may befunded for up to $1,500 with the appli-cant providing 25 percent of the totalcost. The program offers dollar-for-dollar matching funds for market devel-opment meetings (up to $1,000) andconferences (up to $750).

To obtain an application, contactthe Division of Value-Added Plant Pro-duction at (502) 564-4983 or log on tothe Kentucky Department of Agricul-ture Web site at www.kyagr.com andclick on Horticulture on the pull-downmenu.

The programs are funded by agrant from the Kentucky HorticultureCouncil.

Cost-share fundingnow easier to getKAN staff report

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Kentucky prepares for soybean rust invasionBy TED SLOANKentucky Agricultural News

Kentucky soybean farmersshould keep up with the latestinformation on soybean rust

and prepare to fight the fungus thatcauses the disease if it is detected inthe Commonwealth next year, Univer-sity of Kentucky researchers and Ken-tucky Department of Agricultureofficials said.

“Soybean rust is right on our door-step,” Agriculture Commissioner RichieFarmer said. “We are fortunate that it isapproaching at a time when Kentucky’ssoybean crop is pretty much all in thebins. Our farmers will have time to getready for it if it overwinters close by orblows into Kentucky next year.”

UK researchers are educatingcounty Extension agents about soybeanrust’s appearance, where it can befound on plants, what conditions it pre-fers and other characteristics, saidJimmy Henning, assistant director foragriculture and natural resources withthe UK College of Agriculture. Everyagent in the state should be brought upto speed by late February, he said. Aseries of meetings will be conductedacross the Commonwealth in Januaryand February to help producers learnmore about soybean rust.

The state Agriculture Department

is exploring adding a soybean rust com-ponent to its education program forpesticide applicators. Continuing edu-cation units would be awarded if thenew component is added.

A national soybean rust monitoringsystem is being established using “senti-nel” soybean plots that will be plantedahead of normal planting time for soy-beans, said DonHershman, a plantpathologist withthe UK College ofAgriculture. Offi-cials, researchersand Extensionagents will bewatching for soy-bean rust discover-ies to the south tochart its progressand gauge whenand where it mightarrive in Kentucky,he said.

“We should have plenty of warningto do what needs to be done at theproper time,” Hershman said.

Between now and spring planting,farmers should review the UK and U.S.Department of Agriculture Web sitesand other sources for soybean rust in-formation. They should consult withtheir county Extension agents to learn

how to recognize the disease and whatfungicides to use if they have to sprayfor soybean rust, Henning andHershman said. They said growersshould make sure they have the properequipment set at the proper calibrationto apply the fungicide and determine inadvance what fungicides are availablefrom their suppliers.

“Farmers needto re-evaluate theirability to apply fun-gicides in a timelymanner,”Hershman said.“They need to beprepared to sprayfungicides whenand if the timecomes.”

Ten fungicidescurrently are la-beled for useagainst soybean

rust under special registrations. TheKentucky Department of Agriculture isauthorized to issue special registrations,and UK typically provides technical as-sistance to develop the data to justify aspecial registration.

Soybean rust was discovered in theUnited States for the first time on Nov.10 in Louisiana. It since has been foundin eight other states, including north-

eastern Arkansas, southeastern Mis-souri and western Tennessee.

The spores that cause soybean rustare believed to have been carried by thehurricane-force winds that swept intothe southeastern United States last sum-mer. The spores can survive a mild win-ter and thrive in warm, moistconditions.

Soybean rust appears as tan orreddish-brown lesions on the under-side of soybean leaves as well as otherparts of the plant, according to USDA’sAnimal and Plant Health InspectionService. It has been known to infectother legumes such as green beans andpinto beans. It can be controlled byusing fungicides but can increase pro-duction costs as much as 25 percent,Hershman said.

A USDA study released earlier thismonth estimated losses due to soybeanrust across all U.S. agricultural produc-ers and consumers at between $240 mil-lion and $2 billion a year after the firstfull year of infestation, depending onthe severity and extent of an outbreak.

Current information on soybeanrust is available on UK’s soybean rustWeb site, www.ca.uky.edu/agcollege/plantpathology/PPAExten/SoybeanRust.htm. The site is updateddaily as more is learned about soybeanrust.

Farmers need to be prepared

to spray fungicides when and

if the time comes.”—Don Hershman, plant pathologist,

UK College of Agriculture

produces Creekstone Farms PremiumBlack Angus Beef, one of the fewbranded programs certified by theU.S. Department of Agriculture’sAgricultural Marketing Service. Porkproducts from Happy Hollow Farms,a central Kentucky hog marketing co-operative headed by John Medley ofSpringfield, will be back for Derbyweek for the second consecutive year.

Other Kentucky Proud offeringsinclude pork from Kentucky HeritageMeats of Springfield and Louisville,cheese from Kenny’s Country Cheeseof Austin, ice cream from Valentine’sof Winchester and Graeter’s of Louis-ville, shiitake mushrooms from MarkAnderson of Bardstown, blackberryand strawberry jam from WindStoneFarms of Paris, country ham fromFinchville Farms, chocolates from

Ruth Hunt Candies of Mt. Sterling,and bourbon from WoodfordReserve of Versailles.

The mint for the KentuckyDerby’s famous mint juleps is pro-duced by Bill Dohn, a JeffersonCounty herb grower.

At press time, Chef Logan waslooking for Kentucky Proud lamb,free-range chicken and other productsfor the spring meet, which includesthe Kentucky Derby and KentuckyOaks.

Chef Logan travels all over theCommonwealth in search of Ken-tucky Proud foods to prepare andserve at the world’s most historicracetrack. “I probably did 20 site vis-its this summer (2004) alone,” he said.“I love it. It’s the best part of my job.There’s nothing better for inspirationfor a chef.”

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Kentucky Proud productson Derby week menu

Kentucky veterinarianshonor KDA’s Hall, FordKAN staff report

Two Kentucky animal health offi-cials were recognized by theKentucky Veterinary Medical

Association in October for their effortsin combating animal disease.

Dr. Ed Hall, assistant director ofthe Kentucky Department ofAgriculture’s Division of AnimalHealth, received the Veterinarian of theYear Award at the KVMA’s annual con-ference Oct. 7-10 in Louisville. RustyFord, manager of the division’s EquinePrograms Branch, received a Distin-guished Service Award.

“I want to congratulate Dr. Halland Mr. Ford for these well-deservedhonors,” Agriculture CommissionerRichie Farmer said. “Everyone in theOffice of the State Veterinarian deservescredit for all they do to keep our animalindustries free of disease and maintaina safe, abundant and affordable foodsupply for Kentucky consumers.”

Dr. Hall was honored for his lead-

ership in developing the KDA’s agricul-tural emergency plan. Ford was recog-nized for his “devoted service to theveterinary profession, the equine indus-try and commodity groups” for his rolein the investigation of Mare Reproduc-tive Loss Syndrome, West Nile Virusmonitoring and other disease controlefforts, according to the KVMA.

The Office of the State Veterinar-ian enforces state and federal regula-tions on interstate livestock movement;maintains animal health records; andsupervises and inspects livestock deal-ers and other animal assembly points. Itadministers programs to control anderadicate equine diseases, brucellosis,pseudorabies, Johne’s and other animaldiseases. Kentucky is free of brucellosisin cattle and pseudorabies in swine. Nothoroughbred stallion standing in Ken-tucky is known to have equine viralarteritis, and Kentucky recorded onlyone case of equine infectious anemia in2003.

A brief look at what’s new inKentucky agricultureShort Rows:

KLI Winter Conference Jan. 13-14KAN staff report

www.kyagr.com

Survey: PACE keeps farms goingUK College of Agriculture

Kentucky farm receipts may set recordUK College of Agriculture

10 Kentucky AGRICULTURAL News January 2005

Agri-tourism, farmers’ market grants availableGovernor’s Office of Agricultural Policy

Water pollution grants offeredSpecial to KAN

National Swine Registry internships availableSpecial to KAN

The National Swine Registry (NSR) in West Lafayette, Ind., is seekingfull-time summer interns for the National Junior Swine Association (NJSA)and in the NSR’s communications office.

Applicants for the NJSA position should be sophomores, juniors or se-niors in college, majoring in an agricultural-related field of study.

Parties interested in the NSR internship must submit a cover letterstating purpose for application, resume, three references and samples ofwork to Christy Couch Lee, Director of Communications, National SwineRegistry.

The NSR internship will require some travel, including trips to theWorld Pork Expo, National Junior Summer Spectacular and possible fea-ture-story assignments.

Applications for both internships are due by Feb. 1 and should bemailed to P.O. Box 2417, West Lafayette, IN 47996.

For more information on the NJSA internship, contact Jennifer Shike at(765) 463-3594 or jennifer@nationalswine.com. For more information on theNSR internship, contact Christy Couch Lee at 765-463-3594 orchristy@nationalswine.com.

The Kentucky Landscape Industries Winter Conference and TradeShow will be Jan. 13-14 at the Kentucky International Convention Centerin Louisville.

The event will offer exhibits, educational seminars, networking op-portunities, demonstrations, social events and association meetings. Theshow offers opportunities for participants to buy green industry products,improve productivity, increase profitability and improve employees’product knowledge.

Show hours are 10 a.m.-4 p.m. EST.For more information, contact Betsie A. Taylor by mail at 350 Village

Drive, Frankfort 40601 or by phone at (502) 848-0055 or 1-800-735-9791, orgo to the Kentucky Nursery and Landscape Association Web site atwww.knla.org.

Grants totaling $3.5 million are available for watershed restorationprojects and for watershed implementation plan development as well asfor other projects to help mitigate or prevent rainwater runoff pollution,the Kentucky Division of Water has announced.

The Kentucky Division of Water administers the grants providedthrough the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). To find outhow to apply for grant funds, visit the Division of Water Web site athttp://www.water.ky.gov/. A link at the top of the Web page will takeyou to additional information and an initial interest Web form that poten-tial applicants must fill out and submit. This new process will allow theDivision of Water to better assist those wishing to apply for funds.

The Division of Water has also prepared Guidance Document andApplication Instructions, which walks potential applicants through theentire process of applying for grant funds to help mitigate or preventnonpoint source pollution.. The document is available through a linkfrom the Division of Water Web site.

Projects will compete for funding under the upcoming Section 319(h)Nonpoint Source Pollution Implementation Grant for 2006. These fundsare provided to Kentucky by the EPA. They can be used to pay for up to60 percent of the total cost for each project. A 40 percent nonfederalmatch is required.

The Kentucky Agricultural Development Board is offering competi-tive awards programs in agri-tourism and farmers’ markets for 2005.

The 2005 Agri-tourism Competitive Awards Program provides a to-tal of $1 million for agri-tourism businesses and regional agri-tourismmarketing efforts. Applications for the competitive awards will be ac-cepted in two rounds ending Feb. 1 and Aug. 1. Applications will bescored according to a pre-determined, specified criteria, of which highestpoints will be awarded to projects that show viability and have significantimpact on multiple producers.

The 2005 Farmers’ Market Competitive Grants Program offers a totalof $1.5 million for regional and community farmers’ markets across thestate. Of the $1.5 million, $975,000 will be awarded for regional markets,$375,000 will go to community markets, and $150,000 will be earmarkedfor market feasibility studies. Requests for regional markets over $100,000will be required to have a completed feasibility study. Applications forthe competitive grants will be accepted in two rounds ending Jan. 1 andJuly 1.

For more information regarding model cost-share programs contactthe Governor’s Office of Agricultural Policy at (502) 564-4627.

Kentucky’s cash farm receipts were expected to reach a record level ofnearly $4 billion in 2004 thanks to strong grain and livestock markets, ac-cording to economists with the University of Kentucky Cooperative Exten-sion Service.

Cash receipts are expected to moderate somewhat but still remainstrong in 2005, said Larry Jones, UK Extension agricultural economist.

Jones said livestock prices were strong throughout 2004 while weatherconditions allowed for exceptional growing conditions for grain crops. As aresult, cash receipts for crops increased by 14 percent and livestock receiptsgrew by 13 percent above 2003 levels.

The largest sectors of Kentucky’s farm receipts are equine, followed bypoultry and then cattle, Jones said during the annual Kentucky Agricul-tural Economic Outlook conference held in conjunction with KentuckyFarm Bureau Federation’s annual convention.

Net farm income for 2004 could set an all-time record due to strongcash receipts, low interest rates and government payments.

In the year ahead, corn cash receipts are expected to go down due tomore normal growing conditions and the livestock sector will remainstrong but have somewhat lower prices, Jones said.

Ninety-three percent of Kentucky landowners enrolled in the Purchaseof Agricultural Conservation Easements (PACE) program say the programwill help them keep their property in agriculture, according to a Universityof Kentucky survey.

Of the 82 respondents, 52 percent said they used PACE funds and ben-efits to pay down debt. Other frequent uses include purchasing farmequipment (42 percent), constructing or improving buildings on the farm(39 percent), retaining ownership of property for agriculture (39 percent),and implementing conservation practices (31 percent). Most of the land-owners who responded indicated multiple uses of their funds.

The conservation easements ensure that land currently used for agri-cultural purposes will remain available for agriculture and will not be con-verted to other uses. Donors of conservation easements may receive federaland state income tax and estate tax benefits.

Since its inception in 1994, PACE has purchased agricultural conserva-tion easements on 17,531 acres. Another 3,069 acres of easements have beendonated to the PACE program.

The PACE program, which is administered by the Kentucky Depart-ment of Agriculture, has 585 applications totaling more than 115,000 acrespending.

FOR SALE: Registered Limousin bulls. BlackPolled and Red Polled available. Call Donnie orJoey Massey, (606) 864-6961.

FOR SALE: Purebred Charolais Bulls. HamiltonCharolais, Stamping Ground, Ky. Call JimHamilton at (502) 535-6203 or (502) 535-6974 ore-mail hamil535@bellsouth.net.

FOR SALE: Registered Angus bulls and heifers.Bulls eligible for 50% cost-share. Call nights(502) 863-6342, days (859) 221-5958.

FOR SALE: AKC Labs. Absolutely beautiful.Black or yellow. Shots, wormed. $125-$250. Lovepeople, hunting and swimming. Phone (270)879-8708. Delivery possible.

FOR SALE: Registered English Shepherd pups.All-purpose dogs, farm-raised. Shots, wormed.Contact Janice Sallee, (270) 465-7848.

FOR SALE: South American llamas. Males andbred females. Registered; some microchipped.Assorted colors and wool types. Friendly, and inexcellent health. Call (606) 379-6040, or e-mail atDscbuis@aol.com.

FOR SALE: Lovable and friendly llamas, malesand females of all ages, breeding pairs, stud qual-ity/pet quality males. Guard llamas for small herdanimals, sheep and goats. Over 10 years experi-ence and expertise will serve you after your pur-chase. Call (859) 341-4188 or e-maildrycreek@fuse.net.

FOR SALE: Purebred Angus bulls and reg. An-gus heifers. Pottinger Angus Farm. Call Randyat (270) 324-3062 or Herman at (270) 324-3423 ore-mail pfangus@juno.com.

FOR SALE: Polled Hereford bulls & heifers. (502)348-4167. Moran Farms - Bardstown - Bloomfield.

BRANGUS CATTLE FOR SALE: Registered, pure-breds and commercial black Brangus bulls andheifers. EPDs available with several qualifying forgrant monies. If you are interested in decreasingcalving problems and pinkeye and increasing wean-ing weights then you would be interested in Branguscattle. Circle C Brangus, Big Clifty, KY, (270) 242-7006, susanc@aggressiveonline.net.

FOR SALE/STUD SERVICE: Horses/ponies (alltypes), new/used trailers, metal roofing & siding,Mule Kote Paint, new/used tack (over 30 saddles),feed store (10% horse feed $4.25/50lb), Wrangler,Panhandle Slim and Lucille clothing, watches,childrens and adult cowboy hats, chaps, ladieswestern purses, boots, etc. Gray AQHA stud ser-vice Poco & Easy Jet $200/$100. L&R FARMS,1239 Morgantown Rd. (Hwy. 70), Brownsville, KY42210. Phone (270) 286-9465, (270) 792-6636.

FOR SALE: Club calves. Maine and Chi crosses.Reasonably priced. Excellent quality. Call fordetailed information. Staley Farms, Sharpsburg.(606) 247-2008.

FOR SALE: Simmental bulls, red and black,polled and AI sired. Burton’s Simmental, Co-lumbia, Ky. Phone (270) 384-5255.

FOR SALE: Registered Angus cattle, bulls andheifers. Balanced EPDs. Fall Creek Angus,Monticello, Ky. Call nights (606) 348-6588.

FOR SALE: Registered and commercial Angusbulls. Good lines, large selection, 3-7 years old. Con-tact Jason Smith, (270) 846-4972 and leave a message.

KENTUCKY SAMPLER COOKBOOK is a cu-mulative work of the members and friends ofThe Embroiderers’ Guild of America, LouisvilleChapter and contains the embroidery chart forthe Kentucky Sampler pictured on the cover.Great gift. Send $10 plus $2 postage to JudiSmith, 4605 Southern Pkwy, Louisville, KY 40214.

FOR SALE: Arabian Coloring Book designed bycountry artist Diana Blair. $5 each retail or $3 fororders of 12 or more. Contact: Diana Blair, 370Jenkins Rd., Bowling Green, KY 42101-9439,(270) 781-5751, FAX: (270) 842-0236.

MISCELLANEOUS

FOR SALE: Good quality grass hay and grass/clover mix. Small square bales and 5 1/2’ JD rolledhay. Glasgow, Barren County. (270) 646-2811, (270)590-2677, jeffandshelia@scrtc.com

WANTED: Buckwheat pillows. Call (502) 423-8612.

WANTED TO BUY: Old barns, old log cabinsand old wood. Call (859) 294-0390.

WANTED – FISHERMEN – Use CumberlandRiver Farm Campground as your fishing camp.Full hookups, hot showers. Boat dock approx. 1mile. Shady beach area. Located on the lowerCumberland River in Livingston County. NearLBL and Paducah. (270) 928-2180 or e-mailhmaupin@smithland.net.

WANTED: Kentucky State Fair programs, rib-bons, other items. Also, programs, books, etc.related to Saddle Horses and Hackneys. Senditem, condition, price. E-mail tkccsa@aol.com orwrite Box 389, Lexington, KY 40508.

FOR SALE: Custom sawn turnings – mantelpieces – cherry, oak, ash, walnut. (270) 427-4569.

FOR SALE: 22”x28” print of Lewisburg, Ky. –shows old Lewisburg High School, LewisburgMethodist Church, Mt. Pleasant Bapt. Church,Lewisburg Bank, Gower drugstore, Old RangerCafe, Diamond Springs Hotel. $30. ContactPatricia Cauley Foster, 923 McPhereson,Madisonville, KY 42431, (270) 821-0085.

SEEDS/PLANTS

FOR SALE: Japanese maples – crape myrtles (red,white, pink, purple) – butterfly bushes (white,purple, lavender, yellow, red, bicolor) – hollies –spruces (Norway, Serbian). 3- and 5-gallon pots.$5 to $15. God’s Gift Farm, 4597 Bengal Rd.,Campbellsville, KY 42718, (270) 465-7961.

BLUEBERRY PLANTS, Kentucky grown blue-berry bushes. Kentucky Nursery License No. 85A. Member of Kentucky Blueberry Growers Asso-ciation, Inc. Low-maintenance crop with incomeof $9,000 to $18,000 per acre average possible.Larry Martin & Jean Daniels, Bluegrass Blueber-ries, 8080 Subtle Road, Edmonton, Kentucky 42129,phone (270) 432-5836, e-mail a61853@scrtc.com,Web page www.blueberries.biz

FOR SALE: Modern Simmental bulls — polled.AI sired, solid patterned reds or blacks, greatEPDs. Chowning’s Wind Rose Farm, Berea. Call(606) 986-3284.

FOR SALE: The University of Kentucky offersthoroughbred and quarter horses of various agesfor sale during the year. For information aboutavailable horses, call (859) 257-7509.

FOR SALE: Kentucky mountain saddle horses.Reg. chocolate. Babies $2,000. Bred mares. Mareswith babies. Call (859) 987-7151 nights.

FOR SALE: Registered full-blood Pinzgauerheifers and bulls ready for service. Contact:Dickson’s Pinzgauer Farm, Bowling Green, KY,(270) 529-2962.

EQUIPMENT

FOR SALE: Windmills for pond aeration. 20’galvanized metal tower, 6’ rotary turns,diaphragm compressor. Prevents pond turnover.Controls algae. Promotes fish growth andactivity. (502) 732-5908.

PLANS TO BUILD YOUR OWN BAND SAW-MILLS. “The Lum-BR-Jak” can saw up to a 30”diameter log. “The Yellow•Jak•It” can saw upto a 36” diameter log. Introductory information$3 U.S.A. or $4 Canada, U.S. cash or U.S. $ M.O.only. Builders plans/packets are $51 each U.S. or$54 each Canada (U.S. cash or U.S. $ M.O. only).A builders 48 min. video w/53-page supple-ment book , same price as plans. Call or write BillReeks, 7104B U.S. Hwy 231 S., Cromwell, KY42333-9605, (270) 274-3361.

PORTABLE BANDSAW MILL: 24 horse Honda,36 in. diameter x 16 ft. length log capacity, 17”throat depth, trailer package – $6,500. Will alsobuild to your specifications. Call Jonathan8 a.m.-5 p.m. CT weekdays @ (270) 401-1529.

PROPERTY FOR SALE

164 ACRE FARM IN LOGAN COUNTY: Fencedand creek for cattle, deer, turkey and small gamefor hunting. 20 minutes from Bowling Green,very private on Old Greenville Rd with countywater available. Priced to sell at $179,000. Call(270) 542-6844.

HOUSEHOLD

KENTUCKY HOSPITALITY II cookbook bythe Ky. Federation of Womens Clubs containsover 1,000 recipes from members across the stateplus excellent history of our state and is on salefor $20 which can be ordered by sending a checkmade to KFWC and mailed to Romenza Johnson,3341 Cemetery Rd., Bowling Green, KY 42103.

FOR SALE: Cookbook. $10 inclues S&H. A col-lection of Family Favorite Recipes compiled bythe members of Mt. Lebanon Missionary BaptistChurch at Alvaton, Ky. Contact Michelle Corder,1533 Cooper Dearing Road, Alvaton, Ky. 42122.

I DO MACHINE QUILTING, pretty designs. Ifurnish batting & thread, reasonable prices. Mailtop & lining to me & I will mail back to you pluspostage. (270) 842-0430.

ANIMALS

FOR SALE: Registered beagle pups from activegun dog stock. Shots and wormed. Phone (606)379-1516. $100-$135.

FOR SALE: Duroc, Landrace, Yorkshire, andCrossbred Boars and Gilts. Bart and Sarah Jones,Scottsville, KY, (270) 622-2005, bwjones@nctc.com.

FOR SALE: Red Angus bulls, cows, and heifers.EPDs and performance data on all cattle. Semenand embryos also available. Red Hill Farms, Bartand Sarah Jones, Scottsville, KY, (270) 622-2005,bwjones@nctc.com.

FOR SALE: Katahdin hair sheep. Registered andcommercial. (859) 428-1491.

CHAROLAIS PERFORMANCE YEARLINGBULLS. Sired by TT Real Stryker 1953H. Verygood EPDs with above average weaning andyearling weights. Good pedigrees. $1,200 each.Free delivery within 50 miles. River Ridge Farms.Call (270) 528-3323, ask for Greg, or e-mailglsweet@scrtc.com. Canmer, Ky.

FOR SALE: Registered service age Holstein bulls.A.I.-sired from high producing, high testingcows. Jm-Mar-D Holsteins, 3638 Trimble Rd.,Adairville, KY 42202. Call Jim at (270) 539-9072.

TRAMMEL CHAROLAIS: Bulls, females, topsin Kentucky. Bulls test for 10 years. Bulls availablewith low birth weights and high weaning weights.Reasonable prices. Fred D. Trammel, 527Trammel Rd., Bagdad, KY 40003, (502) 747-8864.

BOER GOATS FOR SALE: Registered bucksand nannies, fullbloods and percentages withpapers, quality breeding and show stock, contactLarry Cole, Cole’s Creek Boer Goats, BowlingGreen, Ky., (270) 777-0054 or (270) 535-0054.

ANIMALS: Boer goat does for sale. Top quality.Starting at $600. Also, bucks for sale. Lillian H.Kinsey, (502) 857-4778, lilys@iglou.com.

FOR SALE: Registered Border Collies – adorable– well marked – black & white – shots & wormed– (270) 465-7961.

FOR SALE: Registered Boer goats; bucks andnannies, fullbloods and percentage with papers.Garden Gate Boer Goats, (270) 325-2972.

MINIATURE HORSES, for fun and profit.AMHA registered. DNA’d horses of quality.Reasonable prices. Jean Daniels, Forest FarmMiniature Horses, 8080 Subtle Road, Edmonton,Kentucky 42129, phone (270) 432-5836, e-maila61853@scrtc.com, Web page www.minihorse.ws

FOR SALE: Registered Angus bulls, A.I. sired,EPDs that meet program guidelines, fully vacci-nated, fully guaranteed, delivery available. Call(270) 384-0327. Elk Creek Angus, J.M. Shelley,Columbia, Ky.

FOR SALE: Registered Boer goats; bucks andnannies, full bloods and percentage with papers.Call (270) 749-4232.

FOR SALE: Polled Hereford and Gelbvieh bulls.Meet Bull Program standards. Clifford Farms,(859) 234-6956.

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Broad Run Vineyards is on the growPioneer Kentucky winemaker builds new 4,000-square-foot wineryBy TED SLOANKentucky Agricultural News

Kentucky once was among thenational leaders in wine pro-duction before Prohibition led

many in the commonwealth to pull uptheir vines. Several new wineries havepopped up in Kentucky over the lastdecade as entrepreneurs have soughtto take advantage of the state’s soiland climate and cash in on the wine-drinking craze.

Broad Run Vineyards of JeffersonCounty was one of the pioneers of thelatter-day wine movement in Kentucky.Today owners Jerry and MarilynKushner’s wines are available from sev-eral central Kentucky retailers.

The Kushners started making wine20 years ago for their personal con-sumption. They soon decided that theywanted to grow their own grapes andplanted 400 vines, mostly Europeanvarietals and French-American hybrids.Their pastime became “a social thing,”Marilyn said, as friends would visit thefarm to help work the grapevines – andlater would come back to help drink thewine.

“You don’t get customers in a vine-yard. You get friends,” Jerry said.

An experienced and respected winetaster in Louisville suggested theKushners start making wine to sell.They launched their commercial opera-See BROAD RUN, page 8

Ted Sloan

From left, Terry Reeser, Marilyn Kushner and Jerry Kushner display the fruits of their labor in their new 4,000-square-foot winery.

Poster and essay contestexplores farm preservationKAN staff report

Kentucky schoolchildren can testtheir writing and artistic skillswhile learning about the im-

portance of agriculture in the Ken-tucky Department of Agriculture’s2005 Poster and Essay Contest.

This year’s theme is “KentuckyFarmland: Preserving Our Past and Pro-tecting Our Future.” Children in grades1-8 are asked to write essays and drawposters based on the theme. Studentswith the best essays and posters in eachgrade will receive $100 savings bondsand will be honored at the KentuckyAgriculture Day luncheon March 24 inFrankfort.

“As consumers become more re-moved from their farming roots, manydo not realize the farmer’s critical contri-butions to our way of life,” AgricultureCommissioner Richie Farmer said. “ThePoster and Essay Contest is a great wayfor children to learn how many ways ag-riculture touches our lives every day.”

Posters and essays must be com-

pletely student-created. Students mayenter both contests. Posters should be incolor and should be drawn on white pa-per, mounted and framed with posterboard, heavy paper or mat board. Post-ers should be no more than 18 inches by24 inches and will not be accepted ifthey are rolled up.

Essays must be no more than 150words for students in grades 1-3 and nomore than 250 words for students ingrades 4-8.

Entries must be postmarked byFeb. 25. Winners will be notified byMarch 11.

Entries will become the property ofthe Kentucky Department of Agricul-ture and will not be returned. Essaysand posters may be used in variousKDA publications and special events.

For more information, contactRayetta Boone or Teresa Prather at theKentucky Department of Agriculture byphone at (502) 564-4696 or by e-mail atrayetta.boone@ky.gov orteresa.prather@ky.gov.

This poster, which wascreated by KoKo Samsof Payneville, won forbest poster by a third-

grader in 2004 andlater appeared in Farm

and Ranch Livingmagazine.