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Ag Expo returns to Convention Center BY ANGELA OLIVER
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or the four th consecutive year, the agriculture community will spend a day at the Owensboro Convention Center to address the current state of the industry. The 43rd annual Ag Expo, presented by the Grain Day Committee, will be Jan. 25 at the convention center, 501 W. Second St. It was the convention center’s inaugural event when it opened in 2014. Last year’s focus was on the future of agriculture, and this year’s will cover a range of issues and oppor tunities anticipated for 2017, said Clint Hardy, member of the Grain Day Committee and Daviess County Cooperative Extension Service agent for agriculture and natural resources. “In an ef for t to meet a wide array
of interests that agricultural producers and ag businesses have,” he said, “we will focus on topics ranging from marketing, technology, agricultural law, pest management and poultr y litter management with a perspective from a farmer panel from the Delmar va region of Mar yland, who have been in commercial poultr y production for decades in a highly sensitive watershed.” The formal program has not yet been published, but the daylong expo will include 16 sessions with exper t speakers, as well as the Ag Industr y T rade Show. About 100 agribusiness par tners financially suppor t the event by purchasing booths for the trade show, Hardy said. “The ag businesses who par ticipate each year tell me they love the event from the standpoint that there
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Roger Thomas, left, of Pfister Seeds in Owensboro, talks with David Winchell of Winchell Farms out of Hawesville while looking at a Case Quad Track farm tractor at the 41st annual Ag Expo organized by the local Grain Day Committee at the Owensboro Convention Center. The two were discussing the outlook for next year’s farm prices. “It’s going to be tight,” Thomas said. Photo by Greg Eans, Messenger-Inquirer/ geans@messengerinquirer.com
is no other way to invest such a small amount of money to see and visit with so many current and potential customers in one day,” he said. Another par t of the reason the Ag Expo is impor tant to the ag community is that it’s where farmers star t to think more about the upcoming growing season rather than continuing to reflect on the previous year, Hardy said. They can expect to learn about practical farm production and management, and it is also open to the public at no cost. Anyone interested is welcome. Since its beginning, the Ag Expo has been a collaborative ef for t. The Extension Ser vice coordinates the Ag Expo, but, Hardy said, the event is “only made possible through involvement of generations of local agricultural leadership.” Local farmers and agribusiness representatives organized as Grain Day Inc. to ser ve as the administrator for contracts and fiscal matters, and to of fer vital input to ensure the event is purposeful, educational and meets the needs of the community. “There is a great sense of pride in the annual event (among) the planning committee, the ag business par tners and the par ticipants who attend,” Hardy said. For more information or vendor registration, call Hardy at 270-685-8480.
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Fred Wright, a professor at Owensboro Community and Technical College who teaches auto mechanics and agriculture, looks at a backhoe set up at the Owensboro Convention center on Tuesday in preparation of the 41st annual Ag Expo organized by the local Grain Day Committee. Wright was looking at the field management system and emissions systems of the equipment. “It’s amazing how efficient equipment is, now.” Wright said. “It’s good for the environment.” Photo by Greg Eans, Messenger-Inquirer/ geans@messenger-inquirer.com
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AG EXPO 2017 PROGRAM January 25, 2017 Register by 10:30 a.m. to receive lunch tickets. Tickets are limited. Coffee and doughnuts provided by Ohio Valley Insurance. Attending both sessions 8:30 & 9:40 a.m. OR 10:50 & 11:30 a.m. in Ballroom C will qualify for Private Pesticide Applicator Certification Jeff Nalley WBIO Farm Director, broadcasting live 7:30 a.m. Registration in lobby
SESSION I: 8:30 - 9:10 A.M. EAST BALLROOM A/B GRAIN MARKET OUTLOOK
Speaker: Dr. Todd Davis Moderator: Vicki Shadrick
EAST BALLROOM C FROGEYE & SOUTHERN RUST - AN ANNUAL PROBLEM?
Speaker: Dr. Carl Bradley Moderator: Darrell Simpson
MEETING ROOM 230 POULTRY LITTER - THE SCOOP ON POOP
Speaker: Dr. Edwin Ritchey Moderator: Scott Kuegel
MEETING ROOM 231 SOIL CONSERVATION DEMONSTRATION
Speaker: Ms. Rachel Martin Moderator: Jeff Rice 9:10 - 9:40 a.m. Break to view exhibits
SESSION II: 9:40 - 10:20 A.M.
EAST BALLROOM A/B NITROGEN FOR YIELD - LESS EARLY, MORE LATER
Speaker: Dr. Chad Lee Moderator: Nick Stephen
EAST BALLROOM C PLANNING FOR DICAMBA TOLERANT SOYBEANS
Speaker: Mr. Bradley Davis Moderator: Camille Lambert
MEETING ROOM 230 PRECISION AGRICULTURE ECONOMICS AND DECISION MAKING-BEYOND PROFITABILITY
Speaker: Dr. Jordan Shockley Moderator: Jesse Horn
MEETING ROOM 231 NOTHING TO HIDE, TRANSPARENCY FOR THE PUBLIC AND YOUR LANDOWNERS
Speaker: Ms. Rae Wagoner Moderator: Paul Winkler
EAST BALLROOM C FROGEYE & SOUTHERN RUST AN ANNUAL PROBLEM?
10:20 - 10:50 a.m. Break to view exhibits
SESSION III: 10:50 - 11:30 A.M. EAST BALLROOM A/B GRAIN MARKET OUTLOOK
Speaker: Dr. Jafe Weems Moderator: Tyler Miller
Speaker: Dr. Todd Davis Moderator: Wayne Mattingly
EAST BALLROOM C PLANNING FOR DICAMBA TOLERANT SOYBEANS
Speaker: Mr. Bradley Davis Moderator: Curtis Dame
MEETING ROOM 230 ESTATE PLANNING 101
Speaker: Dr. Jennifer Hunter Moderator: Mary Higginbotham
MEETING ROOM 230 KENTUCKY FARM LAWS THAT MIGHT SURPRISE YOU
Speaker: Mr. Clint Quarles Moderator: Jordan Beyke
MEETING ROOM 231 PRINCETON GRAIN AND FORAGE CENTER FOR EXCELLENCE
Speaker: Dr. Chad Lee & Ms. Marci Hicks Moderator: Greg Comer
MEETING ROOM 231 KY DEPT. OF AGRICULTURE HUNGER INITIATIVE
LUNCH 12:10 - 12:45 p.m. West Ballroom A - E 12:45 - 1:30 p.m. Humor from the Heartland Mr. Kevin Cox, Keynote speaker
SESSION IV: 11:30 - 12:10 P.M.
SESSION V: 1:40 - 3:00 P.M.
Speaker: Mr. John McCauley Moderator: Annette Heisdorffer
EAST BALLROOM A/B IN SEASON FERTILITY: TOOLS AND OPTIONS
Speaker: Dr. Josh McGrath Moderator: Phillip Anderson
EAST BALLROOM A/B POULTRY LITTER LESSONS FROM THE DELMARVA AND OHIO VALLEY
Moderator: Dr. Jordan Shockley
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Eliminating hunger in Kentucky Wednesday, January 18, 2017
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or some, the dawning of a new year is a welcomed fresh star t, a blank slate if you will. For others, a new year is not so much a welcome of things to come, but a physical way to separate from the past. It seems that many have fallen into the latter categor y this year, perhaps because of personal dif ficulties or perhaps because of our bigger community Chelsea dif ficulties with a Williams AGRICULTURAL contentious election STUDIES season, violence, war PROGRAM DIRECTOR and strife. In such situations, it is easy to let our problems become the focus instead of our solutions; or, it is easy to forget such problems even exist. From our vantage point in Daviess County, Ky,. it can be all too easy to forget that these problems are happening because they do not happen in our town. Other concerns are easy to forget, perhaps because they are hidden. Kentucky has one such concern. Hunger. Kentucky, and the rest of the Southern region of the United States, has some of the highest rates of hunger in the nation. In the last year, nearly 17 percent of Kentuckians did not have enough food at some point during the last year; that means that greater than 1 in 7 Kentuckians went hungr y at some point during
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problem is so severe that Kentucky Commissioner of Agriculture Ryan Quarles has made the fight against hunger one of his major priorities in of fice, through his Hunger Initiative (http://www.kyagr.com/hunger/). While these numbers are star tling by themselves, when
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single crop and in the top 20 states for the highest numbers of nearly ever y single livestock species (USDA, 2015 State Over view, KY). It is ver y clear that Kentucky has incredible agricultural resources and incredible farmers, producing an overabundance of food; yet, we are one of the hungriest states in the nation. Something must change. As we enter into this brand new 2017, let us all be a problem solver, instead of merely a problem finder. Solving problems is significantly more dif ficult, but infinitely more rewarding. I cannot say that I have the ultimate solution to national hunger, but I can help to make sure that one less child, one less family goes to bed hungr y tonight. Kentucky has a tremendous network of food banks that supplies food to pantries across the entire Commonwealth. Specifically, Daviess County is ser ved by the Tri-State Food Bank, based in Evansville, Ind. While these
food banks accept donations of time and money, farmers have a ver y unique oppor tunity to help alleviate hunger in our backyard. With the Farms to Food Banks program, food banks in Kentucky have the ability to purchase specific fruits and vegetables from farmers to then distribute to hungr y Kentuckians. For farmers, this is especially interesting because the food banks want to help you also eliminate the amount of food that is not taken to market or not used to fulfill your other contracts. Kentucky food banks want to purchase your non-per fect product at or around wholesale prices. This is truly an amazing oppor tunity to help end hunger for our friends and neighbors. Food Banks, awareness, and donations may not provide the only solutions to Kentucky hunger and they may not end the problem forever, but they do have something extremely valuable. They provide us a
way to help those truly in need. Ever y farmer I have ever met has helped out a neighbor and has been helped by a neighbor in return. It is hear tening to see the way the agriculture community truly embraces each other. As we enter into a new year, full of possibilities and oppor tunities, it is the per fect time for our agriculture community to fulfill a need that only we can, to provide food for the hungr y. If you are interested in learning more about growing food for yourself or for those that cannot, I leave you with three great resources in Daviess Countr y. The Cooperative Extension Ser vice, the Agricultural Studies Program at Owensboro Community and Technical College, and the Young Farmers Program all provide training, education, and help for those wishing to provide the ultimate ser vice and the ultimate gift: food. We can eliminate hunger in Kentucky. Let us all do it together.
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Applications are now being accepted for the 2017 Kentucky Farm Bureau and Daviess County Farm Bureau Scholarship Program for high school seniors.
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Tom Curtsinger Scholarship - awarded to a high school senior of a Daviess County Farm
Bureau member pursuing a degree in agriculture or a related field or they are the child of a farm family.
Daviess County Young Farmer Scholarship – awarded to a high school senior of a Daviess County Farm Bureau member pursuing a degree in agriculture or a related field or they are the child of a farm family.
Daniel L. Turley Scholarship - awarded to a high school senior of a Daviess County Farm
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Daviess County Farm Bureau Insurance Agents Scholarship - awarded to a high school senior of a Daviess County Farm Bureau member.
For more information visit kyfb.com or daviess.kyfb.com. You can also see your local high school counselor’s office or your local Farm Bureau office to pick up your application. **All applications must be postmarked by February 28, 2017, to be considered.**
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STUNNING STATISTICS ABOUT HUNGER IN KENTUCKY • Kentucky, and the rest of the Southern region of the United States, has some of the highest rates of hunger in the nation. • In the last year, nearly 17 percent of Kentuckians did not have enough food at some point during the last year; • that means that greater than 1 in 7 Kentuckians went hungry at some point during 2016. • When children were asked the same question, more than one child out of every five were hungry at some point during the last year (USDA Household Food Security). • In fact, Kentucky ranks as one of the hungriest states in the nation; we are in the top five.
Daviess County Farm Bureau members receive recognition at the 2016 Kentucky Farm Bureau Annual Meeting held in Louisville in December…… Judy Trunnell won first place in the Excellence in Ag Literacy Award and will represent Kentucky Farm Bureau at the National Ag in the Classroom Conference in June.
Gary Cecil was one of the top three finalists in the Farmer of the Year Contest.
Kirby Green won the Kentucky Farm Bureau Discussion Meet and just this week competed and placed in the Sweet 16 at the American Farm Bureau Annual Convention in Phoenix, AZ.
Leigh Ann Kuegel won first place in the County Information Awards Program.
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The 38th Annual Farm/City Breakfast “The Best Breakfast in Daviess County” Saturday, February 25, 2017 Daviess County High School – 7:30a.m. Tickets $6.00
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Ag Calendar of Events 2017 January 25-26: KY Nursery & Landscape Training & Showplace, Ramada Plaza Hotel, Louisville January 26: Commercial Vegetable Production Meeting, 5 p.m. Daviess Co. Extension Office January 27: Bird Migration: What It Means in Your Yard, 1:30 p.m., Daviess County Extension Office January 31: Private Pesticide Applicator Training, 9 a.m. – Daviess County Extension Office January 31: Leading Meetings Effectively, 6 p.m. – Daviess County Extension Office February 2: Green River CPH45 sale – Kentuckiana Livestock Market February 7: Pasture Forage and NRCS Program Workshop, 6 p.m. – Daviess County Extension Office February 13: Private Pesticide Applicator Training, 6 p.m. – Daviess County Extension Office February 15-18: National Farm Machinery Show – Louisville February 20: Owensboro Regional Farmers’ Market information and vendor sign-up meeting, 6 p.m., Daviess County Extension office February 22-23: UK Turf & Landscape Short Course, Shepherdsville, Ky February 25: Farm City Breakfast, 7:30 a.m. –
Daviess County High School March 1: Integrated Pest Management Workshop, 9 a.m. – Princeton Research and Education Center March 3-5: Ask an Extension Master Gardeners, Home Builders Association of Owensboro Home & Garden Show, Owensboro Convention Center March 8: Wheat Field School, Green Up Topics – Princeton Research and Education Center March 9: Tobacco Good Agricultural Practices Training 6 p.m. - Daviess County Extension Office March 11: Ohio Valley Small Farm and Garden Conference – Henderson County Extension Office April 26: Wheat Field School, Pre-Heading Topics - Princeton Research and Education Center April 27: Green River CPH45 sale – Kentuckiana Livestock Market June 3: Take a Kid Fishing – Panther Creek Park June 27-30: Daviess County 4-H Camp Dawson Springs July 19-22: Daviess County Lions Club Fair Philpot August 17-27: Kentucky State Fair - Louisville August 26: Take a Kid Outdoors – Daviess County Gun Club
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Mr. John McCauley — Director of Agricultural Policy, Kentucky Department of Agriculture Dr. Josh McGrath — Extension Soil Specialist, University of Kentucky Mr. Clint Quarles — Staff Attorney, Kentucky Department of Agriculture Dr. Edwin Ritchey — Extension Soil Specialist, University of Kentucky Dr. Jordan Shockley — Asst. Professor, Agricultural Economics, University of Kentucky Ms. Rae Wagoner —Communication Director, Kentucky Soybean Board Dr. Jafe Weems — Extension Grain Crops Disease Technician, University of Kentucky
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