01-19-22 Owensboro Ag Expo

48TH ANNUAL MEETING

AGRICULTURE EXPO

JAN. 26, 2022 • OWENSBORO, KY P R E S E N T E D B Y G R A I N D AY I N C .

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DAVIESS COUNTY COOPERATIVE EXTENSION SERVICE WHO’S WHO AT THE EXPO |

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THE ROLE OF TECHNOLOGY IN AGRICULTURE |

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Contributors Daviess County Cooperative Extension Service Kentucky Department of Agriculture

ABOUT THE EXPO Ag Expo provides attendees with educational sessions held throughout the morning during an ongoing marketing trade show. Informational updates pertaining to market and productionrelated topics are combined with an exhibitor business networking opportunity for the upcoming production season discussion. This event provides the opportunity to exhibit your business live to hundreds of farmers from western Kentucky and southern Indiana.

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“We’re excited to be able to host [the expo] back in person. It had been held in person for 47 years.”

48TH ANNUAL MEETING

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— Clint Hardy, Agriculture/Natural Resources Extension Agent WEDNESDAY, JAN. 26, 2022

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2022 Scholarship Programs

Applications are now being accepted online for the 2022 Daviess County Farm Bureau and Kentucky Farm Bureau Scholarship Programs.

Daviess County Farm Bureau Scholarship – awarded to a student of a Daviess County Farm Bureau member.

Tom Curtsinger Scholarship – awarded to a student 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 student 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 student of a Daviess County Farm Bureau member.

Daviess County Farm Bureau Insurance Agents Scholarship – awarded to a student of a Daviess County Farm Bureau member.

Daviess County Farm Bureau Continuing Education Ag Scholarship – awarded to a current college student of a Daviess County Farm Bureau member pursuing a degree in agriculture.

To apply, go to www.kyfb.com/federation/youth-development/scholarships and click on the application button at the bottom of the page. ** All applications must be submitted online by the January 28, 2022 deadline.**

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Daviess County Farm Bureau and some of its members receive top recognition for winning contests held in December at the 2021 Kentucky Farm Bureau State Convention.

Congratulations to the following: Suzanne Cecil White

Kendel Hayden

was the 1st recipient and winner of the 2021 Kentucky Farm Bureau Woman of the Year Award.

was the winner of the 2021 Excellence in Ag Literacy Award.

Daviess County Farm Bureau placed in the “Top Five” for the 2021 County Activities of Excellence Award with Kentucky Farm Bureau and went on to place in the “Top Twelve” nationally with American Farm Bureau for the 2nd year in a row.

Daviess County Farm Bureau

received the 2021 County Growth Incentive Award.

Visit our website at daviess.kyfb.com for all your local Farm Bureau information or kyfb.com for all your state wide information.

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7:30 - 10:30 a.m. — Registration in Lobby 7:30 a.m. - 3 p.m. — Ag Expo Industry Trade Show • Expo Hall II-III Register by 10:30 a.m. to receive a lunch ticket — tickets are limited.

Coffee and doughnuts are provided by Ohio Valley Insurance.

SESSION I: 8:30-9:15 a.m.

East Ballroom A

Obtaining the Most Value from Poultry Litter Speaker: Dr. Edwin Ritchey • Moderator: Katie Hughes

East Ballroom B

Control Slugs and Seed Corn Maggots in Emerging Soybeans Speaker: Dr. Raul Villanueva • Moderator: Clint Hardy

East Ballroom C

How to Profit in Carbon Markets Speaker: Mr. Lance Ruppert • Moderator: Philip Ebelhar

9:15 -10:15 a.m.

Break to view exhibits

SESSION II: 10:15-11 a.m.

East Ballroom A

Comparing Cost of Litter to the Cost of Dry Fertilizer Speaker: Dr. Jordan Shockley • Moderator: Greg Comer

East Ballroom B

Re-Setting a Defense of Problematic Weeds Speaker: Dr. JD Green • Moderator: Philip Anderson

East Ballroom C

Corn Fertilizer Timing Strategy Speaker: Dr. Josh McGrath • Moderator: Vicki Shadrick

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Break to view exhibits

Session III: 11:15 a.m.-12 p.m.

East Ballroom A

Grain Profit Outlook Speaker: Dr. Greg Halich • Moderator: Evan Tate

East Ballroom B

What to Know About Tarspot and Pythium in Corn Speaker: Dr. Kiersten Wise • Moderator: Jessica Buckham

East Ballroom C

What to Know for Soybean Disease Management in 2022 Speaker: Dr. Carl Bradley • Moderator: Tyler Miller

Lunch: 12:10-1:30 p.m.

Expo Hall I (downstairs) “Monetary Policy: How it Matters to Ag Commodities”

Keynote Speaker: Arlan Suderman, Chief Commodities Economist, Stone X Group

Session IV: 1:45-2:30 p.m.

East Ballroom A-B

Increasing Use of Drones in Crop Production Speakers: Mr. John Scott, Mr. Jim Love and Mr. Jeffrey Luttrell • Moderator: Jesse Horn

Arlan Suderman is employed by StoneX Group, Inc. as Chief Commodities Economist.

He has been selected 45th in the World’s Top 100 Most Influential Economists and ranks 72nd on Refinitiv’s list of Top Global Influencers and Opinion Leaders. Through print, e-newsletters, radio and Twitter, he communicates to U.S. farm producers the driving factors impacting price activity in the grain and oilseed trading pits, including money flow connections with the global currency, equity and commodity markets.

Arlan has been employed

by Kansas State Extension, Farm Progress Cos., Water Street Solutions and has served as a marketing and risk management consultant for corn, cotton, grain, sorghum, soybean and wheat producers. He also specializes in beef and pork markets.

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2022 AG EXPO SCHEDULE

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DAVIESS COUNTY

COOPERATIVE EXTENSION SERVICE

SHARAYHA CLINGENPEEL

KATIE ALEXANDER

4H-YOUTH DEVELOPMENT EXTENSION AGENT

FAMILY CONSUMER SCIENCE EXTENSION AGENT

STACEY POTTS

ELIZABETH HORN

4H-YOUTH DEVELOPMENT EXTENSION AGENT

EXTENSION OFFICE STAFF ASSISTANT

CLINT HARDY

KELLY BLAND

AGRICULTURE/NATURAL RESOURCES EXTENSION AGENT

SNAP-EDUCATION PROGRAM ASSISTANT

ANNETTE HEISDORFFER

ROBYN EDGELL

HORTICULTURE EXTENSION AGENT

EXTENSION OFFICE STAFF ASSISTANT

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WHO’S WHO AT THE EXPO

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EXTENSION PROFESSOR WEED SCIENCE PROGRAM UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY

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DR. EDWIN RITCHEY

MR. LANCE RUPPERT

MR. JOHN SCOTT

DR. JORDAN SHOCKLEY

DR. RAUL VILLANUEVA

DR. KIERSTEN WISE

EXTENSION SOIL SPECIALIST UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY

EXTENSION FARM MANAGEMENT SPECIALIST UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY

DIRECTOR OF MARKETING AND TECHNOLOGY GROWMARK, INC.

EXTENSION ENTOMOLOGIST UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY

PURDUE EXTENSION COORDINATOR FOR DIGITAL AGRICULTURE

EXTENSION GRAIN CROPS DISEASE SPECIALIST UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY

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The role of technology in agriculture Technology has left a significant footprint in ever y industry, and the agricultural sector is no exception.

The National Institute of Food and Agriculture notes that modern farms operate a lot differently than the farms of yesteryear. Dramatic changes have taken place within the agricultural industry over the last few decades, helping farming operations become more efficient and profitable as well as safer and more eco-friendly.

Robots, temperature and moisture sensors, aerial images, and GPS technologies are now routinely employed within the agricultural industry. The NIFA notes that the value of such technologies cannot be understated. Thanks to the technologies at their disposals, farmers no longer have to uniformly apply water, fertilizer and pesticides to their farms. Technology now allows them to use only the minimum amounts required as they zero in on individual plants and target specific areas of their farms. The NIFA notes that the utilization of these technologies produces some very real benefits, including: • Higher crop productivity • Reduced impact on natural ecosystems • Less runoff of chemicals into rivers and groundwater • Increased worker safety Safer, more efficient and more eco-friendly operations can only make the agricultural industry more successful in the decades to come. That’s especially notable as the world continues to confront climate change and how it might affect the food supply.

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Kentucky begins Renewable Chemical Production Program

BY KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Kentucky companies can now apply for the state’s Renewable Chemical Production Program, Commissioner of Agriculture Dr. Ryan Quarles has announced.

“Agriculture is a very conservationminded industr y,” Quarles said in a release. “Thanks to new laws passed by the General Assembly, the Kentucky Department of Agriculture and other agencies are working together to provide an economic incentive for agribusinesses to look at ways to make new products out of renewable diesel or biodiesel. I’m optimistic the private sector will help lead the way in innovation in this sector.”

The program incentivizes the production of more than 30 specified chemicals derived from biomass feedstocks by giving eligible companies tax credits for their capital investment, job creation and renewable chemical production.

The program will share tax credits previously established for renewable diesel or bio-diesel production in the commonwealth. The total amount of tax credit shall be 5 cents per molecular pound of weight of renewable chemicals produced in Kentucky by an eligible business, unless the total amount of approved credits for all taxpayers exceeds the annual cap of $10 million for the program.

Kentucky developed the program to capitalize on its resources and infrastructure and to support the growth of the renewable chemical manufacturing industr y. It addresses the unique opportunity to advance the state’s economy by utilizing biomass feedstocks for the production of environmentally sustainable products.

For the renewable chemical production tax credit, the bill, which was

passed by the Kentucky legislature in 2020, states eligible renewable chemicals are limited to building block chemicals with a bio based content percentage of at least 50%, except for chemicals sold or used for the production of food, feed or fuel.

Program eligibility requirements for renewable chemicals, creation of jobs, or investment of new capital related to renewable chemical production, and repor ting requirements for eligible companies are established by 302 KAR 4:010.

The Kentucky Depar tment of Agricultur e will help administer the program, coordinating with the Kentucky Depar tment of Revenue in awarding the tax credits to eligible companies producing renewable chemicals.

To be eligible for the renewable chemical production tax credit, a business must: be physically located in Kentucky; operate for profit; organize, expand or locate in this state on or after July 1, 2020, create new jobs and retain those jobs for at least four years, or invest a substantial amount of new capital in the Commonwealth and maintain that capital for at least four years; and cannot provide professional ser vices, healthcare ser vices, medical treatments or engage in retail operations and cannot relocate operations from another area of Kentucky or reduce operations in another area of the state while seeking this incentive.

To find out more about Kentucky’s Renewable Chemical Production Program or to request an application, contact Tim Hughes at timd.hughes@ky.gov.

Complete applications along with the required $500 compliance fee must be filed with the Kentucky Department of Agriculture by Jan. 15, 2022.

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