Daviess County farm sets new state record for soybean yield and much more: Kentucky Ag News for Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2022

A Bi-Monthly News Roundup from the Kentucky Department of Agriculture

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Vol. 15 | No. 3

Tuesday, February 1, 2022

Daviess County farm sets

new state record for soybean yield

Goetz Brothers Farm was recognized Jan. 13 at the Kentucky Commodity Conference for a soybean yield of 112.02 bushels per acre. Showing off their awards were, above from left: Scott Goetz, Joe Goetz, Kentucky Soybean Board Chairman Larry Thomas, Justin Goetz, and Tate Smith, Scott’s nephew. Joe and Tate are sporting new "100 Bushel Club" jackets from the soybean board.

Ky. Agriculture Relief Fund eclipses over $1 million to help rebuild

"Our agriculture industry got hit more than any other (Ky.) industry," said Ag Commissioner Ryan Quarles, who walked through the debris. (WKDZ photo)

Kentucky Leopold Conservation Award nominees sought

Commissioner Quarles invites Kentuckians to nominate a farmer or forester for the $10,000 prize for conservation leadership.

Marketing grants support farmers, restaurants, research institutions

Opportunities include the Buy Local and Farm To Fork programs, Promotional Grants, and Specialty Crop Block Grants.

Kentucky pollinator art contest increases awareness, importance

Ky. Ag Development Board approves more than $1.3 million for projects

Ky. Ag Finance Corp. authorizes $775,000 in Beginning Farmer loans

Ky. Angus bulls win reserve grand championship at Oklahoma pen show

KEEP Foundation hires Alexandra Harper as executive director

Horse who starred in 'Seabiscuit' film dies at age 24 on Kentucky farm

Kentucky's bourbon boom continues into 2022

Frankfort's historic Buffalo Trace Distillery sets new tourism record

UK finds federal assistance reducing food insecurity during pandemic

Ky. farmer rescued after becoming engulfed inside bin of soybeans

Kentucky Soybean Association board of directors elects new officers

New vertical farming operation to create 125 jobs in Boone County

Walmart invests in indoor vertical farming startup Plenty

Farmers making voices heard to EPA on 'clear rules for clean water'

Super Bowl party will cost 8-14 percent more this year

U.S. organic produce sales top $9 billion for the first time

Highly pathogenic avian influenza found in wild birds in the Carolinas

Is a cyber attack looming on your farm? Tractors may be next victims

$1,500 scholarships available for ag students in colleges, trade schools

UK to host IPM Training School March 9 in Hopkinsville

'Grass to Cash': Mid-South Stocker Conference will be virtual Feb. 23

National Farm Machinery Show returns Feb. 16-19 after one-year hiatus

45th Turf and Landscape Management Short Course coming Feb. 16-17

National Hemp Webinar Series occurring every other Wednesday

Kentucky Forest Health Conference to be Feb. 9 on Zoom

Rescheduled UK Winter Wheat Meeting will be Feb. 8 in Hopkinsville

Maple syrup producers sign up to participate in Ky. Maple Day on Feb. 5

And just in case you missed it ...

Snoop Dogg planning a new hot dog brand called 'Snoop Doggs'

Kentucky farm fact

Kentucky ranks first in the nation in production of non-alfalfa hay, estimated at 5.25 million tons last year, up 7 percent from 2020.

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