Boyd County Farm Bureau Celebrates National Ag Day
Boyd County Farm Bureau Board of Directors promoted National Ag Day and Kentucky Ag Literacy Week by donating Ag Book of the Year "Right This Very Minute": A table-to-farm book about food and farming.
David Horn, President of Boyd County Farm Bureau, visited with Sean Stewart, Principal of Summit Elementary, in Ashland, KY. They talked about using National Ag Day and Kentucky Ag Literacy Week as an opportunity to promote Kentucky agriculture. After talking with Principal Stewart, David gave him several Ag Books to be placed in the library for students to enjoy.
KFB Spotlight
- Comment Column: KFB Young Farmer Chair Tyler Ferguson talks about farming and a rural way of life
- April 23, 2019
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Having grown up working on my grandparent’s farm, I learned at an early age an appreciation of the farming way of life. I was taught the value agriculture holds for my family and the world around me.
- A Look at Agriculture Outside the US: Seeing Argentina agriculture gives Kentucky farmers a new appreciation here, at home
- April 5, 2019
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Sometimes, the best way to see more clearly, and perhaps appreciate more, a specific issue that is close to home, is to observe if from a different perspective, in a different place.
- Staying out of the Weather: Compost bedded pack barns could eliminate some wintertime hassles
- April 4, 2019
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Since the end of last December, several head of a beef cattle herd on the David and Mollie Appelman / ATM Farm, were kept in a compost bedded pack barn throughout the winter months, rather than out in the wet winter weather. The idea led to dryer feeding conditions, less water/waste run-off, easier working conditions, and happier cows.