Bullitt County Farm Bureau Attends Legislative Drive-In
Bullitt County Farm Bureau members were represented at the Kentucky Farm Bureau Legislative Drive-In on March 7 in Frankfort, KY. This day gave the Farm Bureau leaders the opportunity to visit directly with state senators and representatives at the state capitol. Also, it gave the Farm Bureau leaders the opportunity to celebrate the Food Check-Out Day with the legislators by presenting them a basket of Kentucky grown agricultural products. Bill Harned and Kyle Skidmore met with Representative Russell Webber and Representative Linda Belcher to discuss issues and policies with them.
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.