Agriculture & Natural Resources

Our program provides education, training and technical assistance to individuals and businesses concerned with profitable agriculture.

ANR - Manure and Soil Sampling

Animal Waste Submittal Form

Soil Testing - Home Garden Submittal Form

Soil Testing - Home Lawn and Turfgrass Submittal Form

Soil Testing - Agricultural Pasture/Hay Submittal Form

Soil Testing - Agricultural Row Crop Submittal Form

Soil Testing - Commercial Horticulture Submittal Form

Proper Soil Testing with a Soil Probe — Do not take probes within 10 feet of drip lines or fence lines.

Soil Sampling Pastures and Hayfields AGR-252

Soil Testing: What It Is and What It Does AGR57

Taking Soil Test Samples AGR-16

Fleming County Farmers Market

Please search under

"Community and Economic Development"

Program Area or click

HERE

ANR - Hay and Pasture Fields

Establishing Forage Crops

Renovating Hay and Pasture Fields AGR-26

Broadleaf Weeds of Kentucky Pastures AGR-207

Field Guide to Kentucky's Invasive Plants

Kentucky's Native Alternatives to Invasive Plants

ANR - No-Till Drill Calibration Online Training

No-Till Drill - Online calibration training recording available now

To register to view this training, go to the registration by scanning the QR Code or click the code below:

Kentucky Master Gardener Program

To register your interest in future programming, go to the registration by scanning the QR Code or click the code below:

What Is Agriculture and Natural Resources?

Agriculture and Natural Resources (ANR) is a program area of the Kentucky Cooperative Extension Service. Extension ANR programs are part of the outreach program of the University Of Kentucky College Of Agriculture. We provide informal education in agricultural production and environmental stewardship.

Departmental specialists, researchers, and county agents develop and implement ANR programs. In addition to production agriculture, a small staff of Extension Associates provides focused assistance to state and county staff on interdisciplinary and critical-need programs. These programs may deal with the interface between production agriculture and environmental stewardship. Associates also address the relationship between farmers and non-farm rural and urban citizens. Our programs make a difference in the lives of millions of Kentuckians through research-based education.

Working with our other land grant partner, Kentucky State University, we extend the resources of the University to the people in their local communities. County agents serve as the link between people in every Kentucky county and experts in the universities. They coordinate and provide educational programs for the public through meetings and workshops, field days, personal communications, and web or satellite broadcasts. Agents also provide publications, newsletters, computer programs, videos, and other educational materials.

Additional Information

Extension Disaster Preparedness and Recovery Ag Weather Agriculture and Natural Resources Publications Horticulture Publications County Agriculture Investment Program (CAIP) Trainings

April Wilhoit

Extension Agent, Agriculture and Natural Resources

(606) 845-4641 april.wilhoit@uky.edu Fleming County Extension Office 1384 Elizaville Rd., Flemingsburg, Kentucky 41041-0192

Upcoming Ag & Natural Resources Events

BQCA - Beef Quality & Care Assurance Certification Fall 2025

Tue, Sep 23 2025, 8:30 - 10am Fleming County Extension Office

BQCA Certification Fleming County Extension Office
FREE in September, 2025. Pre-registration required, use the QR Code or call the office to register. 606-845-4641
Gate sign $5.00, have exact change or check

BQCA - Beef Quality & Care Assurance Certification Fall 2025

Tue, Sep 23 2025, 6 - 7:30pm Fleming County Extension Office

BQCA Certification Fleming County Extension Office
FREE in September, 2025. Pre-registration required, use the QR Code or call the office to register. 606-845-4641
Gate sign $5.00, have exact change or check

Rinse and Return - KY Dept. of Ag - Sept. 25th 10am-12pm

Thu, Sep 25 2025, 10am - 12pm Fleming County Extension Office

Kentucky Department of Agriculture presents this opportunity to "Rinse & Return."
Date: September 25th, 2025
Time: 10am - 12pm
Location: Fleming County Extension Office parking lot
No Registration necessary, go to their website
https://www.kyagr.com/consumer/pest-and-recycling.html
for more information on preparing your containers for drop-off

BQCA - Beef Quality & Care Assurance Certification Fall 2025

Tue, Sep 30 2025, 11am - 12:30pm Fleming County Extension Office

BQCA Certification Fleming County Extension Office
FREE in September, 2025. Pre-registration required, use the QR Code or call the office to register. 606-845-4641
Gate sign $5.00, have exact change or check

Buffalo Trace Area Farm School 2025 Series - October - Four (4) Thursdays

Thu, Oct 2 2025, 6 - 7:30pm Fleming County Extension Office

We are setting up this year’s Buffalo Trace Area Farm School to be a special time to learn new things and meet new friends that can help you be successful at managing your farm operation.

Buffalo Trace Area Farm School 2025 Series - October - Four (4) Thursdays

Thu, Oct 9 2025, 6 - 7:30pm Fleming County Extension Office

We are setting up this year’s Buffalo Trace Area Farm School to be a special time to learn new things and meet new friends that can help you be successful at managing your farm operation.

Buffalo Trace Area Farm School 2025 Series - October - Four (4) Thursdays

Thu, Oct 16 2025, 6 - 7:30pm Fleming County Extension Office

We are setting up this year’s Buffalo Trace Area Farm School to be a special time to learn new things and meet new friends that can help you be successful at managing your farm operation.

Buffalo Trace Area Farm School 2025 Series - October - Four (4) Thursdays

Thu, Oct 23 2025, 6 - 7:30pm Fleming County Extension Office

We are setting up this year’s Buffalo Trace Area Farm School to be a special time to learn new things and meet new friends that can help you be successful at managing your farm operation.

Commercial Pesticide Applicator Continuing Education Training - Nov. 20th - 9am-3:30pm EST - Virtual via Zoom

Thu, Nov 20 2025, 9am - 3:30pm Virtual Meeting on Zoom

You need the Educational hours and we are giving you just that in this Fall 2025 Commercial Pesticide Applicator Continuing Education Training. Call or register by using the QR code asap. November is just around the corner...so do it today. The registration deadline is prior to the date of training to enter your specific information into Zoom program.

Master Cattleman Program - 2025 - Thursdays - Janaury 8th through February 12th

Thu, Jan 8 2026, 6 - 9pm Location varies with weekly session

The Buffalo Trace Area Extension Agents from the University of Kentucky will offer the Master Cattlemen Program in 2025. The minimum number of producers to conduct the program is 25 and the maximum is 50. The Registration Fee is $100 per person or $125 per couple to cover the meal and handout materials at each meeting.
Dates for the weekly program are January 8th through February 12th. All six of the three-hour sessions will be held on Thursday nights from 6-9 pm. These sessions will be rotated among the five participating counties of Bracken, Fleming, Lewis, Mason, and Robertson.
All educational sessions will be taught by University of Kentucky Extension Specialists. Topics include genetics, marketing & profitability, herd health, nutrition, reproduction & records, and facilities & winter feeding.

Ag & Natural Resources Newsletters

Greetings to All,

As we wrap up 2024 I want to thank everyone that joined us at our educational programs this year.

We hope the information that was provided was beneficial in your farm management decisions.

We have several educational programs coming up in the winter of 2025.

Please find more information throughout this newsletter.

And as always, if you have any suggestions for programs, please let me know.

Our office will be closed December 25 - January 1 for the Holidays.

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays! See you in 2025.

April Wilhoit

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Happy August All,

We have several great educational programs coming up over the next few months. Please check out the flyers in this Newsletter for more info on each.

The Buffalo Trace Counties will be hosting a Lime & Fertilizer Study Field Day on September 10 at the old Hay Auction building in Lewisburg. Earlier this year we began work on several research plots to see comparisons of different scenarios of lime and fertilizer applications. It will be a great time to look at the differences in fertilizer vs no fertilizer and lime vs no lime. Dr. Ray Smith will be our guest speaker. We also plan to have 2 or 3 no-till drills on-hand to do a calibration session. The event does qualify for CAIP education and is also a great way to go ahead and learn or get a refresh on how to calibrate, which will be a requirement for the Fleming County shared-use no-till drill when the county gets it in.

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Happy June All,

As I am writing this note to you, the weather is fantastic. A nice cool morning with lots of sun. May 2024 went in the books as being one of the top 10 wettest on record. As a state we ended the month almost 3 inches above average for rainfall. I know many folks were delayed getting their first cuttings of hay in due to the timing and amounts of rain we received. We had to delay our Hay Quality Production Field Day twice. A new date is still to be determined.

We are working on planning our Fall educational classes and should have information rolling out soon on those. In the mean-while if you have questions, or suggestions for programming, please let us know!

April Wilhoit

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AGRICULTURE &NATURAL RESOURCES NEWSLETTER

A Monthly Newsletter by Fleming County Extension Office

FEBRUARY, 2024 ISSUE

A Note From Your Agent:

Happy New Year All,

The CAIP, YAIP, and Next Gen cost-share program applications will be available February 1st. Please find more info in this newsletter about the cost-share programs and educational opportunities that are available to satisfy the educational component.

We have been receiving several calls from folks needing hay. The Kentucky Department of Agriculture has a hay hotline to either register with if you produce hay to sell, or if you are looking to purchase hay you can find a list. The QR Code below will take you to the website.

We hope to see you soon at one of our many upcoming programs

April Wilhoit

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Beef IRM Calendar 2023

Beef IRM Calendars

are available to pick up

at the Extension Office

during normal business hours.

Off the Hoof

(Beef Newsletter)

editions

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College Resources

Contact Information

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