Agriculture & 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

Commercial Pesticide Applicator Continuing Education Training - Nov. 22nd - 9am-3:30pm EST - Virtual via Zoom

Fri, Nov 22 2024, 9am - 3:30pm Virtual Meeting on Zoom

You need the Educational hours and we are giving you just that in this Fall 2024 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.

You're Invited - Christmas Open House

Tue, Dec 10 2024, 8:30am - 12pm Fleming County Extension Office

You're Invited
FLEMING COUNTY COOPERATIVE EXTENSION SERVICE
Christmas Open House

Ag & Natural Resources Newsletters

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.

April Wilhoit

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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
APRIL, 2024 ISSUE

A Note From Your Agent:

Happy Spring All!

It’s crazy to think we’re almost already a month into Spring 2024. The winter programming is coming to a close as we’re wrapping up the Farmers Market Education Program this month. We had great attendance at the Cattle Grading program on April 9th at the stockyards. It was our first time hosting it in Fleming County. Special thanks to Jim Akers and Farmers Stockyards.

We’re looking forward to the Quality Hay Production Field Day on May 10th, 2024. More info can be found in this newsletter. We hope that you can make it!

As always, if you have any questions or suggestions for programming, please let me 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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