Farming

The Kentucky Office of Drug Control Policy and the Kentucky Agency for Substance Abuse Policy has awarded the Bourbon-Harrison Local KY-ASAP Board the 10-Year Celebration and Achievement award for outstanding accomplishments in providing substance abuse education, prevention, treatment and law enforcement initiatives for the past 10 years.
The award was presented Thursday, March 1 at the 1st Presbyterian Church, 517 Pleasant St., Paris, Ky.

What is Bloat? Bloat in cattle can result in lost animal performance and severe cases, death. It occurs as a result of a buildup of fermentation gases in the rumen. Bloat may be categorized as frothy bloat, which is caused by the formation of stable foam in the rumen, or free gas bloat, which is due to excessive production of gaseous compounds from fermentation or as a result of an obstruction preventing the escape of gas compounds. Legume bloat is a frothy bloat condition.

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) State Executive Director John W. McCauley reminds producers that the 2012 deadline to enroll in the Direct and Counter-Cyclical Payment (DCP) program is June 1.

It’s time to start it all over again, thank goodness!
I had to buy some potatoes from the grocery a few weeks back because we had finally finished all that were stored in the basement.    
Home grown potatoes, even the old ones in their slightly shriveled state, are far superior than the kind that come in a plastic bag.  
I am really ready to get my hands in the soil and planting potatoes is just the thing to get the season rolling.