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Farming

  • Kentucky producers still have time to apply for Direct Farm Ownership Loan Program

    The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Kentucky Farm Service Agency (FSA) announces that farmers and ranchers still have time to apply for low interest 2014 loans available through FSA’s direct farm ownership program. The deadline to submit applications is Sept. 30, 2014.

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  • Harrison County Field Day scheduled for Sept. 5

    The 2014 Harrison County Field Day will be held on Friday, Sept. 5 at the farm of Phyllis Malone and son Mike Malone on Munson Road. The program will begin at 4 p.m. with a tour of the farm.
    The Malone Farm includes 45 acres of alfalfa used for feed on the farm and a developing cash hay program. Also the farm is the home of a Registered Charolais herd.

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  • Farm Bill Implementation progress update

    Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announces continued progress on implementing the Agricultural Act of 2014 (the 2014 Farm Bill), which was signed into law nearly six months ago on Feb. 7, 2014. The 2014 Farm Bill reforms agricultural policy, reduces the deficit, and helps grow America’s economy.
    Since the Farm Bill was signed into law, USDA has made progress throughout all 12 titles of the 2014 Farm Bill.

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  • USDA extends enrollment deadline

    U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA)  announces that the enrollment deadline for the 2012 and 2013 Emergency Assistance for Livestock, Honeybees and Farm-Raised Fish Program (ELAP) has been extended to Aug. 15, 2014. Originally, program sign-up was scheduled to end Aug. 1.
    The new deadline gives livestock, honeybee, and farm-raised fish producers who experienced losses because of disease, adverse weather, wildfires or colony collapse disorder between Oct. 1, 2011 and Sept. 30, 2013, an additional two weeks to enroll in ELAP.

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  • Unusually cool weather spurs tomato blight

    The unusually cool weather for July has spurred several problems for vegetable growers throughout the county and state.

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  • Extension office will receive $250,000 from state for county farmers

    The Kentucky Agricultural Finance Corporation approved Harrison County for a $250,000 loan to be used for agricultural infrastructure, according to a press release from the Governor’s Office of Agricultural Policy.
    The Harrison County Extension Office receives these funds after the Kentucky State Fair, which is then given to county farmers after an extensive application process, said Gary Carter, agent for agriculture and natural resources.

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  • Some vegetables require daily harvest for best results

     

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  • ...E-I-E-I-O!

     

    He may be best known for his juicy tomatoes, but Al Solomon is also one of the founding fathers of the Harrison County Farmers’ Market. Solomon, of Ammerman Pike, has been farming produce for 10 years, eight of which have been with the farmers’ market.
    His family has played a large role in his success as a farmer, and have been working with him since he started.

    Raising Rabbits

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  • Vendors Day Fair to attract farmers, crafters

     

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  • Toads are a good sign of healthy environment

    Lately it seems that everywhere I step in the yard, vegetable garden and perennial beds there is a toad under foot.  
    They manage to jump out of harm’s way (from a rapidly approaching foot or spade) just in the nick of time.  When I notice healthy populations of a good insect, bug or amphibian, I like to think that they are flourishing because of the ecological balance of the farm.  
    Toads are an indicator species suggesting in their abundance that the environment is healthy; in their absence that it is not.  

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