Farm News

Pork Producers
meeting
The LaRue County Pork Association will meet 7 p.m. April 18 at the LaRue County Extension Office. A meal will be served. All interested individuals are invited to attend.

Kentucky Nut Growers Association meets
The Kentucky Nut Growers Association will meet 9:30 a.m.-2 p.m. at the Hardin County Extension Office April 23. Guest speaker Dr. Ric Bessin will give a presentation on stinkbugs. Lunch will be potluck. For more information, contact Carl Ray at (270) 281-4800 or visit http://www.pawpaw.kysu.edu/KNGA.htm.  

Farm Service Agency is relocating
The Hardin/LaRue Farm Service Agency is moving to 250 Sportsman Lake Road, Elizabethtown, the week of April 25. The office will re-open May 2. Services will be extremely limited; call 765-2702 to ensure service has been restored.

Conservation Reserve Program signups
General signup for the Conservation Reserve Program will continue through April 15. CRP is a voluntary program for agricultural producers to use environmentally sensitive land for conservation benefits. During the signup period, farmers and ranchers may offer eligible land for CRP’s competitive general signup at the Farm Service Agency office. Land currently not enrolled in CRP may be offered in this signup provided all eligibility requirements are met. Additionally, current CRP participants with contracts expiring this fall may make new contract offers. Contracts awarded under this signup are scheduled to become effective Oct. 1.
In addition to the general sign-up, CRP’s continuous sign-up program will be ongoing. Continuous acres represent the most environmentally desirable and sensitive land.
For more information or an appointment, call the FSA office at 765-2702 or visit http://www.fsa.usda.gov/crp.