Agriculture

LaRue County Beef Producers

The May meeting of the LaRue County Beef Producers will be at 7:30 p.m., Tuesday, May 9 at the LaRue County Extension Office. All interested producers are invited to attend. The speaker will be Dr. Josh Jackson from UK’s Department of Biosystems and Ag Engineering Department presenting “Handling Facilities and Setting up your own Scale System” There will not be a meal at this meeting, but we do ask that everyone bring a dessert. This meeting will count as educational credit for CAIP. 

LaRue County AG Market Day

Warren Beeler, Executive Director of the Governors Office of Agriculture Policy, shown pictured right with Joe Stults, President of LaRue County Cattleman’s Association, was guest speaker at the LaRue County Cattleman’s monthly meeting held April 11. A large crowd attended to hear Mr. Beeler speak on Ag Development Funds being used toward growth in the agriculture industry in Kentucky.

At one of our recent “Hort Shorts” gardening classes, I was asked by a local beekeeper how they can avoid problems to bees when using pesticides in the garden and yard.

Overwintering losses of honey bee colonies increased in 2006 and remain at unacceptable levels, but at the same time, there has been a huge increase in beekeeping by hobbyists. This article addresses a few steps which can be taken to minimize hazards to bees when using insecticides to manage other insect pests in the garden.

The up and down nature of spring weather can cause consternation among anglers when planning fishing trips. Concerns about the weather is one of three things to consider when planning fishing trips this spring.

1. Barometric pressure is key to unlocking fish behavior in spring:

Barometric pressure is the measurement of the weight of an entire column of air pressing down upon the Earth. Approaching storm fronts in spring ease this weight, resulting in low barometric pressure. The low pressure releases humidity trapped in the atmosphere, resulting in rain or snow.