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Henry County Office
(Highway 421)
P.O. Box 246
New Castle, KY 40050-0246
Phone: (502) 845-2811
Fax: (502) 845-2829
Email: DL_CES_HENRY@EMAIL.UKY.EDU
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Agriculture and Natural Resources
Please tell us your needs for our 2008 Program Planning. Take our survey
HERE.
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April 23, 2008
Dear Friends:
HENRY COUNTY FARMERS
MARKET
The 2008 edition of the Henry
County Farmers Market will begin this Saturday, April 26, at 8:00 am, at the
Henry County Courthouse Lawn in New Castle. The weekly Saturday morning
market will continue into October, and a Wednesday afternoon will be added
each week during peak season, as well as some Friday afternoons at the
Eminence Renaissance Market Pavilion.
The Farmers Market will
feature Top Quality, all locally grown Produce, Herbs, Flowers, Bedding
Plants, and some Arts and Crafts. All members are Henry County Farm
families.
As energy prices have
increased, so have cost of food items in our regular markets. As a consumer,
your participation in the Henry County Farmers Market will help strengthen
ongoing efforts to establish a local food economy which can help reduce our
dependence on energy and imported food items.
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Be Careful Out There! |
TOBACCO CO-OP
DISTRIBUTION
By now, most Henry
Countians eligible for the Burley Cooperative Distribution checks should
have received them. Dr. Will Snell, UK Economic Specialist, reminds us
that the distribution is based on membership and not by size of
production. Each member will receive $265.33. Members who received
infrastructure cost-share funds from the co-op will not be eligible for
a distribution check. Questions may be directed to 1-800-351-1694.
Sincerely,
Steve Moore
Henry County Extension Agent for Agriculture
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Dr. Gary Pamer,
Assistant Director for Agriculture Extension at the UK College of
Agriculture, spoke speaks to the 16th Annual Farm City Day Monday at the
Henry County Extension Office. An audience of over 100 farm, civic,
government, school, and religious leaders from Henry County attended.
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"Computers for Farmers"
began last week at the Henry County Extension Office with instructor Pam
Larkin from the Kentucky Technical School system. 15 local farm families
will recieve a computer and 5 nights of intruction in the course.
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Graystone Farms was announced as the recipient of the 2007 Henry County Cattleman of the Year Award. The Foree
family of Fallen Timber Road own and operate the Brangus/Angus based cow-calf and backgrounding cattle operation. Four generations of the Foree family currently live
on the farm and were on hand to accept the award, and are in the photo as follows: Dr. Eddie Foree is holding the farm gate sign. Behind him are Noah, Mrs. Sarah
Foree, and Sarah. Immediately behind them are Sophia and Macy Foree. Looking on from the right of the photo are: David Neville who made the award for the
Association, and Michelle and Paul Blasi, farm neighbors of the Foree family.
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Officers and Directors for the Henry County Cattleman's Association are shown above,
from left to right. Johnny Allison (Secretary), Lindsey Burke, Larry Bryant, Joey Kephart (President),
Eddie Foree, Phyliss McGuire (treasurer), and Phillip Douglas.
Not present when picture was taken were Lloyd Gray (Vice President), and Brian Stivers.
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