Ag & Natural Resources

ABOUT AGRICULTURE

To join the Montgomery County Cattlemen's Association you need to visit us at the Extension Office on East Locust Street, or you can contact one of the officers. The cost is $10 per person. You may also join the Kentucky Cattlemen's Association at our office as well for $20 additional fee.

Agriculture Advisory Council

Montgomery County Extension offers educational opportunities to producers and Agri-businessmen on crops, disease, pest management, farm and business management, risk management, erosion control, livestock management and water quality.  Programs are offered throughout the year.

Montgomery County Ag Development Council

Montgomery County Ag Council Members

Montgomery County Cattlemen Association Officers

LEADERSHIP MONTGOMERY COUNTY CLASS OF 2010 CLASS INFO

LEADERSHIP MONTGOMERY COUNTY 2010 APPLICATION

LEADERSHIP MONTGOMERY COUNTY 2010 BROCHURE

UPCOMING MEETINGS

• Farmer's Market is OPEN on Wednesday and Saturdays at the Montgomery Square Shopping Center beginning at 7:00 am. They will be open through October. Stop by and visit our vendors and pick up some great produce today.

• Cattlemen's Association Meetings held at the Montgomery County Health & Civic Center 7:00 pm.  Their next meeting will be in September, Monday, 14th.
  

• The phone numbers to the extension office, are 859-498-8741 or 498-8742 or you can stop by.  We are open from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.  And we are open through your lunch hour.




• If you would like to join the Montgomery County Cattlemen's Association, the dues are $10.00 per person. Contact the Montgomery County Extension Office or one of the officers or directors of the Cattlemen's Association.




• The Soil Conservation office has a new Skid loader with trailer and backhoe attachment for rent. Contact their office at 498-5654 for more information. They also have no-till drill seeders for rent.  Also, they are taking applications for forage cost share program. They can be picked up at the Extension Office or at the Soil Conservation office.
• It's time to pick up your new farm record books at the Extension Office. The cost is $5.00 each. They make a world of difference in record keeping. Stop by today and pick one up.




• Soil Testing is available at the extension office. Each sample costs $6 each. We also have soil probes for loan if you would like to pick up one to make the job of taking soil samples easier. We do ask for a deposit for the probe but your deposit will be returned as soon as the probe is returned to the office. It normally takes between 7 and 10 days to get results back on your soil samples so don't delay, take your soil samples today.




• If you are a cow/calf producers, we have a pocket record book in which you can record calf records. It also has a wealth of information for your use as well. Beef Integrated Resource Management calendars are here too.

• DO YOU NEED A VEGETABLE GARDENING BOOK? WELL, WE HAVE NEW ONES IN THE OFFICE NOW. STOP BY AND PICK ONE UP TODAY.

Educational programs of the Kentucky Cooperative Extension Service serve all people regardless of race, sex, color, age, religion, disability, or national origin.

Check out this website for info on insects on your crops and in your garden.

http://www.uky.edu/Ag/Entomology/entfacts.htm

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