Agriculture and Natural Resources
The Agriculture and Natural Resources program provides non-formal education in the areas of agricultural production, homeowner plantings, and natural resource utilization. Specific programs include information on food production, farm business management, marketing and processing agricultural products, natural resource management and home lawn and garden information. We address issues dealing with environmental stewardship, the rural-urban interface, and value-added enterprises.
2008 Newsletters 
Miscellaneous Information
Upcoming
Events
To RSVP for any of these events, please
call the Extension Office at 859-654-3395.
Garden
Design At Home
This program is designed to help YOU be your own landscape designer!
Take your first step toward your own personal, beautiful landscape by attending
our class on Wednesday, April 16, 2008, at 2:00pm at the Pendleton County
Extension Office. Please
call to RSVP.
Farmer's
Market Meeting
If you would like to be a part of the Farmer's Market, you must attend the
MANDATORY producer meeting on Tuesday, April 8, 2008 at 7:00pm at the Pendleton
County Extension Office Conference Room. If you already have a stamp, you
MUST bring this with you to this meeting. Please
call to RSVP.
Private
Pesticide Applicator Training
If you need to be certified to use restricted use farm chemicals, then this is
the training for you! Please plan on attending one of these two
conveniently planned meetings ~ Tuesday, April 22, 2008, either at 1:00pm or
7:00pm. Please call to RSVP and to reserve the time of your meeting.
Phase I
Beef
IRM Calendars
We have a supply of Kentucky IRM Beef
Calendars at our office. Please
stop by and pick up a calendar for 2008 so you can keep records such as when
your first calf was born, when the bull was turned in, when vaccinations where
made, and when the calves were weaned. All
this information is necessary when participating in CPH sales for Paris and
Lexington.
The calendars also have timely tips for each month and an excellent gestation
schedule.
Shared
Use Equipment
The
goals of the having "Shared Use Equipment" are to:
-
Impact
a high number of producers affected by loss of income resulting from cuts in
tobacco quota
-
Reach
farmers who cannot justify ownership expenses associated with certain
equipment
-
Provide
counties with limited resources options to serve a greater number of
producers than other programs may allow
-
Help
producers access technology necessary to improve their operations in an
economical manner
Locations and Phone
Numbers - Shared Use Equipment
Farmer's
Market
Welcome!
There
is no better place to buy your produce than directly from the farmer who just
picked it earlier this morning. That’s what you get at the Pendleton County
Farmers Market. Fresh, high-quality fruit and vegetables are what have made the
local Farmers Market a huge success. All
Products sold at the market are exclusively grown in Northern Kentucky.
NOTE: The Pendleton County Farmer's Market is proud to be
WIC and Senior Coupon certified!! For more information, please contact Ed
Sissel or Charley Herron.
Market By-Laws and
Registration
Farmer's Market
Cookbook
Soil
Testing
 It’s
time to take soil tests for the coming season.
This year, with fertilizer prices what they are, you should sample all
fields being considered for fertilization.
Sample as soon as possible so delays will not restrict your applications.
Soil samples CANNOT be sent for testing if wet. Depending on the
time of year, this may be a problem for many people. If precipitation is
hindering your plans, please take your samples as normal and dry your soil
NATURALLY before bringing it to the office.
To do this, lay it out on newspaper and let it dry, please do not dry
your soil in an oven or apply any other type of artificial heat to it.
This will only take important information away from your sample and possibly
render a false response once tested.
Also
remember that there is more to the process than just bringing your dirt in and
dropping it off ~ as with everything else, there is paperwork involved.
Please come prepared to complete this step as well. The biggest things to
know are .... What are you planting there THIS YEAR and what was there LAST
YEAR. There are more questions, but this is a must!
We
have soil probes and soil testing bags available for your convenience.
Also,
for the convenience of the Pendleton County Producer, soil samples are
FREE. So don't delay in testing .... find out exactly what you need to
help raise a better crop.
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