Agriculture & Natural Resources

Agriculture and Natural Resources (ANR) is a program area of the Kentucky Cooperative Extension Service. Extension ANR programs are part of the outreach program of the University Of Kentucky College Of Agriculture. We provide informal education in agricultural production and environmental stewardship.

Departmental specialists, researchers, and county agents develop and implement ANR programs. In addition to production agriculture, a small staff of Extension Associates provides focused assistance to state and county staff on interdisciplinary and critical-need programs. These programs may deal with the interface between production agriculture and environmental stewardship. Associates also address the relationship between farmers and non-farm rural and urban citizens. Our programs make a difference in the lives of millions of Kentuckians through research-based education.

Working with our other land grant partner, Kentucky State University, we extend the resources of the University to the people in their local communities. County agents serve as the link between people in every Kentucky county and experts in the universities. They coordinate and provide educational programs for the public through meetings and workshops, field days, personal communications, and web or satellite broadcasts. Agents also provide publications, newsletters, computer programs, videos, and other educational materials.

Additional Information

Extension Disaster Preparedness and Recovery Ag Weather Agriculture and Natural Resources Publications Horticulture Publications County Agriculture Investment Program (CAIP) Trainings

April Wilhoit

Extension Agent, Agriculture and Natural Resources

(606) 845-4641 april.wilhoit@uky.edu Fleming County Extension Office 1384 Elizaville Rd., Flemingsburg, Kentucky 41041-0192

Upcoming Ag & Natural Resources Events

Homesteading Educational Series

Tue, Jan 7 2025, 5:30 - 8pm Mason County Extension Office

We are presenting a great educational series to the area that
covers four aspects of homesteading and self-sufficiency
at the Mason County Extension Office in January 2025.
Come join in on our HOMESTEADING EDUCATIONAL SERIES!
JANUARY 7 - MEAT CUTTING
JANUARY 14 - MUSHROOMS
JANUARY 21 - GARDENING
JANUARY 28 - PRESERVING
Choose one or all, your interests will dictate your attendance.
The meal & registration will begin at 5:30PM with the program beginning promptly at 6:00PM
Register as soon as possible.

Homesteading Educational Series

Tue, Jan 14 2025, 5:30 - 8pm Mason County Extension Office

We are presenting a great educational series to the area that
covers four aspects of homesteading and self-sufficiency
at the Mason County Extension Office in January 2025.
Come join in on our HOMESTEADING EDUCATIONAL SERIES!
JANUARY 7 - MEAT CUTTING
JANUARY 14 - MUSHROOMS
JANUARY 21 - GARDENING
JANUARY 28 - PRESERVING
Choose one or all, your interests will dictate your attendance.
The meal & registration will begin at 5:30PM with the program beginning promptly at 6:00PM
Register as soon as possible.

Homesteading Educational Series

Tue, Jan 21 2025, 5:30 - 8pm Mason County Extension Office

We are presenting a great educational series to the area that
covers four aspects of homesteading and self-sufficiency
at the Mason County Extension Office in January 2025.
Come join in on our HOMESTEADING EDUCATIONAL SERIES!
JANUARY 7 - MEAT CUTTING
JANUARY 14 - MUSHROOMS
JANUARY 21 - GARDENING
JANUARY 28 - PRESERVING
Choose one or all, your interests will dictate your attendance.
The meal & registration will begin at 5:30PM with the program beginning promptly at 6:00PM
Register as soon as possible.

KY Agriculture Lenders Conference - Jan. 22nd

Wed, Jan 22 2025, 9am - 2pm Fleming County Extension Office

This program has been specifically planned to provide agriculture lenders the information we have to help assist farmers and agribusinesses.
Admission is free, however registration is required. Deadline to register - TBD. Please call (606) 845-4641. Lunch will be provided.

Homesteading Educational Series

Tue, Jan 28 2025, 5:30 - 8pm Mason County Extension Office

We are presenting a great educational series to the area that
covers four aspects of homesteading and self-sufficiency
at the Mason County Extension Office in January 2025.
Come join in on our HOMESTEADING EDUCATIONAL SERIES!
JANUARY 7 - MEAT CUTTING
JANUARY 14 - MUSHROOMS
JANUARY 21 - GARDENING
JANUARY 28 - PRESERVING
Choose one or all, your interests will dictate your attendance.
The meal & registration will begin at 5:30PM with the program beginning promptly at 6:00PM
Register as soon as possible.

BQCA - Beef Quality & Care Assurance Certification

Wed, Jan 29 2025, 11am - 12:30pm Fleming County Extension Office

BQCA Certification
Fleming County Extension Office
$5 fee required (Exact change if using cash or write a check to: Kentucky Beef Network.
Pre-registration required, use the QR Code or call the office to register.
606-845-4641

Private Pesticide Applicator Trainings

Fri, Jan 31 2025, 8 - 11am Fleming County Extension Office

If your Private Pesticide Applicator Certificate is expired, hurry to sign up for one of these three sessions.
The deadlines to register are strict and class cancellations of dates are possible.

Private Pesticide Applicator Trainings

Thu, Feb 6 2025, 5 - 8pm Fleming County Extension Office

If your Private Pesticide Applicator Certificate is expired, hurry to sign up for one of these three sessions.
The deadlines to register are strict and class cancellations of dates are possible.

Fleming County No - Till Drill - Book Now - Clalibration Training - Feb. 11th - 5pm - County Garage

Tue, Feb 11 2025, 5 - 6:30pm Fleming County Road Dept. - Garage

FLEMING COUNTY NO-TILL DRILL TRAINING
FEBRUARY 11, 2025
5:00 P.M. AT THE FLEMING COUNTY GARAGE
Verification of attendance at a calibration training required.
Farm must be located in Fleming County
To book the no-till drill now: contact our office at 606-845-4641

Agronomy Day 2025

Wed, Feb 12 2025, 9am - 3pm Mason County Extension Office

Agronomy Day - February 12, 2025
9am - 3pm at Mason County Extension Office
FREE TO ATTEND! Lunch is provided
CEUs pending approval
Registration required by February 7th

Ag & Natural Resources Newsletters

Greetings to All,

As we wrap up 2024 I want to thank everyone that joined us at our educational programs this year.
We hope the information that was provided was beneficial in your farm management decisions.
We have several educational programs coming up in the winter of 2025.
Please find more information throughout this newsletter.
And as always, if you have any suggestions for programs, please let me know.
Our office will be closed December 25 - January 1 for the Holidays.

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays! See you in 2025.

April Wilhoit

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Happy August All,

We have several great educational programs coming up over the next few months. Please check out the flyers in this Newsletter for more info on each.
The Buffalo Trace Counties will be hosting a Lime & Fertilizer Study Field Day on September 10 at the old Hay Auction building in Lewisburg. Earlier this year we began work on several research plots to see comparisons of different scenarios of lime and fertilizer applications. It will be a great time to look at the differences in fertilizer vs no fertilizer and lime vs no lime. Dr. Ray Smith will be our guest speaker. We also plan to have 2 or 3 no-till drills on-hand to do a calibration session. The event does qualify for CAIP education and is also a great way to go ahead and learn or get a refresh on how to calibrate, which will be a requirement for the Fleming County shared-use no-till drill when the county gets it in.

April Wilhoit

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Happy June All,

As I am writing this note to you, the weather is fantastic. A nice cool morning with lots of sun. May 2024 went in the books as being one of the top 10 wettest on record. As a state we ended the month almost 3 inches above average for rainfall. I know many folks were delayed getting their first cuttings of hay in due to the timing and amounts of rain we received. We had to delay our Hay Quality Production Field Day twice. A new date is still to be determined.
We are working on planning our Fall educational classes and should have information rolling out soon on those. In the mean-while if you have questions, or suggestions for programming, please let us know!

April Wilhoit

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AGRICULTURE &NATURAL RESOURCES NEWSLETTER

A Monthly Newsletter by Fleming County Extension Office
FEBRUARY, 2024 ISSUE

A Note From Your Agent:

Happy New Year All,
The CAIP, YAIP, and Next Gen cost-share program applications will be available February 1st. Please find more info in this newsletter about the cost-share programs and educational opportunities that are available to satisfy the educational component.
We have been receiving several calls from folks needing hay. The Kentucky Department of Agriculture has a hay hotline to either register with if you produce hay to sell, or if you are looking to purchase hay you can find a list. The QR Code below will take you to the website.
We hope to see you soon at one of our many upcoming programs

April Wilhoit

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