Volume 1, Issue 1 Steve Musen
Jessamine County Extension Agent
Agriculture and Natural Resources
at 502-
Cooperative
Extension Service
Jessamine County
95 Park Drive
Nicholasville, KY 40356
(859) 885-4811
www.jessamine.ca.uky.edu
Inside this issue:
Upcoming Events
in Agriculture
2
Plate it up! Recipe—Fall
Harvest Salad
2
Do Your Horses
Have Enough
Hay For Winter?
3
Tree Wounds—
Invitations to
Wood Decay
4
Forage Timely
Tips
4
Agri-Business
Woman of the
Year
5
AGRICULTURE NEWS Jessamine County
Agriculture
November, 2019
This certification program is a combination of
the Beef Quality Assurance (BQA) program and
the Cattle Handling and Care Certification pro-
gram. This training is required for CAIP Cost-
Share recipients who have been approved for a
Large Animal investment area project. Certifica-
tion is good for three years, so call the Exten-
sion Office to check on your status if you have
lost your certification card.
Upcoming Training Opportunity through the
Jessamine County Extension Office
Beef Quality and Care Assurance (BQCA) Certification Training
Jessamine County Extension Agriculture Center
Thursday, November 21st, 6:00pm
Dinner provided—Please call ahead to reserve a spot
(Meets CAIP Large Animal Investment Area Requirements)
Jessamine County Extension Offers Free
Soil Testing
The Jessamine County Extension Service’s Agriculture and Natural Resources
Program is now offering FREE SOIL TESTING starting on October 1st. This
offer is good for TWO free tests per household for residential soil tests and
up to SIX free tests for commercial enterprise per calendar year. Contact
the Jessamine County Extension Office for more information.
Nov 5-21 North American International
Livestock Exposition
KY Exposition Center, Louisville
http://www.livestockexpo.org/NAILE-Homepage.html Nov. 9 2019 NKY Equine Conference
Boone County Enrichment Center
(see flyer)
Nov 14 Jessamine County Goat Producers
6:30p @ Jessamine County Extension
Nov 18 Jessamine County Cattlemen Meeting
6:30p @ Jessamine County Extension
Nov 21 BQCA Certification Training
6:00p @ Jessamine County Extension
Nov 28-29 Office Closed for the Thanksgiving
Holiday
Dec 4 KY Farm Bureau Federation Annual
Meeting @ The Galt House, Louisville
Upcoming Events in Agriculture
Page 2 AGRICULTURE NEWS
Fall Harvest Salad
INGREDIENTS:
5 cups torn leaf lettuce
2 ½ cups spinach leaves
1 medium red apple, chopped
1 medium pear, chopped
4 teaspoons lemon juice
¼ cup dried cranberries
¼ cup feta cheese crumbles
½ cup chopped walnuts
Dressing:
2 ½ tablespoons olive oil
2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
1 ½ teaspoons Dijon mustard
2 teaspoons Kentucky honey
½ teaspoon salt
DIRECTIONS: Combine leaf lettuce and spinach leaves in a large salad bowl. Mix apples and pears with lemon
juice in a small bowl and add to lettuce mixture. Prepare dressing by whisking together the olive oil, balsamic vinegar, Dijon mustard, honey and
salt; pour over lettuce mixture and toss to coat.
Sprinkle salad with cranberries, feta cheese and walnuts. Serve immediately.
NUTRITIONAL ANALYSIS: 130 calories, 9 g fat, 1.5 g sat fat, 240 mg sodium, 12 g carbohydrates, 3 g fiber, 7 g sugar, 3 g
protein
YIELD: 8, 1 cup servings fall-harvest-salad-web-card.pdf
For more information on any of these programs, please contact the Jessamine County Extension Office
“With winter
just around
the corner,
and after a
hot and
extremely dry
fall, hopefully
horse owners
have secured
sufficient hay
supplies.”
Page 3 AGRICULTURE NEWS
Make Sure Your Horses Have Enough Hay For Winter
With winter just around the corner, and
after a hot and extremely dry fall, hope-
fully horse owners have secured sufficient
hay supplies. If you have not, you need to
estimate the amount of hay you will need.
If you have mature horses at maintenance
level, you would want to feed a mainly
forage diet.
The estimate would be similar to a 1,100-
pound horse eating 2% of its body weight.
That equals 22 pounds of hay per day.
Feeding for 120 days, December through
March, would equal 1.3 tons of hay per
horse.
You can make the most of your hay in-
ventory by first, having your hay tested.
The results will help you make the best
use of the nutrients supplied by the hay
and allows you to supplement as needed.
If you are unsure about how to get your
hay tested, you can contact your county
agriculture and natural resources exten-
sion agent for information or visit the
Kentucky Department of Agriculture’s
Forage Testing Program’s website at
https://www.kyagr.com/marketing/forage-
program.html.
Second, you should feed the amount your
horse needs per day. That essentially
means taking some control over the feed
intake. Feeding free choice can result in
your horses eating more than they need
each day to meet their nutritional needs.
This can be a difficult task for those who
are using hay rolls rather than square
bales.
Third, use a suitable feeder for your
horses to limit waste. Feeding on the
ground can result in significant feed loss-
es. Researchers using square bales, fed in
controlled amounts, reported waste in
the range of 20%, while others feeding
hay rolls without a feeder, reported
wastes of 35% to 38%. In that case, horse
owners would need at least a half ton
more hay per horse.
And finally, when you are buying hay, pur-
chase the best quality hay possible.
As the feeding season progresses, moni-
tor your horses to make sure they are
maintaining body condition and adjust
feed as needed. If you are short on hay,
you may need to feed some concentrate
to provide all the nutrients your horses
require.
If you estimate correctly, you should have
some hay left when spring grass finally
arrives. It is better to have some leftover
than to run out in March.
Source: Dr. Bob Coleman, U.K. Extension Equine Spe-
cialist
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“Wounds may
result from
numerous
sources such
as lawn
equipment,
pruning,
vehicles,
herbicides,
insects,
wildlife,
weather, or
objects that
girdle or
embed in
trunks”
Tree Wounds—Invitations to Wood Decay
Wood decay leads to loss of tree vigor
and vitality, resulting in decline, dieback,
and structural failure. Wounds play an
important part in this process since they
are the primary point of entry for wood
decay pathogens. While other factors
may also result in decline and dieback, the
presence of wounds and/or outward signs
of pathogens provides confirmation that
wood decay is an underlying problem.
Wounds and wood decay reduce the
ability of trees to support themselves.
Wounds may result from numerous
sources such as lawn equipment (Figure
1), pruning, vehicles, herbicides, insects,
wildlife, weather, or objects that girdle or
embed in trunks or branches. Once
stress or damage from wounds occurs,
fungal decay pathogens may enter plants
to cause further damage. During rainy
seasons and moderate temperatures,
many wood decay fungi produce visible
reproductive structures, such as shelf-like
fungal bodies or mushrooms.
For more information on tree wounds
and related disease problems, including
symptoms, causes, prevention, and
treatment, review the publication Tree
Wounds – Invitations to Wood Decay Fungi http://plantpathology.ca.uky.edu/files/ppfs-or-w-
01.pdf.
By: Dr. Kim Leonberger, U.K. Extension Associate,
Plant Pathology and Dr. Nicole Ward-Gauthier, U.K.
Extension Professor, Plant Pathology
Apply 30-40 lb N/A to strengthen cool-season grass sods through increasing
tillering and root growth
If not already done, inventory hay and assess hay quality.
Adjust animal numbers or purchase additional hay to balance forage-feed supply
to livestock needs.
Graze winter annuals that will not overwinter such as turnips and oats.
Graze other winter annuals once they are 6-8 inches tall and are well
anchored. Do NOT graze closer to 4 inches.
Sugar content will rise in tall fescue with the cool temperatures and short days of
fall. Alkaloid content of tall fescue can be high in some years, but will decline
after a hard freeze.
Talk with local conservationist about developing a grazing plan and cost-share
opportunities.
Forage Timely Tips: November
Lawn equipment damage to the base of a tree.
Photo: Cheryl Kaiser, University of Kentucky
“This award
recognizes an
agency or
Kentucky
Women In
Agriculture
member who
encompasses
creativity,
ingenuity, and
who is
community
oriented in
their
business.”
Page 5 AGRICULTURE NEWS
Kentucky Women in Agriculture Awards 2019 Honors
Babette Overman of Lancaster and Chair-
person of the Nicholasville Farmers Mar-
ket was the recipient of the 2019 Ken-
tucky Women in Agriculture “Agri-
Business Woman of the Year “” award at
the 20th annual conference held in Louis-
ville Kentucky on October 14-16, 2019.
This award recognizes an agency or Ken-
tucky Women In Agriculture member
who encompasses creativity, ingenuity,
and who is community oriented in their
business.
In receiving the award , Babette stated, “
To be recognized and honored for my
agri business is humbling . It has been said
that to be recognized for work well done
is an opportunity to do more work.
Those words are true and motivating .
For my husband and I to grow and pro-
vide the best and healthiest of Kentucky
produce and added value products is one
mission but inside of me is the passion
that the seeds that I sow each spring, the
summer of caring for and the bountiful
harvest that I tend to in the summer and
autumn , there lies my hopes, dreams,
and my future. Being the recipient of the
Kentucky Women in Agriculture's “Agri-
Business Woman of the Year” has hon-
ored my wish to make my tiny piece of
the gardening world a better place”.
Babette is a District 8 member, serving as
a KWIA Board member/Reporter and
was elected Vice President beginning in
January of 2020. and is the Maiden Ameri-
ca is a diversified company she has owned
for over 30 years and retirement years
found her as co – owner with her hus-
band of Overman's Bluegrass Fruits and
Vegetables, growing, processing and sell-
ing produce and a line of Kentucky Proud
added value products, throughout Ken-
tucky.
Kentucky Women in Agriculture is a di-
verse group of individuals with ties to the
agriculture industry in the Common-
wealth committed to empowering and
recognizing outstanding women across
the Bluegrass who impact the agriculture
industry, farming communities and strive
for a better quality of life.
Members include: Farm Owners/
Operators, Agribusiness Owners/
Operators, Agricultural Entrepreneurs,
State & Federal Personnel, Agriculture
educators and students and Consumers
The work of this organization's members
provide and promote educational oppor-
tunities that advance the interests and
welfare of its members. Serve and edu-
cate their members on policy, legislative
processes and issues that are of concern
to agriculture.
Throughout the Commonwealth , these
women serve as a liaison between their
members and entities interested in the
sustainability of agriculture and To pre-
pare our members for leadership roles in
agriculture at the county, state, and na-
tional levels.
Some Highlights from the 2019 Jessamine County Beef Cattle Association Trip
University of Georgia Tifton Campus
UGA Tifon Dairy Research Farm
Spirit of the Swamp Airboat in Kissimmee Florida
Deseret Cattle Ranch in St Cloud Florida
Walk on the beach in Melbourne Florida
Conference Program
8:00am-8:50am Registration & Visit Trade Show 8:50am-9:00am - Welcome
— General Session — 9:00am-10:10 am Federal and State Vehicle Regulations How they affect horse owners Sgt. J. Morris, KY State Police 10:10am-10:50am Indoor Arenas are more than walls & a roof practical considerations for an effective facility. Staci McGill, Master Student, University of Kentucky 10:50am-11:10am Morning Break & Visit Trade Show 11:10am-11:50pm Managing Water and Mud Issues Dr. Morgan Hayes, University of Kentucky 11:50am-12:50pm Lunch & Visit Trade Show 12:50 pm -1::30 pm Horses are Risky Business What to watch out for. Katy Ross, Executive Director, Kentucky Horse Council 1:30 –1:45 Afternoon Break & Visit Trade Show
— Afternoon Breakout Sessions — 1:45 pm to 3:15 pm
Session One Happy Barn, Happy Horses
Dr. Bob Coleman, University of Kentucky Stall Fans and Horses Staci McGill,
Master Student, University of Kentucky Ventilation in horse facilities, it is more than
just moving air. Dr. Morgan Hayes, University of Kentucky Session Two Using a Pre-purchase Exam Effectively Emma Adam DVM, University of Kentucky Getting Started – that first horse. Beth Powers
Past President Certified Horsemanship Assoc. Getting Started – lessons that are safe,
effective and fun. Tammi Gainer President Certified Horsemanship Assoc.
3:15 - 3:30 Conference Survey and Closing Comments
Boone County Enrichment Center
1824 Patrick Drive, Burlington , KY
Registration includes:
Program
Lunch
Trade Show
For more information or
questions about this conference,
call or e-mail Don Sorrell
(859) 572-2600 | [email protected]
Saturday, November 9, 2019
2019 Northern Kentucky
Equine Conference
Jessamine Co
95 Park Dr
Nicholasville KY 40356
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