Kentucky Horticulture Council

OAK Organic No-Till Market Farming Field Day
2019-06-27
Join OAK for an organic No-Till Market Farming Field Day
More details: https://www.oak-ky.org/field-days

KSU Small-Scale Farm Grant Deadline
2019-08-01
The Small-Scale Farm Grant Program is administered through Kentucky State University’s College of Agriculture, Communities, and the Environment’s Center for Sustainability of Farms and Families.
This is a grant opportunity for small scale farms in Kentucky to secure funds for that critical piece of equipment or for that marketing infrastructure to help you grow your business!
Check out the programs and eligibility guidelines online: https://kysu.edu/academics/cafsss/research-extension/small-scale-farm-grant-program/

Clark County Winter Meeting and Farm to School Review
2020-01-21 18:00 - 19:30 UTC
Join David Davis, Clark County ANR Agent for a winter update and information about the Clark County Farm to School project.

KNLA Winter Educational Outing & Expo
2020-01-22 - 2020-01-23 | Louisville Holiday Inn East, 1325 S Hurstbourne Pkwy, Louisville, KY, 40222, United States
KNLA’s annual winter meeting and trade show. 20 educational sessions, CEUs, Keynotes and more! Check out the meeting website for more details.

FSMA Very Small Farms Compliance Date
2020-01-27
All farm categories ($25K+ in produce sales) will be subject to FSMA from today on. Be sure you have completed Produce Safety Rule (PSR) training!

Farm Records Workshop (Pike Co)
2020-01-29 09:00 - 16:00
How’s your record-keeping? Join UK’s MarketReady team and UT’s Center for Profitable Ag workshops for value-added farm business! Pikeville (Jan. 29th). Space is limited. Pre-register now ($20): www.uky.edu/marketready/upcoming-events

Farm Records Workshop (Shelby Co)
2020-02-12 09:00 - 16:00
How’s your record-keeping? Join UK’s MarketReady team and UT’s Center for Profitable Ag workshops for value-added farm business! Shelbyville (Feb. 12). Space is limited. Pre-register now ($20): www.uky.edu/marketready/upcoming-events

Blueberry Workshop
2020-02-15 10:00 - 13:00 | RCARS, 130 Robinson Rd., Jackson, KY, 41339
Saturday February 15 10:00-1:00
UK Robinson Center for Appalachian Resource Sustainability Community Building (Back St)
Jackson KY 41339
Contact Person: Shawn Wright
shawn.wright@uky.edu
606-666-2438
10:00 – Registration, welcome and orientation
10:05 – 11:00 Blueberry production (site selection, soil testing, planting, variety selection, fertilization, irrigation, bird management)
11:00-12:00 Insect, Disease and Weed Management (common problems, chemical and cultural control, equipment)
12:00-1:00 Pruning Demonstration in the field. Participants will see how to prune overgrown bushes and have the opportunity to prune if so desired.
The program agenda is approved for KDA Pesticide CEU credits as follows:
2 General and 1 Category Specific CEUs for categories 1A (Ag Pest Control) and 10 (Research)

Blueberry Workshop and Pruning Demo
2020-02-17 13:00 - 16:00 | Berea Urban Farm, 201 Adams St, Berea, KY, 44017, United States
Are you thinking about adding blueberries to your farm?
Join Berea College, the Madison Co Cooperative Extension Service, The University of Kentucky Horticulture Department, and the Kentucky Horticulture Council for a Blueberry Workshop on Monday, Feb. 17 from 1:00 – 4:00 pm. This workshop will help you consider key aspects of this decision, from preparation to production techniques through profit potential and marketing your crop. We will cover the basics of: site selection, soil sampling, variety selection, pest management, marketing, and have hands-on activities (planting and pruning).
This workshop is designed for those exploring the possibilities of growing blueberries for income. Material presented will assume little past knowledge of farming, but a background in gardening or farming will be very helpful.
Monday, Feb. 17
1:00 – 4:00 pm
Berea Horticulture Farm
Scaffold Cane Road

Produce Best Practices Training (PBPT) (Mason Co)
2020-02-19 18:00 - 20:00 | Mason Co CES, 800 US 68, Maysville, KY, United States
Produce Best Practices Training is a Kentucky-specific voluntary basic food safety training available through local extension offices. This program is a prerequisite for sampling certificates and a good idea for anyone growing produce. It replaces the GAP training offered through extension offices. Learn more about PBPT here: https://www.uky.edu/ccd/foodsafety/pbpt. Call the office to register.

Spring Viticulture Workshop
2020-02-24 09:00 - 13:00 | UK Horticulture Research Farm
Let’s get prepared for the season! We will discuss grapevine nutrition, early season sprays, and different pruning methods. This workshop will be held rain or shine, and we will be in the vineyard so bring appropriate gear.
Where: UK Horticulture Research Farm, Lexington, KY
When: February 24th
9:00am – coffee
10:00am – 1:00pm
*We will have coffee and light snacks available

Produce Best Practices Training (PBPT) (Spencer Co)
2020-02-27 09:00 - 12:00, 2020-02-27 18:00 - 21:00 | Spencer Co CES, 100 Oak Tree Way, Taylorsville, KY, United States

Farm Records Workshop (Burlington)
2020-02-28 08:00 - 17:00
How’s your record-keeping? Join UK’s MarketReady team and UT’s Center for Profitable Ag workshops for value-added farm business! Burlington (Feb. 28). Space is limited. Pre-register now ($20): www.uky.edu/marketready/upcoming-events

Produce Best Practices Training (PBPT) (Harrison Co)
2020-03-02 18:30 - 21:30 | Harrison Co CES, 668 New Lair Rd, Cynthiana, KY, United States

Market Ready Farm Records Training (Somerset)
2020-03-05 08:00 - 17:00
How’s your record-keeping? Join UK’s MarketReady team and UT’s Center for Profitable Ag workshops for value-added farm business! Somerset (Mar. 5). Space is limited. Pre-register now ($20): www.uky.edu/marketready/upcoming-events

OAK Annual Conference
2020-03-06 - 2020-03-07 | Louisville Marriott East, 1903 Embassy Square Blvd, Louisville, KY, 40299, United States
The OAK conference covers an array of organic production topics, regenerative agriculture, livestock management, marketing, homesteading and food systems change making. The 2020 conference – Healthy Soils, Healthy Farms: Reshaping Kentucky with Organics – offers more than 45 sessions in 7 educational tracks, more than 70 speakers, and 6 immersive short courses.

Tree Risk Assessment Qualification Renewal Course (TRAQ)
2020-03-09 08:00 - 17:00
Tree Risk Assessment Qualification Renewal Course (TRAQ)
(One day only)
Location: Watson-Powell Community Center, Louisville, KY

Date: Monday, March 9, 2020 from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm.
Deadline to register: Monday, February 10, 2020
Link to register:
https://isa-tree-risk-assessment-qualification-renewal.eventbrite.com

KFB Certified Farm Market Educational Meeting
2020-03-12 08:00 - 17:00 | Warren Co Extension Office, 5162 Russellville Rd, Bowling Green, KY, United States
Kentucky Farm Bureau has announced their Certified Farm Market Program Educational Meeting on Thursday, March 12, 2020 at the Warren County Cooperative Extension Office, 5162 Russellville Rd., Bowling Green, KY. The meeting is open to both current members of the Certified Farm Market Program and non-members.
Registration is free for members of the Certified Farm Market Program and non-members can attend for $15.00. Lunch will be provided. To sign up for the educational meeting, register online at www.kyfb.com/CFM20 by Wednesday, March 4. A tentative agenda and directions are available on our website.
If you have questions about KFB’s Certified Farm Market Program, please contact Fran McCall at (502) 495-5000 ext. 7238 or via e-mail to Fran.McCall@kyfb.com.

Lexington CSA Fair
2020-03-15 15:00 - 17:00
Lexington CSA Fair
March 15, 2020
3:00-5:00 ET
Wise Bird Cider Lexington, KY
Check out the Facebook Event Page for more details.

PSA - FSMA Grower Training (Bath Co)
2020-03-17 08:00 - 17:00 | Bath Co
Who Should Attend: Fruit and vegetable growers and others interested in learning about produce safety, Good Agricultural Practices (GAPs), co-management, and the proposed FDA’s Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) Produce Safety Rule.
Register by March 13 with: Badrinath Jagannathan
Email – badrivj@uky.edu
Address – Badrinath Jagannathan
325 Cooper Drive, Room 210
W.P Garrigus building
Department of Animal and Food Science
Lexington, KY 40546
Fee: $15 includes lunch, snacks, and grower resources
For more information about scheduled PSA Grower Training Courses in Kentucky, please visit the Food Systems Innovation Center website at https://www.uky.edu/fsic/trainings.php

Pruning & Grafting Workshop
2020-03-19 14:00 - 19:00
Dr. John Strang from UK will be conducting a fruit tree pruning and grafting workshop on March 19th, 2020. The pruning portion will take place at 2pm at the home of Doug Stephens in Strunk. (Turn onto Hwy 1470 by Bobby Duncan’s store, left onto Murphy Ridge Rd., left onto Lloyd Trammel Rd., veer left at 90 degree turn, destination is at the end of the gravel road. There will be signs at each turn.)
The grafting portion will take place at 5:30pm at the SCC-McCreary Center, Room 153/154. Scion wood will be provided. Rootstock will be available for $1.50 each (Bud 9, M7, M111, and Pear).

Produce Best Practices Training (PBPT) (Pulaski Co)
2020-03-20 18:00 - 21:00 | Pulaski Co CES, 28 Parkway Dr, Somerset, KY, United States

KY Water Resources Annual Symposium
2020-03-23 08:00 - 17:00 | Marriott Griffin Gate
The 2020 Kentucky Water Resources Annual Symposium will be held on March 23rd at the Marriott Griffin Gate Resort in Lexington, Kentucky. The day-long symposium combines platform and poster presentations that allow attendees to hear the latest in water resource related research. A tentative agenda is available here, 2020 Kentucky Water Resources Annual Symposium Agenda DRAFT.
Conference registration fees are kept low through partial subsidy of symposium expenses using USGS 104(b) grant funds. This year we are excited to offer a reduced student registration rate. If you are a student, please be sure to select “Student Admission” on the registration form to access the discounted rate.
To register for the 2020 Symposium, visit https://2020kwrrisymposium.eventbrite.com. Registration will close on March 16, 2020. If you have any questions or need assistance with your registration, please contact kwrri@uky.edu. tt

Produce Best Practices Training (PBPT) (Mercer Co)
2020-03-24 18:30 - 21:30 | Mercer County Extension Office, Harrodsburg, KY, United States

PSA - FSMA Grower Training (Graves Co)
2020-03-26 08:00 - 17:00 | Graves Co Extension Office, 251 W Housman St, Mayfield, KY, United States
Who Should Attend: Fruit and vegetable growers and others interested in learning about produce safety, Good Agricultural Practices (GAPs), co-management, and the proposed FDA’s Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) Produce Safety Rule.
Register by March 20 with: Badrinath Jagannathan
Email – badrivj@uky.edu
Address – Badrinath Jagannathan
325 Cooper Drive, Room 210
W.P Garrigus building
Department of Animal and Food Science
Lexington, KY 40546
Fee: $15 includes lunch, snacks, and grower resources
For more information about scheduled PSA Grower Training Courses in Kentucky, please visit the Food Systems Innovation Center website at https://www.uky.edu/fsic/trainings.php

Produce Best Practices Training (PBPT) (Madison Co)
2020-03-26 13:00 - 16:00 | Madison Co CES, 230 Duncannon Ln, Richmond, KY, United States

PSA - FSMA Grower Training (Warren Co)
2020-03-27 08:00 - 17:00 | Warren Co Extension Office, 5162 Russellville Rd, Bowling Green, KY, United States
Who Should Attend: Fruit and vegetable growers and others interested in learning about produce safety, Good Agricultural Practices (GAPs), co-management, and the proposed FDA’s Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) Produce Safety Rule.
Register by March 23 with: Badrinath Jagannathan
Email – badrivj@uky.edu
Address – Badrinath Jagannathan
325 Cooper Drive, Room 210
W.P Garrigus building
Department of Animal and Food Science
Lexington, KY 40546
Fee: $15 includes lunch, snacks, and grower resources
For more information about scheduled PSA Grower Training Courses in Kentucky, please visit the Food Systems Innovation Center website at https://www.uky.edu/fsic/trainings.php

Produce Best Practices Training (PBPT) Letcher Co
2020-03-31 17:00 - 20:00 | Letcher Co Extension Office, 478 Extension Dr., Whitesburg, KY, United States

Louisville CSA Fair
2020-04-05 14:00 - 16:00
Louisville CSA Fair
Sunday April 5th
2:00-4:00 PM ET
Gravely Brewing Co. 514 Baxter Ave, Louisville, KY 40204
Check out the Facebook Event Page for more details.
