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  • Good tools make great gifts for the...

    by Jeneen Wiche

  • A ‘nightmare’ fire leaves 23 horses...

    By Fernando Alfonso III
    Lexington Herald-Leader
    Ranch hand Peter Evsich, 55, sat in his pickup truck smoking a cigarette Sunday afternoon while watching over the smoldering ruins of a horse barn, with 23 dead horses somewhere under the barn’s collapsed metal roof.
    The Thoroughbreds were part of a group housed in a barn at the Mercury Equine Center off Russell Cave Road. The fire started just after midnight and may have been due to lightning or an electrical issue, said owner Eric Reed.

  • Livestock Market Report | Dec. 14,...

    Dec. 7, 2016

    Cattle Receipts: 886
    Nov. 30: 815
    Last year: 852

    Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 700 lbs. $2-$3 lower over 700 lbs. Steady $1 lower, heifers steady $2 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls $1-$2 lower.

    Feeders: 826
    Slaughter: 51
    Replacements: 9

  • Poinsettias: The official flower of...

    by Steve Musen

  • New funding available through...

    Owen county soil
    conservation district
    USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) has announced the availability of up to $260 million for partner proposals to improve the nation’s water quality, combat drought, enhance soil health, support wildlife habitat and protect agricultural viability.  The funding is being made available through NRCS’ innovative Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP) and applicants must be able to match the federal award with private or local funds.

  • Winter berries come in all sorts of...

    by Jeneen Wiche

  • Mistletoe: From Tree Thief to...

    by Steve Musen

  • Starlings one of the most numerous...

    by Jeneen Wiche

  • Cattlemen’s Association meeting set...

    by Steve Musen

  • Time to start planning for your...

    by Jeneen Wiche

  • Livestock Market Report | Nov. 23,...

    Nov. 16, 2016

    Cattle Receipts: 702
    Last week: 554
    Last year: 481

    Feeder steers and heifers sold $2.00-$4.00 higher, slaughter cows and bulls $2.00-$3.00 lower.

    Feeders: 623
    Slaughter: 79
    Replacements: 0

    Slaughter cows made up 9 percent of the offering, slaughter bulls 3 percent, and feeders 88 percent. The feeder supply included 47 percent steers, 35 percent heifers, and 18 percent bulls. Near 35 percent of the run weighed over 600 lbs.

  • Know hay quality to ensure proper...

    by Steve Musen

  • Another round of Indian Summer for...

    by Jeneen Wiche

  • Turkey talk: There’s only one breed...

    by Steve Musen

  • Have you ever wondered what makes...

    by Jeneen Wiche

  • Lake Barkley trail opens and is...

    By Meredith Willse
    Kentucky New Era
    “Hey Jeff, after everyone leaves, we’re racing,” Andy Grace said to his friend, Jeff Oakley, Saturday on the Universal Access Trail in Lake Barkley State Resort Park.
    Both men were in wheelchairs and were in the midst of breaking in the park’s newest addition.
    Oakley was a former employee of the park who, on Oct. 22, 1993, broke his neck and became wheelchair bound.

  • Livestock Market Report | Nov. 9,...

    Nov. 2, 2016

    Cattle Receipts: 647
    Last week: 580
    Last year: 580

    Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 600 lbs. sold $3-$4 higher, over 600 lbs. $1-$2 higher, heifers under 600 lbs. $2-$4 higher, over 600 lbs. steady, slaughter cows steady, no test on bulls.

    Feeders: 552
    Slaughter: 84
    Replacements: 11

  • Health and safety issue for...

    by: steve musen

  • Save fall leaves for compost piles...

    by: Jeneen Wiche

  • USDA Expands Working-Lands...

    HARRISBURG, Pa., Nov. 4, 2016 – Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services Deputy Under Secretary Alexis Taylor today announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will offer a new Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) Grasslands practice specifically tailored for small-scale livestock grazing operations. Small livestock operations with 100 or fewer head of grazing dairy cows (or the equivalent) can submit applications to enroll up to 200 acres of grasslands per farm. USDA’s goal is to enroll up to 200,000 acres.