Across the state nominations and elections are underway for member of county FSA boards.  Mitchell Dunn, Administrative Specialist for FSA’s state office in Lexington, says at each local office about a third of members will need to be replaced by new volunteers who will help determine eligibility for fellow farmers for a number of USDA programs. 

All terrain vehicle accidents can happen in a split second and while Henry County dairyman, Curtis Coombs, was chasing down a wayward steer a quick change in direction resulted in a rollover and a broken ankle.  Carilynn Coombs says her husband wasn’t “doing anything stupid,” but simply cut his turn too sharp for the speed he was traveling. His broken ankle has been painful for sure, but it could easily have been far, far worse.

A special feature on this Independence Day which according to the Ky Beef Council’s Kiah Twisselman is the single most popular day of the year for backyard grilling, and beef products are at the top of the menu list.  Twisselman offers some cooking tips and menu tips that might surprise you.

Corn futures rallied overnight with the day’s highs coming before 7 am CDT.  However, once markets reopened at 830 am, corn trended lower all day long.  Cattle futures closed higher, adding to Monday’s price gains.

Please complete and submit applications to the KFB state office no later than October 7, 2016.

CBOT futures closed mixed. Funds bought the soy complex and sold corn and wheat. The rising US Dollar is negative for exports and commodity prices.   Lean Hog futures closed lower with pressure from Friday’s bearish Hogs and Pigs Report and weaker pork markets.  Cattle futures closed higher on short-covering following Friday’s sharp losses.

According to information from the USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service, three-fourths of the world’s flowering plants and about 35 percent of the world’s food crops depend on animal pollinators to reproduce.

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