Wolfe County Agriculture & Natural Resources

If you have old farm or garden chemicals or containers laying around, bring them to the Wolfe County Extension Office on Monday, July 11 between 10am and noon. Please make sure that the empty containers have been tripled rinsed. No oils, paints, or aerosols, please. If you have any questions, call 606-668-3712.

Come on out to the Farmers Market next Friday (June 17) for some free fun!

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We still have sweet potato slips available!! Call or stop by the Breathitt Extension Office to get some!! Plants are healthy and look good. We have whole boxes (1000 plants) or bundles of 25 available! (606) 666-8812

BUY 1 GET 1 FREE SPECIAL!!

With summer right around the corner, be on the lookout for some of these more pestilent bugs while you're out and about!

Agricultural Sales Tax Exemption Now Streamlined | Agricultural Economics

Updated info about the new agricultural sales tax exemption process!

Agricultural Sales Tax Exemption Now Streamlined | Agricultural Economics On March 20, 2022, Governor Andy Beshear signed Senate Bill 121 enacting a streamlined process for eligible farmers to receive a sales tax exemption on eligible purchases. As this bill was given “emergency” status, the bill became effective upon the Governor’s signature. Although the Kentucky ...

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Got some unwanted litter critters in your garden? Come to this class and learn how to identify and control them! Plus, we're having dinner. Please let us know if you're coming so that we can prepare enough food. 606-668-3712

If you have received your Extension Edition Newsletter, there was a typo on the What's Bugging Your Garden flyer. The class will be held on MONDAY, June 13. See corrected flyer below!

We need your help!

We still have trees available… come today before 4:30 to get yours!

Don’t forget to come out Thursday and get some free trees to celebrate Arbor Day and Earth Day!
We’ll have: Persimmon, White Pine, Northern Red Oak, Grey Dogwood, and Button Bush! 🌎 🌳 🌲

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If you're interested in selling at the Wolfe County Farmers Market this year, please attend.

We’re proud to see Wolfe County cattle producers participating in this program!

From our hands to yours, this week Kentucky Cattlemen's Ground Beef is sourced from hard working farm families from Hardin, Wolfe, Boyle, Pulaski, and LaRue counties. Pick up some packages today at a location near you!
Click here to find a location near you:
https://www.kentuckycattlemensbeef.com/find-a-store-near-you.html

Economic and Policy Update Newsletter | March 2022

Economic and Policy Update Newsletter | March 2022

With fertilizer prices more than doubling over the last year, farmers and producers are looking at all their options for reducing costs.

In his short article, Dr. Greg Halich presents 3 methods to reduce dependency on commercial fertilizers for cattle farms:

➡Use legumes
➡Feed hay
➡Reduce stocking rate

Check out the article for the details >> bit.ly/3tL4IXF

If you're interested in selling at the Wolfe County Farmers Market this year, please attend.

Don't forget about tonight's Master Finisher session at RCARS!

Home Vegetable Gardening in Kentucky (ID-128)

Stop by the Wolfe County Cooperative Extension Service Office to get your copy!

Home Vegetable Gardening in Kentucky (ID-128) Home Vegetable Gardening in Kentucky is packed with information, from planning a garden to storing vegetables (and everything in-between).  A “must” for all Kentucky residential gardeners, thi…

Transportation crews to soon begin treating for noxious weeds

"Property owners who are actively treating noxious weeds on private property may request highway crews to treat select nuisance weeds found on adjacent state-owned right of way."
https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/KYTC/bulletins/30d6ac4

Transportation crews to soon begin treating for noxious weeds Transportation crews to soon begin treating for noxious weeds Kentucky Transportation Cabinet sent this bulletin at 03/04/2022 03:02 PM EST Commonwealth of KentuckyTransportation Cabinet Andy Beshear, Governor Jim Gray, Secretary FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: Naitore Djigbenou(502) 782-4829Na...

We had a unique visitor at the office today, a male Eastern Hercules Beetle! Eastern Hercules Beetles are in the same family (Scarabaeidae) as Japanese Beetles and June Beetles and they are the largest beetles found in our area. We know this is a male because of the 2 large horns (1 on the head and 1 on the pronotum).
Identifying insects is one of the many free services offered by the Extension Service!

For more info about the Eastern Hercules Beetle, visit: https://www.uky.edu/Ag/CritterFiles/casefile/insects/beetles/hercules/colors.htm

Protecting the health of livestock and poultry in the commonwealth is a top priority of the Kentucky Department of Agriculture. We have activated our Avian Influenza response plan and are in active communication with state, federal, and industry partners. To receive updates about Avian Influenza in Kentucky visit https://www.kyagr.com/statevet/HPAI.html.

The weather may be cold today, but it's a great time to start planning your summer garden! We're taking orders until March 18.

Lots of things going on this month!

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You now have until July 1, 2022 to apply for the new KY agriculture tax exemption number!
If you have questions, feel free to stop by the Wolfe County Cooperative Extension Service Office or call 606-668-3712.

***UPDATE: Per the Kentucky Department of Revenue, the deadline has been extended to July 1, 2022. A representative also clarified they'll continue accepting applications at any time, however if you don't have your exemption number by July 1, 2022 your purchases will be subject to sales tax until you get an exemption number.

➡If you submit the application before January 1, 2022 and have not yet received an AE Number, you may continue to issue Farm Exemption Certificates for eligible purchases by using a Driver’s License Number or FEIN until July 1, 2022.
➡Effective for purchases on or after July 1, 2022, any certificate claiming an agriculture exemption without an AE Number is invalid.
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📢Last chance alert📢

This is the last week to apply for the new Agriculture Exemption Number for 2022.

More information >> https://agecon.ca.uky.edu/agriculture-exemption-number-now-required-tax-exemption-farm-purchases

Opportunities at the Wolfe County Cooperative Extension Service this week:

The Wolfe County Cooperative Extension Service is excited to host a watch party for this training! We will even be offering samples of recipes.

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It's that time of year! We are now taking orders for plants and rootstock. See the pictures below for more information!

The Wolfe County Cooperative Extension Service will be hosting a watch party for each of the below webinars.
Webinars will count as CAIP education.

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Exciting news for those that are interested in beekeeping!

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See the note below from our colleague in LaRue county.

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Notice from UK's Beef Extension Team:
We have an excellent panel of government and non-government organizations and UK personnel scheduled to participate in a webinar this evening. We hope this webinar will be beneficial to a broad audience, but specifically for beef producers that need assistance or want to provide assistance. It will also be good information for any producer that may find themselves in a similar situation in the future.
If you would like to attend the Zoom meeting tonight (Tuesday, December 14) at 8:00pm EST, please message this page or email [email protected] for the link.

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Don’t forget about this great opportunity to make your own holiday decor and support Wolfe Co Senior Citizens!
Dena L Brooks