February - Spencer County

Spencer County Agriculture
& Horticulture Newsletter
Cooperative
Extension Service
Spencer County
100 Oak Tree Way
PO Box 368
Taylorsville, KY 40071
(502) 477-2217
Fax: (502) 477-1343
www.ca.uky.edu/ces
February 2016
Well, Mother Nature reminded us a
Farmers Market Meeting
couple of weeks ago that we are still in
winter with several inches of snow dropping
on Spencer County. It was nice that it didn’t
hang around too long either and we did see
some spring-like weather after that.
As you can see, there are some
cost-share opportunities for many of you to
possibly take advantage of. If you’re
interested in becoming a vendor at our local
farmers market, just a reminder that a
planning meeting will occur on February
22nd.
As always, feel free to call or email me
if you have any questions.
Sincerely,
Bryce Roberts,
Spencer County Extension Agent for
Agriculture and Natural Resources
More Information
As always, if you need
more information, feel free to
call me at 477-2217.
You can also email me at
broberts@uky.edu or you can visit my
website to view archived newsletter s and
news articles. The web address is:
www.spencerextension.com
The Spencer County Farmers
Market Committee will be holding a
planning meeting on February 22, beginning
at 6 p.m. They would like all of those who
have previously sold or are interested in
selling to attend. We will be discussing the
previous selling season and begin planning
the 2016 season. It will be held at the
Extension Office.
As part of this meeting, there will be
a potluck supper as well. The main course
and drinks are being provided. The
committee asks that if you are planning to
attend to please bring a side dish. We also
request that you call the Extension Office
by February 18th to let us know how
many to plan for. Our number is 4772217.
Pesticide Trainings Set
If you are a Private Pesticide
Applicator and your card has expired or will
expire this year, you need to get re-certified at
one of the trainings listed below. If you need to
get certified for the first time, then you will need
to attend one of the meetings below.
February 25, 9:30 a.m. or 6:30 p.m.
These will be the only meetings set up for
training this year. Please call us at 477-2217 to
register for either of these sessions.
2016 District Cost Share Program
at Spencer Co. Conservation
The Spencer Co. Conservation District
will be accepting applications from February
16th thru March 4th, 2016, each business day
from 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
The program will be a
50/50% cost share with a
maximum of $750.00.
Investment areas are the
same as last year, and you must
have Ag. Water Quality Plan,
Farm Serial number and Social
Security Number to be approved
for funding.
Only one application per
household. Must bring Power of
Attorney with you to sign up for anyone else
except a spouse.
If school is not in session, we will not
be obligated to be open to accept
applications.
A drawing for 66 approvals will take
place at approximately 3:00 p.m. on March
7th. Everyone is welcome to attend the drawing. For any questions visit our office at 118
Taylorsville Rd. or call (502) 477-1157.
EQIP Application Period
The USDA-Natural Resources
Conservation Service (NRCS) in Kentucky is
encouraging landowners, farmers and
producers to visit their local NRCS office
now to receive information and apply for
conservation technical assistance and possible
financial funding opportunities.
The application process for NRCS’s
conservation programs is continuous, but
funding selections for specific programs are
made throughout the year. For the
Environmental Quality Incentives Program
(EQIP) the first application cutoff period date
for consideration for 2016 funds was
November 20, 2015. Applications received
after November 20, 2015, will be held until
the next application cut off period, which will
be March 18, 2016.
EQIP is a conservation program that
provides financial and technical assistance to
farmers and ranchers who face threats to soil,
water, air, and related natural resources on
their land. Through EQIP, NRCS develops
contracts with agricultural producers to
voluntarily implement conservation practices.
Persons engaged in livestock or
agricultural production and owners of
non-industrial private forestland are eligible
for this program. Eligible land includes
cropland, pastureland, private non-industrial
forestland, and other farm or ranch lands.
EQIP offers several National and State
Initiatives which include the Seasonal High
Tunnel Initiative, Organic Initiative, On-Farm
Energy Initiative, Wildlife Initiative, and
Forestry Initiative. Interested land users
should visit their local NRCS Office to find
out what opportunities are available through
each of these EQIP Initiatives.
All recipients of assistance are required
to develop a conservation plan. Conservation
planning is an integral part of the
conservation process. Landowners should
work with a conservation planner to develop
the plan based on the landowner’s operational
goals to improve the productivity,
sustainability and profitability of their
operation.
For more information visit NRCS on
the web at www.ky.nrcs.usda.gov or contact
your local NRCS service center at 502-3483363 in Nelson Co. or
http://offices.sc.egov.usda.gov/locator/app.
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University of Kentucky
Spencer County
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Taylorsville, KY 40071-0368
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