Garden Corner – Flowering Crabapples

Kelly Jackson Christian County Extension Office Flowering Crabapples One of the most diverse groups of ornamental trees is the crabapples. They truly are a plant that offers four seasons of beauty to your landscape. But chances are...Read More

Christian County Farm Bureau Thanks Legislators

Christian County Farm Bureau is saying thank you to local, area and state legislators for their work on behalf of agriculture and rural Kentucky. State Farm Bureau First Vice President Eddie Melton thanked lawmakers for being willing...Read More

Garden Corner – The Ginkgo Has Much To Offer

Kelly Jackson Christian County Extension Office The Ginkgo Has Much To Offer One of my favorite trees for fall color is the ginkgo. Its leaves turn a variable but often brilliant yellow and fall over a very...Read More

Kentucky Ag Leadership Programs Tours Western Kentucky

The 2019-2020 Kentucky Agriculture Leadership Program took a first-hand look at Western Kentucky Agriculture this week as they met with area farmers and agribusiness leaders. The class began their tour of western Kentucky Tuesday and wrapped it...Read More

Garden Corner – Fall Landscape Care

Kelly Jackson Christian County Extension Office Fall Landscape Care So often we hear that fall or winter is a particularly good time to do certain things in the landscape. This is usually due to the fact that...Read More

Pennyrile RC&D Honors Volunteers

Some of the volunteers responsible for making things happen in the Pennyrile Resource, Conservation, and Development Area were honored during the organization’s annual dinner Tuesday at the Pioneers in Hopkinsville. RC & D Coordinator Charles Turner...Read More

Hemp Farming and Processing Applications Open November 15

Kentucky farmers and agribusiness leaders interested in growing or processing hemp can apply for a hemp license from the Kentucky Department of Agriculture’s hemp program for 2020 beginning next month. Agriculture Commissioner Ryan Quarles says the KDA...Read More

Livestock Farmers Beware Of Prussic Acid

With fall weather and some early frost livestock farmers are warned to be on the lookout for grasses that could cause prussic acid posioning. Christian County Agriculture Extension Agent Matt Futtrell says he has already received some...Read More

Winners Chosen During Trigg County Ham Show

Twenty-one country ham producers and thirteen 4-H members competed for top honors Saturday during the annual Trigg County Ham Festival Country Ham show. Robin Waddlington won the grand champion ham in the open division show, with Robert...Read More

Garden Corner – Harvesting and Handling Pumpkins

Kelly Jackson Christian County Extension Office Harvesting and Handling Pumpkins For many people, pumpkins are a symbol of the fall season. Here in Kentucky, commercial farms have been harvesting pumpkins for several weeks, and they are readily...Read More