H&R Celebrating The Role Of Agriculture

H & R Agri-power President Wayne Hunt says the role of agriculture will continue to be a mainstay for the country and the world as we fight the coronavirus. During a National Agriculture Week visit, Hunt said...Read More

Alan Watts – The Farm Broadcaster’s Farm Broadcaster

Our farm broadcasters in the United States who have achieved large and loyal followings could also be characterized as agricultural personalities. And Alan Watts most certainly has earned the title. Alan is more than just someone who...Read More

Armstrong Says Agriculture Is Still Celebrating Impact On America

For the first time in many years the National Agriculture Day celebration in Washington, DC, was not held due to concerns about the Coronavirus....Read More

Commissioner Quarles Says Agriculture Holding Strong In 2020

Agriculture Commissioner Dr. Ryan Quarles says the agriculture industry is one of the bright spots in Kentucky as the state deals with the COVID-19 outbreak. Quarles says farmers and agriculture are continuing to provide hope after many...Read More

Bestway Ag Dedicated To Serving Farmers And Agriculture

Bestway Ag is working to serve the needs of farmers in not only Kentucky but Kansas and Mississippi....Read More

Garden Corner – Planning for a Healthy Lawn

Kelly Jackson Christian County Extension Office Planning for a Healthy Lawn Temperatures are rising, the sun is occasionally peeking out of a bluer sky than we’ve seen for a while, and many of us are itching to...Read More

Garden Corner – Fire Blight

Kelly Jackson Christian County Extension Office Fire Blight Apples, pears, crabapples, and even some ornamentals are infected by fire blight, a destructive bacterial disease. Fire blight damage is noticeable when infected leaves suddenly turn brown as if...Read More

Garden Corner – Spring Growth and Aphids

Kelly Jackson Christian County Extension Office Spring Growth and Aphids Aphids are soft-bodied insects that use their piercing-sucking mouthparts to feed on plant sap. They usually occur in colonies on the undersides of tender terminal growth. Heavily-infested...Read More

Garden Corner – Little Lichens

Kelly Jackson Christian County Extension Office Little Lichens One natural oddity that often concerns gardeners are the grayish-green ‘fungus’ growing on the branches and trunks of many of their landscape trees and shrubs. The major concern is...Read More

Garden Corner – Keep the Color, Lose the Size

Kelly Jackson Christian County Extension Office Surely one of the most widely recognized harbingers of spring is the bright yellow blooms of forsythia. These extremely durable shrubs have graced gardens for centuries. While beautiful in bloom, these...Read More