Kentucky Sheep and Goat Development Office

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Commissioner Farmer Richie Farmer was elected Kentucky's Commissioner of Agriculture in November, 2003, and was sworn into office in January, 2004. He was re-elected to a second four year term on November 6, 2007.

E-mail him at richie.farmer@ky.gov.

The Kentucky Department of Agriculture website may be found at http://www.kyagr.com/index.htm

Tom Vilsack was sworn in as the 30th Secretary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) on January 21, 2009. Secretary Vilsack has served in the public sector at nearly every level of government, beginning as mayor of Mt. Pleasant, Iowa in 1987, and then as state senator in 1992. In 1998, he was the first Democrat elected Governor of Iowa in more than 30 years, an office he held for two terms.
E-mail him at AgSec@usda.gov or visit the USDA website at http://www.usda.gov

Find Your Lawmakers

From time to time you might want to let your lawmakers know what's on your mind. Find your state senators and representatives at http://www.lrc.ky.gov/Legislators.htm

The two US senators from Kentucky are:

	Sen. Bunning, Jim [R]
	Sen. McConnell, Mitch [R]

This state is divided into 6 congressional districts.

The map below shows the congressional districts in this state. Zoom in to find where you live.

	District 1 [View Map] Rep. Whitfield, Edward [R]
	District 2 [View Map] Rep. Guthrie, Brett [R]
	District 3 [View Map] Rep. Yarmuth, John [D]
	District 4 [View Map] Rep. Davis, Geoff [R]
	District 5 [View Map] Rep. Rogers, Harold [R]
	District 6 [View Map] Rep. Chandler, Ben [D]

For more info about US senators and Congressmen, visit http://www.govtrack.us/congress/findyourreps.xpd

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Order Your New Versions of Scrapie Eradication Information TODAY!

Two new versions of information on the National Scrapie Eradication Program (NSEP) is now available to American sheep and goat producers. There is also a new PowerPoint presentation on the official identification of goats for the program.
All of these materials can be ordered via the website at www.eradicatescrapie.org or by calling the National Institute for Animal Agriculture (NIAA) at 270-782-9798.