This blog is a republished post courtesy of KCard The original post can be found here. Business Development, Education Did you know June...

by Sarabeth Parido While many of Kentucky’s 59,000 head of sheep are raised for meat, many of those breeds also produce wool as well....

By Greg Brann “Can we graze cover crops?” The answer is yes with an “it depends” on soil conditions, the growth stage of the cover crop,...

by Kelley Yates The 2022 KY Annual Producer Conference was held on October 22, 2022 at the KSU Harold R. Benson Research Facility. We had...

by Michelle Arnold, DVM and Associate Professor UK College of Agriculture, Food and Environment, Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory Usually...

by Sarabeth Parido As the days begin to shorten and our time with sunny afternoons begins to cool, those of us with dirty fleece in our...

by Dan Persons First let me introduce myself. I am Dan Persons owner and operator of the Rafter P Ranch at Kensington, Minnesota and...

by Sarabeth Parido Guests flocked into Millersburg for the first ever Fall Craft and Fleece Faire hosted by The Kentucky Natural Fiber...

by Christina Morris - KGPA Data. What is it and what is it good for? Oxford Language defines data as “facts and statistics collected...

Free Event Offers Shopping, Classes, De-Stash/Swap for Crafters by Sarabeth Parido The Kentucky Natural Fiber Center’s inaugural Fall...

Re-Thinking Red Clover: Supplementing Red Clover Hay Promotes Weight Gain and Feed Efficiency in Ram Lambs Jennifer Weinert-Nelson,...

By Toni Riley, field reporter with The Farmer's Pride Published in The Farmer’s Pride, July 7, 2022 MILLERSBURG, Ky. – On a recent...

by Emily Merritt I'm Emily Merritt. I am a sheep farmer in eastern Kentucky and a member and volunteer for the Kentucky Sheep and Wool...

by Brooks Lamb Across Kentucky, the South, and the nation, tensions are rising between agriculture and solar energy. On one hand, farmers...

by Sarabeth Parido Our fiber fun summer is coming to a close and we’re looking ahead to some great opportunities coming up for the fall! ...

Can Western-Style Range Flocks Thrive In The Appalachians? by Sheep Industry News Originally published in Sheep Industry News, July 2022 – Reprinted with permission from the American Sheep Industry (ASI) Before King Coal reigned in the Appalachian Mountains of Eastern Kentucky – and surrounding areas – sheep were a common sight. Patrick Angel hopes the small ruminants can be a part of reviving the region as the country moves away from coal as a primary energy source. The ret

by Chris Teutsch, UKREC at Princeton Article was originally printed in The Forager a publication of the Virginia Forage and Grassland...

by Kimberly Field, Program Coordinator KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE The Kentucky Department of Agriculture is the only Department...

Fiber filled fun opportunities for Summer in Central Kentucky

by Emily Clement Summer is here and it is already a steamy one! Heat stress adversely affects production of livestock. Use the heat...