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Volume XXXIV
OCTOBER, 2012
Number 4
SUMMER TOUR 2012 Maple Hill Farm Hardin County Page 1
Kentucky Young Farmer Association
President’s Letter
Newsletter OCTOBER, 2012 Volume XXXIV, No. 4 NEWSLETTER STAFF Peggy Jo Tipton Editor Jennifer Arnold
Reporter STATE OFFICERS President Jonathan Gosser Past President Scott Lowe
Fall is my favorite season. Fall is the reason I farm. I love smelling fresh shelled corn, planting wheat while looking at trees ablaze with color, and sorting out spring-born heifers for replacements. Fall is also the time of year when my local YFA chapter plans our winter agenda. I know YFA is supposed to be an educational opportunity where farmers can learn how to be better stewards of the land, but there are other reasons why I love YFA. Everybody in YFA has their reasons why they are active and involved in their local chapters. Mine has to be the people. The memories of my daughter, Bailey, playing with my advisor's boys, Riley and Coleson, from last winter makes me smile. Vickie Taylor and Alan Hubble should have their own show on food network, and Guy Taylor's love of liberal politics are some of the reasons I love YFA. Please participate. You'll meet some wonderful people, and who knows, maybe by association we can be better stewards of the land. Jonathan Gosser YFA State President
President Elect Jeff Burr Vice President Curtis Weatherford Secretary Rebecca Crain
METZGER’S MEMO
Treasurer Shea Lowe Reporter Jennifer Arnold Past Secretary Amanda Fischer Barren River Regional VP Grant Hildabrand Bluegrass Regional VP James Lyons Lincoln Trail Regional VP Matt Crain Pennyrile Regional VP Robert Driskill State Advisor Bruce Metzger The Kentucky Young Farmer Newsletter is published by the Kentucky Young Farmer Education Association, a non-profit organization. It is edited by Peggy Jo Tipton, 659 Washburn Road, Shelbyville, KY 40065, (502) 321-3971, Email:
[email protected] State Advisor: Bruce Metzger, KCTCS, 300 N. Main Street, Versailles, KY 40383, (859) 256-3339. Email:
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Hello Everybody!!! Hope harvest has been going well for you and your family. Maybe next year Mother Nature can “get her ducks in a row” and give us some better weather. A special word of thanks goes to the Hardin County for an interesting and informative Summer Tour. Hardin County did an excellent job with a great set of different stops and points of interest. Every time I pass a service truck I look to see if it was made at Altec. Matt and Rebecca Crain, Mark Thomas and Kerby Grey and all the chapter members did an excellent job despite the fact they worked with three different advisors over the course of the planning and presentation. Congratulations Hardin County!!! Our Member of the Year visit will be next week due to a conflict with the judges schedules. We have three excellent candidates this year. They are Patrick & Renita Preston, Hardin County, Tom & Jennifer Tucker, Warren County and Scott & Shea Lowe, Calloway County. Thanks to each member and their advisors for entering this contest. I’m sure this will be an interesting visit. I want everyone to know that Dr. Pete Dreisbach retired as Director for the KY Leadership Training Center on September 30th. Dr. Pete loved working with the Kentucky Young Farmers. His service and loyalty to our convention and to our organization will definitely be missed. We all wish “Dr. Pete” a long and prosperous retirement. He plans to move to Michigan and live there for now. We will keep tabs on him and let you know how and what he is doing. The National Institute is just around the corner. Early registration ends soon, so go to NYFEA.org and click on the Institute link to get the details. This year, the National Institute is in Memphis, Tennessee. That is about as close as it will get, especially for the folks in the western end of the state. If you’ve never attended a National Institute, this would be a good one to attend. It is going to be a neat experience. Peggy Jo has more details in this issue. Please remember to enter the KY YFA Production and Leadership Contests this fall. Mark Thomas has developed several of the contests in the Excel format and that should make the entries easier to fill out. It should also make the calculations more consistent and easier to grade. Have a safe and bountiful harvest!!!! See you in Memphis!!!! Bruce Metzger YFA State Advisor
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YFA CONTESTS Listed here are the contests available to YFA Members. Contest forms are available from your local YFA Advisor, or by contacting the State Advisor, Bruce Metzger. There is sponsor money for the state winners, so please consider making an entry this year.
Crop Contests
Livestock Contests
Grain Crops
Beef
Yellow Corn
Production
White Corn
Feeder Production
Wheat Soybean Bottom Land
Dairy
Production
Heifer Production
Double Crop Upland Round Up Ready Soybeans
Swine Farrow to Finish Producer
RR Bottom Land
Wean to Finish Producer
RR Double Crop
Feeder Pig Producer
RR Upland Forages
Diversified Contests
Alfalfa Alfalfa & Grass
Diversified Crop
Non Alfalfa
Diversified Farming
Straw
Diversified Livestock
Split 2012
Tobacco Burley
Other Contests
Dark Air Cured
Soil & Water Quality
Dark Fire Cured
Agriculture Mechanics Proficiency
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Highlights from Hardin County By: Jennifer Arnold, State Reporter The Hardin County Chapter of the Kentucky Young Farmer Association hosted the Summer Tour during July 27 and 28 in Elizabethtown, KY. The tours actually began a little earlier this summer as the group toured Altech, a company that produces small and medium sized buckets for aerial trucks. We were then treated to an amazing tour of the Fort Knox Military Reservation, which included a meal in the mess hall with soldiers that had returned home from a tour overseas. The Young Farmers were able to talk with soldiers and also get a closer look at some vehicles used by the Army. Those in attendance felt honored and privileged to have this opportunity. As the evening approached, the group headed out to the historic Glendale community for a tour of Maple Hill Farm. We enjoyed a wonderful meal provided by the Hardin County Beef Cattle Association and a variety of homemade ice cream. As the Outlaw Justice band entertained the crowd, tours were given of the beautiful farmhouse and a bale bandit demonstration occurred in the field. On Saturday morning, the tours began at the Rogers Farm. The group enjoyed a hayride through the fields with a demonstration of banding and loading straw into a semi-trailer. Then we toured the Goldsmith Sheep Farm, a former KYFA member of the year contestant. His sheep operation consisted of total confinement. We ended our tour at the Thomas Academy Farm with another wonderful meal. It was such a beautiful setting for lunch with a large lake and huge barns in the background. Thanks for another great summer tour Hardin County!
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OFFICER SPOTLIGHT Representing the Purchase Region Curtis
Weatherford is a member of the Hickman County YFA in the Purchase Region. Ben Mullins serves as his advisor where Curtis has been a member for the past five years. This is Curtis’ first year of serving on the KYFA board and he is currently the state vice president. His father, Steve, served as state president in 1998. Curtis enjoys working with his father as they farm 4,000 acres of corn, soybeans and wheat. They also care for twelve chicken barns on the farm. Curtis graduated from UK in December of 2008 and has been married a little over one year. His wife Samantha works at the Clinton Bank as a teller. Curtis is very active in his community. He serves on the Soybean Association, Corn Growers Association, Hickman County Fair Board, Farm Bureau, Growers Council for Poultry, and also works as a volunteer firefighter with the Hickman Fire & Rescue and Clinton City. He is also a member of the New Harmony Missionary Baptist Church. In his spare time, Curtis enjoys hunting, fishing and 4-wheeling.
Representing the Bluegrass Region and the entire Kentucky YFA program at this year’s FFA State Convention, Jennifer Arnold, KYFA Reporter, just couldn’t wait to mark another item off her Bucket List!
SAVE THE DATE 55th Annual Kentucky Young Farmer Association State Convention General Butler State Resort Park - Carrollton, Ky. Friday, February 22, and Saturday, February 23, 2013 Lodge rooms are $64.95 plus tax per night 1 bedroom cottages are $79.95 plus tax per night 2 bedroom cottages are $99.95 plus tax per night A few 3 bedroom cottages are available upon your request Call 1-866-462-8853 before January 31, 2013 Mention you are with the Kentucky Young Farmer Association Look for More Information and the Schedule in the January Newsletter!! Page 6
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2012-2013 KENTUCKY YOUNG FARMER ASSOCIATION EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Office
Region
Name
Spouse
Chapter
President Vice President Secretary Treasurer Reporter Reg. Vice Pres Reg. Vice Pres Reg. Vice Pres Reg. Vice Pres President Elect Past President Past Secretary Assoc Advisor State Advisor
Lk Cumberland Purchase Lincoln Trail Purchase Bluegrass Barren River Bluegrass Lincoln Trail Pennyrile Barren River Purchase Green River
Jonathan Gosser Curtis Weatherford Rebecca Crain Shea Lowe Jennifer Arnold Grand Hildabrand James Lyons Matt Crain Robert Driskill Jeff Burr Scott Lowe Amanda Fischer Brandon Davis Bruce Metzger
Jodie Samantha Matt Scott Kevin
Ctl Cumberland 3715 Hwy 3525 Hickman Co. 3425 St Rt 58E Hardin Co. 7475 New Glendale Road Calloway Co. 3870 Van Cleve Road Harrison Co. 675 Hawkins-Cummins Rd Warren Co. 5046 Highland Lick Rd Scott Co. 705 Duvall Station Road Hardin Co. 7475 New Glendale Road Fredonia 5073 Goodspring Rd Franklin Simpson 1436 Armstead Road Calloway Co. 3870 Van Cleve Road Daviess Co. 125 E. 8th Street 2120 Capital Plaza Tower 300 North Main Street
Kentucky Young Farmer Association c/o KCTCS 300 North Main Street Versailles, KY 40383
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