Agriculture

For most 4-H projects, the Kentucky State Fair in late August is considered the ending event of the club year, where the best 4-H projects are gathered for judging and presented awards. Kentucky 4-H begins its new program year on Sept. 1, and for the months of Sept. and Oct., youth ages 9-18 are encouraged to complete their enrollment forms for the new club year. In Washington County, youth have until the final day of December that the extension office is open before the holiday break to complete their enrollment forms. This year, that date is Dec. 21.

Aflatoxin on Corn:
Aflatoxin is on the “radar” of corn producers in Kentucky and elsewhere. Reports indicate that the incidence of contamination appears to be low thus far, although occasional rejections from buyers always get the attention of producers. In addition to aflatoxin, fumonisin may show up in occasional corn lots, though I have heard of no reports yet.

Corn Harvest
Many of you may be interested in how the harvest is going in Western Kentucky.  Remember now that parts of Western Kentucky are three weeks and some parts two weeks ahead of us. This information is from Dr. Chad Lee, one of our grain specialist at the UK College of Ag.