Episodes

4 days ago
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Intro for show E59
Hello everybody! And welcome to Kentucky Ag Matters, a podcast designed to inform and educate both producers and consumers about all matters affecting Agriculture. On this week’s show David and Vicki will sit down with Whitney Carmen, Extension Agent for Ag and Natural Resources in Grayson County Kentucky. And as always, we will wrap things up with this week’s Timely Tip. Thanks so much for joining us and we hope you enjoy the show!
Podcast Outline for show E59
Welcome to the show!
This week your hosts will meet with Whitney Carmen, ANR Agent in Grayson County.
Timely Tip: Women have been a critical part of farming operations for many years. Take the many opportunities to use your voice to empower, improve and help each other to continue to build on the legacy of Kentucky Agriculture and beyond.
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Special thanks to Dr. Goodlett and to our hosts for this week’s information and thanks to our listeners for joining in. We hope you have enjoyed our show and will make plans to join us again next week for our next episode. And until then remember
Kentucky Ag Matters!!!

Monday May 22, 2023
Summer Annual Forage Options with Dr. Chris Teutsch
Monday May 22, 2023
Monday May 22, 2023
Intro for show E60
Hello everybody! And welcome to Kentucky Ag Matters, a podcast designed to inform and educate both producers and consumers about all matters affecting Agriculture. On this week’s show Jay, David and Vicki will sit down with Dr. Chris Teutsch, Extension Associate Professor. And as always, we will wrap things up with this week’s Timely Tip. Thanks so much for joining us and we hope you enjoy the show!
Podcast Outline for show E60
Welcome to the show!
This week your hosts will meet with Dr. Chris Teutsch, UK Extension.
Timely Tip: Select a summer annual that fits your management style.
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Special thanks to Chris and to our hosts for this week’s information and thanks to our listeners for joining in. We hope you have enjoyed our show and will make plans to join us again next week for our next episode. And until then remember
Kentucky Ag Matters!!!

Monday May 15, 2023
Bred Heifer sale Update with Kevin Laurent
Monday May 15, 2023
Monday May 15, 2023
Intro for show E59
Hello everybody! And welcome to Kentucky Ag Matters, a podcast designed to inform and educate both producers and consumers about all matters affecting Agriculture. On this week’s show Jay, David and Vicki will sit down with Kevin Laurent, UK Senior Agriculture Extension Specialist. And as always, we will wrap things up with this week’s Timely Tip. Thanks so much for joining us and we hope you enjoy the show!
Podcast Outline for show E59
Welcome to the show!
This week your hosts will meet with Kevin Laurent, UK Extension.
Timely Tip: Breed your heifers early in the breeding season.
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Special thanks to Kevin Laurent and to our hosts for this week’s information and thanks to our listeners for joining in. We hope you have enjoyed our show and will make plans to join us again next week for our next episode. And until then remember
Kentucky Ag Matters!!!

Monday May 08, 2023
Food Animal Vet shortage, Vaccine regulation changes, and more!
Monday May 08, 2023
Monday May 08, 2023
Intro for show E58
Hello everybody! And welcome to Kentucky Ag Matters, a podcast designed to inform and educate both producers and consumers about all matters affecting Agriculture. On this week’s show David, Jay and Vicki will sit down with Dr. Cory Goodlett, Owner and Managing Partner with Todd County Animal Clinic in Elkton Kentucky. And as always, we will wrap things up with this week’s Timely Tip. Thanks so much for joining us and we hope you enjoy the show!
Podcast Outline for show E58
Welcome to the show!
This week your hosts will meet with Dr. Cory Goodlett from Todd County Animal Clinic.
Timely Tip: Start a vet/client relationship
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Special thanks to Dr. Goodlett and to our hosts for this week’s information and thanks to our listeners for joining in. We hope you have enjoyed our show and will make plans to join us again next week for our next episode. And until then remember
Kentucky Ag Matters!!!

Monday May 01, 2023
Importance of Youth and Livestock Experience
Monday May 01, 2023
Monday May 01, 2023
Intro for show E57
Hello everybody! And welcome to Kentucky Ag Matters, a podcast designed to inform and educate both producers and consumers about all matters affecting Agriculture. On this week’s show David, Vicki and special guest host Whitney Carmen will sit down with Warren Beeler, Former Director for the Governor’s Office of Ag policy. And as always, we will wrap things up with this week’s Timely Tip. Thanks so much for joining us and we hope you enjoy the show!
Podcast Outline for show E57
Welcome to the show!
This week your hosts will meet with Warren Beeler Mr. KY Agriculture and former director of the Governors Ag policy. This episode will be an update of recent events, Spring planning, and much more.
Timely Tip: Support youth livestock programs as they teach responsibility, good work ethic, how to be a humble winner as well as a gracious loser.
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Special thanks to Warren Beeler and to our hosts for this week’s information and thanks to our listeners for joining in. We hope you have enjoyed our show and will make plans to join us again next week for our next episode. And until then remember
Kentucky Ag Matters!!!

Monday Apr 24, 2023
Extension Forestry with Billy Thomas
Monday Apr 24, 2023
Monday Apr 24, 2023
Intro for show E55
Hello everybody! And welcome to Kentucky Ag Matters, a podcast designed to inform and educate both producers and consumers about all matters affecting Agriculture. On this week’s show David, Jay and Vicki will sit down with Billy Thomas, Extension Forester with the University of Kentucky. And as always, we will wrap things up with this week’s Timely Tip. Thanks so much for joining us and we hope you enjoy the show!
Podcast Outline for Bonus show E55
Welcome to the show!
This week your hosts will meet with Billy Thomas, Extension Forester with UK. This episode will be an update of recent events, Spring planning, and much more.
Timely Tip: Plant a Tree! The best time to plant a tree is a long time ago!
http://forestry.ca.uky.edu/extension-home
http://forestry.ca.uky.edu/wosc - woodland owners short course
https://www.kwoa.net/ - KY Woodland Owners Association
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Special thanks to Billy Thomas and our hosts for this week’s information and thanks to our listeners for joining in. We hope you have enjoyed our show and will make plans to join us again next week for our next episode. And until then remember
Kentucky Ag Matters!!!

Monday Apr 17, 2023
Using UK’sWeather Website with Matt Dixon
Monday Apr 17, 2023
Monday Apr 17, 2023
Intro for show E54
Hello everybody! And welcome to Kentucky Ag Matters, a podcast designed to inform and educate both producers and consumers about all matters affecting Agriculture. On this week’s show David, Jay and Vicki will sit down with Matt Dixon, Senior Meteorologist with the University of Kentucky. And as always, we will wrap things up with this week’s Timely Tip. Thanks so much for joining us and we hope you enjoy the show!
Podcast Outline for Bonus show E54
Welcome to the show!
This week your hosts will meet with Matt Dixon, Senior meteorologist This episode will be an update of recent events, Spring planning, and much more.
Timely Tip: Be ready to go when the weather breaks! Wetter than normal patterns are going to bring about wet soil conditions so you need to be ready to go when soil conditions will allow.
And also: It’s never a bad time to develop or update your emergency/disaster preparedness plan.
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Special thanks to Matt Dixon and our hosts for this week’s information and thanks to our listeners for joining in. We hope you have enjoyed our show and will make plans to join us again next week for our next episode. And until then remember
Kentucky Ag Matters!!!

Monday Apr 10, 2023
Equine Insights with Dr. Bob Coleman
Monday Apr 10, 2023
Monday Apr 10, 2023
Intro for show E54
Hello everybody! And welcome to Kentucky Ag Matters, a podcast designed to inform and educate both producers and consumers about all matters affecting Agriculture. On this week’s show David, Jay and Vicki will sit down with Dr. Bob Coleman, Associate Professor for Equine Sciences with University of Kentucky. And as always, we will wrap things up with this week’s Timely Tip. Thanks so much for joining us and we hope you enjoy the show!
Podcast Outline for show E54
Welcome to the show!
This week your hosts will meet with Dr. Bob Coleman form UK. This episode will be an update of recent events, Spring planning, and much more.
Timely Tip: GIVE YOUR HORSE PLENTY OF TIME TO ADAPT TO NEW PASTURES! Green pastures contain a high moisture content, so recognize that water intake may change from normal amounts. Allow time for microbes to adjust for proper digestion.
http://www2.ca.uky.edu/agcomm/pubs/asc/asc114/asc114.pdf - Basic Horse Nutrition
http://afs.ca.uky.edu/content/selecting-feeds-horses
http://afs.ca.uky.edu/content/evaluating-health-your-horse
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Special thanks to Dr. Coleman and to our hosts for this week’s information and thanks to our listeners for joining in. We hope you have enjoyed our show and will make plans to join us again next week for our next episode. And until then remember
Kentucky Ag Matters!!!

Monday Apr 03, 2023
UK Meat Science program with Dr. Gregg Rentfrow
Monday Apr 03, 2023
Monday Apr 03, 2023
Intro for show E53
Hello everybody! And welcome to Kentucky Ag Matters, a podcast designed to inform and educate both producers and consumers about all matters affecting Agriculture. On this week’s show David, Jay and Vicki will sit down with Dr. Gregg Rentfrow, Extension Professor of Meat Science at UK. And as always, we will wrap things up with this week’s Timely Tip. Thanks so much for joining us and we hope you enjoy the show!
Podcast Outline for show E53
Welcome to the show!
This week your hosts will meet with Dr. Gregg Rentfrow This episode will be an update of recent events, Spring planning, and much more.
Timely Tip: How to manage inflation from a meat production standpoint-Price of meat and input prices
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Special thanks to Dr. Gregg Rentfrow and our hosts for this week’s information and thanks to our listeners for joining in. We hope you have enjoyed our show and will make plans to join us again next week for our next episode. And until then remember
Kentucky Ag Matters!!!

Tuesday Mar 28, 2023
Spring and Things!
Tuesday Mar 28, 2023
Tuesday Mar 28, 2023
Intro for show E52
Hello everybody! And welcome to Kentucky Ag Matters, a podcast designed to inform and educate both producers and consumers about all matters affecting Agriculture. On this week’s show David, Jay and Vicki will sit down and discuss Spring and Things! And as always, we will wrap things up with this week’s Timely Tip. Thanks so much for joining us and we hope you enjoy the show!
Podcast Outline for Bonus show E52
Welcome to the show!
This week your hosts will discuss Spring and Things! This episode will be an update of recent events, Spring planning, and much more.
http://www2.ca.uky.edu/agcomm/pubs/id/id128/id128.pdf
https://training.roundupreadyxtend.com
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Special thanks to our hosts for this week’s information and thanks to our listeners for joining in. We hope you have enjoyed our show and will make plans to join us again next week for our next episode. And until then remember
Kentucky Ag Matters!!!