Episodes

Monday Jun 19, 2023
Spring Garden Show!
Monday Jun 19, 2023
Monday Jun 19, 2023
Intro for show E65
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 and Vicki sit down and discuss Spring Gardening tips. 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 E65
Welcome to the show!
This week your hosts will discuss this year’s Gardening season.
Timely Tip: Keep a written journal on any applications you’ve made and what the outcome was! Written notes can help you make decisions for the future by looking back at what worked or what didn’t work.!
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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!!!

Monday Jun 12, 2023
Wheat Harvest, Hay Season, and Fire Safety!
Monday Jun 12, 2023
Monday Jun 12, 2023
Intro for show E64
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 sit down and discuss Current Agricultural topics. 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 E64
Welcome to the show!
This week your hosts will discuss This week in Agriculture.
Timely Tip: Pay close attention to potential fire dangers during wheat harvest and while planting in wheat stubble.
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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!!!

Monday Jun 05, 2023
Late Spring Crops Update
Monday Jun 05, 2023
Monday Jun 05, 2023
Intro for show E63
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 sit down and discuss this Spring’s growing conditions. 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 E63
Welcome to the show!
This week your hosts will meet to discuss current growing conditions.
Timely Tip: Time to walk your fields and prepare for the weed pressures that are present. Review Post weed control options and prepare accordingly!
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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!!!

Monday May 29, 2023
Women in Ag Series Part 1 with Whitney Carmen
Monday May 29, 2023
Monday May 29, 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 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!!!