Beginning Producer Sessions
We, along with the Bullitt Co. Extension Service, are continuing our Beginning Producer Sessions in 2025. Please note that these sessions are for anyone, but for those especially with 10 years or less ag production experience.
Small to Medium Scale Backyard Chicken Production
Tuesday, June 24, 2025 | 6:00 PM at Bullitt Co. Extension.
Interested in raising chickens? This class will cover everything you need to know to start and maintain a small to medium scale backyard chicken operation, from breed selection to egg production. To register, please click on this link: https://uky.info/Chickens25

Farmers Market Opening Soon
The Taylorsville/ Spencer County Farmers Market will open on April 12 and will be open beginning at 8 a.m. until noon or so on Saturdays. Some of the vendors may stay past noon if there is a crowd. The market will be open every Saturday (rain or shine) until the end of October. It is located at 751 Taylorsville Road next to Fresh Take Market. 

There are several vendors selling a wide variety of products, including meats, cheeses, jams, jellies, honey, breads, goat milk soaps and lotions, candles, and other produce. Make sure you support our local producers...they are the ones that are growing what you’re buying.

If you are interested in becoming a vendor (small producers are welcome), please contact me or stop by our office for an application. For more information on the market, feel free to contact Sandi Deutsch at 502-252-1400.

Beginning Producer Sessions

We, along with the Bullitt Co. Extension Service, are continuing our Beginning Producer Sessions in 2025. Please note that these sessions are for anyone, but for those especially with 10 years or less ag production experience.

March 25—6 p.m. Bullitt Co. Extension
“Marketing Small Scale Farm Products” This free class will cover the basics of reaching customers, branding your farm, and selling your products effectively.

April 22—6 p.m. Spencer Co. Extension
“Funding Sources for Your Operation”
This class will help you identify and apply for grants, loans, and other funding sources available for small and beginning farms. A light meal will be served at each meeting so registration is required. Please call our office at 477-2217 or you can email me at broberts@uky.edu to register.

Winter and Spring River Flooding
Dean Acheson, a politician and lawyer, once said, “You can’t argue with a river - it is going to flow. You can dam it up, put it to useful purposes, you can deflect it, but you can’t argue with it.” The further we head into the winter, rivers seem to become more “argumentative” as they swell and flood. So why do we typically see most of our river flooding in the winter and early spring here in Kentucky? There are several factors.

Beginning Producer Session
We had to postpone our November Beginning Producer Session on Water Quality until January 30 beginning at 6 p.m. and it will be held at the Spencer Co. Extension Office. Dr. Amanda Gumbert will discuss how to care for the water on your farm and the water that flows by your farm. We will talk about how to use soil and water conservation practices that protect your resources and your bottom line. We do request that you RSVP as a light meal will be served. Please call our office at 477-2217 to pre-register go to https://bit.ly/WaterQuality25 to register.