Fayette County
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Fayette Co. Agricultural Resources Management
Kentucky Association of Conservation Districts Convention 2010
2010's convention is going to be held in Lexington, KY, July 18-20 at the Hyatt. The two day event is jammed pack with workshops, speakers, and county displays from all over the state of Kentucky. A banquet will be held the last night for recognition of distinguished individuals for their service with conservation and putting it to good use.
Fayette County Soil Survey Now Online
Fayette County soils maps and descriptions can now be obtained by going to the USDA-NRCS Web Soil Survey. Click Here for the the web soil survey.
Conservation District Tree Giveaway
Fayette County Conservation District once again distributed over 3000 trees at the annual Farm Bureau Farm Machinery Consignment Auction at the Horse Park. Fayette Co. Conservation District workers, and Fayette Co. supervisors, and FFA members helped with the distribution. Nine varieties were given out, mostly native to Kentucky which were: White Pine, Persimmon, Bald Cypress, Eastern Redbud, Shumard Oak, Black Walnut, Bur Oak, White Ash, and Yellow Poplar. This is an annual project, and we coincide with the Farm Machinery Sale, because of the attendance of the sale. Although the trees are free, the Horse Park does charge $5.00 for parking.
KACDE STATE CONVENTION
JABEZ, KENTUCKY 2009
This years Kentucky’s Association of Conservation Districts Convention was held September 14-17 at the Kentucky Leadership Center, Jabez, KY. Brian Hacker, KACDE President, opened the convention on Tuesday with welcoming everyone in attendance. Kim Richardson, Assistant Director of DOC, gave us an update as well as Tom Perrin, our state's NRCS State conservationist. This year’s convention featured workshops in Water Conservation, Nature ID, Rain barrel making, and helping with bird watching area by planting flowers that attract birds and cleaning up from ice storm. For office personnel, seminars were offered in Quickbooks and Quicken. Jeff Rice, KACD President spoke on Wednesday, and our South East Conservation District Employees Association, President Mendel Wade spoke on Thursday.
Area 2 KACDE Representatives
Back Row: Cindy King, Scott Co. Carly Burton, Melvin Dean
and Melinda Kemper, Fayette Co.
Front Row: Carolyn Reed, Anderson Co., Martha Newby,
Woodford Co. and Diane Napolitano, Scott Co.