PROJECT NEWSLETTER - Cheeps & Chirps .... Points for Poultry Profitability
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Volume 14, Issue 2 - September 2022
4-H poultry-related cooking contests this summer
4-H poultry-related contests at the state fair
Avian influenza update
Volume 14, Issue 1 - July 2022
New survey report - Live chicken production trends
Updated report available - Importance of agriculture in KY
USDA Service Centers provide free, one-on-one help for farmers
New KDA Deputy State Veterinarian
Kentucky mental health crisis hotline - 988
2022 Applications for family farm environmental excellence award due August 31
Volume 13, Issue 3 - December 2021
KPF condolences for those affected by the storms
2021 KPF scholarship winners
2021 KPF environmental award winners
Solar energy can benefit your poultry operation
2021 Kentucky poultry hall of fame inductee - Marc Ashby
2021 KPF friend of poultry - Ryan Quarles
2021 National 4-H poultry and egg conference results
Farbest farms chose to raise and present turkey to President Biden
2021 National 4-H poultry and egg conference held
Volume 13, Issue 2 - September 2021
4-Hers return to poultry-related competition
High School students compete in an egg cook-off at the state fair
Re-emergence of bed bugs as a poultry pest
Volume 13, Issue 1 - May 2021
KPF Scholarship
Applications for family farm environmental excellence award
KPF Membership
State 4-H poultry-related contests
Managing litter moisture
Estimating COVID-19 impacts on the broiler industry
Volume 12, Issue 4 - November 2020
Farming and mental health resources
2020 4-H egg preparation demonstration goes virtual
2020 KPF scholarship winners
2020 KPF Environmental award winners
Joey long inducted into the KPF Hall of Fame
Lynde Hughes inducted into the KPF Hall of Fame
Issues with poultry house LED lamps and light dimmers
Poultry industry creates jobs in Kentucky
Volume 12, Issue 3 - June 2020
COVID-19 and the American Poultry Industry
KPF 2020 membership drive
On the lighter side
Women speaking out for agriculture
Getting food from farms to food banks
CDC guidelines for meat processing employees
KPF scholarships
Volume 12, Issue 2 - March 2020
African Swine Fever and the poultry industry
Plant-based chicken?
Chicken marketing summit 2020
Sidewall insulation materials
Kentucky Poultry Federation Membership drive
Volume 12, Issue 1 - January 2020
2019 KPF Scholarship winners
2019 Farm environmental excellence award winners
2019 KY Poultry Hall of Fame Inductee - Dr. Robert Williams
Commissioner Ryan Quarles opens KY poultry festival
2019 Kentucky Poultry Federation membership drive
Volume 11, Issue 3 - December 2018
4-H poultry activities at the KY state fair
Economic impact of applying broiler litter in the fall
Dan Flanagan named KPF president
Slow versus fast-growing chickens
New Kentucky poultry curriculum available
Volume 11, Issue 2 - August 2018
State 4-H poultry-related cooking contests
Impact of free-range poultry
2018 Kentucky Poultry Festival
Volume 11, Issue 1 - February 2018
Kentucky farm wins a national environmental award
2018 scholarship applications
Fan maintenance
Latest national poultry statistics
Cleaning evaporative cooling pads
First human case of H7N4 bird flu confirmed in China
2018 KPF membership drive
Volume 10, Issue 3 - December 2017
2017 Kentucky Environmental Awards
2017 Scholarship Winners
2017 Friend of Kentucky Poultry Industry
Doug Overhults inducted into Hall of Fame
Mandatory ammonia reporting delayed
Volume 10, Issue 2 - September 2017
Annual Kentucky Poultry Festival - October 7
Preparing to transfer your farm to the next generation: Estimate living expenses
Results of state 4-H poultry-related cooking contests
State 4-H Poultry Judging contest results
State 4-H Avian bowl contest results
Generator maintenance
Volume 10, Issue 1 - April 2017
2017 KPF Membership directories
2017 KPF Scholarship deadlines
Summer is coming: Are your evaporative cooling pads ready?
New UK Nutrient Management Planner
Bird flu - Information for farmers
Volume 9, Issue 4 - November 2016
2016 KPF Scholarship winners
Why is a nutrient management plan important?
KPF Golf tournament at the poultry festival
Warren Beeler awarded 2016 'Friend of poultry'
Dan Flanagan inducted into the 2016 KPF Hall of Fame
2016 KPF environmental award winners
Volume 9, Issue 3 - September 2016
Do you have an ag water quality plan?
4-H poultry barbecue contest winners
New biosecurity principles management plan
Volume 9, Issue 2 - May 2016
New biosystems engineers joining UK
The Veterinary Feed Directive - Changing the way producers obtain medicated feeds
Scholarships available for students
Storm preparedness
Volume 9, Issue 1 - March 2016
January began KPF membership drive
Kentucky poultry producers win national environmental excellence award
Determining the economic value of poultry litter
Kentucky cattlemen's association 2016 convention and ag industry trade show
Chicken word find
US Poultry and Egg Associations new video
Volume 8, Issue 3 - November 2015
2015 KPF Scholarship winners
2015 National 4-H poultry-related contests
2015 KPF Grower environmental award winners
Dr. Robert Stout named 'Friend of Kentucky Poultry'
Dr. Austin Cantor into the Kentucky Poultry Hall of Fame
Tools to help with ... Setting the minimal ventilation timer
Volume 8, Issue 2 - August 2015
Economic impact of the American poultry industry
Economic impact of the Kentucky poultry industry
From the ashes, a new state-of-the-art feed mill raises at UK farm
Trends in fuel prices
Breeder house lighting decisions
Avian Influenza update
Silent auction fund-raiser for KPF scholarships
Volume 8, Issue 1 - April 2015
KPF news updates
Pilgrim's Pride growers hit by vandals
McDonald's to phase out the use of chicken raised with antibiotics important to human medicine
What's new with bird flu?
Propane under $1 per gallon
2015 Agriculture industry breakfast
Volume 7, Issue 3 - November 2014
2014 KPF Scholarship Winners
2014 State 4-H Barbecue Contest Winners
2014 KPF Environmental Excellence Award Winners
Drinker Lines and Fuel Costs
Feeding America Program with Caldwell County FFA
New Ag App
News Item:
What: Poultry Grower Meeting
Where: Clinton County Fairgrounds
335 Fairgrounds Rd., Albany, KY
When: December 9 starting at 10 AM
Topics will include:
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- Lights/lighting
- Available grants for poultry growers
- Water lines/water line maintenance
- Alternative fuel sources
Lunch will be provided
Volume 7, Issue 2 - August 2014
Upcoming Kentucky Poultry Federation Poultry Festival
Dr. Pescatore wins the W.D. Whiteker Award
KY Ag Water Quality Plan
New poultry inspection rules
Continued improvement in broiler performance traits expected to continue
US Poultry industry to track sustainability, tell the story
Volume 7, Issue 1 - February 2014
NCC launches a new website
On-farm energy assistance
2013 Kentucky Proud incredible food show
2014 Agriculture industry breakfast
Volume 6, Issue 3 - October 2013
2013 KPF Poultry Festival
2013 KPF Scholarship Recipients
There's an app for that
2013 Environmental Award Winners
State 4-H Chicken and Turkey Barbecue Contests
Volume 6, Issue 2 - July 2013
2013 KPF membership drive
Third annual Todd County Eggstravaganza
Yeas and Nays of Evaporative Cooling
KPF partnering with FFA
KPF scholarships available
In the news
State 4-H Egg Preparation Demonstration Contest Results
Volume 6, Issue 1 - February 2013
2013 KPF Membership Drive
Kentucky Cattlemen's Association 2013 Convention and Ag Industry Trade Show
No mystery to dry litter
Poultry is a major contributor to the Kentucky economy
New energy efficiency cost-share available for 2013
Volume 5, Issue 3 - September 2012
14th Annual Kentucky Poultry Festival - October 6, 2012
108th Kentucky State Fair
4-Hers excel in poultry contests at the state fair
EPA-RFS update
Making ethanol from corn: Effect on the poultry industry
2012 corn crop, drought, and mycotoxins
KPF participation at the UK Ag Roundup
Last call - Energy efficiency cost-share funds
Volume 5, Issue 2 - June 2012
Adding more fans? Check your electrical supply
Department of Labor drops youth labor rule
Lower energy prices
Volume 5, Issue 1 - March 2012
Cost-share for energy efficiency improvements
Changes in the final GIPSA marketing rules
Building resilient communities
Kentucky Ag Water Quality Act information
Congressman Guthrie advocates for family farms
Volume 4, Issue 3 - November 2011
Poultry Kentucky's top-grossing ag product for the second year in a row
Lighting: Getting the most out of CFLs
KPF teams up with Kentucky Association of Food Banks
Roger Thomas honored at poultry festival
Scholarships awarded at poultry festival
Joan and Martin Hayden receive the Kentucky family farm environmental award during the annual Hall of Fame banquet
Maryland broiler grower under attack
Are your attic inlets closing?
Adjusting variable input heats
Three new free-trade agreements signed
Volume 4, Issue 2 - August 2011
Getting the most from your cooling system
Comparing four types of incinerators
Farm life is healthy for kids
Volume 4, Issue 1 - April 2011
How much electricity are you using?
Lighting alternatives
Lighting up the poultry barn
Fan maintenance, another energy saver
Issacs joins KPF as Executive Director
Energy improvement grants
Volume 3, Issue 4 - December 2010
Grower workshops held December 1-3
Family farm environmental excellence award winners
Software from ventilation workshop available
Scholarships awarded at Poultry Festival
Avoid obstructions when installing attic inlets
Terry Ashby inducted into the Kentucky Poultry Hall of Fame
Adding tunnel fans may increase static pressure
Feed costs and meat production
End of the Poultry Energy Project - What's next?
KPF membership drive
Volume 3, Issue 3 - September 2010
State 4-H Egg Cookery Event
Upcoming event - 12th Annual Kentucky Poultry Festival
For the record
Before an undercover activist strikes: Be smart ... and do the right thing
4-Hers do well at the state fair
Websites of interest
106th Kentucky State Fair
Corn: Aflatoxins and harvest
Kentucky well education website
Volume 3, Issue 2 - June 2010
NCC releases revised program on animal welfare
New watchdog website monitors HSUS
Discovery channel features Perdue's environmental initiatives
Commercial fertilizer values for 2010
Broiler litter production in Kentucky and potential use as a nutrient source
Volume 3, Issue 1 - April 2010
2010 Grower education conferences
Farm succession - Transitioning your farm to the next generation
UK senior named Gates Cambridge Scholar
Role of poultry & egg production in the economy of the United States
2010 KPF membership directories
Kentucky Farm Business Management Program
Volume 2, Issue 4 - December 2009
2009 Kentucky Family Farm Environmental Excellence Awards
2010 KPF Membership drive
Kentucky 4-H'ers compete at the 2009 National 4-H Poultry and Egg Conference
2009 Kentucky Poultry Federation scholarship recipients
Scholarship recipients: Essays submitted with their applications
Poultry's carbon footprint
Energy efficiency cost-share funds
Volume 2, Issue 3 - September 2009
11th Annual Kentucky Poultry Festival
Perdue poultry producers host an educational program
Contract farming making an impact and helping small farm families stay on the farm!
105th Kentucky State Fair
Kentucky 4-H Poultry competitions
Volume 2, Issue 2 - May 2009
Project website now online
Two Brazilian Ag Engineers join the PHES team
Avian Influenza found on Western Kentucky Poultry Farm
Bird flu - Identification and Reporting
News reports of Swine flu hitting North America - Is that anything like the bird flu?
Avian Influenza - Biosecurity and Prevention
Trivia question: Are chicken wings white or dark meat?
Volume 2, Issue 1 - February 2009
2009 Producer Educational Conference
2009 Kentucky Poultry Federation Membership drive
The ability to seal summer ventilation is important during cold weather
EPA's ruling on air emissions from animal facilities
Update on California's Proposition 2: What is the debate about? Should the KY poultry industry be concerned?
Misconceptions about the U.S. chicken meat industry
Volume 1, Issue 4 - November 2008
2008 Kentucky Poultry Federation scholarship recipients understand the importance of poultry and agriculture to Kentucky
Winter poultry house maintenance
Sand as an alternative litter material
Trees good for odor and emissions control as well as energy conservation
How much attic insulation?
2009 Kentucky Family Farm Environmental Excellence Awards
Volume 1, Issue 3 - August 2008
Poultry House Evaluation Service (PHES) progress
Jacquie Jacob joins the Energy Efficiency Project
The Fan Assessment Numeration System (FANS)
On-farm ventilation fan performance evaluations and implications
Bird flu - Information for hunters and taxidermists
Federal funding opportunities
Greenhouse Gas Emissions (GHG) from broiler houses: A non-issue?
Volume 1, Issue 2 - March 2008
Poultry House Evaluation Service Progress
Perdue Growers Host Georgia Experts
Cold Cathode Lighting for Broiler Houses
Presenting a Positive Image
Update on Ammonia Emissions Reporting Requirements
Volume 1, Issue 1 - December 2007
Poultry House Evaluation Service
Hidden Hills Poultry Hosts Educational Seminar
Fuel Saving Tips
What's in your attic?
USDA Energy Project Funding