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Welcome to the Kentucky Dairy Development Council
The official website of the
Kentucky Dairy Development Council
 
 
 We are dairy farmers, multiple allied industries and professional advisory supporters working together to sustain and grow Kentucky's dairy industry.
 
Dairy farmers work hard every day to provide fresh, wholesome, quality milk and dairy products to consumers.  They love their land, the animals in their care and way of life on the farm.  Dairy cows are economic generators.  The averge dairy cow generates over $13,700 in economic
ripple effect each year.
 
Our mission:  "To educate, promote and represent dairy producers and foster an environment for growth of the Kentucky Dairy Industry."
 
Legislative Alerts

   
The Dairy Security Act of 2011 (H.R. 3062) and the Rural Economic Farm Ranch Sustainability and Hunger Act of 2011 (S.16581)

If inacted, this dairy policy will affect the future of the dairy industry. You decide if it is heading the dairy industry in the right direction. To learn more follow the link below:

 

http://dairy.wisc.edu/#

 

This link provides access to a description and analysis of the bills. Charles Nicholson and Mark Stephenson, Department of Agribusiness, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo and Center for Dairy Profitability, University of Wisconsin provided the information.

 
Calendar of Events

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Photo of the Month
 
 
 
KDDC President, Jim Sidebottom with wife Ona, receiving the KY Farm Bureau, 2011 KY Farmer of the Year Award. Pictured L to R. Mark Haney, President of KFB, Ona and Jim Sidebottom and David S. Beck, Executive Vice-President, KFB.
 
KDDC is supported in part by a grant from the Kentucky Agricultural Development Board

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  • Young Dairy Producer Field Day
        Set for January 28 - Details here

             UK Coldstream Dairy 
             Diagnostic Veterinary Lab



  • Kentucky Dairy Partners Annual Meeting Agenda


  • Winter Cover-Alls Dairy Series

              Details on one close to you.

 

  • Lunch & Learn Dairy Meeting Fleming Co. Extension Office Details here.



  • DAIReXNET (national eXtension) Webinars  - Free to the public


  • Alltech's 2012 North American Lecture Tour is coming to Lexington


  • Center of Kentucky Dairy Shortcourse

  • Byron Seeds, LLC Winter Ag Seminars - January 18 - Casey Co. Extension Office. January 19 - Blue Licks State Park - 9:30 am. View details on KDDC Facebook



 

 

 

 

  • U.S Department of Labor proposed rules could negatively impact KY farm families. 
     





 

  • LGM Dairy Webinars
              Hour 1:  Intro to LGM-Dairy
         Hour 2: Use of the LGM Dairy Analyzer   
              for Contract  Evaluation

 




  

  • Precision Dairy Farming at UK

  • UK Student, Amanda Sterrett, Awarded Travel Scholarship

  • Real Raw Milk Facts

 

  • High Corn Prices Make Feeding Dairy Herds a Challenge

 

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