News Produced by the Kentucky Department of Agriculture - A Consumer Protection and Service Agency Vol. 38 No. 3 July 2006 ISSN 1062-5836 sxƒshi Their old Kentucky homes Agriculture Commissioner A few farms have lasted for more than 200 years. Richie Farmer By CHRIS ALDRIDGE Kentucky Agricultural News Organic ag offers here are at least two farms in opportunities for Kentucky that are older than the Kentucky growers. Bluegrass State itself. Page 4 T The legislature in Virginia, of which Kentucky was once a part, originally Fair display focuses on future deeded Oak Lawn Farm in Woodford Page 3 County in 1780, 226 years ago. Ken- tucky became a state 12 years later, in 1792. KDA directory...... 4 The Gregg-Hardin-Stalker Farm in Short Rows...... 10 Shelby County came along in 1785 Classifieds ...... 11 when the Virginia legislature issued a land grant of 9,750 acres in what was then Jefferson County, Va. The farms are two of only a handful still operational in Kentucky that have been owned by the same family for at PERIODICAL POSTAGE PAID least 200 years. A book published in 1994, “Kentucky’s Historic Farms,” listed 39 bicentennial farms in the state. Oak Lawn Farm Woodford County led the state with eight bicentenntial farms listed in the 12-year-old book, including Oak Lawn. Owner Hampton “Hoppy” Henton Jr.’s father, Hampton Henton Sr., still has the original deed for 1,000 acres. Fifty-one acres of the current 402- acre spread, located amid horse farms halfway between Versailles and Frank- fort on scenic U.S. 60, is part of the original farm. Henton is eight generations re- moved from original owner Joseph Henton, who was killed by Indians in 1780. That same year, he had paid 400 British pounds to purchase a pre- emption warrant for the land. Chris Aldridge See WOODFORD, page 6 Hampton “Hoppy” Henton Jr. at the grave of Thomas Henton in the family cemetery. KDA building new lab to help gas consumers Frankfort facility may pay for itself

By CHRIS ALDRIDGE Kentucky doesn’t become a dumping Kentucky Agricultural News ground for bad gas and to enforce our new motor fuel laboratory state’s ban on MTBE.” MTBE, or methyl will help the Kentucky Depart- tertiary butyl ether, is a fuel additive Ament of Agriculture do an even that has been banned in Kentucky and better job of making sure Kentucky other states because it has been found to motorists get their money’s worth at contaminate groundwater. the pump. The lab was approved in Years of budget cuts, exploding this year’s session of the General costs and rising demand have affected Assembly. the Department’s ability to test motor The $1.65 million lab will be an im- fuel for quality and inspect fuel pumps portant weapon in the KDA’s consumer for accuracy. Fuel tests currently are protection arsenal performed by a Chris Aldridge at a time when commercial lab in Justin Bruner examines a gauge on a gas prover, a measuring device used to check the Kentuckians are Nashville, Tenn. accuracy of fuel pumps, during a recent inspection in Shelbyville. paying nearly $3 The skyrocketing for a gallon of gaso- cost of the test has samples fail the test, which measures of Consumer and Environmental Pro- line. The Depart- forced the KDA to standards mandated by the American tection headquarters in Frankfort. ❝ Society for Testing and Materials ment is required by We test gas pumps to make reduce the number Bloemer is hoping the lab can contract law to test gasoline of tests it makes (ASTM) ranging from foreign matter in with bordering states to test their fuel. pumps for accuracy sure Kentuckians get what from 6,000 when the fuel to its octane rating. “It could create a revenue stream,” and check the qual- the program Having its own lab will enable the Commissioner Farmer told a legislative ity of motor fuel at they pay their hard-earned started 20 years ago KDA to resume testing at the previous committee in its recently concluded ses- each of the 3,500 money for.” to 600 this year. 6,000- to 8,000-sample level. Bloemer sion. “I think it’ll pay for itself in a rela- registered motor “There were would like to see the number increase tively short period of time.” fuel retailers in the —Commissioner Richie Farmer 3.4 billion gallons to 10,000 to 15,000 samples of gas and Less than 7 percent of the state’s Commonwealth. of motor fuel pur- diesel. The lab also will allow the KDA pumps failed to meet state standards “As a consumer protection and ser- chased in Kentucky last year, so 600 to increase its biodiesel testing and for accuracy in 2005. If you suspect that vice agency, we test gas pumps to make samples representing 3.4 billion gallons begin sampling ethanol as the number a pump may not be accurate, call the sure Kentuckians get what they pay is not acceptable,” said Tom Bloemer, of biofuel pumps in the state increases. Division of Regulation and Inspection at their hard-earned money for,” Agricul- administrative branch manager of the The lab’s target date to become op- (502) 573-0282. An inspector will test ture Commissioner Richie Farmer said. KDA’s Division of Regulation and In- erational is July 2007. It will be located the pump, usually within 48 hours of “We also test fuel quality to ensure that spection. Less than 10 percent of the inside an expansion of the KDA’s Office notification. Kentucky starts program to help new farmers get capital Governor’s Office of Agricultural Policy seek programs to enhance the viability ated a farm or ranch for more be offered, and the rate will be he Kentucky Agricultural Fi- of young farmers and part-time farmers than 10 years. fixed for the term of the loan. A 1 nance Corporation has created a in agriculture.” • A person who has substan- percent servicing fee will be added TBeginning Farmer Loan pro- These funds will be made available tially participated in the busi- to the KAFC rate by the lender. gram that will be administered to producers meeting eligibility criteria ness operation of a farm or 5. Maximum loan term will not ex- through lenders with offices located in established by KAFC. There must be a ranch for at least three years. ceed 10 years, and there will be no Kentucky. commitment by a “lead lender” to work • A person who does not own penalty for early prepayment. This program is designed to assist with the borrower to implement the a farm or ranch greater than 30 6. All loans will be secured with applicants in formulating a business five-year business plan and to provide percent of the average farm or both fixed assets and the personal plan, securing needed expertise, and additional financing as the borrower ranch size in the county where guaranty of the borrower. receiving the capital to prepare their becomes eligible. Also, identification of his or her operation is located. 7. The applicant must provide a farming operation for a successful a mentor who is willing to advise the 2. The applicant and spouse, if ap- five-year business plan showing a future. borrower on record-keeping and busi- plicable, must have a net worth of reasonable return and an ability to The Kentucky Agricultural Devel- ness analysis during the term of the less than $250,000. retire the KAFC debt. opment Board (KADB) approved loan will be required. Other require- 3. The applicant’s personal off-farm Lenders interested in offering this $2 million earlier this year for this ments are as follows: income must be less than $50,000 program and producers who are inter- program. The KADB in its November 1. A beginning Farmer or Rancher annually, and the total household ested in applying are encouraged to planning meeting revised its Guiding is defined as: income must be less than $75,000. contact Tim Hughes with KAFC at (502) Principles to include: “The Board will • A person who has not oper- 4. An interest rate of 2 percent will 564-4627 for more information.

AGRICULTURAL 2 Kentucky News July 2006 www.kyagr.com State fair display shows KDA awards FFA grant ag in Kentucky’s future

By CHRIS ALDRIDGE tractor rollover simulator; the Smart- Kentucky Agricultural News board interactive computer, where griculture: It’s your future.” people can test their agricultural knowl- That is the theme of the Ken- edge; exhibits of fruits, vegetables, bees, Atucky Department of Agri- tobacco, hay and grain; a Kentucky culture’s exhibits at the Kentucky Proud products booth, and a second State Fair Aug. 17-27 at the Kentucky chick hatch. The KDA’s Office of Con- Exposition Center in Louisville. sumer and Environmental Protection “The state fair has traditionally will host a booth that displays how the been a showcase of the best Kentucky Department affects the lives of every agriculture has to offer,” Agriculture Kentuckian every day. A Kentucky Commissioner Richie Farmer said. “The Proud tent will be outside the West Department’s theme and displays this Hall. year will show how important agricul- The fair will kick off Aug. 17 with ture is in the everyday lives of Kentuck- the Commodity Breakfast, the KDA’s ians and how it will become even more annual salute to Kentucky’s farm com- important in years to come.” modity organizations. The country ham The KDA’s kid-friendly South show will follow, and the grand cham- Wing exhibits have been redesigned pion ham will be auctioned for charity and will fea- at the Kentucky Chris Aldridge ture the jour- Farm Bureau Agriculture Commissioner Richie Farmer presents a $47,500 check for the Kentucky ney grain Country Ham FFA Foundation to state FFA officers. Commissioner Farmer addessed the crowd and makes from Breakfast on received an honorary degree at the Kentucky FFA Convention in June in Louisville. seed to the Aug. 24. livestock feed Division of trough and to Show and Fair our plates. A Promotion staff ‘Ag Adventures’ returns real cattle will work the chute with livestock shows Second season launches Aug. 22 scales will be that will take on display. An- place through- KAN staff report Chef Parmesan and Derby the other part of out the fair, he second season of Agriculture horse host the entertaining “Lunch the exhibit will and Division of Adventures: Kentucky will roll Room Live” program in which they focus on Animal Health Tout in August after a successful take children through the process of biofuels such as ethanol and biodiesel staff will check health papers for all ani- inaugural tour. growing the ingredients to make pizza. made from corn and soybeans grown in mals entered in the shows. The livestock “Agriculture Adventures: Ken- Following the program, students get to Kentucky. Another exhibit will show schedule includes: dairy goats, poultry, tucky” is an entertaining and educa- milk a fiberglass cow, grind wheat into unusual products made from corn, such pigeons and rabbits, Aug. 17-20; dairy tional program designed to teach flour, test soil samples and participate as carpet and cat litter. cattle, Aug. 17-21; mules and jacks, Kentucky schoolchildren about the im- in many other hands-on activities. Among the interactive exhibits will Aug. 17-24; miniature horse show, Aug. portance of agriculture. It is a produc- Founding sponsors of “Agriculture be an all-terrain vehicle with a global 25-26; boer goats, Aug. 18-22; sheep, tion of the COSI science museum in Adventures: Kentucky” are Kentucky positioning system (GPS) on it, showing swine and beef cattle, Aug. 22-27, and Columbus, Ohio. Agriculture and Environment in the how the ATV can be found in the event draft horse pull, Aug. 27. “One of the most important things Classroom, the Kentucky Cattle- men’s of a rollover accident. The exhibit will Again this year, Department staff the Kentucky Department of Agriculture Association, the Kentucky Pork Produc- explain how farmers are using cutting- will spray for mosquitoes and inspect does is educate Kentucky children about ers Association, the West Kentucky edge GPS technology to save money on amusement rides for safety. agriculture’s impact on their everyday Growers Cooperative and the Kentucky fertilizer and pesticide. Headlining concerts will be the lives,” Agriculture Commissioner Richie Department of Agriculture. Contribut- Other exhibits will feature: American Idols Tour, Brad Paisley with Farmer said. “‘Agriculture Adventures: ing sponsors also include the Kentucky · a remote-controlled tractor Carrie Underwood and Eric Church, Kentucky’ enables our young people to Corn Growers Association, the Ken- course, where kids can learn about farm Rascal Flatts with Gary Allan, and have fun and learn at the same time. It’s tucky Soybean Association and the Ken- safety and crops; Montgomery Gentry with Joe Nichols. an outstanding program.” tucky Small Grain Growers Association. · an agriculture mural that the The World’s Championship Horse The new season will start Aug. 22 For more information on “Agricul- kids can color; and Show will be Aug. 20-26. More than at Potter Gray Elementary School in ture Adventures: Kentucky,” contact · the popular chick hatch, where 2,000 horses will compete for $1 million Bowling Green. Rayetta Boone at (502) 564-4696 or fairgoers can watch baby chicks hatch in premiums. COSI had taken 65 reservations for [email protected], or go to the from eggs in a glass incubator. Tickets and more information the coming school year by mid-June. KDA’s Web site, www.kyagr.com, and The KDA’s West Hall display will about the state fair can be purchased at Last year, the program was given to click on Education Resources in the feature the Department’s one-of-a-kind www.kystatefair.org or at the gate. 41,088 students in 104 performances. pull-down menu.

AGRICULTURAL www.kyagr.com July 2006 Kentucky News 3 Organic ag offers opportunities here’s nothing like a 24 percent and more. Organic fresh, ripe tomato, an ear tomatoes and green bell peppers Tof sweet corn or a mess were fetching up to 2½ times as of green beans that was picked much as conventional. from the garden the same The Kentucky Department morning or the day before. Richie of Agriculture is authorized to Here in Kentucky, early gar- certify organic farm operations. Kentucky dens are bursting with lettuce, At this writing, Kentucky had 27 broccoli, cauliflower, peppers Farmer organic producers and 1,986.5 and much more. The “stars” of acres under certified organic News Kentucky’s vegetable harvest are production. Our organic pro- coming on now, or will soon. Kentucky Agriculture Commissioner gram coordinator, Jake Schmitz, Kentucky’s 98 farmers’ markets expects to certify up to 50 pro- Kentucky Agricultural News (ISSN 1062- are shifting into high gear. Ken- ducers by the end of the year. 5836), with a circulation of 3,000, is a free tucky Proud produce can be found in To be certified organic, you have to quarterly publication produced by the demand. Producers who raise their Kentucky Department of Agriculture’s stores and restaurants that participate in products according to federal organic raise your crops and/or livestock in ac- Division of Public Relations and the Kentucky Department of Agri- standards can significantly increase the cordance with National Organic Pro- Communications. culture’s marketing program for foods value of their products and the size of gram standards. You also have to stay This publication is designed to inform raised, grown or processed in the their bottom lines. current with the required paperwork. farmers, agribusinesses, legislators, consum- Commonwealth. State resorts bought By mid-June, organically raised When you take the time to get certified, ers and concerned citizens about matters regarding the agriculture industry. $21,491.45 of produce from Kentucky commercial yellow corn was bringing you assure the consumer that you are · growers last year, and I expect that num- $4.50-$6.75 per bushel compared with producing food that is organic by federal Send classified advertisements, letters and ber to go up as growers and resort chefs $1.78-$3.23 for conventionally raised standards. You also are helping maintain other correspondence to: develop better working relationships. yellow corn, according to The New the integrity of the program, and that Perhaps the fastest growing – and Farm Organic Price Index. The lowest- adds value to your organic operation. Kentucky Agricultural News potentially most lucrative – produce priced organic strawberries were get- Contact Mac Stone or Jake Schmitz 500 Mero St., 7th Fl. niche is organic. 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4 Kentucky AGRICULTURAL News July 2006 www.kyagr.com Legends, KDA cheer return of the Rocket Baseball club promotes Ky. Proud

By TED SLOAN their customers. Fans will discover why Kentucky Agricultural News nothing else is close to Kentucky Proud. griculture Commissioner It’s a home run for everybody.” Richie Farmer and dozens of “There is nothing better in the AKentucky Department of Agri- world than authentic Kentucky,” Lex- culture staff saw a Rocket Relaunch. ington Legends President and CEO Pitcher Roger Clemens’ first outing Alan Stein said. “The Lexington Leg- of the year coincided with Farmers/ ends are one of those, and we are Dairy Night at Applebee’s Park, home thrilled to be able to team up with Ken- of the Lexington Legends. Clemens tucky Proud. Showcasing the best of the pitched three innings for the Legends in best, Kentucky products at Applebee’s his initial tune-up for his comeback Park seems like a match made in Ken- with the Legends’ parent club, the tucky heaven!” Houston Astros. Legends fans can feast on pork Bill Clary The event was the high point of the burgers, bratwursts and Italian sausage Agriculture Commissioner Richie Farmer, top, and Roger Clemens meet at Applebee’s Park. Legends’ season-long Kentucky Proud from Kentucky Heritage Meats, owned The entire Kentucky Proud menu is Kentucky Proud is the Kentucky promotion. The club sells Kentucky by John Medley of Springfield and sup- available in the picnic area and the Ken- Department of Agriculture’s marketing Proud foods at its home games. plied by Medley and 11 other Kentucky tucky Proud Chalet. The hot dogs and program for Kentucky-grown or “I am very excited about this part- hog farmers. They also can enjoy all- pork burgers also are offered at the Grill -produced agricultural products. nership,” Commissioner Farmer said. beef foot-long hot dogs from Bluegrass Cart and in the luxury suites. The For more information on the Leg- “Kentucky Proud producers have a new Quality Meats of Crescent Springs and bratwurst and Italian sausage are avail- ends, go to www.lexingtonlegends.com. market for their products. The Legends macaroni and cheese supplied by Culi- able in concession stands. The macaroni For more information about Ken- get to serve Kentucky Proud foods to nary Standard Foods of Louisville. and cheese is served in the suites. tucky Proud, go to www.kyproud.com. Commissioner Farmer joins groundbreaking for biodiesel plant

Agriculture Commissioner Richie Farmer addresses the crowd at a check presenta- tion and groundbreaking in May for the new Owensboro Grain biodiesel plant. Commissioner Farmer and the Governor’s Office of Agricultural Policy presented checks for $5 million from the Kentucky Agricultural Finance Corp. and grants and loans totaling $1,151,250 from the Kentucky Agricultural Development Board for the new plant, which will pro- duce up to 50 million gallons of biodiesel a year. Commissioner Farmer is chairman of the Kentucky Agricultural Finance Corp. and vice chairman of the Kentucky Agricultural Development Board. “Biodiesel gives Kentucky soybean grow- ers a new market for their products,” Commissioner Farmer said. “This plant will have far-reaching economic benefits for this area.”

Ted Sloan

www.kyagr.com July 2006 Kentucky AGRICULTURAL News 5 Woodford, Shelby farms still going Continued from Page 1 “There may be another farm in Kentucky that’s been in existence longer, but I don’t know of it,” said Hoppy Henton, who lives in the stately brick farmhouse, which was built in 1810 at the end of a tree-lined driveway. Tobacco and beef cattle have been constants on the farm since its origin. Hoppy is one of a shrinking number of farmers who continue to raise tobacco, despite the buyout that ended govern- ment price supports two years ago. “Tobacco is the only thing that makes any money,” Hoppy said. “It doesn’t matter if you have 20, 50 or 100 acres. You can put in corn, soybeans, alfalfa, cattle, but nothing compares to tobacco, even as it is now. “I’ve quit tobacco a lot of times. I’m convinced it’s something I should diver- sify away from. But I’m like a smoker – I always come back to it.” Oak Lawn Farm is diversified with 100 acres of corn, 80 acres of soybeans, 50 acres of tobacco, 40 acres of winter wheat that is being harvested, and a mixed herd of 45 cattle, mostly black Angus. He tends all that with the help of only two farmhands. Joseph Henton paid the Commonwealth of Virginia 400 British pounds in 1780 to buy 1,000 acres of wilderness in what is now Woodford Hoppy’s son, Nathaniel, works as a County. The property became Oak Lawn Farm. The pre-emption warrant, above, today is in the possession of Hampton Henton Sr. chef in Midway for Holly Hill Inn, a member of the Kentucky Department of chines – than my father spent on diesel Agriculture’s Kentucky Proud market- fuel!” added Hoppy, who also operates ing program. He also works part-time a consulting business, Henton Farm on the farm, raising freshwater prawns Management. in a half-acre pond. “That little pond Gregg-Hardin-Stalker Farm generates about $5,000 per year,” Hoppy bragged. Located two miles west of Since he started farming full-time Simpsonville on U.S. 60, the farm is in 1975, Hoppy has seen best-known for being the some major changes in the birthplace of the grand- business. What once was a mother of former President lifestyle passed down from Harry Truman. Harriet generation to generation has Louisa Gregg married evolved into a business. Solomon Young and moved “The biggest change is to Missouri. Their daughter, there are just not many Martha Ellen, was Truman’s people left doing it,” he said. mother. “And the ones that are are The future president doing it on a much larger scale. They traveled to the farm in 1932, according have a lot more capital invested and a to “Kentucky’s Historic Farms,” to visit lot less labor, so their risk has expanded his cousins in the home built by his exponentially. grandfather, William Gregg. That was Photos by Chris Aldridge “I spend more money on communi- two years before he entered national Oak Lawn Farm uses no-till planting on all of its crops, including tobacco. cations – like cell phones and fax ma- politics in 1934, when he was elected a

6 Kentucky AGRICULTURAL News July 2006 www.kyagr.com senator from Missouri. Truman was a farmer for 12 years in his home state. The Gregg-Hardin-Stalker Farm currently consists of 60 acres, 45 of which are part of the original 208 acres purchased by David Gregg on April 18, 1803. Thirty-five acres are still being harvested for hay. Up until two years ago, owner Charles Stalker grew to- bacco and raised both dairy and beef cattle before quadruple bypass heart surgery forced him to stop farming. “Last year was the first year I hadn’t had a tobacco crop in over 50 years,” Stalker said. The biggest change he saw during that half-century was the mechanization of farm work. “I went from milking cows by hand to a modern [automated] milking parlor at the end.” Stalker, 74, is the sixth generation in his family to own the farm. He still lives in the historic farmhouse on the property with his wife, Violet. “There’s been somebody in my family here for 200 years,” Stalker said. “My uncle was born here, and I eventu- ally moved here in 1969. This house is Photos by Chris Aldridge almost 200 years old.” The rear of the brick house dates Above: The two-story front of the Gregg- back to 1803, and the two-story front Hardin-Stalker house in Simpsonville was was added in 1837. The home was en- completed in 1837. What today is the rear tered into the National Register of His- of the house is more than 200 years old. toric Places in 1984. William Gregg, Left: Violet and Charles Stalker. David’s son, expanded the farm to as large as 1,500 acres in 1870. Besides David Gregg, another man who purchased property as part of the Virginia land grant was John Simpson, after whom the town of Simpsonville was named. PACE doesn’t get state funds KAN staff report vation easements. Conservation ease- he Purchase of Agricultural ments ensure that the land will remain Conservation Easements available for agriculture and will not be T(PACE) program did not receive converted to other uses in the future. funding from the Kentucky General The owners retain the right to farm the Assembly for the 2006-2008 fiscal bi- land as they always have and can sell ennium in the 2006 legislative session. the land at any time with the restric- “The PACE board is disappointed tions of the conservation easement. that funding for this valuable program Donating an agricultural conserva- was struck from the budget,” board tion easement also has potential tax ad- Chair Frances Ann Brown said. “Fed- vantages. Anyone interested in eral grants are awarded on a dollar-for- donating a conservation easement dollar matching basis, so the lack of should consult with a tax professional. state funding will hamper our efforts to The PACE program has accepted access federal money.” donations of 27 easements totaling 3,815 PACE program coordinator Brent acres. The program has purchased ease- Frazier said the program still has funds ments on 88 farms totaling 20,926 acres available to cover administrative costs for for nearly $17.9 million. services such as surveys and legal work To find out more about donating an associated with acquiring donations. agricultural conservation easement, The PACE program buys and ac- contact Frazier at (502) 564-4696 or cepts donations of agricultural conser- [email protected].

www.kyagr.com July 2006 Kentucky AGRICULTURAL News 7 Shelby’s Saddlebreds KDA stages mock mower mishap get wide array of guests Shelbyville Horse Show Aug. 2-5

By TED SLOAN “We schedule our tours so they can Kentucky Agricultural News come into the arena and have the horses helby County and its signature work around them,” Kramer said. “It’s American Saddlebred industry a pretty interactive tour.” S get visitors from around the Shelby County’s horse industry world. Just a few weeks ago, Charles takes center stage during the Shelbyville Kramer received a request for infor- Horse Show. This year’s event is sched- mation from Australia. Two years ago, uled for Aug. 2-5. Some 400-500 horses a family from New Zealand spent a will compete for premiums and tro- week in the bluegrass county. phies worth more than $16,000, said “National and international travel- R.H. Bennett, the show manager. ers come to Kentucky because of the Kramer estimated that the horse industry,” said Kramer, the Shelbyville Horse show attracts a four- Photos by Ted Sloan Shelbyville-Shelby County tourism di- day total of up to 28,000 people. Top: Tyler Gaines, 7, of Versailles, watches Georgetown-Scott County rescue workers rector. “Because we’re marketed as the Bennett said 80 percent of the com- in a mock lawn mower accident June 17 in Georgetown. Bottom: Rescuers treat American Saddlebred Capital of the petitors in the horse show are local; the “victim” Maria Maldonado Smith of the Kentucky Department of Agriculture. The World, that gets their attention.” rest come from all over the United KDA’s Farm and Home Safety Program staged the accident to stress mower safety. Kramer said tourism generates States. He said most of the horsemen $43 million a year in economic activity use the show as a tune-up for the in Shelby County, and most of it is re- World’s Championship Horse Show in lated to the horse industry. He said the Louisville later in August and remain in community began marketing its status the area between shows. in the Saddlebred industry more ag- Bennett and his brother, Edward, gressively a few years ago, and tourists owner of historic Undulata Farm, increasingly use the Internet to search started the Shelbyville Horse Show in for travel destinations. 1990. “Our numbers [of tourists] were “We wanted to marry the still growing when the state’s numbers Saddlebred industry to the local com- were flat,” Kramer said. munity,” R.H. Bennett said. “It was like Kramer takes visitors on tours of a behind-the-scenes factory. The some of Shelby County’s more than 40 Shelbyville Horse Show gives us the op- American Saddlebred farms. On a re- portunity to exhibit what we build in cent week he led eight coaches filled our ‘factories.’” with out-of-town guests on a horse farm For more information on horse tour. “Not a day goes by that we don’t farm tours in Shelby County, contact have visitation because of the Kramer at 1-800-680-6388 or at Saddlebred industry,” he said. [email protected], or go to the Visitors to an American Saddlebred Shelbyville-Shelby County Tourist Bu- farm get a close-up look at the industry. reau Web site, www.shelbyvilleky.com. Mountain station hosts UK agriculture field day UK College of Agriculture shuck flower show, and an exhibition we’re doing here as well as experience safety, a golf course management work- isitors to Robinson Station’s of sweet sorghum production. A Ken- some of the rich history of the region.” shop titled “Careers in Turf Manage- field day festivities Sept. 28 tucky quilt show and antique farm Field day events begin with regis- ment” and a “Where Has Your Water Vcan expect all the staples of equipment display will also be of- tration at 8:30 a.m., and the festivities Been?” presentation. such events – demonstrations, infor- fered, and young people will be able start at 9:30 a.m. The morning will be Tours of ongoing field research and mational tours and exhibits. They can to “Win with Wood.” filled with presentations, including a facilities will begin at 3 p.m., and exhib- also look forward to some good, old- “The field day program at the farmers’ market workshop, “Year- its and demonstrations will be held fashioned fun. Robinson Station will literally offer round Grazing on Steep Terrain,” basic throughout the day. Robinson Station is Alongside presentations that show- something for everyone,” said David horse management and goat produc- located in the Breathitt County hamlet case the many research projects under Ditsch, Extension agronomy specialist tion. A variety of events for young of Quicksand. way at the Col- and superintendent of the experiment people are also planned, including an For more information about the lege of Agriculture experiment station station. “Adults and youth will learn introduction to global positioning sys- Robinson Station field day, call (606) will be a butter churning display, a corn about the many progressive things tem technology, all-terrain vehicle 666-2438, ext. 221.

8 Kentucky AGRICULTURAL News July 2006 www.kyagr.com Regional grocer sells KDA interns will serve and learn Kentucky Proud pork

By TED SLOAN “We limit the items we put the Kentucky Agricultural News Remke name on to premium-quality emke Market customers now products that we think are better than can buy Kentucky Proud Italian the national brands,” Remke Markets Rsausages, brats and breakfast President Eric Rabe said. “We are ex- links made by eight Washington cited about the potential of this partner- County pork producers. ship. We think it’s a home run.” Kentucky Heritage Meats, headed Medley plans to expand the Ken- by John Medley of Springfield, is ex- tucky Heritage Meats production facil- pected to sell about $250,000 worth of ity to meet the growing demand. He products to the gro- and the other farmers under the Ken- cery chain in the tucky Heritage initial phase of the Meats umbrella will partnership. increase production Remke will sell the and may seek more products under its producers. store brand. The Remke Ted Sloan packaging includes ❝ launched Kentucky Commissioner Richie Farmer welcomed the Kentucky Department of Agriculture’s This is exactly how Kentucky the Kentucky Proud promotions 2006 summer interns May 24 in Frankfort. Pictured are, from left: front row - Ben Proud logo, which Proud is supposed to work.” in its seven northern Furnish, Cynthiana; Cinnamon Butler, Pembroke; Allison Leer, Paris, and Molly will tell Remke Kentucky stores last Fields, Brooksville; back row - Justin Mason, Henderson; Fran Korthaus, Smithfield; customers the —Commissioner Richie Farmer December and has Commissioner Farmer; Kenn Gaines, Owenton, and Kenneth Leavell, Lancaster. product was pro- reported tremen- duced in Kentucky dous success. The by Kentucky farmers. employee-owned chain sells more than “This is exactly how Kentucky 200 Kentucky Proud products. Unit enables KDA to provide Proud is supposed to work,” Agricul- “We have had more positive input ture Commissioner Richie Farmer said. from our customers about Kentucky faster emergency response “The producers will profit from this Proud than anything we have done in partnership, and they will spend some the last couple of years,” Rabe said. By CHRIS ALDRIDGE radio equipment that allows us to have of their new income in their local com- “Our customers enjoy the products, but Kentucky Agricultural News a degree of interoperability with mobile munities. At the same time, Remke cus- they also feel good about buying things he Kentucky Department of Ag- responders or other state agencies,” said tomers will buy these high-quality from people in the state.” riculture is prepared to respond Dr. Ed Hall, assistant director of the products and come back for more. I The Kentucky Department of Agri- quickly to an emergency, thanks KDA’s Division of Animal Health. “We congratulate Kentucky Heritage Meats culture and its Kentucky Proud market- T to a new mobile command center. have the ability to program our radios for making this deal, and I thank Remke ing partner, Allied Food Marketers, The $101,800 mobile command cen- to talk to anybody. So if there’s a prob- for its commitment to Kentucky Proud brokered the deals between Remke and ter is a 44-foot trailer outfitted with ra- lem anywhere, we have the capability producers.” the Kentucky Proud businesses. dios and other equipment, allowing it to to move into that section of Kentucky communicate with other state, federal and set up an operations center there.” and local authorities. The unit will be The mobile command center was staffed by KDA officials and towed to the purchased with a $67,000 grant from A message to subscribers scene of an agricultural emergency such the Kentucky Office of Homeland Secu- irst, thank you for your interest in Kentucky Agricultural News. Ev- as a foreign animal disease outbreak. rity for the communications equipment ery quarter Kentucky Agricultural News brings you a report on activi- “Government’s first responsibility and a $34,800 grant from the Kentucky ties of the Kentucky Department of Agriculture as well as highlights is to protect the people. Since 9/11, the Division of Emergency Management for F KDA has worked hard to upgrade its the trailer, which will be stored ready to from Kentucky agriculture and previews of upcoming events. We hope you find Kentucky Agricultural News to be essential and worthwhile reading. capabilities to respond to any type of roll at the Boone National Guard Center To serve you better and give you more benefit for your tax dollar, the Ken- agricultural emergency, from animal in Frankfort. tucky Department of Agriculture is considering converting Kentucky Agricul- disease outbreaks to acts of terrorism,” Hall came up with the idea of a tural News to a weekly e-newsletter to be delivered to your e-mail box. This Agriculture Commissioner Richie mobile command center during a visit would dramatically reduce the Department’s costs and enable the Department Farmer said. “Last year’s hurricanes re- to North Carolina. “Their people [in the to provide you information on a more timely basis. minded us all that it’s important to act North Carolina Department of Agricul- We want to know what you think. Please take a moment to contact Ted quickly and decisively in the event of an ture and Consumer Services] have ve- Sloan, managing editor of Kentucky Agricultural News, by phone at (502) 564- emergency. The mobile command cen- hicles they can operate out of in an 6676, ext. 247; by e-mail at [email protected]; or by mail at Kentucky Depart- ter will enable the Department to bring emergency,” he said. Hall thought a ment of Agriculture, Attention: Ted Sloan, 500 Mero Street, 7th Floor, the necessary resources to bear to an similar unit for the KDA would im- Frankfort, KY 40601. emergency scene, and do it fast.” prove its emergency response capacity “The mobile command center has and benefit Kentucky’s citizens.

AGRICULTURAL www.kyagr.com July 2006 Kentucky News 9 A brief look at what’s new in H.J. Baker recalls animal feed products Short Rows: Kentucky agriculture Special to KAN H.J. Baker and Bro. has announced that it is recalling products used as Agritourism grant deadline is Aug. 1 ingredients in animal feed in cooperation with the U.S. Food and Drug Ad- KDA staff report ministration. Regional agritourism organizations in Kentucky may apply through The Westport, Conn.-based company has begun efforts to retrieve Pro Aug. 1 for matching grant funds for purchasing marketing materials, the Pak with Porcine Meat and Bone, Pro-Lak, and Pro-Amino II produced at its Kentucky Department of Agriculture has announced. Albertville, Ala., facility. The action is being taken to address potential risk The maximum award is $8,500 per region. Applicants must match the of unintentional contamination with ruminant-derived protein that may grant with at least 50 percent cash. The grants are funded by a $249,000 have occurred at the Alabama plant from August 2005 to June 2006. Certain Rural Business Enterprise Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. mammalian protein is prohibited for use in ruminant feed. The Kentucky Agritourism Advisory Council will award the grants. The products were distributed in bulk or bags to feed manufacturers Applications will be judged on: and dairy farms in Kentucky, Georgia, Michigan, Florida, Alabama, Tennes- · Number of counties affected; see, Mississippi, California and Louisiana. · Number of farmers involved in planning; Anyone who has received any of the recalled products is advised to dis- · Amount of funds requested (higher scores will be given to applica- continue their use immediately, quarantine the product and contact the tions with lower requests and higher matches); and manufacturer at (501) 664-4870 for further instructions. · Sustainability of the project after the grant funds have been spent. Web site provides soybean updates Regional representatives of the Agritourism Advisory Council will help UK College of Agriculture associations complete their applications. The latest information for Kentucky farmers on soybean aphids and rust For more information, or to obtain an application, contact Kelly Ludwig is only a click away, thanks to a Web site that tracks state and national data. at (502) 564-4983 or [email protected]. The U.S. Department of Agriculture-sponsored Web site, Kentucky Proud cooking demonstrations on tap www.sbrusa.net, will include rust information and commentaries from Don KAN staff report Hershman, University of Kentucky College of Agriculture plant pathologist. A series of cooking demonstrations will continue in farmers’ markets in Doug Johnson, UK entomologist, will provide information from Kentucky central and southern Kentucky through July. on soybean aphids and Chad Lee, UK agronomist, will assist with agro- Chef Nancy Russman of Louisville will demonstrate recipes for Ken- nomic information. tucky Proud beef, pork and vegetables. Events scheduled for July include: The Web site was used last year to track soybean rust in the United July 1 – Bardstown Road Farmers’ Market, Louisville, 8-11 a.m. States. This year it is being expanded to track soybean aphids. July 8 – London-Laurel County Farmers’ Market, 8-11 a.m. Information available on the site includes observations and manage- July 15 – 9th Street Farmers’ Market, Louisville, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. ment and scouting recommendations. It also provides tools for soybean pro- July 28 – Twilight Festival, Versailles, 6-8 p.m. ducers to document their good farming practices. July 29 – Henry County Harvest Showcase, 10 a.m.-noon Farm Bureau hosts meetings on ag legislation The demonstrations are sponsored by the Kentucky Department of Agri- Special to KAN culture, the Kentucky Cattlemen’s Association, the Kentucky Pork Producers Kentucky Farm Bureau will host a series of eight Farm Bill Speak-Up Association and the Produce and Aquaculture Alliance. They are funded meetings around the state this summer to solicit input from Kentucky farm- through a grant from the Kentucky Agricultural Development Board and the ers on content and direction of new farm program legislation. U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Federal-State Market Improvement Program. The series will seek testimony on extending or altering provisions gov- Ag Development Fund talks continue erning a variety of federal farm and conservation programs. Comments Governor’s Office of Agricultural Policy gathered during the sessions will be compiled and condensed into policy Roundtable discussions on the Agricultural Development Fund will recommendations for eventual consideration by Farm Bureau’s annual continue through Aug. 10. meeting voting delegates, according to KFB President Marshall Coyle. The Governor’s Office of Agricultural Policy is hosting 13 roundtable For a meeting schedule, go to www.kyfb.com. discussions throughout the state. Extension agents, county council members and other local agricultural leaders are invited to meet with GOAP staff to Workshops offer info on owning a B&B get an update on the ADF, share information regarding future plans and Special to KAN discuss local issues. Anyone who is considering opening a bed and breakfast or a Kentucky For more information on the Roundtables contact the Governor’s Office Farm Stay is invited to a series of three workshops in July hosted by the Bed of Agricultural Policy at (502) 564-4627 or go to http:// and Breakfast Association of Kentucky. kytobaccotrust.state.ky.us and click on Calendar. The Aspiring Innkeepers’ Workshops are set for July 10 at Swann’s Nest B&B, a Kentucky Farm Stays destination in Lexington; July 17 at Lakeview FSA nominations due Aug. 1 Point B&B in Burgin, and July 24 at Bennett House B&B in Richmond. The KAN staff report workshops will take place from 6-8 p.m. EDT each evening. Agriculture Commissioner Richie Farmer has announced that nomina- The workshops will offer information on business planning, supplies, tions for Farm Service Agency County Committee elections may be filed in furnishings, marketing, legal and financial issues and other aspects of the county FSA offices through Aug. 1. innkeeping lifestyle. Marc Johnson of the Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Ballots will be mailed to eligible voters on Nov. 3. The last day to return Development is scheduled to speak. voted and signed ballots to the county FSA office will be Dec. 4. Elected The cost for all three sessions is $275 per person, $350 per couple or committee members and alternates will take office Jan. 1, 2007. $125 for BBAK members. Nomination forms and other information are available at county FSA For more information on the Aspiring Innkeepers’ Workshops, contact offices or on the FSA Web site at www.fsa.usda.gov. Todd Allen toll-free at 1-800-886-7546 or go to www.kentuckybb.com.

10 Kentucky AGRICULTURAL News July 2006 www.kyagr.com CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS NOTICE: Agriculture-related classified ads are run free of charge in KENTUCKY AGRICULTURAL NEWS. FOR SALE items must be restricted to residents of Kentucky. Address advertisements to KENTUCKY AGRICULTURAL NEWS, 7th Floor, 500 Mero Street, Frankfort, KY 40601. PRINT your name, address and city or county plainly. All communications and transactions must be made between interested parties, and the Department of Agriculture assumes no liability for such transactions. The Department of Agriculture also reserves the right to refuse advertisements as well as dismiss advertisements due to date, space restrictions, etc. Persons using this service are encouraged also to utilize private press media for their advertisements. FOR SALE: Polled Hereford and Gelbvieh bulls. FOR SALE: The University of Kentucky offers KENTUCKY SAMPLER COOKBOOK is a ANIMALS Meet Bull Program standards. Clifford Farms, thoroughbred and quarter horses of various cumulative work of the members and friends (859) 234-6956. ages for sale during the year. For information of The Embroiderers’ Guild of America, Louis- FOR SALE: Day-old and started chicks, com- about available horses, call (859) 257-7509. ville Chapter. Great gift. Send $10 plus $2 post- mercial and exhibition quality. Shady Lane FOR SALE: Registered Limousin bulls. Black age to Judi Smith, 4605 Southern Pkwy, Poultry Farm. Call (859) 745-4944. Polled and Red Polled available. Call Donnie FOR SALE: Kentucky mountain saddle horses. Louisville, KY 40214. www.shadylanepoultry.com, Winchester, Ky. or Joey Massey, (606) 864-6961. Reg. chocolate. Babies $2,000. Bred mares. Mares with babies. Call (859) 987-7151 nights. FOR SALE: Arabian Coloring Book designed WANTED TO BUY: Ewe lambs. Simpson Farms, FOR SALE: Purebred Charolais Bulls. Hamilton by country artist Diana Blair. $5 each retail or $3 (606) 561-6860. Charolais, Stamping Ground, Ky. Call Jim FOR SALE: Registered full-blood Pinzgauer for orders of 12 or more. Contact: Diana Blair, Hamilton at (502) 535-6203 or (502) 535-6974 or heifers and bulls ready for service. Contact: 370 Jenkins Rd., Bowling Green, KY 42101- FOR SALE: Registered beagle pups from active e-mail [email protected]. Dickson’s Pinzgauer Farm, Bowling Green, KY, 9439, (270) 781-5751, FAX: (270) 842-0236. gun dog stock. Shots and wormed. Phone (606) (270) 529-2962. 379-1516. $100-$135. FOR SALE: Registered Angus bulls and heif- ers. Bulls eligible for 50% cost-share. Call nights MISCELLANEOUS FOR SALE: Katahdin hair sheep. Registered (502) 863-6342, days (859) 221-5958. EQUIPMENT and commercial. (859) 428-1491. FOR SALE: AKC Labs. Absolutely beautiful. 42ND ANNUAL ANTIQUE SHOW AND Black or yellow. Shots, wormed. $125-$250. POULTRY SUPPLIES: Incubators and parts, SALE, Knights of Columbus Hall, 911 Searcy CHAROLAIS PERFORMANCE YEARLING new egg cartons, feeders, waterers, range equip- Way, Bowling Green, Ky., Sept. 8, 9, 10, 2006. BULLS. Sired by TT Real Stryker 1953H. Very Love people, hunting and swimming. Phone (270) 879-8708. Delivery possible. ment, books, medications, nests and much Sponsored by Alpha Theta #662 of Epsilon good EPDs with above average weaning and more. Poultryman’s Supply Company, Win- Sigma Alpha International Sorority. Proceeds yearling weights. Good pedigrees. $1,200 each. FOR SALE: Registered English Shepherd pups. chester, Kentucky, (859) 745-4944, go to community projects. Free delivery within 50 miles. River Ridge www.poultrymansupply.com. Farms. Call (270) 528-3323, ask for Greg, or e- All-purpose dogs, farm-raised. Shots, wormed. Contact Janice Sallee, (270) 465-7848. NEW BOOK: “Bleating Heart: How a Little Goat mail [email protected]. Canmer, Ky. WANTED: Pullers for Nelson Co. Fair Truck & Saved My Life,” by Lillian Kinsey. $16.95 + $1.02 Tractor Pull July 21-22, 2006. sales tax and $4 shipping and handling, total FOR SALE: Registered service age Holstein FOR SALE: Lovable and friendly llamas, males and females of all ages, breeding pairs, stud qual- $21.97. (502) 857-4778. bulls. A.I.-sired from high producing, high FOR SALE: Windmills for pond aeration. 20’ testing cows. Jm-Mar-D Holsteins, 3638 Trimble ity/pet quality males. Guard llamas for small herd animals, sheep and goats. Over 10 years galvanized metal tower, 6’ rotary turns, WANTED TO BUY: Old barns, old log cabins Rd., Adairville, KY 42202. Call Jim at (270) 539- diaphragm compressor. Prevents pond and old wood. Call (859) 294-0390. 9072. experience and expertise will serve you after your purchase. Call (859) 341-4188 or e-mail . Controls algae. Promotes fish growth [email protected]. and activity. (502) 732-5908. WANTED: Kentucky State Fair programs, rib- TRAMMEL CHAROLAIS: Bulls, females, tops bons, other items. Also, programs, books, etc. in Kentucky. Bulls test for 10 years. Bulls FOR SALE/STUD SERVICE: Horses/ponies (all PLANS TO BUILD YOUR OWN BAND SAW- related to Saddle Horses and Hackneys. Send available with low birth weights and high MILLS. “The Lum-BR-Jak” can saw up to a 30” item, condition, price. E-mail [email protected] weaning weights. Reasonable prices. Fred D. types), new/used trailers, metal roofing & sid- ing, Mule Kote Paint, new/used tack (over 30 diameter log. “The Yellow•Jak•It” can saw up or write Box 389, Lexington, KY 40508. Trammel, 527 Trammel Rd., Bagdad, KY 40003, to a 36” diameter log. Introductory informa- (502) 747-8864. saddles), feed store (10% horse feed $4.25/50lb), Wrangler, Panhandle Slim and Lucille clothing, tion $3 U.S.A. or $4 Canada, U.S. cash or U.S. $ FOR SALE: 22”x28” print of Lewisburg, Ky. – watches, childrens and adult cowboy hats, chaps, M.O. only. Builders plans/packets are $51 each shows old Lewisburg High School, Lewisburg BOER GOATS FOR SALE: Registered bucks U.S. or $54 each Canada (U.S. cash or U.S. $ Methodist Church, Mt. Pleasant Bapt. Church, and nannies, fullbloods and percentages with ladies western purses, boots, etc. Gray AQHA stud service Poco & Easy Jet $200/$100. L&R M.O. only). A builders 48 min. video w/53- Lewisburg Bank, Gower drugstore, Old Ranger papers, quality breeding and show stock, page supplement book , same price as plans. Cafe, Diamond Springs Hotel. $30. Contact contact Larry Cole, Cole’s Creek Boer Goats, FARMS, 1239 Morgantown Rd. (Hwy. 70), Brownsville, KY 42210. Phone (270) 286-9465, Call or write Bill Reeks, 7104B U.S. Hwy 231 S., Patricia Cauley Foster, 923 McPhereson, Bowling Green, Ky., (270) 777-0054 or (270) Cromwell, KY 42333-9605, (270) 274-3361. Madisonville, KY 42431, (270) 821-0085. 535-0054. (270) 792-6636. FOR SALE: Club calves. Maine and Chi crosses. FOR SALE: Custom sawn turnings – mantel FOR SALE: Registered Boer goats; bucks and HOUSEHOLD pieces – cherry, oak, ash, walnut. (270) 427-4569. nannies, fullbloods and percentage with pa- Reasonably priced. Excellent quality. Call for pers. Garden Gate Boer Goats, (270) 325-2972. detailed information. Staley Farms, Sharpsburg. (606) 247-2008. ANTIQUE FOR SALE: Shoe shine chair. Solid oak SEEDS/PLANTS MINIATURE HORSES, for fun and profit. chair and base. Two tiers of marble that the chair AMHA registered. DNA’d horses of quality. FOR SALE: Simmental bulls, red and black, sits on. Nice. Call (270) 842-0430. Asking $500. Reasonable prices. Jean Daniels, Forest Farm polled and AI sired. Burton’s Simmental, Co- FOR SALE: Japanese maples – crape myrtles Miniature Horses, 8080 Subtle Road, Edmonton, lumbia, Ky. Phone (270) 384-5255. KENTUCKY HOSPITALITY II cookbook by (red, white, pink, purple) – butterfly bushes (white, Kentucky 42129, phone (270) 432-5836, e-mail the Ky. Federation of Womens Clubs contains purple, lavender, yellow, red, bicolor) – hollies – [email protected], Web page FOR SALE: Registered Angus cattle, bulls and over 1,000 recipes from members across the spruces (Norway, Serbian). 3- and 5-gallon pots. www.minihorse.ws heifers. Balanced EPDs. Fall Creek Angus, state plus excellent history of our state and is God’s Gift Farm, 4597 Bengal Rd., Campbellsville, Monticello, Ky. Call nights (606) 348-6588. on sale for $20. Make check out to KFWC and KY 42718, (270) 465-7961. FOR SALE: Registered Angus bulls, A.I. sired, mail to Romenza Johnson, 3341 Cemetery Rd., EPDs that meet program guidelines, fully vac- FOR SALE: Registered and commercial Angus Bowling Green, KY 42103. KENTUCKY GROWN BLUEBERRY BUSHES. cinated, fully guaranteed, delivery available. bulls. Good lines, large selection, 3-7 years old. Low-maintenance crop with income of $9,000 Call (270) 384-0327. Elk Creek Angus, J.M. Contact Jason Smith, (270) 846-4972 and leave a FOR SALE: Cookbook. $10 inclues S&H. A to $18,000 per acre average possible. Larry Mar- Shelley, Columbia, Ky. message. collection of Family Favorite Recipes compiled tin & Jean Daniels, Bluegrass Blueberries, 8080 by the members of Mt. Lebanon Missionary Subtle Road, Edmonton, Kentucky 42129, phone FOR SALE: Polled Hereford bulls & heifers. FOR SALE: Modern Simmental bulls — polled. Baptist Church at Alvaton, Ky. Contact Michelle (270) 432-5836, e-mail [email protected], Web (502) 348-4167. Moran Farms - Bardstown - AI sired, solid patterned reds or blacks, great Corder, 1533 Cooper Dearing Road, Alvaton, page www.blueberries.biz Bloomfield. EPDs. Chowning’s Wind Rose Farm, Berea. Ky. 42122. Call (606) 986-3284. FOR SALE: Registered Boer goats; bucks and I DO MACHINE QUILTING, pretty designs. nannies, full bloods and percentage with pa- I furnish batting & thread, reasonable prices. pers. Call (270) 749-4232. Mail top & lining to me & I will mail back to you plus postage. (270) 842-0430.

July 2006 Kentucky AGRICULTURAL News 11 www.kyagr.com Make this a Kentucky Proud summer Chef Nancy Russman, a culinary arts teacher from Louisville, traveled to six Kentucky farmers’ markets last summer to demonstrate recipes for grilling made with Kentucky Proud meats, fish, freshwater shrimp and poultry. Try some of these recipes at your next cookout!

Honey and Garlic Chicken from Chef Nancy Russman Italian Ground Beef or Pork Chicken pieces 8 pieces/1 chicken from Chef Nancy Russman Garlic, fresh minced 2 cloves Lemon juice 2 tablespoons Ground beef or pork 1 pound Soy sauce 2 tablespoons Garlic, fresh minced 1 teaspoon Vegetable oil 4 tablespoons or 3/4 cup Salt 1/4 teaspoon Honey 1/3 cup Pepper, black ground 1/4 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce 1/3 cup Italian seasoning 3/4 teaspoon Garlic, fresh minced 2 cloves Eggs, large 1 each Salt and pepper to taste Bread crumbs, fine 1/2 cup or 1 slice of bread made into crumbs Mix in bowl, blender or food processor the minced garlic, lemon juice, soy sauce and vegetable oil and marinate chicken in mixture; cover In a large bowl, combine all ingredients. Form into 8 balls or 4 patties. and refrigerate up to 2 hours. Grill the chicken or cook in an oven at Cook on the grill or in an oven preheated to 375 degrees until cooked 375 degrees until cooked through. Blend remaining ingredients in a through. Serve the meatballs with your favorite tomato sauce or serve bowl, blender or food processor. Put cooked chicken on a platter and the burgers on your favorite buns with fresh sliced tomatoes. pour honey sauce over the pieces. Mardi Gras Burgers from Chef Nancy Russman Ground beef 1/2 pound Tomato, sliced 1 ripe tomato Ground pork 1/2 pound Onion, red sliced 4 thin slices *Salt 1/4 teaspoon Green bell pepper, sliced into rounds 4 slices *Pepper, black ground 1/4 teaspoon Rice, white, cooked 2 cups *Pepper, cayenne (optional) 1/4 teaspoon *Paprika 1/4 teaspoon In a bowl, mix first eight ingredients (at left) and form into four pat- *Italian seasoning 1/4 teaspoon ties. Cook burgers on a grill or in an oven preheated to 375 degrees Garlic powder 1/4 teaspoon until done through. Place cooked burgers on top of rice and garnish with slice tomato, onion and green bell pepper. *You may substitute 1 teaspoon of your favorite Cajun spices for all the items marked by a * .