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Submitted By: Greg Drake II, County Extension Agent for Agriculture and Natural Resources

The annual meeting of the Butler County Stockman’s Association will be Thursday, March 28th at the Butler County Extension Office at 6:00 p.m.  Rachel Walker, Pasture Specialist for Corteva, will present on forage and weed management.  Butler County 4-H will cook a meal from locally sourced meat and we will announce winners of this year’s forage contest.  

The Stockman’s Association is a volunteer led organization that’s mission is to support the livestock industry in Butler County.  Anyone with livestock in Butler County should be a member of the Stockman’s Association.  Membership dues are $5 per year per family.  Everyone is invited to attend this meeting.

For more information about small flocks, visit https://afs.ca.uky.edu/poultry/poultry-publications or contact the Butler County Extension Office of the University of Kentucky Cooperative Extension Service at 102 Parkway Lane, Morgantown or by calling 270-526-3767.

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