
The Indiana Cooperative Development Center will be hosting a conference for start-up food cooperatives on February 19-20 in Bloomington, Indiana. For more information or to register, visit www.icdc.coop/start-up.
The Kentucky Cattlemen's Association Annual Meeting will be held January 14-16 at the Lexington Convention Center in Lexington, KY. For more information, visit kycattle.org/Convention.aspx.
The Mid-state Horticultural Expo will be hosted by the Kentucky Nursery and Landscape Association and the Tennessee Nursery and Landscape Association on January 12-13 at the North Wing of the Kentucky Exposition Center in Louisville, KY. For more information, visit www.mshe.org.
An executive task force formed by Gov. Steve Beshear has forwarded to the governor its recommendations for advancing the discussion on the development of a biomass and biofuels industry in Kentucky.
Agriculture Deputy Secretary Kathleen Merrigan recently announced that KCARD is one of 28 organizations in 21 states that have been selected to receive $4.8 million in grants to spur economic development and create jobs in rural communities.
Jeff Dabbelt, Manager of the Lexington Farmers Market, is the newest member of the KCARD Board of Directors. Jeff was elected at KCARD's Annual Meeting that was held on April 23rd.