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A
We'll
get
started,
we
got
full
agenda
today
and
not
as
much
time
to
do
it.
My
floor
leader
has
got
to
get
ready
for
the
Breeders
Cup
and
I've
got
to
go
shell
corn.
A
A
Okay,
I
think
so.
So
thank
everybody
for
being
here
today.
Do
I
have
a
motion
for
approval
of
the
minutes.
Okay,
we
haven't
got
a
quorum
yet
so
what
do
the
we'll?
Do?
The
minutes
a
little
bit
later
anyway.
Thank
everybody
for
being
here
today.
I
know:
we've
got
several
presentations,
looking
forward
to
a
good
upcoming
session
this
next
session
and
like
to
be
briefed
on
what
some
of
the
issues
are
that
are
out
there
in
agriculture.
A
A
Second,
all
in
favor
say
aye
all
opposed
life
sign
minutes
from
the
last
meeting
pass
sort
of
to
move
along
I
know:
Kentucky
Farm
Bureau
has
got
a
busy
schedule
today,
they're
doing
resolutions
where
they
get
all
their
folks
from
the
county
levels
to
come
in
and
set
policy
for
the
next
year.
So
Sharon
and
Drew
I
think
you
all
are
here.
If
you
would
like
to
come
forward.
D
That
better
I'm
Drew
Graham
zigs
of
Vice
President
Kentucky
Farm
Bureau,
and
we
just
first
like
to
say
we
appreciate
the
opportunity
to
come
to
you
today,
a
little
early
I
might
say
as
we're
in
the
middle
of
resolutions
and,
of
course,
how
we
handle
that
is.
We've
got
about
900
resolutions
a
little
over
that
I
guess
that
has
been
sent
in
to
our
resolutions
committee,
which
is
made
up
of
Grassroots
organization
too,
from
each
district.
D
That
will
determine
what
is
sent
on
to
the
to
the
annual
meeting
for
the
total
delegation,
of
course,
to
look
at
and
to
determine
our
policy
as
we
go
forward
and
Sharon
she's,
going
to
give
you
a
little
more
on
the
the
policy
and
on
the
direction
that
we
think
we'll
be
going
and
and
probably
are.
But
we
just
appreciate
the
opportunity
to
be
here
today.
It's
always
good
to
come
from
the
AG
committee.
We
appreciate
what
you
do
not
only
for
agriculture
but
for
Rural
Kentucky,
and
with
that
I'll
turn
over
to
Sharon.
E
Sure
thank
you,
drew
I'm,
Sharon
furchester
I
live
down
in
Murray
I'm,
a
farmer
there
in
Callaway
in
Graves
County
also
serve
on
the
State
Board
of
Kentucky
Farm
Bureau
and
service
their
second
vice
president
I'm
in
my
fourth
year
of
service
on
the
executive
team
and
appreciate
you
all
very
much
we
enjoy
coming
to
this
group,
a
good
group
of
friendly
faces
and
know
you
understand,
Senator
Hornback
said
he
had
corn
to
still
shell
I
wish.
We
were
still
doing
that.
E
We
have
finished
for
the
first
time
in
a
long
time
in
October,
but
down
in
my
end
of
the
state,
we
had
a
pretty
good
drought,
so
we
finished
early
but
we're
storing
it
and
see
what
happens
here
so
appreciate
you
all
and
and
everything
that
you
do
for
for
all
of
us
across
the
state.
As
as
Drew
said,
we,
we
know
we're
in
a
friendly
crowd
and
friendly
faces.
As
far
as
rural
communities
go
and
and
with
Agriculture
and
Kentucky.
E
Farm
Bureau
knows
that
as
well
and
appreciates
all
of
your
all
service
and
and
what
you
do.
We
would
like
to
thank
you
for
your
historic
investment
in
the
Broadband
issues
and
talking
about
the
the
the
underserved
and
unserved
areas
across
the
state,
and
we
certainly
that
is
something
that
we
hear
from
our
members
constantly.
E
Frankly,
just
before
the
pandemic
started,
we
had
organized
a
meeting
of
some
of
the
the
main
stakeholders
in
that
conversation
here
in
Frankfurt
in
this
building,
actually
in
in
early
March
and
I
guess
it
was
one
of
the
last
things
that
we
were
able
to
to
have
a
public
meeting
at
that
time
and
and
talked
about
some
ways
to
move
forward.
E
None
of
us
could
have
expected
the
pandemic
to
to
happen
as
it
did
and,
and
certainly
it
it
emphasized
the
fact
that
we
all
had
to
be
better
at
at
reaching
reaching
out
and
getting
that
information
and
I
think
we're
all
tired
of
Zoom
meetings,
but
yet
they
certainly
have
a
place
and
always
will
I
assume
for
the
the
all
of
us
at
some
point.
But
we
appreciate
what
that
you
all
did
for
that,
not
just
for
agriculture.
It's
it's
so
important
to
us
too,
but
in
our
rural
communities
and
I
know.
E
You
appreciate
that
Drew
mentioned
that
our
resolutions
committee
is
meeting
I
know
a
lot
of
you
have
seen
these
books
before
they
are
going
through
this
thing
line
by
line
we'll
also
do
that
with
the
American
Farm
Bureau
policy
book
and
and
talk
about
the
the
resolutions
that
have
come
from
our
County
Farm
bureaus.
E
You
all
know,
I'm
sure
that
we
are
a
Grassroots
organization
and
we're
so
proud
of
that
103
years
strong
now
and-
and
that
is
our
process-
it
will
culminate
for
this
year
in
a
little
bit
less
than
a
month
when
we
come
together
in
Louisville
for
our
annual
meeting
and
the
membership
will
review
those
policies
and
resolutions
and
and
they
will
become
policy.
E
Our
policy
is
not
made
in
the
office
in
Louisville,
it's
not
made
by
the
board
of
directors
and
certainly
not
by
the
executive
team,
but
by
the
membership
that
we
have
out
all
across
the
Commonwealth
of
Kentucky.
So
we're
very
proud
of
that
fact.
But
this
this
book
will
be
organized
after
the
convention
ends
on
December
3rd
and
as
we
move
forward,
this
will
be
our
Playbook.
This
will
be
what
we
we
go
by
and
what
we
talk
to
you
guys
about
for
our
priorities
moving
forward.
E
So
we
we
know
that
that
you
know
a
lot
of
our
issues
and
what's
important
to
our
membership,
because
you're
living
out
there
with
them
as
well.
Solar
is
still
a
big
issue.
Our
members
are
telling
us,
especially
on
the
the
topic
moving
around
the
decommissioning
and
just
making
sure
in
in
our
world
that
that
that
land,
if
it's
ever
not
used
in
a
solar
project
that
it
could
go
back
to
Agriculture
and
the
oversight
that
we
need
with
those
projects
to
assure
that
that
can
still
happen.
E
Another
issue
that
we're
hearing
so
much
about
right
now
is
Workforce
Development
labor
on
the
farm.
It's
it's
it's
difficult
right
now,
I
I,
don't
think
any
of
us
have
been
in
a
retail
facility
or
restaurant
or
or
anywhere
lately,
and
certainly
it's
it's
happening
at
the
farm
as
well.
That
has
a
full
staff
ready
to
to
work
and
serve.
It
is
so
difficult
right
now
and
we
we
have
issues
around
around
labor,
certainly
around
migrant
labor
as
well,
but
just
getting
enough
of
enough
help
and
enough
well
trained
tail.
E
We
we
have
a
lot
of
folks
talking
about
the
the
development
Workforce
Development
issue,
as
it
pertains
to
trade,
schools
and
technical
schools,
and
that
is
something
that
our
members
are
really
telling
us
that
we
all,
as
our
children
grow
up
I'm
I'm
a
grandmother
of
four
about
to
be
five
here
pretty
quickly.
So
it's
it's!
E
It's
hitting
that
next
generation
for
me
now,
but
we
want
them
to
all
have
an
opportunity
at
at
college
or
whatever
post-secondary
school,
that
they
want
to
attend,
and
we
would
certainly
hope
that
funds
are
available
and
and
made
scholarships
and
and
those
types
of
things
and
and
our
keys
money
to
be
able
to
support
whatever
choice
that
students
make
in
the
Commonwealth.
And
the
most
important
thing
is
that
we
are
able
to
welcome
them
back
to
rural
communities.
E
We
none
of
us
want
our
kids
to
to
completely
grow
up
and
just
leave
us
and
certainly
move
out
of
out
of
state,
but
we
we
want
them
to
have
opportunities
to
come
back
and
be
a
a
viable
part
of
our
local
community.
Certainly-
and
it's
a
it's
very
important
to
our
membership-
we're
hearing
that
all
the
time
I
would
like
to
take
just
a
moment
to
invite
you
all
to
our
annual
meeting
I
know
that
many
of
you
attend
on
a
regular
basis.
E
It
starts
November
30th
in
Louisville,
downtown
at
the
Galt
House
and
will
run
through
December
3rd.
You
all
know
a
lot
of
our
process.
We
have
board
meetings
before
and
after
we
kind
of
kick
things
off
with
a
group
of
commodity,
specific
conferences
and
kind
of
special
interest,
conferences,
I
guess,
and
then
we
we
open
up
with
a
big
commodity,
luncheon
and
I
know
a
number
of
you
have
been
there
in
the
past,
so
we
certainly
would
always
welcome
you
to
join
us
at
any
time
with
that.
E
A
C
Aaron
Drew,
thank
you
all
for
being
here.
My
Farm
Bureau
Roots,
Run
Deep
I
was
just
trying
to
remember
I.
Believe
I've
been
on
the
County
Board
of
Directors
for
40
years.
I
have
served
as
the
past
County
president
I've
been
to
many
conventions.
I
had
the
opportunity
to
be
on
the
Farm
Bureau
young
farmer
committee.
There
are
some
other
faces
in
this
room.
Keith
Rogers
back
there,
Chief
of
Staff
Department
of
Agriculture,
was
chairman
of
that
committee.
I
was
vice
chairman
Senator
Hornback
served
on
that
committee
as
the
past
chairman.
C
So
as
Vice
chairman
I
got
to
serve
on
the
resolutions
committee
that
year
and
later
I
was
elected
to
serve
on
the
resolutions
committee
and
that's
really
where
I
first
got
I.
Think
my
flavor
my
interest
in
issues
and
topics
Farm
bureau's
got
a
great
leadership
program
called
the
lead
program.
Sharon
and
I
were
on
the
first
lead
program
that
Farm
Bureau
ever
had
back
in
1989,
so
y'all
are
doing
great
work
in
in
advocating
for
the
farmers
in
rural
Kentucky,
but
also
on
developing
leaders
for
the
future.
E
You
thank
you
so
much.
We
actually
have
that
lead
group
in
the
office
right
now
and
and
I
shared
with
representative
Tipton
earlier
that
we
were
able
to
speak
with
them
and
I
reminded
them
of
being
in
the
very
first
class.
There
were
just
nine
of
us,
but
that
that
group
is
still
going
strong
and
it's
so
interesting.
A
lot
are
sitting
in
the
Board
Room
today
and
and
active
in
in
various
ways
across
Kentucky,
Farm,
Bureau
and
other
organizations
and
and
groups
just
like
this
and
in
the
legislature
in
Kentucky.
E
We
also
have
a
new
program
with
Kentucky
Farm,
Bureau,
Center
I
know
you're
you're,
proud
of
it
as
well.
I'm,
proud
of
your
daughter,
it's
called
generation
bridge
and
we
were
targeting
and
keep
them
interested
in.
A
group
that
is
is
hits
that
age
after
the
young
farmer
group,
age,
36
to
49
and
Senator
hornback's
daughter,
Amanda
Isaac
was
our
very
first
chair
of
that
last
year.
E
Tammy
White
is
our
chair
this
year,
and
so
it's
a
it's
a
great
group
that
is
coming
together
to
keep
the
issues
in
front
of
our
rural
communities
and
one
of
our
key
Focus
areas
is
on
advocacy,
so
we're
very
proud
of
that
group
and
and
that
we
continue
to
train
up
good
leaders.
A
You
know
Sharon
drew
the
one
thing
and
of
course,
I've
been
involved
in
Farm
Bureau
all
my
life
and
the
one
thing
different
about
Farm
Bureau
from
all
the
other
organizations
is
just
exactly
what
you
said.
It's
a
Grassroots
organization
and
you
are
developing
policy
from
the
Grassroots
up
and
that's
very
appreciated.
I
always
like
that
about
Farm
Bureau
and
you
all
do
a
great
job
of
representing
Agriculture,
Rural
Kentucky
and
everything
that
you
do.
F
D
You've
had
the
opportunity
to
chair
this
committee,
I
remember
back
about
25
years
ago,
I
had
an
opportunity
to
do
that
and
I
know
that
it's
a
as
you
leave
there'll
be
a
void
there
that
that
you
filled
for
for
a
long
time,
and
we
appreciate
that
appreciate
the
the
open
door
policy
that
all
of
you
have
for
Kentucky
Farm
Bureau,
as
we
come
down
here,
whether
it's
during
the
time
that
we
have
the
drive-in
or
well
there's
times
that
we
just
need
to
talk
to
you
about
issues
represent
or
Senator
Parrott
appreciate
the
service
that
you
give
this
organ
for
so
long
for
agriculture
and
for
the
leadership
that
you
you've
shown
so
with
that
I
just
wanted
to
before
we
left
here
today.
D
Tell
you
how
much
we
appreciate
the
leadership
I
look
forward
to
who
takes
your
your
Physicians,
seeing
who
that
is
and
and
having
the
same
kind
of
relationship
with
them.
Okay,
thank
you
very
much.
Thank
you
and
also
add
Mark
Haney
and
Eddie
sends
their
best.
They
would
love
to
been
here
today,
but
there's
about
50
people
there
at
the
office
probably
expected
them
to
be
there.
G
Keith
Rogers,
chief
of
staff,
thank
you,
chairman
members
of
the
committee
good
morning.
I
know
that
many
of
you
all
will
be
attending
will
be
attending
the
Breeders
Cup
this
weekend.
It's
a
major
International
agriculture
event
Kentucky's
lucky
to
host
it,
but
it's
not
the
only
International
livestock
event
going
on
right.
Now
we
have
the
North
American
International
livestock
Exposition,
going
on
as
well.
You
don't
have
to
dress
up
and
I
guarantee
you
it's
a
lot
cheaper
to
attend
and
it's
in
Louisville,
Kentucky
and
Dr
Flynn
just
pulled
an
all-nighter.
G
She
came
straight
from
there
after
checking
animals
in
throughout
the
evening.
So
thank
you
for
doing
that.
We
had
a
wonderful
state,
fair
I!
Think
that's
the
last
time
we
were
all
together.
Thank
you
for
visiting.
We
had
over
500
000
people
enter
the
fairgrounds
exhibits
were
up.
We
had
a
strong
County
Fair
season
across
Kentucky,
and
so
thank
you
fuel
for
taking
time
to
check
that
out
as
well.
Another
couple
things
real
quick
before
we
get
into
our
presentation.
Is
we
sent
a
team
down
to
Auburn
University?
G
As
you
all
know,
you
all
generously
fund
38
slots
at
Auburn
vet
school,
additional
three
slots
at
Tuskegee,
vet
school
as
well.
Those
are
strategic
Investments,
and
so
we
want
to
make
sure
that
we
have
a
strong
relationship
with
the
kentuckians
that
we
send
down
and
try
to
encourage
as
many
of
them
as
possible
to
come
back
as
well.
We
also
have
a
task
force
going
on
that
that
we'll
be
meeting
later
this
month
that
relates
to
the
large
animal
veterinarian
shortage
across
Kentucky.
This
is
not
just
a
Kentucky
issue.
G
We're
seeing
this
across
the
United
States.
What
steps
can
we
do
and
what
potential
legislation
we
may
need
to
bring
for
you
all
to
help
entice
more
people
to
work
in
large
animal
vets
practices,
not
just
in
rural
Kentucky,
but
underserved
areas
of
the
state
as
well,
and
the
last
thing
I've
got
is
that
we
continue
to
deal
with
the
drought
issues
across
Kentucky.
G
I
know
that
people
are
finishing
up
Harvest
or
there
wasn't
a
harvest
to
have
in
some
parts
of
the
state,
and
we
are
concerned
about
forage
potential
forage
shortages
over
the
winter
you're.
Seeing
a
lot
of
cattle
being
sold
off
right
now,
because
people
just
don't
want
to
have
to
deal
with
finding
hay
throughout
the
winter
and
spring
months
as
well.
So
just
keep
that
in
the
back
your
mind,
let's
get
into
today's
topic,
I've
got
one
year
left
as
Commissioner
of
Agriculture.
G
This
has
been
in
honor
of
a
lifetime,
and
one
thing
that
we
want
to
do
is
make
sure
we
leave
the
office
in
As
Good
As
shape
as
possible
for
whoever
is
next
in
this
position,
and
we
very
we
are
very
appreciative
of
the
salary
adjustments
that
this
body
bestowed
upon
our
employees.
It
has
helped
with
our
retention
and
rehiring,
but
in
one
area
of
the
KDA
we
might
need
just
a
little
bit
extra
help
and
you're
going
to
hear
about
that.
In
a
few
moments.
The
office
of
State
Vet
is
very
important.
G
We
oversee
and
have
a
jurisdiction
over
every
animal
disease
in
Kentucky,
where
the
Department
of
Agriculture
not
Department,
of
pets.
Okay.
So
this
is
livestock
issues,
but
a
lot
of
things
occur,
underneath
the
leadership
of
Dr
Flynn
that
most
kentuckians
may
not
be
aware
of,
and
most
of
our
victories
are
ones
you'll,
never
read
about
in
the
newspaper.
It's
where
we're
able
to
prevent
diseases
from
entering
Kentucky.
Our
staff
is
active
at
race
tracks.
G
We're
active
at
livestock
shows,
but
we're
also
active
working
with
our
friends
in
UK
and
KSU
extension
when
a
disease
pops
up
that
we
may
not
know
the
origin
of.
But
what
happens
is
that
whenever
we
have
a
disaster,
her
team
and
her
staff,
which
are
highly
dedicated,
are
pulled
away
from
just
about
everything
else.
G
That's
going
on
in
the
office
we're
just
one
disaster
away
from
being
short-handed
in
her
office
as
well,
and
so
we're
going
to
provide
a
recommendation
to
you
here
in
a
few
moments
that
we'd
like
for
you
all
to
consider
during
my
last
year
in
office.
In
the
past
year
alone,
it
has
highlighted
some
fractures
in
the
system.
We've
had
five
disasters
in
agriculture
in
less
than
12
months.
G
Rewind
the
clock
this
time
last
year,
deer
season
opened
up
and
we
had
a
positive
CWD
case
just
miles
south
of
Murray
Kentucky
and
so
Dr
Flynn
and
her
staff
had
to
do
surveillance
down
in
West
Kentucky
pulling
our
staff
off
our
duties.
Then
we
had
tornadoes
just
a
month
later,
where
we
had
to
deal
with
Animal
Welfare
issues
all
across
the
200
mile
path
of
Destruction
across
Kentucky
and
then
in
February.
G
We
had
a
low
path,
Avian
Influenza,
A,
high
path
on
in
February
that
tested
positive
in
two
Kentucky
counties,
and
so
then
all
of
our
staff,
including
USDA
Personnel,
had
to
be
deployed
out
west.
Then
we
had
the
floods
again
and
the
welfare
issue
and
then
just
recently
another
two
cases
of
high
path
in
Kentucky,
which
resulted
in
us
having
to
knock
on
over
one
thousand
doors
to
ask
questions
to
people
which
is
required
by
federal
law.
H
Morning
and
thank
you
for
the
opportunity
to
provide
a
discussion
that
furthers
what
we
talked
about
in
July
today,
I'd
like
to
give
you
a
brief
overview
of
the
impacts
of
the
veterinary
shortage,
not
just
here
in
the
office
of
State
Vet,
but
across
the
state.
As
you
may
know,
the
mission
of
the
office
of
State
veterinarian
is
to
protect
the
animal
agriculture
across
Kentucky,
whether
that's
the
289
million
broilers,
5
million
layers
over
a
million
cattle.
We
are
preventing
them
from
having
foreign
animal
disease
incursions.
H
We
play
a
critical
role,
as
well
as
the
private
practitioners
in
the
state
of
Kentucky
for
keeping
out
foot
and
mouth
disease
African
swine
fever
and
high
path
evening,
influenza,
whether
that
comes
in
Legally
or
illegally
through
the
importation
of
animals
Birds
on
Planes,
Trains
and
Automobiles,
is
what
we
say
it
can
come
in
in
any
way
and
what
are
the
consequences
of
those
foreign
animal
diseases
increased
or
animal
morbidity
mortality,
economic
impact,
those
local
farmers
that
are
put
out
of
business,
the
farming
and
ranching
communities.
Those
are
social
impacts,
as
well
as
economic
impacts.
H
I,
just
would
like
to
take
a
little
bit
to
give
you
an
overview
of
that
foreign,
animal
disease
or
I
call
it
a
Friday
afternoon
disease
because
it
literally
does
happen
on
a
Friday
afternoon.
4
50
on
February
11th
happens
to
be
a
Friday
and
I
get
a
phone
call
from
a
practitioner
saying
doc:
you're
not
going
to
like
this.
H
Well,
don't
ever
start
with
that
conversation,
so
we
had
an
increased
mortality
and
we
had
a
decreased
water
consumption
to
critical
signs
for
high
pathavine
influenza
samples
were
taken
and
sent
to
the
breathit
laboratory
and
they
amazingly
turned
those
samples
around
and
said.
I
will
get
you
those
results
by
midnight.
11
58
I
got
a
text
message
and
then
a
phone
call.
We
had
a
presumptive
positive.
Those
samples
had
to
go
to
nvsl
the
National
Veterinary
Service
laboratory
in
Ames
Iowa.
H
They
were
hand
driven
so
that
we
could
get
confirmation
immediately
and
start
our
response
efforts
of
depopulation.
Unfortunately,
as
we
were
dealing
with
that
case,
we
then
got
a
second
case
and
a
second
phone
call
from
the
turkey
manager
in
Webster
County,
who
said
I
also
have
decreased
water
consumption
and
increased
mortality.
So
again
those
samples
went
to
the
laboratory
and
on
Sunday
those
were
confirmed,
so
that
was
February
11th
February
12th
confirmation
next
slide.
H
So
just
as
a
reminder,
why
is
it
so
important
to
us?
We
are
the
seventh
in
the
broilers
in
the
United
States.
We
are
critical
in
feeding
not
just
Kentucky
but
across
the
country.
So,
just
to
give
you
a
brief
insight
into
what
happened
in
2022
that
Fulton
County
premises
had
a
population
of
over
231
thousand
birds
that
had
to
be
depopulated.
We
went
to
940
doors
to
find
57
backyard
premises.
37
of
those
were
in
Tennessee
because
we
did
have
a
control
Zone,
that
split
States.
H
We
had
six
commercial
premises
that
had
to
be
under
quarantined
surveillance,
testing
every
five
to
seven
days
and
getting
quarantined
and
permitted
movements.
Then
we
had
our
Webster
County
of
53
000
birds
that
had
to
be
depopulated
and
we
knocked
on
1163
doors.
31
backyards
were
quarantined,
13,
commercial
premises,
impacted
anything
in
and
out
of,
that
zone
had
to
be
permitted,
which
mean
we
had
337
impermanent
movements
that
I
had
to
sign
off
on
each
and
every
one
of
those
for
feed
movements
or
eggs
to
hatcheries
or
eggs
to
Farms
or
Birds
to
slaughter.
H
So,
just
to
give
you
an
idea
of
how
the
impact
of
this
commercial,
this
industry,
they
had
from
February
12th
to
May
15th,
they
were
under
impact
because
we
did
not
get
our
freedom
back
from
AI
until
May,
so
they
had
export
blockage
from
multiple
countries
and
just
to
give
you
some
insights
of
our
staffing
issues
first
week,
this
is
immediately
Friday
afternoon
I
started
making
phone
calls
by
Saturday
22
of
my
31
or
so
staff
were
assigned
to
go
down.
They
put
in
822
hours,
148
overtime
hours.
H
The
concern
we
have
is
balancing
people
that
are
clean
and
dirty
and
what
I
mean
by
that
is.
If
they
go
on
a
positive
premises,
they
cannot
go
on
to
another
premises.
So,
balancing
a
team
to
know
we
need
enough
clean
people
to
answer
sick
bird
calls
to
make
sure
we
could
do
surveillance
so
balancing
that
Personnel
became
critical.
H
H
So
I
just
want
to
take
your
time
here
for
one
moment
to
think
about
what,
if,
on
top
of
what
I
just
told
you
happened,
if
we
had
African
swine
fever,
we
are
17th
and
pork
production
and
we
have
1800
family
swine
Farms
out
there.
We
have
about
eight
hundred
thousand
swine
produced
annually
in
Kentucky.
We
are
supporting
800
excuse
me,
eight
thousand,
eight
hundred
and
eighty
two
jobs,
just
in
the
pork
industry
alone.
So
we
have
to
think
about
what
are
those
potential
impacts
and
we
also
have
to
think
about.
H
We
have
a
Slaughter
plant
in
Louisville
that
takes
in
from
multiple
States,
but
the
majority
comes
from
Kentucky
and
Tennessee.
We
have
a
growing
industry
that
we
need
to
protect
next
slide.
We
have
to
think
about
how
easy
this
can
come
in
how
easy,
African
swine
fever
can
come
in
and
spread.
We
can
have
somebody
that
accidentally
brings
in
a
ham
sandwich
from
an
affected
country
and
that
ham
sandwich
could
get
fed
to
a
pot
belly
pig
and
we
could
start
an
outbreak
that
easily
next
slide.
So
we
have
to
also
think
about.
H
Where
is
this
coming
from
and
what
are
our
risks?
We
have
a
hundred
and
eighty
percent
increase
in
our
risk
since
2018,
just
by
luggage,
just
from
coming
in
from
countries
like
China
Hong,
Kong,
Russia
Poland,
all
of
which
have
African
swine
fever.
So
we
have
that
risk
and
the
Beagle
Brigade
is
not
able
to
catch
every
single
imported
good.
H
We
also
have
to
think
about
once
it
gets
in
here.
What
state
is
it
coming
to
and
what's
our
risk
go
ahead
in
the
next
click
it
couple
yeah?
So
we
have
to
remember.
We
have
an
exposition
Center
that
has
brought
in
in
2021
swine
from
38
States,
whether
that's
the
swine
spectacular
in
July,
the
state,
fair
and
North
American
International
Livestock
Expo,
that's
38
states
that
could
be
a
source
or
spread
of
disease.
Then
we
also
have
to
think
about
our
feral
swine
population.
H
H
H
That's
an
economic
impact
not
in
just
Revenue
loss,
export
loss
but
think
of
those
family
Farmers
that
we
have
here,
and
you
have
to
understand
that
usda's
first
protocol
is
to
stop
all
movement
in
72
hours,
so
that
72
hours
is
to
see
where
that
disease
is
and
to
take
control
measures.
I
need
to
know
if
I
can
reopen
the
borders
and
allow
our
pigs
to
move
in
72
hours,
I,
don't
have
practitioners
or
enough
staff
to
find
out.
H
What's
going
on
with
all
this
wine
out
there,
so
do
we
have
an
adequately
trained
staff
and
do
we
have
enough
folks
in
the
office
of
State
Vet?
So,
let's
take
a
look,
go
ahead
next
slide.
So
let's
take
a
look
at
our
large
animal
veterinarians.
Where
are
they
and
why
are
they
leaving
Large
Animal
Practice?
One
thing
you
have
to
look
at
is
a
salary.
When
you
look
at
the
small
animal
salaries,
they
get
paid,
High
a
higher
salary.
H
If
you
look
at
rural
practitioners
or
large
animal
practitioners,
they're
on
call
schedule
and
longer
hours,
just
to
make
the
money
that
they
can,
we
also
have
to
think
of
the
dangers
on
the
job
over
30
years
working
life.
In
equine
practice,
you
can
expect
to
sustain
seven
to
eight
injuries
that
are
going
to
keep
you
out
of
work.
That's
loss
of
work
because
of
injuries
because
of
the
dangers
on
a
job.
H
We
also
have
to
think
about
how
emotionally
draining
and
competent
comp
excuse
me
compassion,
fatigue
when
we
think
about
having
to
depopulate
animals,
and
then
you
also
have
to
think
about
unrealistic
client
expectations
like
my
father,
who
wants
the
horse
to
be
injected
on
a
Sunday
afternoon,
just
so
it
can
race
next
week.
So
we
have
to
think
about
all
of
those.
Those
are
the
challenges
we
have
for
Large
Animal
Practice,
and
then
we
have
to
also
look
at
more
specifically
the
debt
and
salary.
H
If
you
look
at
other
occupations,
you
have
the
dentist,
the
optometrists,
the
pharmacologist
or
excuse
me,
the
pharmacist
all
making
more
than
a
veterinarian.
I'm
pretty
sure
those
animal
bites
and
those
kicks
are
a
lot
worse
than
a
dentist
bite.
We
also
have
to
think
about
those
salaries
and
we
go
back
to
that
small
animal
salary.
Is
somebody
coming
out
of
school
going
to
go
for
a
salary
of
96
000
for
small
animal
practice,
or
are
they
going
to
go
for
fifty,
eight
thousand
in
equine
or
large
animal
practice?
H
When
you
consider
their
debt
load
their
mean
debt
load
is
157
000
according
to
the
abma
next
slide.
So
one
thing
we're
doing
is
looking
at
the
USDA
Veterinary
loan
repayment
program
and
when
we
have
we
at
the
office
of
State
veterinarian
put
those
nominations
forward
for
those
shortage
areas.
We
have
put
forward
20
areas
in
the
last
five
years
and
we've
got
nine
practitioners
out
there
that
are
reaping
the
benefits,
but
that's
not
enough.
That
is
not
solving
our
problem.
I
Thank
you,
Katie.
Thank
you,
Katie
and
good
morning,
coming
through
good
morning,
everyone
I'm
going
to
take
a
few
minutes
and
kind
of
go
through
with
you.
The
proposal
that
we
bring
to
you
this
morning
that
the
commissioner
mentioned
about
what
we're
asking
of
the
general
assembly
in
the
session
for
2023.
But,
first
of
all,
let
me
tell
you
what
we
have
done
ourselves
within
the
authority
and
within
the
current
budget
that
we
have
at
the
Department
of
Agriculture
and
operating
under
in
the
in
recent
months.
I
We
have
created
and
funded
four
new
full-time
positions,
as
you
see
on
the
screen
executive
staff
advisor,
which
will
serve
as
our
emergency
coordinator
in
the
office
of
State
veterinarian
and
for
all
of
the
Department's
operations.
When
it
comes
to
emergency.
This
person
has
been
hired
and
started.
November
1st
we're
using
one
of
our
special
assistant
positions
to
serve
as
a
fourth
veterinarian.
This
will
be
a
field
position,
the
first
field
position
that
we've
had
in
the
state
veterinarian.
I
In
many
many
years
we
have
interviewed
three
candidates,
we've
made
one
offer
that
was
declined
and
I
will
say
that
was
because
of
salary.
We
are,
we
are
in
the
process
of
Agriculture
regulatory
Specialists,
one
to
boost
up
our
field
staff.
This
position
has
just
recently
posted
and
will
be
based
in
area
four.
We
have
four
areas
that.
J
I
This
will
increase
that
staff
to
a
total
of
five
I've
been
told
this
morning
that
this
this
position
has
just
been
approved
by
the
Personnel
cabinet,
so
we
will
be
posting
and
moving
forward
with
filling
that
remind
you
that
all
four
of
these
positions-
salaries,
benefits
everything
are
being
consumed
by
the
department
or
being
taken
care
of
by
the
Department
of
Agriculture
within
our
current
budget
by
moving
around
various
priorities
from
other
parts
of
KDA,
not
within
the
office
of
State.
I
Veterinarian
we've
also
been
lucky
enough
through
a
USDA
Cooperative
agreement,
Grant
to
bring
on
a
temporary
part-time
veterinarian
who
is
going
to
be
starting
next
Monday
working
under
it's
a
con.
It's
a
part-time
contractor
through
one
of
the
employment
agencies
to
be
working
to
develop
our
food
safety
and
emergency
preparedness
plans
that
we
are
are
so
far
behind
on.
I
This
leads
us
to
our
request
to
the
general
assembly,
the
sun.
To
summarize,
we
are
asking
that
a
new
division
be
created
within
the
office
of
State,
veterinarian,
titled,
division
of
emergency
preparedness
and
response,
and,
while
we're
at
it,
while
we're
in
this
in
the
in
the
Statue,
we
also
ask
that
we
rename
the
current
divisions,
as
you
see
there,
on
the
screen
to
better
fit
the
role
that
those
divisions
and
those
staff
members
play.
I
If
this
new
division
is
created,
it
you'll
see
it
on
the
right
of
the
chart
there.
We
are
basically
asking
for
nine
new
positions
in
addition
to
the
four
that
I
mentioned
a
while
ago
in
this
division
to
get
it
stood
up
and
to
get
it
started.
Division
director
assistant
director
program
coordinator,
that
focuses
on
emergency
programs
and
a
program
coordinator
that
focuses
on
Outreach
and
education
and
then
for
agriculture,
regulatory
Specialists,
one
for
each
of
the
four
areas
that
I
mentioned
a
while
ago
and
administrative
assistant
to
a
position.
I
These
positions
that
I
just
mentioned,
if
you
bring
the
employee
in
at
the
beginning,
salary
as
the
Personnel.
K
I
Has
established
will
be
a
cost
of
about
seven
hundred
and
twenty
two
thousand
dollars,
so,
in
addition
to
legislation
to
modify
the
structure
of
K
of
the
Kentucky
Department
agriculture
in
the
office
of
State
veterinarian,
we
would
be
asking
if
the
opportunity
is
there
if
the
budget
is
opened
up
to
fund
these
positions,
so
that
we
may
begin
to
build
this
division,
starting
July
1st
under
the
new
budget
during
commissioner
Coyle's
term,
if
at
all
possible.
I
I
The
big
change
is
in
the
cvis
in
the
import
of
cvis,
for
those
livestock
shows
other
things
where
you're
bringing
animals
in
or
out
of
Kentucky.
In
2017,
we
produced
almost
9
000
certificates
with
over
87
000
animals
in
2021
that
9
000
became
23
684
in
in
159
000
animals.
That's
just
a
quick
example
of
the
increase.
The
tremendous
increase
that
we've
seen
in
the
workload
in
the
office
of
State
veterinarian
without
additional
staff
and
without
additional
resources
to
manage
those
loads.
So
Mr
chairman
I,
will
stop
there
and
we'll.
J
B
I
A
Of
animals
we
bring
in
for
shows
and
various
things
and
we've
done
a
good
job
here
in
the
state
of
attracting
some
of
the
the
high
class
shows
that
moves
a
lot
of
animals
into
the
state.
We've
just
made
an
investment
in
the
Kentucky
State
Fairgrounds
of
about
an
additional
250
million
dollars
for
our
largest
AG
facility
in
the
state
to
increase
that
even
more
so.
This
is
an
issue
that's
going
to
continue
to
to
worsen.
If
we
don't
do
something
about
it,
it's
a
public
safety
issue.
It's
not
just
an
AG
issue.
A
It's
a
public
safety
issue,
so
Dr
Flynn
I
know
that
you
all
work
long
hours.
You
work
24
hours
a
day,
a
lot
of
times.
We
have
these
emergencies
and
most
of
the
time
that
goes
unseen,
so
I
hope.
The
members
remember
that
this
year
that
they
do
put
extra
funding
into
the
state
vet's
office,
because
it's
critical
to
all
of
our
citizens
of
the
Commonwealth.
So
thank
you
all
very
much
and
thank
you
especially
Dr
Flynn
Senator
West.
Thank.
L
You
thank
you
Mr
chairman.
Thank
you
for
president
patient.
My
question
is
directed
to
Dr
Flynn
I've,
been
here
seven
years
in
the
Senate
and
didn't
think.
I
would
ever
have
to
ask
a
question
like
this,
but
but
here
goes,
you
know,
you
mentioned
all
the
countries
where
these
issues
were
coming
from
dealing
with
Asian
flu
and
that
sort
of
thing
has
there
been
any
discussion
with
the
USDA
on
biological
warfare
and
are
we
prepared
for
that
as
a
state,
I
guess?
The
main
question
is
that
a
topic
of
conversation.
H
Yes,
that
has
been
a
conference
topic
of
conversation
for
USDA.
We
also
have
our
folks
the
investigators
that
we
spoke
of
earlier.
One
of
them
is
involved
in
the
fusion
Center,
which
is
under
the
FBI.
So
we
do
maintain
our
connection
with
that.
There
are
obviously
documented
situations
where
there
have
been
threats
to
Agriculture
and
how
easy
it
could
be.
Introducing
just,
for
example,
foot
and
mouth
disease
can
be
on
a
rag
and
you
throw
it
into
a
bunch
of
cows,
cow
sniff.
H
L
M
Thank
you,
Mr,
chair
constituent,
just
asked
me
to
ask
if
states
can
share
an
emergency
response
team,
so
we
appreciate
the
public
paying
attention
and
that's
the
Public's
question.
Thank
you.
Yeah.
H
That's
a
great
question:
there
are
mechanisms
to
do
that
right
now.
We
have
actually
been
very
fortunate
that
Tennessee
does
share
staff
with
us
on
a
routine
basis
and
we
used
to
share
it
with
them.
So
that's
just
a
mutual
agreement
between
us
two
states
and
we
voluntarily
share
that
in
the
case
of
high
path.
We
did
a
joint
incident
command,
Incident
Management
team,
so
we
did
share
resources
at
that
time.
Recently
they
just
had
an
exercise
in
Tennessee
for
African
swine
fever.
They
were
short
two
inspectors
and
we
sent
two
of
ours
down.
M
I
Chair,
if
I
could
real
quickly
also
add
we
saved
some
time
and
not
mention
this,
but
we
also
once
this
division
is
set
up,
we'll
be
looking
at
creating
a
state
agricultural
Response,
Team
16
states
have
a
similar
team,
most
of
them
in
the
Southeast
that
would
be
bringing
in
additional
resources
such
as
the
commodity
organizations,
Farm
bureaus
and
others
at
a
time
of
a
disaster
like
the
floods
or
the
tornadoes,
and
so
to
be
able
to
organize
and
bring
that
forward.
We
would
also
be
using
this
staff
eventually
to
put
that
together
over
time.
N
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
All
for
presenting
I
have
a
quick
question
for
Dr
Flynn.
Can
you
talk
about
the
number
of
graduates
of
Veterinary
studies
versus
how
many
are
you
know,
I
guess
they're
going
into
large
animal
care,
but
is
there
are
there
enough
graduates
or
is
there?
Where
is
the
sort
of
Gap.
H
So
I
think
it's
multifaceted,
so
I
can
tell
you,
there's
about
7
000
applicants
for
3
000
seats
every
year
for
for
all
of
the
veterinary
schools
that
are
accredited
by
the
American
Veterinary
Medical
Association
and
of
those
there's
a
small
percentage
that
go
into
large
animal
I.
H
Can
I
can't
speak
to
all
of
the
Veterinary
Schools,
but
I
can
say
that
Auburn
has
been
looking
at
that
and
they
have
a
preceptorship
program
where
they're
trying
to
put
a
prac
veterinarian
Veterinary
students
in
their
final
year
with
practitioners
in
rural
Kentucky
and
they've
done
that
for
three
years
and
of
the
20
students
that
they
put
in
those
rural
practices.
95
percent
all,
but
one
have
gone
back
into
rural
practice
when
they
graduated.
H
A
You
any
other
comments
or
questions
I.
Thank
you,
commissioner,
for
being
here
today
appreciate
the
good
work
you've
done
over
the
last
seven
years
in
the
commissioner's
office
and
to
all
your
staff.
You've
got
a
great
team.
There.
G
Thank
you,
and
just
want
to
invite
you
out
to
the
North
American
as
well,
look
forward
to
seeing
you
all
at
conference
season
and
we'll
be
getting
the
reward
Bill
together
for
you
all
for
your
review,
and
the
last
thing
I've
got
is
these
investigators
if
you
watch
the
Yellowstone,
the
equivalent
of
livestock
agents,
so
there's
a
lot
of
fun
you
can
have
as
well
and
chairman
Hornback.
Thank
you
for
your
leadership
in
agriculture.
My
calculus
is
correct.
G
A
Our
next
presenter
today
is
from
the
Kentucky
Dairy
Development
Council
H
Barlow
glad
to
have
you
here
today
h.
O
Thank
you.
Senator
I've
been
trying
to
learn
how
to
shorten
these
power
points,
but
so
I'm
going
to
roll
through
today.
I
would
like
the
commissioner
or
Dr
Flynn
either.
One
asked
me
to
say
this,
but
I'm
going
to
piggyback
on
that
large
animal
vet
situation,
where
just
a
second
before
I
start
my
veterinarian
of
27
years
passed
away
about
two
weeks
ago.
He
was
a
dear
friend
and
he
had
a
huge
practice
and
I've
been
I.
Have
a
dairy
farm
as
well
as
being
in
the
kddc.
O
We
milk
about
120
cows
in
Barron,
County
and
I've,
been
working
for
a
full
month,
trying
to
find
a
vet
to
come
and
do
a
herd
check
and
they're
just
not
available
I
mean
I
finally
found
one.
That
said,
you
know
in
he's
three
weeks
away
even
today,
and
we
think
there's
going
to
be
a
replacement
coming
to
that
clinic
in
Hart
County,
but
it
is
a
severe
issue,
the
large
animal
practitioners.
O
So
please
help
me
out
if
you
can
imh
Barlow
been
the
dairy
industry,
my
entire
life
and
been
on
the
executive
director
for
the
last
three
years.
The
Kentucky
Dairy
Development
Council
just
want
to
go
through
pretty
quick.
Today,
some
of
what's
happened
in
the
past
and
a
little
bit
of
excitement
about
the
future.
O
So
you
can
read
the
agenda.
Kddc
was
formed
in
2005.
Out
of
the
agriculture
development
board
gave
us
the
funding
to
form
the
Statewide
deer
organization.
All
400
farms
in
Kentucky
are
members
of
it
all
400
dairies.
We
didn't
really
have
a
dare
organization
before
that.
That
was
active,
so
we're
very
thankful
to
the
AG
development
award
for
that
our
three
main
goals
are
improved:
improved
farmer
profitability,
improve
the
quality
of
milk
produced
and
engage
our
farmers
in
becoming
better
producers
and
more
successful.
O
Just
look
at
the
quick
numbers
here
for
a
minute:
I
guess
we
lost
maybe
one
digit
there
and
10
years
ago,
in
2011
we
had
900
Dairy
Farms
Kentucky,
that's
dropped
at
the
end
of
21
420.,
76
000
cows,
down
to
46
000
cows,
a
billion
pounds
of
production
down
to
like
907,
but
our
the
good
positive
about
this
is.
O
We
did
raise
our
production
per
cow
by
over
five
thousand
pounds
per
cow
and
we
led
the
nation
for
the
last
five
years
or
over
that
five-year
average
as
being
the
number
one
increase
in
production
in
the
dairy
industry.
O
Just
some
key
takeaways,
you
know:
what
can
we
do
to
change
this
I?
Guess
you
would
call
it
decrease
in
numbers
of
deer
production
in
the
State
I've
often
heard
I
know.
Most
of
you
know:
Wayne
hunt
down
the
western
part
of
the
state
said:
we've
accomplished
becoming
and
improving
our
grain
situation,
but
we
are
basically
a
livestock
state.
So
I
think
we
need
to
revitalize
our
dairy
industry
to
try
to
take
advantage
of
our
forage
and
food
production
that
would
feed
production
that
we
have
in
the
state.
O
There
are
two
ways:
I
believe
we
can
improve
the
amount
of
dairy
farms
and
dairy
production
in
the
state,
that's
to
grow
our
existing
dairy
farms
and,
secondly,
to
recruit
new
dairies
into
Kentucky.
We
can
grow
our
existing
dairy
farms.
We
have
some.
We
have
a
lot
of
young
people,
actually
sons
and
daughters
that
are
coming
back
with
their
you
know,
into
their
home
operations.
Some
of
them
are
rather
large.
O
We
have
over
three
dairies
in
the
state
already
that
are
over
a
thousand
cows
and
each
one
of
those
Farms
have
young
people
involved
in
their
operations.
Worldwide.
Production
is
down,
U.S
exports
are
up.
Things
have
really
changed
in
the
deer
industry.
In
the
past
year
we
had
from
2015
basically
to
2020.
You
really
were
not
a.
There
was
no
demand
for
any
increased
production
that
changed
dramatically
because
of
things
like
I
know.
You
know
of
what's
happening
in
Europe
with
environmental
issues.
O
New
Zealand
is
not
growing
anymore
in
Dairy
they're
locked
out
or
there
are,
you
know,
maxed
out.
So
there's
a
lot
of
opportunity
for
dairy
production
in
the
United,
States
and
I.
Believe
Kentucky
is
well
versed
to
take
some
of
that
role.
As
we
go
forward.
We
can
grow
cow
numbers,
we
can
improve
production
per
cow,
we
can
improve
our
facilities,
we've
got
to
improve
our
genetics
and
we
always
can
improve
our
nutrition
and
management.
O
I'm
not
going
to
go
through
these
today,
but
we
have
a
lot
of
programs
in
within
our
organization
that
try
to
help
our
dairy
farms
that
are
existing
here
in
the
state
today,
two
of
things
that
are
kind
of
new
and
not
brand
new.
But
we
are
part
of
a
value-added
program
of
dairy
value
added
program,
we're
partnering
with
the
University
of
Tennessee
and
North
Carolina
State.
On
a
three-year
six
million
dollar
grant
program.
O
We
actually
had
seven
Dairy
operations
in
the
state
bringing
over
five
hundred
thousand
dollars
to
add
new
equipment
and
new
things
to
improve
their
value-added
product
that
is
processing
their
own
milk
on
their
Farm.
Beef
on
Dairy
is
again
he's
a
national
Trend
to
breed
animals
in
your
herd
that
are
not
the
most
productive
to
Beef
Cattle
to
beef
sires.
So
you
create
a
crossbred
calf,
that's
much
more
valuable
than
a
purebred
Holstein
or
a
purebred
Jersey
steer.
O
O
I
have
a
goal:
I'm
not
probably
going
to
be
around
too
many
more
years.
I've
got
a
little
bit
of
gray,
hair
and
I've
been
you
can
tell
that
I'm,
not
as
young
as
some
of
the
folks
I
guess,
but
I
believe
Kentucky
is
well
positioned
to
become
the
main
Southeast
Dairy
state
and
I
want
to
show
you
some
reasons.
Why
I
believe
that
we've
got
the
fastest
growing
consumer
base
in
the
world.
In
the
united
in
in
the
Southeast,
we
got
five
states
that
have
basically
given
up
on
Dairy
totally.
O
They
have
less
than
50
herds
in
their
states.
Two
hurt
two
more
States
under
140.,
so
we
rank
third
in
the
Southeast.
Georgia
has
very
large
herds,
they're,
really
not
looking
for
expansion.
Obviously
Florida
is
pretty
much.
They
are
almost
of
anything
decreasing
because
of
environmental
issues,
particularly
Around.
The
Lake
Okeechobee
region
that
leaves
Kentucky
is
I,
think
an
opportunity.
We
have
seven
processing
plants
in
Kentucky.
O
Most
that's
much
more
than
most
of
the
states
in
the
Southeast,
and
only
50
percent
of
that
milk
is
processed
is
produced
in
Kentucky,
that's
going
into
our
processing
plants.
There's
a
new
air
and
dairy
there's.
This
is
Dr
Jinx
Britt.
You
can
read
that,
but
he
is
a
native
of
Kentucky.
O
He
was
a
dean
of
college
of
agriculture
in
Tennessee,
taught
at
North
Carolina
state
for
years
he
was
commissioned
to
do
a
study
of
where
is
Dairy
going
to
be
50
years
from
now,
and
he's
basically
put
together
a
program
that
shows
that
Dairy
is
going
to
have
to
move
from
the
dry
areas
back
to
the
East
and
the
North.
It
was
announced
in
July
of
night
that
40
percent
46
percent
of
the
dairy
cows,
the
United
States,
are
in
significant
dry
areas.
O
So
you
know
there
are
other
problems
that
making
the
California
is
the
largest
Dairy
state
in
the
nation
and
by
a
large
majority,
Wisconsin's
large
two,
but
California
overtook
them
about
20
years
ago.
Tremendous
amount
of
urban
pressure
in
California
environmental
regulations
and
kind
of
the
big
elephant
in
the
room.
That's
changed
in
the
last
year
is
transportation
costs
I
ship
milk
to
a
plant
in
London
Kentucky
out
of
my
farm.
It's
100
miles
about
half
of
that
milk
that
goes
into
that
plant.
It's
the
largest
plant
in
Kentucky.
O
They
they
process
between
30
and
40
semi-loads
of
milk
per
day.
It's
a
big
operation
and
the
last
few
years
when
they
need
a
load
of
milk.
They
call
up
a
co-op
and
say:
send
me
one
of
those
Michigan
loads
down
or
send
me
a
load
from
Wisconsin
or
Texas
or
Oklahoma.
All
of
a
sudden,
that's
changed
five
dollar
and
a
half
diesel
fuel
driver
problems.
They
are
looking
for
milk
locally
if
they
can
get
it.
So
that
gives
us
another
opportunity.
I.
Think
too,
why
we
need
to
really
look
at
what's
going
on?
O
O
A
huge
item
is
cheap
energy
and
we
can
make
feed
with
the
best
of
them
and
I
think
our
Distillery
industry
provides
us
with.
You
know:
byproduct
feed,
that's
really
important
to
feed
our
calves.
There's
a
lot
of
things
positive
for
us
to
go.
You
know
I'm
not
going
into
detail
on
this
slide,
but
the
thing,
if
you
can
remember
every
dairy
cow,
that's
milking
that
is
milking,
produces
between
five
and
six
thousand
dollars
of
sales
per
year.
That's
a
big
number!
You
can
do
the
multiplier
with
us,
a
thousand
cows
or
whatever.
O
A
dairy
farm
has
a
tremendous
economic
engine
impact
in
rural
Kentucky
I
heard
rural
Kentucky
mentioned
earlier.
Today,
I've
went
to
the
University
of
Kentucky,
from
68
to
72
drove
up
from
Glasgow
area
up
31a
up
through
Bardstown
Hodgenville.
Every
Farm
had
a
dairy
every
Farm
had
a
tobacco
base.
Every
Farm
had
a
little
corn
plant
sent
to
Hornback.
You
know
what
I
think
I'm
talking
about
today.
Those
Farms
are
pretty
much
all
gone
grain
or
they're,
just
kind
of
gone
into
CRP
and
there's
you
know.
O
So
what
happened,
though,
I
think
is
really
important,
is
a
lot
of
the
economic
engine
that
we
had
from
those
rural
communities
are
gone
because
dairy
cows
and
beef
cattle
produce
a
tremendous
amount
of
things
that
people
don't
think
about
the
tax
base.
The
you
know
all
of
the
things
inspectors
you
can
read
it
as
well
as
I
can.
O
If
we
get
some
large
deers
into
the
state,
there's
a
lot
of
Satellite
Industries
that
go
along
with
it.
Feed
production,
waste
utilization,
Methane
digesters
have
already
started
approaching
us.
The
dairies
that
we
have
today
each
deer,
every
dairy
farm
creates
a
lot
of
you
know,
animals
that
are
made
for
beef,
and
so
those
are
feeding
those
animals
off
the
farm.
O
A
lot
of
the
contract
feeding
goes
on
so
I'm,
a
big
believer
that
a
rising
tide
lifts
all
boats,
so
I
think
if
we
can
really
energize
our
dairy
industry
by
bringing
in
some
new
dairies
and
growing
our
dairy
industry,
we
can
really
help
all
of
Kentucky's
dairy
industry.
O
They
spent
a
year
investigating
us
and
I've
spent
a
lot
of
time
investigating
them
and
I'm
happy
to
announce
today
that
we
have
a
five
to
six
thousand
Cow
Dairy
from
California.
That's
going
to
put
up
a
new
dairy
in
Fulton
County
Kentucky!
That's
a
50
million
dollar
investment
just
to
put
the
dairy
in!
That's
what
that
that
brings
in
That's,
not
including
the
cows
or
the
farm
equipment
that
goes
with
it.
O
It
it
it
will
bring
in
usually
it's
about
10
10
to
12
people
per
thousand
Cows
as
far
as
the
labor
force,
but
that's
really
not
the
impact
from
a
dairy.
It's
as
you
notice
on
this
slide.
This
Dairy
will
produce
eight
to
ten
semi-loads
of
milk
a
day,
that's
eight
to
ten
truck
driver
jobs.
It's
all
the
other
things
that
we
do,
the
welders
that
got
to
come
and
take
care
of
the
equipment,
all
the
things.
So
it's
a
tremendous
economic
engine
I
want
to
thank
the
AG
development
board
for
being
behind
us.
O
I
want
to
thank
the
state,
Economic
Development
cabinet
that
have
given
them
a
2.5
million
dollar
Economic
Development
Grant.
The
AG
development
board
has
approved
a
2.5
million
participation
alone,
and
so
we're
excited.
I
talked
to
the
the
parties
last
night
that
owned
that
will
own
the
dairy,
and
they
said
today
they
are
meeting
with
building
contractors,
and
so
it's
a
real.
It's
a
a
finished
done
deal
and
I'm
just
really
excited
about
what
this
gives
us
an
opportunity
and
we
have
found
in
discussing
with
them.
If
you
bring
one
in,
there
are
more.
O
There
are
probably
others
coming
there.
It's
a
tight-knit
large
dairies
are
kind
of
tight-knits
fraternity
and
I've
already
been
contacted
about
two
more
dairies,
so
I
think
you
know
we
can't
bring
in
maybe
20,
but
if
we
talked
about
earlier,
if
we've
got
45
to
50
000
cows
today,
if
we
could
double
that,
what
would
that
do
for
our
industry?
What
would
that
do
for
the
southeast
so
I'm
excited
to
report
that
today,
and
you
know,
I-
think
it's
we've
got
a
good,
a
bright
future.
It's
going
to
take
a
lot
of
com.
O
You
know
continued
commitment,
a
lot
of
hard
work
and
got
to
promote
our
industry,
but
I'd
like
to
see
us
produce
the
milk
in
Kentucky
instead
of
coming
in
to
our
plants
from
Pennsylvania
and
Michigan
and
Texas
and
Oklahoma
with
that
I'll
take
any
questions
and
I
appreciate
your
time
and
the
opportunity
to
be
here
with
you.
A
O
A
N
Sorry,
chairman
I'll,
be
brief.
Thank
you
for
presenting
I
had
I
had
about,
and
you
may
not
know
this.
The
average
number
of
employees
on
a
dairy
farm,
I
guess
from
small
medium
large,
the
one
that
you
mentioned
from
California
I'm,
assuming
is
a
larger
operation.
O
L
Thank
you,
Mr
chairman
I,
think
I
asked
this
last
time
you
were
here
it
kind
of
in
a
different
form,
but
maybe
the
last
time
you
were
here
we
may
have
had
like
500
dairies,
maybe
in
the
state
and
we're
I
think
it
it's
introduced
still.
L
Still
going
down
right,
I
know
it's
at
one
point:
there
were
certain
counties
where
we
had
500
areas
in
that
county,
you've
and
you've
mentioned
earlier.
Do
you
you're
the
one
that
said
it
you've
been
around
for
a
long
time?
You've
seen
a
lot
right?
Yes,
sir,
so
is
it
your
opinion
that
the
the
federal
subsidies
have
failed?
L
The
family
Dairy
Farmer
in
Kentucky
as
far
as
keeping
them
in
business-
and
you
know,
keeping
things
going-
I
mean
that
to
me
that
was
the
intent
of
these
subsidies
is
to
keep
the
family
farm
operational,
keep
our
dairy
farms
in
business
and
clearly
in
Kentucky
it's
been
a
just
a
straight
downward
Trend.
So
what's
your
opinion
on
that.
O
We
really
haven't
been
involved
in
any
federal
subsidies
on
a
regular
basis
and
anything
you
know,
we've
been
had
other
programs,
but
just
in
2018
we
got
the
deer
margin
coverage
insurance
program
passed
it's
the
first
time.
We've
really
ever
had
a
program
that
was
available
to
cover
our
losses.
I
guess
you
would
say,
I
was
asked
this
question
earlier
about
you
know.
Can
you
tell
me
one
thing
that
would
help
all
dairy
farms
and
I
answered
that
question?
O
It's
we're
unique
I,
think
and
that
there's
no
Silver
Bullet
that
we
can
push
a
button
because
every
Dairy
Farmers
individual
in
their
credit
structure,
their
you
know
their
land
base.
You
know
all
of
these
things,
you
know
it's
just
there's
no
Silver
Bullet,
but
I
think
we
are
there's.
You
know
to
we
used
to
be
when
we
had
all
of
those
Farms.
So
many
farms-
and
you
know
across
the
state
and
things
there
were
you
know-
scale-
is
a
huge
thing
in
Dairy,
Farm
and
I'll.
Give
you
one
other
example.
O
Maybe
this
could
help
you
explain.
I
I
use
a
a
tool
called
a
mixer
wagon
and
that
wagon
has
scales
on
it
and
to
replace
that
today
would
cost
fifty
thousand
dollars
I
feed
approximately
200
head
out
of
that
wagon
that
same
wagon
would
do
a
thousand
head.
So
you
can
see
what's
the
economy
of
scale
how
that
works,
and
so
that's
a
that's
a
huge
thing.
Economy
scale
is
such
a
positive,
but
you
know
it
depends.
What
are
your
goals?
I?
Guess,
there's
I'm,
sorry
I
can't
give
you
a
better
answer
than
that.
O
Maybe,
but
you
know
that's
I,
don't
know
what
else
I
can
tell
you
yeah.
L
That's
you're
basically
saying
it's
complicated,
it's
extremely
harmful,
so
so
you
know
clearly
in
the
50s
you
know
there
were
too
many
dairies
because
we
had
the
baby
boom
and
and
all
that
milk
was
going
to.
You
know
that
population
at
that
time,
so
there
was
a
natural
decline
that
was
going
to
occur
and
I
know.
The
federal
subsidy
thing
in
the
federal
program
thing
has
a
weird
history
of
How
It's
all
flowed
through,
but
it's.
O
You
know
they
tried
some
buyout
programs
right
that
that
was
that
was
a
federal
program
back
in
the
80s.
That
I
remember
obviously
very
well,
and
it
solved
a
problem
for
maybe
a
year
or
two
right,
but
Dairy
Farmers
are
just
like
all
Farmers
United
States,
we're
really
good
at
what
we
do
and
we
increase
production.
You
know
just
like
100
Bush
of
corn,
now
we're
200,
200
plus,
and
you
know
so.
Those
are
factors
I
think,
but
there
are
ways
to
make
it.
O
You
know
the
management
Rises
to
the
top
I
think
that's
really
the
you
know
one
of
the
key
issues-
and
you
know
I,
feel
like
if
the
type
of
dairies
we're
trying
to
recruit
to
come
into
the
state
are
outstanding
and
they
will,
you
know
I,
think
they'll
help
everybody
become
a
better
deer,
yeah.
O
L
The
the
problem
is
not
production,
it's
the
market
right,
you
know.
Where
are
you
going
to
send
that
milk,
and
do
you
have
a
good
market
for
that
milk?
And
so
that's
I
think
that's
where
we
really
need
to
focus.
A
lot
of
extra
attention
also
is
well.
O
I'm
very
encouraged,
I'm
very
encouraged
about
the
market
compared
to
what
we've
had
in
the
last
few
years.
Of
course,
that
could
turn
around
fast,
but
I.
Don't
really
think
it
will
the
you
know
the
problems
worldwide.
Protein
is
the
answer
guys,
that's
what
you
know
to
solve,
and
milk
powder
is
full
of
protein,
and
so
exports
are
going
to
become
more
and
more
of
an
important
part
of
our
industry
and
I.
Think
we're.
O
A
You
H,
thank
you.
Thank
you,
appreciate
the
update
on
that
and
you
know
one
thing:
we've
done
a
lot
to
increase
the.
When
you
talk
about
some
of
the
the
advantages
we
have
here.
Kentucky
we've
done
a
lot
to
increase
the
amount
of
Barbering
that's
produced
here
in
Kentucky,
there's
a
lot
of
byproducts
from
that
that
are
perfect
feed
for
those
dairy
animals
and
beef
animals
too.
So
that's
another
Advantage.
We
have
yes,
sir.
So.
O
A
A
Thank
you
got
some
guests
here
with
you:
we've
got
about
15
or
20
minutes
left
so,
like
the
others,
I'd
encourage
you
not
to
dwell
too
long.
I'll
talk
fast.
Okay,
thank
you
glad
to
have
you
here
today
introduce
yourself
for
the
record
and
then
you
all
may
proceed.
P
My
name
is
Martin
Richards
I'm,
the
executive
director
of
community
Farm
Alliance
and
today,
I
have
two
fellow
staff
with
me:
Kimmy
Ishmael,
who
is
our
our
policy
coordinator?
Many
of
you
know,
met
and
met
her
and
Jennifer
Weber,
who
is
our
North
Fork
local
food
coordinator,
who
works
out
of
Perry
County,
and
today,
we'd
like
to
talk
about
a
little
update
about
what
we
have
been
doing
in
collaboration
with
others,
on
flood
relief
and
Recovery
work,
and
then
a
little
bit
about
this
upcoming
legislative
session.
Q
Q
To
begin
with,
I
want
to
give
you
paint
a
picture
of
what
things
look
like
on
July
27th
over
the
last
10
years,
or
so
federal
state,
local
and
private
Investments
have
been
made
in
Eastern
Kentucky,
which
have
helped
to
grow
and
strengthen
our
local
food
system
and
in
turn,
our
local
economy.
Q
Cfa
alone
has
invested
over
three
million
dollars
according
to
an
analysis
of
AG
census,
data
by
the
Kentucky
Center
for
agriculture
and
rural
development
between
2007
and
2017.
Eastern
Kentucky
was
one
of
the
few
places
in
the
state
where
the
number
of
farms
and
producers
and
sales
direct-to-consumer
sales
all
increased.
Q
Buffet's
investments
in
particular
have
strengthened
local
farmers,
markets
gross
sales
and
the
number
of
participating
farmers
at
these
markets
have
increased
and
thanks
in
large
part
to
the
Kentucky
double
dollars
program.
More
people
in
our
communities
are
able
to
purchase
fresh
local
food
since
its
Inception
in
2014.
This
program
has
taken
root
and
communities
in
more
than
25
Eastern
Kentucky
counties
have
benefited
investments
in
season
extension.
Production
such
as
high
tunnels
have
enabled
Farmers
to
produce
year-round,
creating
a
more
consistent
income
stream
for
farmers
and
better
access
to
healthy
food
for
communities.
Q
Investments
in
value
added
production
have
enabled
Farmers
to
generate
additional
forms
of
income
from
their
Farms.
They
have
also
created
the
opportunity
to
develop
new
products
such
as
meal
kits,
which
make
it
easier
for
consumers
to
access
local
food
and
creates
another
Market
channel
for
farmers.
Q
Q
Next
slide,
yeah,
thank
you
so
and,
as
we
now
know,
all
too
well,
the
extraordinarily
high
and
massive
force
of
flood
waters
rot
Devastation
across
Eastern
Kentucky
on
July
28th,
the
farmers
markets
in
breathit,
not
lecher
and
Perry.
County's
all
saw
flood
waters
in
their
Market
locations,
produce
ready
to
be
harvested
and
row
crops
nearing
maturation
were
covered
in
flood
water,
mud
and
debris.
Barns
and
sheds
filled
with
several
Generations
worth
of
tools
were
Swept,
Away
tractors
and
other
equipment
were
submerged.
Q
Livestock
was
lost,
Farmers
lost
the
hay
they
had
already
put
up
for
the
winter
plus
their
fall,
cutting
Gardens,
on
which
families
extended
families,
and
sometimes
entire
communities
depend
for
their
winter.
Food
source
were
wiped
out.
Many
also
lost
produce
that
they
had
already
put
back
for
the
winter.
This
part
of
Eastern
Kentucky's
food
economy,
though
informal,
is
both
the
source
of
nutrition
security
for
many
and
an
important
cultural
Touchstone.
Q
Much
of
what
we
know
about
the
damages
to
Farms
comes
from
the
central
Appalachian
Family
Farm
fund,
which
was
created
by
the
foundation
for
Appalachian
Kentucky
several
years
ago,
in
partnership
with
CFA
to
support
small-scale
farms
and
the
local
food
system
in
Eastern
Kentucky
to
date,
140
Farms
across
12
flood
impacted
Counties
have
applied
for
flood
relief
through
this
fund.
Together
they
have
reported
just
over
3.2
million
dollars
in
Damages
to
their
Farm
operations,
and
they
estimate
that
they
have
lost
nearly
1.3
million
dollars
in
anticipated
income
Additionally.
Q
The
forward
movement
of
a
local
food
system
has
paused
as
damaged
infrastructure
is
repaired
and
the
intention
of
food
system
practitioners
is
focused
on
flood
response
and
Recovery
next
slide.
So
when
I
think
about
the
response
to
flooding.
The
first
thing
that
comes
to
my
mind
is
human
capital.
The
investment
in
and
growth
of,
Eastern
Kentucky's
local
food
system
has
produced
strong
and
effective
relationships
among
organizations
and
people.
Q
This
has
enabled
us
to
respond
quickly
and
effectively
to
This
Disaster
The
Day
After,
the
flood
CFA
and
the
foundation
for
Appalachian
Kentucky
were
in
discussion
about
how
the
central
Appalachian
Family
Farm
fund
could
be
used
as
a
tool
to
help
Farms
recover
from
this
disaster.
Not
long
after
several
organizations
working
in
Eastern
Kentucky
on
agricultural
issues
began
meeting
on
a
regular
basis.
Q
Out
of
these
conversations
came
an
online
food
and
AG
recovery,
resource
guide
and
then
collaboration
on
other
projects,
including
the
Kentucky
Hort
council's
equipment,
repair
and
refurbishment
initiative,
which
will
enable
Farmers
to
access
free
engine
repairs,
small
engine
repairs
to
get
them
ready
for
the
2023
growing
season,
while
also
creating
training
opportunities
for
students.
Q
P
You
and
I
think
I
think
we're
all
looking
forward
to
next
Eastern
Kentucky
Farmers
conference
in
March,
which
I
think
this
discussion
will
continue.
P
So
a
little
bit
of
reminder,
I
think
you
all
know
largely
thanks
to
to
the
commissioner's
education
efforts
about
the
situation
with
hunger
and
nutrition
in
Kentucky,
but
I'm
just
going
to
briefly
go
over
it.
Yeah
we've
got
an
issue
with
hunger
in
Kentucky
I
mean
for
all
of
us
in
this
room
we
consider
Kentucky
and
AG
state
so
that
we've
got
hungry.
Kentuckians,
you
know
is
a
bit
mind-blowing
for
for
a
nag
State,
and
what
can
we
do
about
it
these?
P
So
these
figures
are
from
feeding
Kentucky
just
to
put
numbers
in
a
in
a
cute
face
to
issue
next
one.
So
you
know
it's
not
just
about
Hunger.
You
know
it
is
the
consequences
have
caught
up
with
folks.
P
You
know
we
have
done
very
well
in
this
country
in
in
American
agriculture
in
producing
calories
cheaply,
but
it
has
come
in
a
bit
of
a
cost
and
now
we're
kind
of
facing
those
consequences
with
nutrition
related
health
issues
in
this
country.
You
know
and
they're
kind
of
all
over
the
place
and
the
one
that
jumped
out
to
me
this
year
was
I
was
on
a
panel
that
was
hosted
by
a
military
support
organization
and
I
did
not
know
it.
P
P
So
you
know,
Kentucky
is
like
we're
either
at
the
bottom
of
the
list
in
terms
of
health
or
top
of
the
list
and
in
terms
of
the
issues
that
we
have
faced,
and
these
are
just
some
of
those
ones-
the
the
fact
that
Kentucky's
kids
are
number
one
in
obesity.
Percentage
of
obesity
is
well
frankly,
it's
unacceptable
next,
please.
So
this
is
what
it
means
right:
48th
in
heart,
disease,
44th
and
diabetes,
45th
and
obesity
43rd
in
dot
related
Health
outcomes.
P
You
know
again,
this
is
unacceptable
and
we
can
do
stuff
about
it.
So
if
you
haven't
heard
already,
this
is
the
latest
buzzword:
food
is
medicine,
I
mean
I.
Think
it's
a
shift
in
a
way.
A
lot
of
people
look
to
food.
P
You
know
food
in
terms
of
being
preventative,
but
also
you
know
changing
diets
in
terms
of
helping
to
address
these
food
related
issues.
So
then,
this
work
kind
of
falls
into
these
three
big
buckets.
I.
Think
most
of
us
are
are
very
much
aware
of
food
assistance
in
terms
of
food,
pantries
and
charity
and
stuff
like
that.
P
But
these
other
two
medically
tailored
meals
and
incentive
for
produce
are,
are
the
other
kind
of
legs
of
this
three-legged
stool
I'm
happy
that
CFA
is
we
have
a
fresh
RX
for
Mom's
program
to
help
get
better
nutrition
to
expectant
mothers
and
then,
as
Jennifer
said,
Kentucky
double
dollars
again
provides
access,
affordable
access
for
folks,
using
Federal
nutrition
benefits
to
increase
that.
P
So
again,
but
this
is
hugely
important
right,
I
mean
this
is
really
good.
Economic
Development
for
investing
in
improving
folks
health
I
mean
I.
You
know
this
is
also
news
to
me,
but
it
also
makes
sense
that
we
can
save
money
by
having
a
healthier
Workforce.
P
You
know
right
now
we're
having
problems
filling
the
workforce
right
and
if
we
can
make
folks
healthier,
then
we're
doing
really
good
on
that,
and
it's
also
a
really
good
investment
in
public
dollars.
I
mean
so
you
know
the
AG
Development
Fund
has
supported
Kentucky
double
dollars
for
the
last
years
is
now
Brian
14,
the
other.
P
P
Since
14.,
so
we
have
some
the
data
right
and
the
data
says
that
you
know
we
get
a.
You
know
over
eight
dollar
to
every
return
on
every
dollar
of
AG
Development
Fund.
That's
been
invested
in
this
program
and
we've
counted
on
UK's
Community
Economic
Development
initiative.
Kentucky
to
do
that
analysis
for
us,
so
I'm
trying
to
cover
ground
here
chair
so
I'm,
going
to
turn
it
over
now
to
Kimmy.
Who?
What
can
we
do
about.
R
I
can
I
can
make
it
work.
So
what
can
we
do?
This
is
a
big
question
and
our
answer
is
the
healthy
Farm
and
Food
Innovation
fund.
So
what
is
this?
It's
a
basic
structure.
R
We
want
to
create
a
structure
that
is
a
fund
that
will
be
capable
of
receiving
state,
federal
and
private
philanthropy
funds
to
help
Kentucky
address
food
and
nutritional
security,
so
our
number
one
priority
would
be
to
use
this
to
to
match
funds
for
Federal
grant
programs,
and
also
this
applicants
to
this
program
or
to
this
fund
are
to
specifically
use
locally
grown
foods
from
Kentucky
meat
from
Kentucky
eggs
from
Kentucky
all
produce
has
to
be
Kentucky
grown.
R
This
also
would
help
you
know
Farmers
local
producers,
seniors
and
people
who
use
benefits
and
what
kind
of
programs
would
apply
like
we
mentioned
before.
Programs
like
Kentucky
double
dollars
that
really
impact
our
economy,
help
access
in
rural
communities
to
more
farmers,
markets,
more
nutritional
foods
and
more
Local
Foods,
especially,
and
our
fresh
RX
for
Mom's
program.
That
is
up
there
as
well
and
the
impact.
R
Of
course,
we've
talked
about
the
economic
impact,
how
it
would
help
farmers
by
expanding
their
businesses
and
expanding
grocery
budgets
for
people
and
families
and
communities
who
who
need
more
groceries
and
I'll.
Just
end
out
by
saying
this
I'm
going
to
read
this
quote
from
Michelle
Howell.
She
is
a
farmer
in
Western,
Kentucky
I
need
more
acres,
farms
and
she
says
I've
seen
many
good
ideas
come
to
fruition
with
the
support
of
specialty
crop,
Farmers,
Market
promotion,
programs,
local
food
promotion
and
Finney
grants.
R
Programs
like
the
Kentucky
double
dollars
program,
food
chains,
growth,
neighborhood,
csas
and
Pharmacy
programs
started
as
ideas
shared
between
farmers
and
consumers,
but
were
leveraged
by
by
the
support
of
these
grants.
These
programs
become
Bridge
Builders
to
other
areas
of
our
policy
and
politics
as
well
and
I
think
she
explains
it
perfectly
that
it
is
a
bridge
between
farmers
and
consumers,
and
how
can
we
make
our
communities
healthier
while
also
helping
our
farmers.
A
Not
thank
you
all
for
being
here
today
and
thank
you
all
for
what
the
work
you
do,
especially
in
helping
the
folks
down
in
East
Kentucky
with
the
floods
and
stuff
they
had
I
know
there
was
a
lot
of
loss
down
there
and
people
don't
think
about
the
East
Kentucky
a
lot
of
Agriculture
to
have,
but
believe
me,
there's
a
lot
of
Agriculture
down
there
and
it's
a
sustainable
source
of
income
for
them
and
food
for
them
and
nutritional
food.
And
we
appreciate
the
work
you
all
have
done
down
that
area
of
the
state.
P
You're
welcome
in
and,
like
the
commissioner
said,
Thank
You
senator
for
your
service
and
we're
going
to
miss
you
in
this.
In
the
next
session.
A
Thank
you
very
much.
We
do
have
three
different
administrative
regs
that
I
need
to
mention.
If
you
all
could
just
look
at
those
I
wanted
to
mention
that,
so
they
can
go
into
effect,
so
I
think
that's
everything.
We've
got
Senator
Thayer.
Thank
you
at
a
comment.
J
J
Unless
you
decide
to
make
a
comeback
someday,
which
we
can
all
hold
out,
hope
for
and
remember
exactly
where
I
was
and
what
I
was
doing,
and
you
called
and
told
me
you
weren't,
going
to
run
again
and
I
cried
like
a
baby,
so
I'm
going
to
try
to
avoid
doing
that
again
today
and
just
to
tell
you
that
you're
going
to
be
missed
very
much
and
I
hope
I
hope.
You'll
still
call
me
regularly,
like
you
have
for
the
last
eight
years.
To
tell
me
the
way
things
ought
to
be.
A
I'd
like
to
recognize
Dennis
Parrott
and
for
the
work
he's
done,
Dennis
I've
known
you
most
all
my
life
since
high
school.
We
participated
in
FFA
and
stuff
together
and
appreciate
your
dedication
to
Agriculture
and
what
you've
done
and
serving
on
the
the
committee
here
with
me
for
the
last
I
think
12
years
it's
been
an
honor
to
serve
with
you
that
long
and
wanted
to
see.
If
you
had
any
comments,
dear
Mike.
F
You
know
we're
we're
blessed
in
Kentucky
with
some
some.
Can
you
hear
me
Ryan?
Okay,
you
were
blessing
Kentucky
with
a
lot
of
good
AG
leadership,
and
that's
going
to
vote
us
well
and
Kentucky
is
is
a
wonderful
State.
You
know
we
all
states
have
issues
but
Kentucky
stick
together
and.
O
F
We've
seen
when
all
these
disasters
we've
had
everybody
comes
together
and
but
there's
a
lot
of
tremendous
agriculturists
in
Kentucky
and
and
I
think
we
got
a
bright
future.
Thank
you.
K
But
I
want
to
just
say
this
to
both
you
and
Senator
Parrott.
The
one
thing
about
you
is
that
you've
always
tried
to
be
fair.
K
Both
of
you
really
but
I'm
I'm
focused
on
you
right
now,
chairman
of
this
committee,
you've
always
given
access
to
everyone
who's
on
this
committee,
because
we
all
know
how
important
agriculture
is
to
Kentucky
and
so
I
want
to
salute
you
on
behalf
of
the
other
side
of
the
aisle
for
the
services
you
have
provided
to
the
Commonwealth
of
Kentucky
to
your
District,
our
district
now,
and
what
you
have
done
in
terms
of
promoting
agriculture,
not
only
here
in
Kentucky
but
promoting
outside
of
Kentucky
as
well,
and
to
send
it
to
Parrot
I.
K
Remember
when
you
got
here,
it
was
a
surprised
Victory.
If
you
remember-
and
you
have
worked
diligently
not
only
on
behalf
of
your
District
but
also
in
looking
out
for
agriculture
as
well
as
helping
people
all
across
this
Commonwealth.
And
you
know.
K
Sometimes
we
need
to
put
partisanship
aside
and
recognize
those
who
have
a
very
interest
in
helping
the
people
of
the
Commonwealth
and
not
only
the
people
of
the
Commonwealth,
but
to
lift
everyone
up
to
know
that
there
are
people
who
are
fighting
on
behalf
of
all
of
the
people
of
the
Commonwealth,
not
just
a
few,
and
the
two
of
you
have
done
that
so
I
salute
both
of
you
for
the
service
that
you
have
provided
not
only
to
your
District
but
to
the
Commonwealth
of
Kentucky.
Thank
you.
So
much.
A
A
For
me,
since
my
last
meeting,
I
just
want
to
say
what
an
honor
it's
been
to
serve,
the
Commonwealth
is
on
this
committee.
As
chairman
of
anchors.
You
all
know
that
I'm
committed
to
agriculture,
I
have
been
all
my
life
and,
like
I,
tell
my
floor
leader
a
lot
of
times.
A
You
know
a
lot
of
different
ones
up
here
will
think
that
the
the
lawyers,
the
doctors,
those
others,
are
Necessities
the
professions
that
we
have,
and
they
are
somewhat
some
of
them-
think
that
politicians
are
a
necessity
and
I
tend
to
question
that,
but
when
it
comes
down
to
it,
we've
all
got
to
eat
and
agriculture
is
the
most
important
industry
that
we
have
not
just
in
the
state
but
in
in
the
nation,
because
we
all
have
to
eat
first,
and
so.
A
I
hope
that
in
the
future
that
you
all
respect
that
that
you
realize
that-
and
you
know
it's
been
such
an
honor-
to
serve
on
the
AG
committee.
Because
to
me
this
is
the
only
committee
I
think
you
see
that
today.
That
is
not
as
political.
It's
a
committee
that
it
tries
to
do
right
when
I've
run
it
for
the
last
10
years.
A
I
mean
I,
try
to
be
open
and
listen
to
everybody's
thoughts
and
opinions
that
are
out
there
don't
always
agree,
but
did
try
to
listen
to
everybody
and
I
hope
that
the
AG
committee
stays
like
that
in
the
future,
that
it
doesn't
get
political
that
we
try
to
do
the
right
things
and
we
listen
to
those
because
there's
not
many
left
up
here
that
are
involved
in
agriculture.
A
They
know
what
it's
like
to
try
to
make
a
living
off
a
farm,
so
I
hope
that
you
all
listen
to
them
to
all
the
other
members
that
are
here.
I
hope
you
all
listen
to
them
and
what
their
needs
are
just
like
today,
when
most
of
the
presenters
today
talked
about
the
large
animal
vets,
I
mean
that's
a
necessity.
It's
got
to
be
done,
that's
one
of
those
things
that
has
to
be
done
so
anyway.
A
Thank
you
all
very
much
for
the
honor
serving
for
you
all
for
the
last
12
years
in
the
Senate
and
on
the
AG
committee.
As
chair
for
the
last
10
years,
it's
been
a
quite
a
pleasure
and
to
my
staff,
the
best
staff
in
the
capital
I
think
the
entire
staff
up
here
is
great,
but
our
Champions
are
there.