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We
have
a
quorum
and
we
have
a
full
schedule,
so
we're
going
to
just
get
right
on
into
it.
If
mark
caney,
president
of
kentucky,
I'm
sorry,
we've
got
to
go
back
in
and
prove
the
minutes.
Do
I
hear
a
motion
to
prove
the
minutes
from
the
last
meeting
move
to
approve
the
minutes
motion.
Second,
all
in
favor
say
aye
aye,
aye.
I
Bill
chairman
heath,
chairman
hornback
and
members
of
the
committee,
I
want
to
begin
by
saying
thank
you
for
giving
us
the
opportunity
to
come
and
and
present
to
you
really
the
issues
that
we're
talking
about
in
our
organization.
I
I
also
want
to
say
thank
you
to
each
one
of
you
for
your
open
door
policy
that
you've
given
to
our
organization,
and
you
continue
to
do,
and
not
only
to
us
in
leadership
but
to
our
our
legislative
team
as
well,
and
I
I
hope,
there's
not
a
need
for
me
to
introduce
them
to
you,
but
but,
but
I
could,
if
I
needed
to,
but
but
I
do
I
do
want
to
say
thank
you
for
that.
I
You
know
it
allows
us
really
to
do
what
our
mission
was
put
in
place
over
100
years
ago
now,
and
that
was
to
be
the
voice
for
kentucky
agriculture,
and
we
continue
to
want
to
be
able
to
do
that,
and
we
appreciate
it
very
much.
I
You
know
we're
here
in
kentucky:
are,
I
think,
so
fortunate
to
have
members
of
the
general
assembly
and
and
legislative
leaders
that
really
have
a
true
heart
for
the
for
rural
kentucky
and
rural
america,
and
you,
you
all,
show
that
every
day
and
it's
it
is
so
pleasing
to
organizations
like
mine
to
organizations
like
our
commodity
organizations,
our
our
other
ag
groups
that
we
work
with
every
day.
I
I
would
like
to
also
say,
thanks
to
you
for
last
legislative
session,
doing
a
great
job
and
really
funding
at
at
an
historic
level
our
priority
issue
that
we've
had
for
many
years
there
and
that's
the
broadband
coverage
that
you
did.
That
was
that
was
phenomenal.
I
What
you
did
for
in
kentucky
that
many
other
states
that
we
know
didn't
didn't
take
that
opportunity,
so
we're
we're
still
looking
forward
to
seeing
that
money
get
on
the
ground
and
start
making
a
difference.
Certainly
around
the
state
problem
is
still
there.
As
you
know,
communication
is
a
huge
effort
for
everyone
in
rural
kentucky.
I
We
look
forward
to
another
legislative
session
coming
up
and
we
have
just
finished
going
through
our
policy
session,
our
resolutions
committee,
that
puts
that
gathers
resolutions
from
all
over
the
state
of
kentucky.
They
they
put
those
in
place
and
they
will
be
presenting
those
to
our
delegate
body
here
just
in
a
couple
of
weeks.
I
So,
but
we
do
have
that
work
completed,
we
have
it
really
bound
and
and
ready
to
present
I'd
like
to
talk
about
a
little
bit
about
some
of
those
today,
I'm
gonna
start
really
with
with
an
issue
that
came
from
widespread
across
kentucky.
We
got
a
resolution
from
over
half
of
our
counties
on
this
issue,
spread
from
one
end
of
the
state
to
the
other,
and
that's
solar
energy
and
solar
farms,
and-
and
so
that's
certainly
it's
on
the
minds
of
of
everyone
in
in
rural
kentucky.
I
Right
now
I
will
say
in
some
in
some
counties
and
in
some
localities
it
can
be
a
divisive
issue.
There's
places
that
are
that,
if,
if,
if
your
neighbor
is,
is
putting
in
a
solar
farm,
sometimes
you're
not
so
enthused
with
it
as
they
are,
so
it
creates
a
lot
of
division
right
there.
I
However,
we
we
come
down
as
our
organization
on
the
side
of
that
it
is
a
private
property
rights
issue
and
in
our
organization
we
believe,
if
you,
if
you
own
your
property,
you
have
some
say
so
on
what
you
want
to
do
with
it.
So
we
will
continue
to
move
in
in
that
direction
in
our
organization
as
we
as
we
look
at
at
solar
energy
and
how
it's
going
to
be
regulated.
I
If
it's
going
to
be
regulated,
there's
two
main
issues
that
we
see
that's
centered
around.
That's
that's
that's
important
to
us.
One
is
a
is
a
decommissioning
bond
that's
in
place,
and
this
bond
can
be
should
be
reviewed
periodically.
We
think
at
least
every
three
years
to
ensure
that
the
sufficient
resources
are
there
to
put
the
land
back
to
its
original
state.
I
At
the
end
of
the
project,
we've
got
prime
farmland
that
we're
talking
about
that's
going
out
of
production
right
here
and
and
at
some
point
in
time
it
needs
to
be
put
back
in
into
production
and
we
think
there's
got
to
be
money
there
to
be
able
to
get
that
to
be
done.
It's
also
an
important
issue
we
think
is
to
to
have
oversight
on
the
transfer
of
the
entity
if
it
if
it
does
transfer
from
an
entity
to
an
entity.
I
What
we
have
seen
many
times
is:
is
one
entity
will
maybe
lease
the
farm
but
there's
another
entity
entity
that
will
build
a
facility
and
maybe
even
another
one
that
that
actually
does
the
production
of
the
energy
right
there
so
for
the
land,
owner
and
and
all
those
involved
counties,
I
think
we
think
they
need
to
know
who
has
that
lease
and
who's
responsible
for
that.
So
we
think
that
is
is
is
extremely
important.
I
Moving
on
should
should
the
general
assembly
take
up
in
in
any
tax
work
in
in
this
upcoming
session,
we
will
stand,
be
ready
to
work
with
and
on
tax
ref
and
reforming
kentucky's
tax
code.
Now,
certainly
with
that
being
said,
we
there's
there's
some
things,
that's
very
important
to
us
when
we,
when
we
talk
about
taxes
in
kentucky
and
one
of
course,
you
we've
you've
heard
us
say
it
many
many
times,
and
that
is
our
exemption-
that
we
get
for
agriculture
inputs
on
sales
tax,
that
that
is.
I
That
is
one
that
we
always
know
that
it's
so
important
to
everyone
across
the
state
of
kentucky,
as
you
know,
we're
in
the
process
right
now
of
in
a
sign
up
period
with
department
of
revenue
and
getting
that
tax
number
that's
put
in
place,
and
I
think
it
comes
into
play
at
the
beginning
of
the
year,
and
we
understand
right
now
there
we're
only
about
60,
500
or
maybe
less
than
7
000
applications
being
put
in
and
and
truthfully
all
summer
long.
I
We
we
carried
that
tax
form
from
meeting
to
meeting
in
our
all
over
the
state,
encouraging
people
to
pick
it
up
and
go
with
it.
So
some
put
it
off
to
the
end.
That's
that's!
That's
what
happens
of
course,
but
we
we
support
that.
We
think
that'll
be
a
a
beneficial
thing
and
I
hope
we're
able
to
to
get
that
done.
I
Our
other
priority
issue
on
taxes,
certainly
centers
around
house
bill
44
that
was
passed
in
1979,
which
limits
is
limits,
the
amount
of
property
tax
revenue
to
four
percent,
plus
new
growth
in
the
farming
community,
rural
community,
most
of
the
assets
of
of
our
folks,
are
held
in
land
and
then
property.
I
Regarding
the
state
budget,
we
will
certainly
continue
our
support
to
see
the
50
of
allocation
go
to
the
master
settlement
from
the
master
settlement
fund
to
be
allocated
to
ag
development
board.
I
As
we
have
in
the
past
and
and
I
don't
know
of
any
state,
there
is
no
other
state
that
is
that's
had
the
success
that
kentucky
has
by
using
that
model
and
used
to
be
congratulated
for
that
to
continue
to
to
move
on
that
now,
I
would,
I
would
be
in
trouble
with
our
commissioner
of
agriculture,
if
I
didn't
didn't,
really
really
reveal
that
our
policy
still
continues
to
say
that
we
we
look
for
a
well-financed
kentucky
park,
department
of
agriculture
and
but
the
truth
matter
is.
I
That
is
exactly
our
policy
and
it's
we.
We
really
and
truly
work
with
the
department
of
agriculture
every
day
every
day
and
we
do
need
those
a
good,
solid
funding
mechanism
there.
The
other
thing
I'd
like
to
address
is,
I
know
you,
you
see,
retail
at
the
farm.
Now
that
you
didn't
see
a
a
few
decades
ago
you
can
in
in
we
have
farmers
markets
all
over
the
state
of
kentucky.
I
We
have
farm
markets
on
farm
markets
that
in
our
organization
we
certify
more
than
100
farm
markets
every
year
it's
spread
across
the
state
and
when
you
go
to
those
markets,
you
will
see
activity
in
those
parking
lots
through
the
middle
of
the
week,
that'll
look
like
an
urban
business
closer
to
town.
Those
parking
lots
are
full
and
we're
doing
retail
business
at
the
farm,
which
I
think
is
going
to
continue
to
expand
and
and
get
bigger
and
and
and
it's
more
meaningful
to
the
consumers
to
be
able
to
do
that.
I
But
to
be
able
to
do
that,
we
have
to
have
good
solid
transportation.
We
have
to
have
good
roads
safe
roads,
not
we
used
to
say
to
get
our
product
to
the
market,
but
now
we
we
include
in
that
we've
got
to
get
the
people
to
the
to
the
rural
communities
safely
and
off
the
road
and
be
able
to
generate
income
across
the
state
of
kentucky.
So
we
will
continue
to
advocate
for
that
22.2
allocation
for
the
rural
road
fund
and
secretary
road
county
road
program.
So
we
will
continue
to
focus
on
that.
I
As
I
said
earlier,
we're
going
to
be
starting
our
policy
process
in
a
couple
of
weeks,
so
it's
really
two
weeks
from
tomorrow
that
we
have
our
annual
meeting
and
I'd
like
to
give
you
an
invitation
every
one
of
you
to
come
to
our
meeting
at
any
any
time
you
can
possible
it'll,
be
about
a
three-day
event
and
we'll
go
back
into
more
of
a
traditional
meeting
that
we
we
used
to
have
we're
we're
expecting
a
good
crowd
of
people
at
the
galt
house,
downtown
louisville,
and
I
hope
you
were
able
to
be
for
that.
I
So
with
that.
Mr
chairman,
that's
really
all
of
my
remarks,
but
I'd
be
glad
to
ask
answer
a
question.
If
anyone
would
like.
H
J
Well,
thank
you
for
being
here
mark
and
it's
always
good
to
have
farm
bureau
here
and
and
let
us
know
what
their
thoughts
are,
because
you
all
are
out
here
in
a
whole
120
counties
and
really
have
a
pulse.
J
What's
going
on
out
through
the
community
a
couple
questions
and-
and
this
is
concerning
or
sort
of
surrounding
the
the
solar
issue,
because
it
is
a
big
issue
that
I'm
trying
to
work
through
right
now
and
we
talk
about
private
property
rights,
but
also
in
the
private
property
rights
of
the
landowners
they're
going
to
be
used
in
the
project.
J
I
You're
right
and
that's
in
every
discussion
that
we've
been
in.
That's
that's
been
the
issue
when,
when
we
see
this
brought
up
at
a
county
level
that
really
the
the
sad
to
say,
but
it's
the
whoever
is
leasing
the
property
is,
is
very
pro
in
the
in
the
situation
right
there
and
all
the
neighbors
are
kind
of
anti
and-
and
I
think
it's
it's
it's-
because
that
it's
the
unknown
a
lot
of
it's
the
unknown.
I
I
It's
gonna
be
watched,
it's
gonna,
it's
it's
gotta
be
done
properly
and
it's
that's
the
reason
we're
asking
for
that
that
look
every
three
years
to
to
be
able
to
take
a
look
at
that
bonding
mechanism
and
if
things
are
out
of
whack,
if
it's,
if
it's
grown
up,
if
it's
being
not
taken
care
of
and
things
are
going
downhill,
there
has
to
be
some
mechanism
there
to
be
able
to
go
in
and
and
straighten
that
back
up,
you're
right.
I
J
One
more
question,
mr
chair
sure,
pace
program
when
we
look
at
these
solar
projects
that
are
going
to
be
more
of
an
industrial
site
or
they're
they're
taken
out
of
agriculture.
If
you
look
at
agriculture
in
the
state
of
kentucky
over
the
last
10
years,
we've
lost
about
16
000
acres
a
year
that
have
moved
from
production
ag
to
some
other
use.
Now
it
can
be
residential
commercial,
industrial,
solar,
whatever
it
might
be.
J
It
seems
to
me,
like
an
opportune
time,
to
talk
about
starting
a
funding
mechanism
for
the
pace
program,
the
purchase
of
agriculture
conservation
easements
that
we
used
to
have
in
place
the
boards
in
place.
They
did
a
good
job,
few
complaints
about
what
they
did,
but
you
talked
about
preserving
ag
land,
and
we
all
know
that
the
majority
of
these
solar
projects
and
I'm
not
picking
on
solar,
because
this
needs
to
be
broad-based,
encompass
any
land.
J
Does
your
policy
allow
that
if
we
put
in
place
a
broad-based
impact
fee
of
say
a
hundred
dollars
an
acre,
I
don't
know
the
exact
number
but
say
a
hundred
dollars,
an
acre
for
all
lands
that
are
converted
out
of
ag
use
into
something
else.
J
J
I
Let
me
understand
your
question
that
would
be
taking
farmland
out
for
development
in
for
commercial
development
or
shopping
center,
or
anything.
C
Thank
y'all
for
both
being
here.
I
know
just
recently
this.
Last
week
the
president
signed
in
the
the
new
infrastructure
bill,
65
billion
is
going
to
be
put
towards
broadband,
which
you
mentioned
straight
out
of
the
chute.
How
important
it
is
to
rural
communities
across
our
state
will
y'all
be
looking
at
the
numbers
that
might
be
coming
to
kentucky
and
then,
if
so,
how
is
that
divided?
C
I
We
we
certainly
will
represent
thomas.
We
will
certainly
be
watching
that
that
is
such
an
important
issue,
we're
interested
in
seeing
the
plan
that's
coming
forth
for
the
distribution
and
and
really
how
how
that's
going
to
be
put
in
place,
and
at
this
point
we
we
really
haven't
seen
that
yet
so
we're
we're
looking
forward
to
being
able
to
even
have
input
on
that
there
is.
There
is
funding
coming
into
the
state
right
now
out
of
usda
funding.
I
That's
I
think
I
think,
there's
like
a
hundred
million
dollars
that
was
announced
coming
to
kentucky
back
a
few
weeks
ago,
though,
but
that
is
not
that's,
not
the
funding
that
that
you
all
set
aside
my
understanding.
So
we're
waiting
to
kind
of
look
at
that
hoping
to
get
a
view
into
that.
D
Thank
you
all
for
everything
you
do
and
you've
heard
me
talk
about
before
walters.
I'm
sure
you
guys
on
your
radar,
something
we
need
to
be
aware
of
that
president's
looking
at
doing
by
executive
order,
swatters
of
the
u.s.
He
brought
that
back
obama.
Did
it
now
he's
bringing
it
back.
I
want
everybody
understand
the
impact
of
this.
It
will
be
able
they
will
be
able
to
come
to
the
farm
and
regulate
a
mud
puddle
on
your
farm,
it's
extreme
overreach,
and
if
this
happens
it
will
affect
every
farmer
in
the
united
states.
D
This
is
something
you
guys
were
headed
for
some
of
the
professional
organizations
I'm
a
member
of
I
just
want
to
put
this
on
everybody's
radar.
This
is
extremely
harmful
to
the
american
farmer,
not
in
kentucky,
but
across
the
united
states.
It's
something
that
will
absolutely
destroy
farming
yeah.
I
just
I
don't
comment
about
that,
but
also
thank
you
about
the
rights
of
the
farmer.
I'm
gonna
go
back
to
a
story.
Why
is
it
going
to
uk?
D
I
still
haven't
charlie
walters,
who
just
passed
away
yesterday
at
104
years
old.
They
built
a
subdivision
next
to
his
farm
on
a
saturday
afternoon.
I
said
help
me
on
the
farm.
A
lady
stopped
us
and
said
my
dogs
are
chasing
your
cattle.
What
are
you
gonna
do
about
it
now?
It
was
on
his
property
on
his
land.
People
don't
get
it.
D
They
don't
understand
that
they
were
trespassing
and
she
wanted
him
to
move
his
cattle,
so
her
dogs
would
not
come
across
the
fence
on
his
property
and
chase
his
cattle,
but
that's
what
we're
facing,
and
that
was
many
years
ago.
I'm
sure
it's
getting
much
worse.
Thank
you
guys
for
everything
you
do.
I
My
response
to
that
is
is
we
are
working
in
tandem
with
american
farm
bureau
and
I
sit
on
that
board
as
well
and
we're
taking
up
the
issue
of
lotus
and
and
working
as
close
as
we
can
with
that
through
through
epa,
the
issue
of
of
education
to
the
folks
that
that
live
in
farming
communities
that
are
not
particularly
on
the
farm
and
that
we're
seeing
more
and
more
of
that
as
we
go
along,
we
are
spending
a
lot
of
our
resources,
educating
and
pushing
out
to
our
younger
members
that
are
coming
along
about
agriculture
and
we're
encouraging
young
farmers,
young
members
of
our
organization,
whether
they're
farming,
or
not,
to
address
issues
that
are
common
for
life
in
rural
america,
whether
it's
following
a
piece
of
equipment
on
the
highway
at
a
certain
period
of
time
or
when
dust
is
beginning
to
ball
up
because
we're
having
to
go
through
planting
or
or
spreading
fertilizer
or
whatever.
I
H
D
And
this
is
that's
actually
my
second
point
and
I'm
sure
you
guys
are
aware
of
it
inputs
for
the
farmer.
I
can
tell
you
as
someone
who
buys
several
tons
of
fertilizer
a
year,
I'm
extremely
concerned
about
the
cost
of
inputs.
The
same
fertilizer
I
bought
in
the
spring
last
year
at
368
mid
year
was
568.
D
This
fall
now
we're
buying
25
we're
buying
truckloads
at
a
time,
is
well
over
a
thousand
dollars,
we're
getting
ready
to
pre-pay
and
buy
enough
chemicals
and
fertilizer
to
get
us
through
june
8
to
lock
in
the
price
and
be
guaranteed
delivery.
This
is
going
to
be
a
major
obstacle
to
farmers
and
if
they
don't
get
ahead
of
it,
it's
going
to
it's
already
relating
to
higher
food
prices
at
the
grocery
store.
D
But
if
we
don't
get
a
handle
on
this,
it
will
put
farmers
out
of
business,
and
I
I'm
it's
a
it's
a
major
major
obstacle
right
now,
I'm
telling
you
chemicals
are
going
through
the
roof
and
we're
paying
at
least
35,
if
not
50,
more
for
all
of
our
chemicals
and
all
of
our
fertilizer.
It's
going
to
be
a
major
obstacle
to
farmers
so
again
appreciate
y'all's,
advocating,
but
we've
got
to
get
a
handle
on
this
because
it
will
put
farmers
out
of
business.
I
E
Think
this
is
one
of
the
most
important
issues
we'll
discuss
this
session.
Just
want
to
make
a
couple
quick
points.
This
is
my
case
as
to
why
you
should
be
involved.
E
E
E
So
this
is
something
we
need
to
get
right
and
when
we
appreciate
farm
bureau
weighing
in
on
this
and
assisting
thank
you.
I
Thank
you.
We
it's
it's.
Certainly
it's
on
the
front
minds
of
our
all
of
our
members,
so
whether
whether
we
really
want
to
be
in
that
we
do,
we
want
to
be
in
that
organ
issue,
but
our
members
are
going
to
demand
that
we're
there.
H
E
Yeah,
I
I
stumbled
into
this
issue
last
year.
This
is
an
issue
that
found
us.
It's
amazing
how
quickly
this
is
ratcheted
up.
I've
got
four
major
developments
in
my
senate
district
alone,
so
we,
the
issue,
has
found
us
and
we
need
to
react
quickly
to
it.
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
H
C
Thank
you,
mr
chairman,
can
you
hear
me
all
right.
H
C
J
C
J
C
I
Well,
the
question
I
think
was:
was
the
loss
of
of
announcement
of
a
plant
in
west
kentucky
that
that
was
just
announced
in
missouri
in
the
last
day
or
so
that's.
H
I
That
was
that
was
disappointment,
representative
tipton,
all
across
kentucky
in
the
farm
community.
Of
course,
there
were,
there
were
high
hopes
that
kentucky
would
be
able
to
secure
that
it
didn't
work
out.
Really
I'll
be
honest
with
you.
We
were
late
to
the
table
in
our
organization
because
we
were
just.
We
were
not
aware
of
it
going
on
until
until
really
it
was,
it
was
almost
gone
before
we,
we
even
really
knew
about
it.
So
I
I
really
other
than
that.
I
don't
we
don't
have
any
comment.
H
Thank
you
and
I
think
commissioner
quarles
is
up
next
and
he
may
have
some
additional
comments.
So
thank
you
guys
for
coming
and
first
time.
Yes,
sir.
C
Mr
chairman,
real
quick
before
we
leave
here
today,
I
first
first
of
all,
we
appreciate
everything
you
do.
You
know
we're
a
grassroots
organization
and
just
like
you,
we
listen
to
those
individuals
that
are
out
in
the
trenches
and
that's
so
important,
but
this
committee
and
have
an
opportunity
to
chariot.
My
wife
told
me
over
25
years
and
a
whole
lot
of
gray
hair
ago,
but
it
was
certainly
one
of
the
honors
that
I've
had
in
my
professional
career,
and
I
certainly
appreciate
that,
but
I
would
like
to
bring
attention.
C
Of
course,
we
know
that
senator
hornback
is
stepping
down
and
and
all
the
leadership
that
you
give
agriculture
and
that
the
that
you
give
those
individuals
especially
live
in
the
rural
communities
is
certainly
appreciated.
We
appreciate
that
and-
and
it's
had
an
opportunity
to
work
with
you
on
several
levels
over
the
years
and
and
katie
even
talk
about
some
of
the
stuff
we
got
to
work
on.
I
guess
but,
but
I
certainly
appreciate
that
and
as
an
organization
we
appreciate
that-
and
I
just
wanted
to
before.
I
H
Welcome
back
you're,
no
stranger
to
this
committee
and
looking
forward
to
hearing
what
you
have
to
say
today
and
for
the
record.
If
you'll
introduce
yourself
and
the
floor
is
yours.
B
Thank
you,
ryan
quarles,
commissioner
of
agriculture.
Good
morning,
chairman
members
of
the
general
assembly,
thanks
for
having
us
back
2021's
been
a
strong
harvest,
a
little
late,
getting
the
crop
in
been
damp
these
last
few
weeks,
but
overall
statewide
a
pretty
good
year
for
agriculture
on
the
production
side.
In
fact,
it's
been
so
good.
We
had
the
largest
pumpkin
ever
grown
in
our
state.
At
the
state
fair,
we
had
the
largest
ginseng
route
ever
recorded,
go
through
our
office
over
one
pound.
B
It's
expected
to
sell
for
a
hundred
thousand
dollars
overseas,
we're
the
biggest
wild
ginseng
state
in
the
united
states.
Horse
sales
are
great,
and
the
bourbon
industry
has
flourished
so
much
that
some
people
have
even
started
their
own
bourbon
brands,
and
so
it's
just
been
a
great
great
year
for
agriculture.
We
had
a
great
kentucky
state.
Fair
attendance
was
down,
but
that's
okay.
We
expected
it,
but
the
ag
shows
were
phenomenal
and
I
know
that
our
farm
families
really
appreciated
that.
B
We
appreciate
you
all
making
the
trip
to
the
kentucky
state
fair,
too
glad
to
host
you.
Just
a
couple
months
ago
we
hosted
all
the
ad
commissioners
in
america
in
louisville
with
nasda,
as
I
finished
out
my
year
as
president.
It
was
a
great
time
to
show
off
and
showcase
kentucky,
proud
and
kentucky.
Agriculture
is
a
lot
of
fun
and
right
now
in
louisville,
the
largest
purebred
livestock
show
in
the
world
is
going
on
right
now
at
the
fair
and
exposed
center,
both
the
number
of
animals,
the
number
of
people
on
property,
are
up.
B
We
actually
had
a
sold
out
rodeo
on
saturday
night
and
so
there's
just
a
lot
of
interest
right
now,
with
people
getting
back
in
touch
with
their
roots,
getting
their
hands
dirty
and
participating
in
4-h
and
ffa
and
other
sorts
of
youth
livestock
organizations,
so
just
real
quickly
just
want
to
cover
some
of
the
things
we
anticipate
coming
up
this
next
session,
with
your
all's
help,
of
course,
number
one
is:
is
funding
our
operating
budget
and
yes,
mr
haney
is
right.
B
It's
policy
kentucky
farm
bureau
for
a
well-funded
department
of
agriculture,
and
I
think
we'll
have
our
submission
to
you
all.
I
think
it
already
actually
went
in.
Secondly,
discussion
of
arpa:
you
know
it's
my
belief
that
a
lot
of
these
federal
dollars
came
in
from
washington
d.c
and
it's
your
job
as
a
legislature
to
appropriate
them,
and
so
I
hope
that
you
all
look
at
a
few
projects
that
I
think
might
qualify.
We
still
need
some
clarification.
B
If
these
ask
these
one-time
masks
will
qualify,
number
one
would
be
a
boost
into
our
food
banks
right
now.
You
all
already
generously
fund
the
farm.
The
food
banks
trust
fund
again
that
money
is
used
to
buy
up
commodities
that
would
otherwise
rot
or
not
make
it
to
a
supermarket
compensate
that
farmer
get
it
into
the
hands
of
those
in
need
and
who
knows,
you
might
create
a
kentucky,
proud
consumer
out
of
it
once
folks
get
back
on
their
feet.
B
We
were
able
to
do
that
with
generous
donation,
actually
through
farm
bureau
this
past
year,
and
so
hopefully
we
can
have
some
one-time
boosts
into
that
as
well.
We
also
want
to
set
up
a
grant
program
for
our
food
pantry.
So
you
know
we
have
seven
food
banks,
big
sites,
our
food
pantries
are
those
local
distribution
centers
and
they
are
not
created.
Equally,
one
of
them
was
just
burnt
down
in
garrett
county.
Unfortunately,
this
past
week,
due
to
arson,
we
do
have
a
plan
for
them.
B
A
lot
of
us
spent
some
time
in
ffa
camp
growing
up
their
facilities
need
a
little
help.
There
might
be
an
opportunity
to
help
fund
them
with
with
a
larger
gymnasium,
some
of
their
classroom
activities
etc.
And
again
this
is
more
than
just
ffa.
A
lot
of
organizations
use
this
happy
to
work
with
you
on
that
as
well,
and
the
last
arpa
ask
would
be
with
our
county
fairgrounds.
B
Just
this
past
week
we
distributed
300
000
dollars,
I
think,
to
seven
different
counties,
but
the
ask
the
total
ask
was
1.4
million,
and
so
we
think
that
if
it
qualifies
for
arpa,
maybe
a
one-time
ask
at
our
county
fairgrounds
caught
up
bleachers,
pole,
barns,
etc.
I
think
that
might
be
a
good
thing
and,
of
course,
I'm
working
on
some
projects
in
higher
education
as
well.
B
Prior
to
june
of
this
year,
we
had
over
60
employees,
who
made
less
than
thirty
thousand
dollars
a
year
and,
as
you
can
imagine
it's
hard
for
us
to
train
someone
and
then
retain
them,
and
when
someone
finds
a
better
paying
job
across
frankfort,
we
can't
help
but
be
happy
for
that
individual.
But
it's
starting
to
affect
us,
and
so
we
would
be
mindful
to
have
a
conversation
with
you
all
on
this,
whether
it
be
a
salary
adjustment
or
a
change
to
a
40-hour
work
week,
which
of
course
would
boost
that
pay
as
well.
B
So
we're
happy
to
talk
with
you
all
about
that
as
well
a
couple
other
things
again.
We
are
engaged
on
the
solar
conversation.
I
think
that
senator
west
you're
exactly
right.
We've
got
to
get
this
right.
We've
got
to
get
it
right
in
session,
so
we
are
at
your
old
disposal
with
our
resources,
as
well
as
our
expertise
on
that
issue.
B
A
couple
other
bills
that
we
hope
to
get
moving
this
session.
One
has
to
do
with
a
motor
fuel
reg
update,
and
I
know
that
we
have
some
friends
in
the
room
that
are
interested
in
that,
so
we
would
encourage
you
now
to
contact
our
department,
so
we
can
get
the
kinks
worked
out
with
that
issue.
Well,
ahead
of
time
something
we've
been
working
on
for
about
two
years.
B
Some
of
these
issues,
the
next
one's,
pretty
cool
drone
technology,
is
going
to
continue
to
be
more
prevalent
every
year.
I
was
down
at
murray
state
a
few
weeks
ago
and
they
have
a
drone
that,
at
this
point,
can
do
20
acres
a
day
now
I
know
we
have
to
scale
up
if
you're
going
to
get
it
efficient,
but
it's
going
to
happen.
It
had
a
20
foot
spring
boom
on
it.
B
B
That
is
my
understanding
very
difficult
and
lengthy
to
get,
and
so
we
would
hope
that
you
all
would
pass
a
resolution
to
send
to
washington
dc
to
maybe
a
look
at
this
and
adjust
it
so
that,
as
this
area
of
ag
technology
grows,
that
we
can
make
it
more
farmer
friendly
and
more
research
friendly
at
our
research
farms
as
well.
B
We
have
invested
almost
seven
million
dollars
into
our
meat
processing
plants
across
kentucky
over
the
past
18
months
about
30
different
usda
inspected
plants,
we're
getting
close
to
doubling
our
our
kill
capacity,
kentucky
owned,
kentucky-based
processing
plants,
that's
good
news.
The
transition
of
act,
development
board
over
department
of
ag
has
been
seamless,
we've
seen
no
disruption
in
either
grants
or
loan
servicing,
and
the
last
thing
we
need
to
do
is
get
them
moved
over
to
our
main
campus
as
well.
We
have
a
really
interesting
sheep
and
goat
project.
B
B
Chaney's
dairy
located
down
in
bowling
green
after
a
long
effort,
but
great
cooperation,
kroger
they're,
now
selling
kentucky
proud
milk
in
41
kroger
stores,
and
so
this
is
a
game
changer
and
it's
really
cool
a
couple
issues.
Real
quick
of
course
supply
chain
inflation
hitting
a
30-year
high
people
are
feeling
at
the
grocery
store
and
at
the
pump
right
now
and
of
course,
as
representative
pratt
just
talked
about
a
severe
increase
on
inputs
for
the
spring.
B
So
we're
very
concerned
about
profitability
of
farmers
going
into
2022
both
with
be
able
to
lock
in
their
inputs,
but
also
to
find
them
as
well.
B
One
last
thing
continuing
to
work
on
hunger
and
kentucky
we're
actually
gonna
have
a
meeting
later
this
afternoon
with
the
hunger
task
force,
hunger
initiative
task
force
here
in
frankfort,
and
I
asked
kentuckians
if
they
want
to
chip
in
around
the
holidays.
There's
three
things
you
can
do
number
one
donate
food
to
our
pantries
number
two,
if
you're
so
feel
so
inclined
make
a
monetary
donation
at
feedingkentucky.org
number
three,
if
you
can't
donate
money
or
donate
food,
donate
your
time
they're
always
looking
for
volunteers,
especially
around
the
holidays
and
speaking
of
the
holidays.
B
H
Thank
you,
commissioner.
Always
a
pleasure
to
have.
You
come
testify
before
our
committee
and
look
forward
to
working
with
you
in
the
upcoming
session.
I
know
you're
close
by
and
you'll
have
a
chance
to
run
back
over
anytime.
We
need
you,
I
don't
see
any
questions
or
comments
at
this
time.
So
hang
on
representative,
graham
sure
I
I
I.
G
Just
oh,
I
guess
I
want
to
make
a
comment
from
the
last
discussion
that
we
had
in
regards
to,
I
believe,
we're
talking
about
the
american
food
group,
which
was
in
christian
county
and
it's
my
understanding,
and
I
want
to
to
make
sure
we
clarified
that
the
local
community
in
christian
county
was
not
supportive
of
the
project.
It
was
that
is
that,
true,
that
resolutions
had
been
made
by
the
local
government
that
they
were
not
supportive
of
the
project.
B
I
think
that
once
the
rumors
started,
because
the
local
leadership
was
excluded
intentionally,
in
my
opinion,
from
this
project
being
landed
in
kentucky
the
rumors
of
what
killed
this
project
and,
of
course,
the
local
community,
when
they
heard
a
rumor
that
the
mexican
drug
cartel
was
building
a
bee
processing
plant
in
western
kentucky
or
that
there
would
be
dead
cattle
inside
the
road
or
that
haitian
immigrants
were
already
moving
into
christian
county.
Those
are
the
rumors
that
I
heard.
Of
course,
there
was
going
to
be
local
opposition.
B
What
I
think
we
had
a
missed
opportunity
here.
I
think
that
a
lack
of
cooperation
with
the
kentucky
department
of
ag
and,
of
course,
we
retain
subject
matter,
expertise
on
these
issues,
the
lack
of
involvement
of
the
kentucky
cattlemen's
association,
probably
one
of
the
best
in
the
nation,
excluded
from
conversations
to
retain
this
processing
plan.
I
think
that's
what
killed
the
project?
It
was
a
lack
of
cooperation
in
this
town,
because
there's
a
couple
of
things,
I
think
we
could
have
done
differently
number
one.
B
I
think
that
we
could
have,
on
the
ag
perspective,
have
found
some
alternative
sites
since
the
last
time
we
spoke,
I
think
I've
had
six
judge
executives
economic
development
coordinators
contact.
My
office
say
we
would
welcome
a
project
like
this
in
our
home
county
number.
Two.
If
we
had
been
involved
earlier,
I
know
the
landowner
down
there.
I
personally
know
him.
I
could
have
had
a
conversation
with
that
individual
and
said:
let's
go
to
wisconsin,
let's
go.
Take
a
tour
of
what
a
modern
processing
plant
looks
like
where
there's
no
smells
modern
technology.
B
It's
not
the
1960s
view
that
a
lot
of
us
may
have
of
a
processing
plant
and
that
may
have
changed
some
minds.
That's
something
I
know
that
we
could
have
done
differently.
Department
of
ag
had
been
involved
and
I
think
I
think
it
might
be
appropriate
that
legislation
is
introduced
that
would
encourage
or
mandate
cooperation,
because
I
would
hate
I
would
hate
for
us
to
miss
out
on
another
agriculture
opportunity
because
of
partisan
politics.
B
The
last
thing
I've
got
to
say
is
that
this
is
the
number
one
goal,
the
number
one
goal
of
our
cattle
industry
and
it's
been
the
number
one
goal
for
20
or
30
years.
So
I
would
suggest
that
if
that
opportunity
were
ever
to
come
up
again
that
regardless
whoever's
in
office
regardless
whoever
occupies
the
cabinet
for
economic
development,
they
pick
up
the
phone
and
call
the
ad
commissioner
and
that
they
pick
up
the
phone
and
call
the
kentucky
cattlemen's
association,
because
chances
are
that's
why
it
landed
in
missouri.
B
H
G
Just
to
follow
up
and
and
with
my
good
friend,
I
think
this
administration
has
worked
very
well
with
local
communities.
We
see
what
happened
with
the
ford
plant.
They
worked
very
closely
with
with
that
community
and
they
were
able
to
pull
off
and
as
a
result
of
those
negotiations,
they
are
now
bringing
in
a
a
company
or
and
really
expanding
the
company,
because
ford
is
already
here,
so
they
obviously
have
the
know-how
as
to
how
to
negotiate
this
those
kind
of
projects.
G
But
the
one
key
thing
is
that
the
local
community
was
engaged
and
involved
and
they
talked
with
them,
and
I'm
sure
that
has
been
the
same
case
in
in
regards
to
that
and
the
administration
is
going
to
listen
to
the
local.
I
think
any
governor
is
going
to
also
work
with
the
local
constituents
and
the
local
government,
particularly
to
make
sure
that
they're
on
board
with
an
agency
that's
coming
into
their
their
community.
G
B
And
I'm
excited
about
the
ford
plant
battery
plant,
no
ev
technology.
We
see
it
in
my
hometown
in
georgetown,
where
we
have
more
hybrid
and
electric
utility
and
the
productions.
I
think
that's
great,
but
I
would
I'd
be
interesting
to
ask
people
like
myron
dossett,
your
colleague
about
when
he
was
brought
in
on
this
project.
B
L
I've
got
to
chime
in
on
this
too.
I've
talked
about
it
a
lot
and
I'll
be
brief,
but
I
agree
with
the
commissioner
on
this
and
I've
been
very
vocal
discussions
with
cattlemen
in
this
administration
about
how
this
went
down
and-
and
this
isn't
unique
to
agriculture.
L
It's
an
economic
development
issue,
sometimes
on
across
the
scope,
and
it's
been
through
many
administrations.
I've
been
here
a
long
time
that
you
know
we
sometimes
don't
have
the
information
that
we
need
even
to
fund
projects
that
we're
asked
to
write
check
for,
but
so
this
isn't
really
unique.
But
what's
unique
about
an
agriculture
project
is
you've
got
to
educate
the
community.
L
You've
got
to
educate
your
office
holders
you
because
you've
got
groups
out
there,
especially
in
a
project
like
this,
that
work
against
animal
agriculture
on
all
levels,
and
especially
this
level,
and
if
they
can
add
cost
to
a
producer
they're
going
to
do
that
in
transportation.
L
You
know
if
they
don't
like
it,
they're
going
to
cost
you
out
and
they're
going
to
propaganda.
You
out-
and
this
is
a
perfect
example
of
that,
so
an
ag
project
of
any
scope
in
nature,
whether
it's
ffa
or
how
you
utilize
an
animal
or
display
it
at
a
university
or
whatever
you're
gonna.
You
better
prepare
for
that
nowadays,
and
this
was
a
lack
of
preparation
and
I
hope
it's
a
lesson
learned
for
any
future
ag
project,
because
this
was
a
goal.
L
L
This
was
the
the
goal
and
and
the
pandemics
brought
to
light
the
need
on
local
processing
and
the
consumer
of
it
all,
and-
and
you
know,
this
is
a
lesson
learned
hopefully,
but
it's
also
for
any
future
development
for
any
future
administration,
because
the
an
ag
project
just
needs
a
little
more
attention
on
the
front
end
and
education
on
the
community,
and-
and
so
you
know-
and
it's
not
unique
to
ag
projects
it's
economic
development
projects
and
throughout
sometimes
we
don't
have.
L
F
Regardless
of
the
problems
with
the
current
administration,
I
do
want
to
thank
the
commissioner
of
agriculture
and
farm
bureau
for
what
they
do
for
agriculture.
You
know
I
used
to
sell
a
lot
of
a
lot
of
beef
right
off
the
farm,
but
there's
not
a
local
processor
around
here
that
we
utilize
to
do
that.
F
We
do
have
to
have
good
roads
for
those
ag
businesses
on
the
farm.
My
many
of
my
cousins
ran
truck
gardens
years
ago.
I
mean
we're
talking
back
in
the
60s
sold
a
lot
of
stuff
right
off
the
farm.
It's
very
important.
These
niche
markets
are
where
we're
going
in
agriculture
in
a
lot
of
respects,
and
I
just
want
to
thank
you
all
for
stepping
up
and
and
doing
your
all's
part.
D
Thank
you,
sir,
for
your
comments
about
the
the
meat
processing
plant
and
again
what
people
understand
they
don't
most
people
do
not
understand
our
industry.
They
have
no
clue
what
we
do,
how
we
do
it
or
what
it
serves
and
to
represent
graham's
comments
about
glendale.
I'll,
be
honest.
I
have
friends
I
would
school
with
that
were
adamantly
opposed
to
that
ford
plant
coming
there.
Now,
I
don't
say
they
were
right.
I'm
telling
you
it
wasn't,
like
everybody
said:
welcome
with
open
arms.
D
There
were
people
that
were
opposed
to
it
in
that
local
community,
so
with
that
you'll
always
have
that,
but
it's
uncomfortable
not
to
bring
in
the
departments
that
know
this
business
better
than
anyone
to
help
sell
this
project
and
from
what
I
understand.
That's
not
that's
what
didn't
happen
and
that's
why
this
project
failed,
bring
in
the
people
that
know
this
industry,
not
people
who
have
no
understanding
of
what
we
do
and
how
we
do
it.
Thank
you
for
comment,
sir.
B
H
Well,
welcome
to
the
table
now
we're
going
to
change
our
schedule
a
little
bit
tony
tubes
in
the
advantage,
capital
group
and
jay
dowdy
I'll.
Just
let
you
guys
come
on
up
and
anybody
that
with
it
with
you,
tony
that
needs
to
be
at
the
table.
M
I'm
tony
toops
with
advantage
capital-
and
I
have
with
me
mr
chad
dowdy,
who
is
the
cfo
of
danimer
scientific.
What
we
want
to
talk
about
real
briefly
is
a
program.
I've
discussed
with
many
of
you
over
the
last
couple
of
sessions.
It's
a
way
to
increase
access
to
capital
for
small
businesses
in
rural
kentucky.
M
As
georgia
and
utah
georgia
did
the
georgia
agribusiness
rural
jobs
act
in
2017
and
mr
daddy
is
going
to
tell,
I
think
his
experience
and
his
company's
experience
and
the
fantastic
result
they
have
had
through
access
to
capital
that
was
patient
and
flexible
and
allowed
them
to
grow
at
a
time
when
it
was
crucial
and
they
are
in
the
business
of
taking
canola
oil
fermenting
it
into
a
biodegradable
plastic
polymer
that
becomes
a
biodegradable
plastic
straw
and
I'm
I
will
mr
dow
mr
dowdy
is
on
a
a
time
schedule.
K
Yes,
thanks
tony
my
name
is
chad
dowdy,
I'm
the
cfo
of
danimer
scientific,
we're
a
company
that
manufactures
biopolymers
in
bainbridge
georgia,
bainbridge.
Georgia
is
a
small
community
in
southwest
georgia.
The
economy
is
largely
agriculture
based
population
of
about
12
000
in
the
city
about
26
000
in
the
county.
K
We
got
our
start
back
in
in
2004,
and
the
seed
capital
of
the
company
largely
came
from
people
in
the
agricultural
business.
So
I
can't
tell
you
how
many
times
that
I've
gone
to
somebody's
barn
to
pick
up
an
investment
check,
but
anyway
the
company
slowly
grew.
We
first
started
out
making
compostable
biopolymers,
but
then
back
in
2007
we
we
purchased
some
patents
from
procter
gamble
related
to
the
manufacture
of
fully
biodegradable
plastic
resins.
K
So
this
would
be
plastics
that
you
can
make
and
throw
away
in
a
ditch
and
within
a
matter
of
of
months
once
exposed
him
to
the
environment
would
disintegrate.
So
it
was
a
great
opportunity
for
us.
It
took
us.
K
You
know
several
years
to
get
to
the
point
where
we
were
ready
to
commercialize
the
technology
and
we
kind
of
reached
an
impasse
where
we
needed
extra
capital
to
manufacture
larger
volumes
of
the
the
biodegradable
resin,
so
that
that
some
of
our
customers,
like
nestle
and
pepsico,
could
purchase
these
larger
trial
volumes
and
run
it
on
their
machines.
K
And
you
know,
after
kind
of
piecemealing
it
with
equity.
We
finally
were
introduced
to
advantage
capital
and
were
able
to
bring
in
a
loan
for
about
10
million
dollars
under
the
georgia,
agriculture
and
rural
jobs
act.
K
That
was
a
program
that
made
flexible
financing
available
to
rural
communities
that
are
counties
that
had
a
population
of
less
than
50
000,
so
that
money
came
in.
We
were
able
to
expand
our
machinery
and
equipment,
also
hire
new
employees
and
and
were
able
to
produce
resin.
K
That
was
successfully
run
by
these
large
customers
of
ours
and
because
of
that
success,
the
company
was
actually
able
to
to
go
public
in
december
of
2020.,
we're
now
a
publicly
traded
company
and
that
same
resident
that
we
developed
using
the
funds
made
available
by
advantage
is
what
we're
manufacturing
today
in
in
winchester
kentucky
at
our
plant.
K
There
we've
actually
purchased
that
that
plant
and
through
a
sale,
leaseback
transaction
and
have
subsequently,
I
think,
invested
almost
a
170
million
dollars
in
expanding
that
facility
as
we
scale
it
up.
So
it
was
a
great
program
for
us.
You
know,
allowed
us
to
continue
to
to
grow
and
and
operate
in
a
rural
county
of
georgia,
and
personally
it
was
great
for
me
because
I
grew
up
in
bainbridge.
K
I
lived
there
until
I
was
18
moved
away
and
was
able
to
come
back
and
find
a
very
interesting
career
in
a
farm
community.
So
anyway,
it
was
a
great
program
and
it's
done
a
lot
for
for
our
state.
M
Well,
thank
you,
chad
and
and
members.
I
would
just
point
out
that,
during
as
we
lead
up
to
session
we're
working
with
john
mccarthy
and
and
his
team
on
getting
the
information
to
you,
we're
happy
to
show
you
the
real
world
examples
in
ohio,
there's
more
than
30
companies
in
georgia
that
have
benefited,
and
this
basically,
is
we
partner
with
local
banks
and
in
the
georgia
program
there
were.
Five
fund
managers
came
in
and
participated,
so
we
have
competitors,
it's
not
just
about
us
from
iowa,
missouri,
louisiana
and
elsewhere.
M
Georgia
that
have
come
in
and
offered
these
financing
to
these
companies
that
we
see
great
potential
jazz
companies,
probably
the
the
rock
star,
if
you
will,
because
when
they
went
public
jad
didn't
mention
it,
but
they're
now
getting
ready
to
invest
several
hundred
million
dollars
in
decatur
county
georgia.
M
I
think
they're
projected
hiring
up
to
400
new
people
with
the
plan
expansion
there,
and
that
is
a
very
good
real
world
example,
but
some
of
the
other
companies
too
have
been
a
little
less
sexy.
Maybe
but,
for
example,
we
have
over
in
pearson
georgia
katie
bag,
they
make
goat
feed
bags
and
onion
bags
for
stores
they
employ.
M
One
thing
chad's
boss,
has
a
great
line
I
liked
he
said.
If
you
have
a
ged,
you
can
get
a
job
on
my
loading
dock.
If
you
have
a
phd,
you
can
get
a
job
in
my
laboratory
and
I
think
that's
a
really
good
encapsulation
of
what
these
types
of
programs
and
access
to
capital
can
make
for
these
companies.
A
lot
of
the
financing
is
typically
between
half
a
million
up
to
about
five
jads
was
on
the
larger
end
of
that.
But
these
are
true.
M
Small
businesses
that
have
opportunity
to
grow
to
modernize
equipment,
hire
additional
people
and
do
it
in
a
way
that
is
fiscally
responsible
for
the
state.
It's
modeled
after
the
state
and
federal
new
markets,
tax,
credit
programs.
So
there
is
a
tax
credit
component,
but
the
capitals
match
dollar
for
dollar,
with
private
capital
fund
managers
have
to
have
federal
qualifications.
In
order
to
participate.
M
The
state
then
decides
who
can
raise
raise
a
fund.
All
the
capital
has
to
be
invested
in
a
very
tight
timeline.
Once
all
the
capitals
invested
within
the
first
24
months
of
the
program,
only
then
can
the
state
premium
tax
credits
be
redeemed
and
they're
capped
and
they're
sunsetted
and
they're
limited.
So,
unlike
my
home
state
of
louisiana,
we
have
the
a
film
tax
credit,
that's
refundable
and
transferable.
This
is
neither
and
it's
also
a
one-year
activity
credit.
M
This
requires
an
investment
to
be
in
place
for
seven
years,
and
it's
designed
that
each
fund
manager
makes
a
commitment
to
the
state
that
they
will
create
and
retain
certain
numbers
of
jobs
and
those
job
commitments.
Tell
the
state
that
this
is
going
to
be
revenue
positive
at
the
time
of
the
the
fund
is
over.
So
that's
it
in
a
nutshell:
there's
a
lot
of
moving
parts
happy
to
answer
questions
we
will
be
coming
to
visit
during
session.
I
think
representative
heath's
going
to
be
our
champion
once
again,
so
I'll
leave
it
at
that.
H
H
I
know
there's
quite
a
few
more
that
you've
shared
with
me
over
time
and
look
forward
to
you
guys
being
able
to
come
back
and
and
talk
to
us
individually
in
our
offices
and
answer
specific
questions
and
at
this
time
I'm
not
seeing
any
right
now
so
we'll
let
you
go
and
bring
our
next
presenter
up
but
feel
free
to
come
back
and
see
us.
H
So
we'll
have
h
barlow
with
the
executive
director
of
the
kentucky
dairy
development
council
and
even
though
I
just
said
your
name
I'll,
let
you
repeat
it
for
the
record
and
then
the
floor
is
yours.
H
N
Thank
you,
representative
heath
and
senator
hornback.
It
is
my
pleasure
to
be
here
this
morning.
My
name
is
h:
barlow,
I'm
a
barren
county,
dairy
farmer
and
president
executive
director
of
the
kentucky
dairy
development
council.
N
Today,
I'd
like
to
talk
a
little
bit
about
our
past
and
the
present
and
the
future
of
our
dairy
industry,
and
you
know
we'll
try
to
cover-
I
put
an
agenda
in
here
in
my
powerpoint,
just
if
you
wanted
to
refer
to
it
in
the
future.
Let's
just
look
a
little
bit
at
our
organization
how
we
became
a
part
of
this
started
organization.
N
Tobacco
buyout
basically
paved
the
way
for
us
becoming
an
organization
we
worked.
We
realized
that
in
the
dairy
industry
we
didn't
have
a
really
outstanding
organization
that
represented
the
whole
state,
and
we
found
that
we
needed
to
have
someone
to
be
a
voice
for
all
kentucky
dairyman.
Therefore,
all
kentucky
dairymen
are
members
of
the
kentucky
dairy
development
council
and
we
were
funded
by
the
ag
development
board.
N
Just
look
a
little
bit
at
you
can
read
this
just
as
well
as
I
can
by
the
numbers:
what's
happened
in
the
past
15
years,
I
guess
I'd
like
to
concentrate
on
the
bottom
line
there,
despite
losing
two-thirds
of
our
dairy
farms.
In
15
years,
we
saw
57
percent
increase
in
production
per
cow
and
a
42
improvement
in
quality,
and
we
still
are
contributing
175
million
dollars
to
kentucky's
agricultural
economy,
on
milk
being
sold
at
the
farm,
and
I
think
that's
a
significant
number
and
something
we're
proud
of.
N
I
would
like
to
say
that
over
the
past
five
years,
kentucky
has
led
the
nation
in
improvement
in
production
per
cow
and
we're.
We
think
we
had
something
to
do
with
that.
To
get
some
of
these
things
started
in
our
to
improve
our
dairy
situation
and
on
the
farm
throughout
the
commonwealth.
N
We
created
a
milk
and
city
of
leadership
kentucky
program,
and
this
was
a
partnership
between
milk
marketing
agencies
such
as
dfa
and
dean
foods
and
boarding,
boarding,
incorporated
and
prairie
farms
to
see
if
we
couldn't
help
our
dairy
farms
do
a
better
job
and
increase
their
profitability,
and
we
had
255
dairy
farms
that
produced
participate
in
this
program
you
had
to
meet
certain
parameters
of
improvement
and
through
that
we
got
a
355
million
pound
increase
over
a
seven
year
period.
That
was
about
67
million
dollars
of
new
money
going
in
kentucky
economy.
N
N
Obviously,
I
don't
have
to
tell
any
of
you
what
happened
in
2020.
Everything
changed
covet
hit
dairy
just
like
it
did
everybody
else.
We
actually
did
have
some
milk
poured
out
in
the
state
because
of
you
know
the
closure
of
everything
and
things
being
shut
down,
which
was
a
disgrace
really
to
have
that
good.
N
Good
food
go
down
the
drain,
but
we
were
didn't
that
didn't
last
very
long
and
things
we
did
get
our
supply
chain
going
again
and
I
would
say
I'd
like
to
honor
every
dairy
farmer,
laborer
and
all
the
people
that
worked
in
the
food
industry
that
kept
us
going.
N
Even
when
most
everything
was
shut
down,
the
largest
food
processor
for
fluid
milk
in
the
united
states
dean
foods
filed
bankruptcy
on
us,
there
was
a
disruption
in
the
way
of
like
was
talking
about
in
cheese
production
and
everything
else,
and
there
was
a
tremendous
volatility
and
change
of
price
in
the
dairy
industry.
There
was
one
time:
milk
we
sell
milk
by
the
100
weight,
there
was
milks
being
sold
one
month,
20
100
weight,
and
then
it
got
as
low
as
like
10
100
weight.
N
So
the
big
thing
that
happened
after
covet
19
for
the
dairy
farmers
and
in
our
organization
was,
we
lost
the
partnership
with
the
marketing
agencies.
They
decided
to
pull
out
of
cooperating
with
us
and
we
realized
that
to
continue
to
improve
our
dairy
farms.
We
had
to
come
up
with
a
new
program,
so
we
created
a
new
milk
program.
N
We
called
it
4.0.
Our
idea
was
to
research,
the
best
ideas
and
the
best
practices
across
the
country
and
what
you
know.
How
are
dairy
farms
doing
the
best?
We
have
other
states
around
us
that
are
superior
to
us
and
milk.
You
know
in
milk
production
and
things
like
that.
So
how
do
we
emulate
those
dairies
and
we
particularly
worked
with
some
national
dairy
recognized
consultants,
and
we
came
up
with
four
major
factors
we
felt
like
need
to
be
improved.
N
One
was
genetics,
reproductive
performance,
quality
of
milk
produced
and
financial
analysis
of
the
dairy
operations
on
the
farm.
There
are
dairy
cows
that
can
produce
thirty
thousand
pounds
of
milk,
and
there
are
dairy
cows
that
produce
fifteen
thousand
pounds
of
milk
or
ten
thousand
pounds
of
milk,
basically
even
under
the
same
management
practices.
N
So
the
big
factor,
their
difference
is
genetically,
so
we
were
able
to
create
a
program
with
a
national
genomic
company
called
zoetis
to
give
us
a
50
discount
on
their
testing
program,
and
we've
implemented
this
across
made
it
available
all
of
the
dairy
farmers
in
the
state
of
kentucky
to
test
their
to
dna
test.
It's
basically
a
dna
test
to
in
this
test,
we'll
identify
the
highest
producing
genetics
available
and
to
increase
the
herd
as
we
go
forward
to
breed
the
right
animals
to
the
right
sires
to
get
a
genetic
improvement.
N
We're
excited
about
this
program.
We
have
a
lot
of
sign
up
already.
We
think
it
will
take
us
into
the
decades
of
the
future
in
the
dairy
business.
Obviously
we
are
every
to
participate
in
any
of
our
programs.
You
have
to
be
on
the
dairy
herd
improvement
records
program.
This.
We
firmly
believe.
If
you
can't
measure
it,
then
you
can't
improve
it.
So
we
believe
every
farm
should
be
on
that.
So
that's
central
to
all
of
our
programs.
N
We
have
gone
in
together
with
three
institutions
on
financial
analysis
to
help
the
dairy
farmer
identify
the
bottlenecks
in
his
operation
to
help
improve,
you
know,
find
out
what
it
does,
what
we
need
to
do
to
make
our
situations
more
profitable,
we're
excited
about
this
program
and
we
have
just
implemented
it.
I
failed
to
mention
a
little
bit
earlier,
but
there
are
four
members
on
my
staff
besides
myself,
that
we
deliver
these
programs
across
the
commonwealth
to
all
of
our
dairy
farmers.
N
Two
new
programs-
and
we
just
heard
mentioned
a
while
ago,
commissioner
quarles
talked
about
cheney's,
dairy
barn,
which
is
really
one
of
our.
You
know
very
important,
I
guess
ambassadors
for
the
dairy
industry,
but
there
is
presently
we
are
involved.
Kddc
is
involved
with
university
of
tennessee
and
north
carolina
state
on
a
three-year
six
million
dollar
grant
to
incentivize
people
that
would
like
to
process
milk
on
their
farm
to
sell
it.
N
Retail
or
you
know,
to
put
the
value
added
in
there
to
make
it
another
potential
operation
for
the
dairy
farmers
to
sell
their
milk
straight
retail.
This
is
something
that
would
be
good
and
beneficial
for
a
lot
of
our
smaller
operations
and
we're
excited
about
that.
There's
10
operations
currently
across
the
state
that
are
doing
this
and
we
have
several
more
that
are
have
you
know,
anticipating
going
into
this
program.
This
grant
program
will
actually
help
them,
buy
the
equipment
needed
for
pasteurization
for
say
bottling
or
cheese
vats
and
these
kind
of
things.
N
So
it's
a
real
great
program
and
we're
pleased
that
we
got
selected
to
help
tennessee
and
north
carolina
state
implement
this.
A
new
program
is
basically
gaining
steam
across
the
country.
Is
beef
on
dairy.
This
is
where
you
take
beef,
sires
and
breed
them
to
dairy
cows,
and
basically,
what's
happened
with
the
advent
of
a
sexed
semen.
This
is
you
can
read
about
it
there
on
my
thing,
but
we
can
get
all
of
our
cows
to
have
heifer
calves.
N
If
we
want
to
what
we've
done,
we've
created
a
glut
of
dairy
heifers
and
this
has
decreased
their
value
and
it's
a
little
bit
of
a
challenge.
But
by
using
genomics
and
dhr
records
we
can
identify
the
cows
that
we
want
to
produce
our
replacement
animals
for
dairy
and
the
rest
of
the
animals.
We
need
to
create
a
a
calf
that
can
be
utilized
in
the
beef
industry
and
we've
this
program
has
taken
off
nationwide.
N
Basically,
you
end
up
with
a
crossbred
calf
that
has
beef
characteristics
and
creates
the
carcass
quality
that
the
beef
industry
wants.
This
usually
turns
out
to
be
about
150
or
200
value.
Above
a
straight
dairy
steer
or
dairy,
heifer
and
crossbred.
Animal
has
got
a
lot
of
the
genetics
that
they
want
in
the
carcass
quality
that
they
need
for
the
future.
N
So,
let's
shift
gears
a
minute.
We've
been
talking
about
economic
engines
and
economic
possibilities.
This
morning,
which
is
a
you
know,
I
think
a
big
deal,
and
so
there's
a
new
era
of
dairy
going
on
right
now
been
privy
to
the
knowledge
of
a
gentleman
named
dr
jack
britt
and
actually
a
kentucky
native.
I
guess
he
was
educated
western
then
ended
up
in
north
carolina
state
and
was
the
dean
of
the
college
of
agriculture
university
tennessee.
N
He
and
a
group
of
other
professors
across
the
nation
decided
to
do
an
evaluation
of
where's
dairy
headed
down
the
road.
Where
was
dairy
headed
in
the
next
20
to
30
years,
and
basically
they
came
up
with
the
the
program.
That's
the
scarcity
of
resources
out
west,
where
most
of
the
cattle
located
the
you
know.
That's
it.
This
slide,
I
think,
says:
there's
like
42
percent
of
the
nation's
dairy
cows
are
in
water,
stressed
areas,
and
you
know
what
what
can
we
do
about
that.
N
So
on
this
map
you
know
it
basically
says
that
we've
got
all
these
cows
in
california,
texas,
new
mexico
places
that
are
definitely
stressed
in
water,
and
these
are
they're
got
to
move
eastward
if
they're
going
to
continue
their
operations.
N
I
personally
know
a
dairyman
in
california.
Last
year
told
me
that
his
he
had
a
deep
well
to
use
for
irrigation
and
run
his
dairy
operation.
It
was
500
feet.
He
would
dug
500
feet
last
year
he
had
to
go
1500
feet
to
find
the
water
that
was
necessary
to
to
operate
his
dairies.
So
I
personally
know
some
operations
that
are
that
truly
do
have
this
stress.
N
There
are
a
lot
of
other
factors
out
west
that
cause
problems
for
the
dairyman
urban
pressures.
Obviously
in
california,
a
lot
of
people
may
not
realize
that
california
is
the
number
one
dairy
producing
state
in
the
nation.
We
always
think
wisconsin's
number
one,
but
california
is
almost
twice
as
large
as
far
as
the
actual
pounds
produced
and
those
people
are
facing
problems.
I
actually
met
another
dairyman
in
california
that
told
me
about
that.
N
They
had
to
meet
monthly
with
environmental
regulators,
about
noise
and
smell,
and
can
you
imagine
operating
in
those
conditions,
I
mean
I
just.
I
can't
imagine
doing
that
myself
personally
and
I've
been
a
derivative
in
my
entire
life,
so
environmental
regulation
is
a
real
challenge.
Transportation
cost
has
become
a
even
a
larger
challenge
than
it
ever
was.
You
know,
think
about
the
cost
of
diesel
fuel
and
just
moving.
You
know,
can
give
you
one
personal
example:
we
have
a
nice
plant
in
litchfield
kentucky
called
belle
cheese.
N
They
import
most
of
their
milk,
that
they
process
in
that
plant
from
michigan
and
from
points
north
and
they,
the
french
owners.
That's
a
french-owned
company
came
over
here
and
said:
how
far
are
you
bringing
milk
in?
They
said
four
to
five
hundred
miles
and
they
said
why
are
we
doing
that?
That's
not
green!
So
there's
opportunities
because
of
transportation
cost
to
locate
more
dairies
in
kentucky.
N
How
do
we
fit
in
what
where
does
kentucky
fit
in
in
this?
Well,
obviously,
number
one.
We
have
water,
water,
water.
We
we've
been
having
about
50
inches
a
year.
All
of
these
places
that
I
just
mentioned
and
on
that
map
depend
on
irrigation
and
those
aquifers
and
those
reservoirs.
You've
all
heard
the
story
of
what's
happening
to
the
water
out
west.
So
kentucky
number
one
has
water.
We
have
a
dairy,
friendly
environment,
rural
kentucky
understands
livestock
and
I
think
we
have
places
to
put
it
in.
N
We
have
a
temperate
climate,
we
don't
have
the
extreme
cold
or
the
dakotas.
We
don't
have
the
extreme
heat
of
texas.
In
florida
we
have
cheap
energy
available
to
us.
We
can
produce
feed
with
the
best
of
them.
We
can
make
corn
silage
as
good
as
any
place
in
the
nation
and
that's
very
critical.
I
think
rural
kentucky's
prime
for
investment
and
we
have
proximity
to
all
the
consumers
who
are
moving
from
the
north
to
the
south.
So
I
think
that's
always
you
need
a
place
to
market
your
milk
and
we
have
an
organization
here.
N
I
think
that
has
the
resources
to
help
facilitate
this
attracting
and
trying
to
get
new
dairies
to
come
into
our
area.
What
would
a
large
dairy
look
like?
We've
had
some
interest
already
been
given
to
us?
We
have
we're
beginning
to
get
phone
calls
already,
so
this
is
not
some
dream
that
we
just
come
up
with,
but
some
of
these
cows
there's
dairies
across
the
west.
That
are
you.
B
N
All
different
sizes,
but
we're
talking
about
a
large
area,
five
thousand
cow
dairy-
you
can
see
there.
Each
cow
produces
five
thousand
dollars
worth
of
sales
right
off
the
farm.
You
can
do
the
multiplier,
it's
pretty
easy
to
figure
out
5
000
cows,
25
million
dollars
annually.
You
know
that's
a
big
business.
How
many
businesses
like
that?
You
know
I
was
thinking
about,
say,
trigg
county,
how
many
businesses
in
trigg
county
have
25
million
dollar
annual
sales.
N
You
know
so
it's
a
you
know
it's
a
great
opportunity,
I
think,
for
many
of
our
counties
across
the
state.
We
do
create
jobs
on
the
farm
like
takes
about
10
people
per
thousand
cows.
N
These
projections
are
been
justified
by
talking
to
the
large
dairymen
that
we
know
in
out
in
the
other
states.
If
you
don't
do
anything
else
and
don't
remember
anything
else
that
I
have
to
say
and
I've
heard
it
mentioned,
I
guess
senator
webb
up
there,
the
economic
engine.
This
is
what
I'm
talking
about.
Rural
kentucky
needs
economic
engines
and
the
thing
about
a
dairy.
I
mean
I've
traveled
across
the
state,
my
entire
life,
and
I
see
these
little
buildings,
these
little
small
factory
buildings.
You
know
located
in
different
counties
that
are
vacant.
N
One
thing
about
you
located
dairy
farm
and
this
can't
be
moved.
It's
got,
you
can't
take
that
concrete
and
you
can't
move
it
and
that
economic
engine
in
that
community
is
something
else.
You
know,
here's
a
picture
right
here
of
a
farm
and
I've
got
a
neighboring.
Basically
in
barron
county
kentucky,
they
milk,
1500
cows,
they're.
Three
truckloads
of
milk
leave
that
farm
every
day.
That's
three
truck
driving
jobs.
N
N
There
are
other
satellite
industries
that
come
off
of
a
large
dairy,
such
as
feed
production.
We
talked
about
the
manure
that
we
create
on
a
large
dairy
is
excellent.
Fertilizer
could
be,
you
know,
really
used
in
to
grow
crops.
The
market
for
distillers,
by-products,
dairy
cows,
can
eat
20
pounds
of
distilled
products
a
year
and
that's
a
big
deal,
we're
a
dairy
cow's,
the
number
one
animal
in
using
distillers,
by-products-
and
so
I
think,
that's
a
positive
for
our
distilling
industry.
N
The
feeding
and
replacement
animals
will
create
a
lot
of
replacement
animals.
A
lot
of
the
big
dairies
don't
feed
those
out
there,
but
the
farmer
mount
to
adjacent
farms,
and
that
could
be
a
place
for
some
of
the
dairies
that
have
gone
out
of
business
that
have
the
infrastructure,
the
concrete
and
the
feeding
facilities.
That
can
do
that.
N
N
One
brand
new
thing
is:
we've
been
contacted
and
actually
had
meetings
already
in
the
state,
with
some
of
our
larger
producers
about
methane
digesters
and
creating
energy,
and
they
are
coming
in
to
visit
our.
We
have
four
dairies
in
the
state
already
over
a
thousand
cows
we've
met
with
those
people.
N
They
are
interested
in
creating
methane
gas.
It
takes
a
certain
group
of
farmers
to
work
together
and
then
they
can
build
an
injection
site.
They
scrub
the
gas,
make
sure
the
gas
is
successful
and
this
is
in
its
infancy,
but
we
do
have
they've
been
here
and
we
are
actually
have
a
schedule
meeting
with
these
producers
coming
up
in
about
two
weeks.
N
So
how
will
it
help
our
present
industry?
Our
infrastructure
has
been
suffering.
We've
lost
the
dairy
supply
company
this
past
year,
veterinarians.
We
don't
have
the
large
animal
veterinarians
a
lot
of
places
in
the
state
we
need.
It
would
definitely
help
the
infrastructure
to
improve,
and
I
think
it
would
help
all
of
our
dairy
farmers
to
give
us
a
reinvigoration
of
the
dairy
industry.
N
N
The
economic
development
cabinet
is
very
important
in
all
of
this.
The
department
of
agriculture,
the
ag
development
board.
All
of
these
things
are
critical
to
us
being
able
to
attract
these
dairies
and
we're
not
trying
to
reinvent
the
wheel.
I've
been
in
contact
with
people
from
kansas
and
they
did
this.
They
recruited
in
in
mating
economic
and
senior
potentials,
to
bring
dairies
into
their
state
and
out
of
that's
been
going
on
for
at
least
10
years,
and
because
of
that
they
have
a
huge
processing
center,
making
cheese
called
gilmar
cheese
company
in
western
kansas.
N
N
So
I
would
like
to
say
that
we're
you
know
in
the
game
and
we
want
to
be
in
the
game
and
I'm
sure
we
would
be
coming
to
you,
maybe
for
some
economic
incentives
that
we
could
do
to
attract
these
businesses,
and
I
hope
it
would
be
a
reinvigoration
of
rural
kentucky.
So
this
is
kind
of
you
know
our
goals
and
what
we'd
like
to
do
and
I'd
be
willing
to
answer
any
questions
you
might
have.
H
H
Commissioner
quarles
mentioned
our
meat
processors,
how
kentucky
has
invested
seven
million
dollars
and
I'm
sure
there's
a
need
for
more
investment,
and
I
think
our
rural
jobs
bill
would
fit
that
what
you
just
talked
about
with
dairy
farmers
and
and
then
our
added
value
at
the
farm.
I
can't
see
opportunities
for
the
rural
job
bill
playing
into
direct
agriculture
expansion,
so
I
think
we
have
an
interesting
session
coming
up
with
all
the
possibilities
representative
mcpherson.
F
F
That
is
what
we're
going
to
have
to
fight
more
than
anything
is
to
get
these
dairies
these
large-scale
dairies
in
an
area
where
we
can,
where
they
can
function
without
fear
of
the
epa
trying
to
shut
them
down.
I
think
that's
something
that
we're
going
to
have
to
work
on.
You
know
our
water
is
really
good,
but
our
water
running
through
and
having
our
creeks
and
our
streams
and
so
many
farms
having
so
many
creeks
and
streams
on
them.
F
F
So,
there's
just
lots
of
things
that
we
can
learn
lots
of
things
we're
going
to
have
to
adapt
to,
but
we're
basically
going
to
have
to
to
educate
our
public
so
that
the
thing
with
the
calf
killing
plant,
so
the
thing
with
these
larger
dairies
will
be
accepted
in
our
communities.
I
think
that's
the
probably
the
number
one
thing
we're
going
to
have
to
do,
and
I
do
congratulate
cheney's
dairy
for
for
being
a
small,
family-run
dairy
that
is
now
being
able
to
market
their
product
in
kroger.
Appreciate
your
time.
Thank
you.
N
Thank
you.
I
you
know,
I
think
it's
absolutely
essential
that
we
pick
and
choose
the
right
places
to
locate
these
dairies.
They
don't
need
to
be
next
to
a
urban
center
or
shopping
center
or
a
you
know,
housing
project
or
anything
like
that.
It's
it's
absolutely
essential,
but
there
are
counties.
I
think
that
it's
kind
of
you
heard
the
commissioner
quarles
say
you
know
there
were
six
county
judge
executives
that
called
him
said
we'd
like
to
have
that
plant.
N
I
think
we
can
find
that
for
location
of
of
our
dairies
as
well,
and
you
know
it's
again,
it's
a
cooperative
effort
and
you
know
we're.
We
do
have
these
inquiries
coming
in
to
us,
and
you
know,
if
you
know
of
a
place
that
you
think
might
be
an
excellent
place
to
locate
one.
We
would
be
more
than
willing
to.
You
know,
work
with
you
and
try
to
find
that
you
know
place
to
go.
E
Thank
you,
mr
chairman.
I
didn't
intend
to
speak
on
this
subject,
but
representative
kind
of
piqued.
My
interest
just
want
to
throw
this
out
there.
Food
for
thought
I
recently
set
in
on
a
ag
task
force
as
part
of
ncsl
in
tampa
and
represented
kentucky,
and
had
some
really
good
presentations
just
want
to
throw
this
out.
You
might
want
to
check
on
that
methane
deal
the
biden
administration.
E
My
understanding
is
coming
out
with
new
restrictions
on
methane
that
are
significant
and
one
thing
that
piqued
my
interest
as
it
pertains
to
dairy
is
during
the
coveted
pandemic.
A
lot
of
dairies
were
dumping
milk
and
they
were
having
a
lot
of
problems
getting
permits
from
the
epa,
because
milk
is
considered
a
toxic
substance.
E
H
H
Chairman
hornbeck,
are
you
taking
senator
shickles
on
zoom
all
right,
so
senator
shickles
you're
up
next
welcome
by
zoom.
O
Welcome,
can
you
hear
me,
mr
chairman?
Yes,
sir,
first
of
all,
I
want
to
thank
the
chairman
for
allowing
me
to
testify
remotely
today
it's
been
a
jam-packed
day,
and
I
really
appreciate
it.
The
bill
I'm
going
to
speak
about
has
been
pre-filed,
so
everyone
can
see
it.
O
But
before
I
comment
on
the
bill,
I
want
to
just
say
how
much
I'm
going
to
miss
my
friend
paul
hornbach.
I
think
this
is
his
last
interim
meeting
and
being
from
outside
the
agricultural
community.
Paul
is
one
of
my
very
best
friends
who
I
depend
on
for
a
lot
of
advice
and
counsel,
and
we
are
just
going
to
sure
miss
him
in
the
senate
at
large.
O
I
also
want
to
tell
the
chairman
the
committee,
how
much
I've
enjoyed
the
testimony
today,
usually
when
you're
waiting
for
an
hour
and
a
half
to
testify,
it's
you
you're
doing
other
things,
but
the
what
goes
on
in
this
committee
is
very,
very
interesting
and
I've
enjoyed
every
minute
of
it.
The
bill
I'm
going
to
talk
about
today
is
very
simple,
mr
chairman
and
members
of
the
committee,
as
I
said
before,
it's
pre-filed,
so
you
can
review
it.
O
I'm
hoping
this
will
start
the
discussion
about
a
matter
which
is
of
concern
to
me,
and
I
think
it's
really
a
concern
to
a
lot
of
kentuckians
and
I
have
gotten
some
phone
calls
and
emails
both
pro
and
cons
from
our
agricultural
committee
from
our
agricultural
community
about
it.
O
J
Thank
you,
mr
chairman
and
john.
Thank
you
for
the
kind
comments.
I
sure
appreciate
that
and
john's
taking
up
farming
now
he's
got
some
fruit
trees
so
glad
to
have
you
join
in
with
us
sean.
J
You
know
something.
We've
done
and
I'll
give
a
lot
of
credit
to
our
retail
stores,
and
this
is
kind
of
expansion
of
that,
but
the
help
they've
given
us
on
kentucky
proud
over
the
last
few
years
and
what
that
has
done,
they've
gone
above
and
beyond
on
kentucky
proud
and
the
labeling
of
that.
The
recognition
of
that
I
see
dave
maples
the
kettle
association
set
out
here
and
what
they've
done
with
our
beef
process.
J
That's
processed
right
here
in
kentucky-
and
this
is
kind
of
another
extension
of
that
you
know
our
consumers
are
now
demanding
or
wanting
more
local
produce
and
for
sure
consumers
wanting
to
know
where
products
they
buy
come
from,
and
this
is
an
extension
of
that.
I
appreciate
you,
john
bringing
this
to
us
or
senator
schickel,
bringing
this
to
us
and
we'll
see
how
things
go
if
we
get
it
worked
out.
O
Question
some
may
have
was:
why
is
this
necessary
or
why
would
anybody
want
to
do
this
as
a
hobby,
and
I
know
a
lot
of
friends
of
mine
when
I
go
into
a
store,
I
always
require,
let's
say
we're
an
apple
if
I'm
purchasing
apples
or
another
fruit,
I
always
inquire
where
it's
coming
from.
Of
course,
if
it's
I'm
like
fortunate
enough
to
be
kentucky
proud,
that's
not
in
question
but
many
times.
Actually
all
the
time
when
you
inquire
this
most
of
the
stores
do
not
know.
O
At
least
the
people
working
in
the
stores
do
not
know
where
that
produce
is
coming
from,
and
when
you
look
at
the
fine
print,
it
is
only
identified
if
it's
from
outside
the
united
states,
consumers
such
as
myself,
I
try
to
buy
things
that
are
in
season.
I
try
to
buy
things
that
are
generally
in
the
same
time
zone,
so
those
kind
of
choices
are
important
to
me
and
what
I'm
finding
from
pre-file
in
this
legislation
that
and
hearing
that
it's
important
for
some
other
people.
O
A
Thanks,
mr
chairman,
and
while
I'm
enjoying
all
of
the
plaudits
today
for
chairman
hornback,
I
do
want
to
remind
everybody
that
he
has
another
full
year
as
a
member
of
the
general
assembly
and
as
chairman
of
this
committee.
So
let's,
let's
hold
the
valedictory
addresses
for
this
time
next
year,
please
for
all
of
our
sake
and
sanity,
so
we
only
have
to
hear
it
once.
Thank
you,
mr
chairman.
H
There's
nothing
else,
we'll
let
you
get
back
to
your
other
activities,
senator
schickel
and
thanks
for
joining
in
on
our
last.
O
Thank
you,
mr
chairman
and
members
of
the
committee,
and
thank
you
for
letting
me
do
this
remotely
and
I
have
no
problem
with
praising
paul
in
two
years.
H
So
I'm
last
on
the
agenda
today
and
I'll
be
brief.
Commissioner
quarles
mentioned
in
his
comments.
Maybe
the
need
for
legislation
and
I'm
working
with
some
of
my
colleagues
to
look
into
some
legislation
to
we're.
Looking
at
several
different
paths,
we
don't
know
exactly
which
one
this
will
take.
We
just
feel
like
we
need
to
do
something
to
have
a
representative
of
the
ag
community
on
the
economic
development
board
when
ag
issues
come
up
like
the
one
we
discussed
in
christian
county.
H
So
one
proposal
is
asking
the
cabinet
to
reach
out
to
the
commissioner
of
agriculture
are
requiring
the
cabinet
to
reach
out
to
the
commissioner
of
agriculture
when
there's
an
ag
project
in
play,
another
school
of
thought
is
going
ahead
and
putting
the
commission
of
agriculture
or
his
designee
as
a
permanent
member
on
the
economic
development
cabinet,
so
they
don't
have
to
be
invited
to
come
to
the
table
they're
already
at
the
table.
H
H
We
just
don't
want
a
repeat
of
what
happened
in
christian
county
going
forward
and
we're
talking
about
going
forward
for
years
to
come.
Not
just
this
administration,
not
just
this
legislative
body,
so
as
an
individual
taking
the
lead
on
the
bill
may
not
be
the
sponsor
of
the
bill,
but
I'm
taking
the
lead
for
right
now.
I
welcome
your
input
and
your
comments
and
if
you
have
some
ideas
on
which
direction,
you
think
that
should
go.
J
Mr
chairman,
I
just
want
to
thank
you
for
bringing
this
up
and
you-
and
I
had
talked
about
it
before,
and
I
appreciate
you
bringing
this
up
because
it's
something
that
definitely
needs
to
be
done
and
if,
if
you
look
at
what
happened
down
in
christian
county
and
the
fact
that
economic
development
nor
the
governor
anybody
reached
out
to
anybody
in
agriculture,
now
dave
maples
back
there
with
the
beef
cattle
association,
not
the
commissioner
of
agriculture,
nobody
reached
out
to
to
try
to
get
input
from
those
that
know
what
these
facilities
mean.
J
J
We
could
have
gotten
the
truth
out,
and
this
definitely
needs
to
happen
because
it's
it's
evident
that
at
a
lot
of
times,
even
though
agriculture
is
the
largest
collective
industry
in
the
state,
we
get
neglected
when
it's
time
to
have
economic
development
package,
because
some
people
kind
of
just
don't
really
consider
agriculture
to
be
an
industry,
and
we
need
to
make
sure
we
have
a
point
on
it
and
a
lot
of
people
know
already
that
farm
bureau
has
three
nominees
for
the
economic
development
board,
now
they're
not
mandated
that
the
administration
or
anybody
has
to
pick
one
of
those.