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We
have
a
quorum
and
welcome
again.
The
chair
would
entertain
a
motion
now
to
approve
the
meetings
from
both
the
July
and
the
August
meetings.
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D
Deal
first
of
all,
I'd
like
to
thank
everybody
for
for
having
us
here
today.
My
name
is
Steve
Morris
I'm,
the
Chief
Financial
Officer
of
hemisphere,
limited
and
as
well
as
Continental
refining
I've
got
my
colleague,
Matt
York
with
me
as
well
he's
an
analyst
and
we
just
wanted
to
come
and
give
you
an
overview
of
the
project
that
we've
got
going
on
in
Somerset.
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We're
extremely
excited
about
it,
kind
of
going
to
start
with
a
little
bit
of
a
history
of
of
Continental
kind
of
where
it
started
and
what's
gotten
us
to
where
we
are
today,
it's
the
old
Somerset
oil.
Anybody
that's
from
Southeastern
Kentucky
would
be
familiar
with
with
Somerset
oil.
Big
employer
in
the
region
was
around
since
the
30s
when
they
first
built
the
oil
refinery.
D
It
went
through
some
tough
times
after
2000,
several
ownership
changes
a
bankruptcy
and
then
finally,
in
2012,
Demetrius
haciotus
purchased
the
facility.
That's
him
on
the
bottom
right
there
he
spent
about
a
year
going
through
the
plant.
We
got
it
reopened
first
part
at
2013
and
actually
operated
it
as
an
oil
refinery
for
the
next
six
years.
Our
goal,
taking
that
facility
that
again,
was
mostly
passed
its
prime
our
goal
was
to
continually
upgrade
it,
bring
it
into
the
current
times.
D
We
then
spent
a
better
part
of
the
next
two
years.
Our
goal
was
to
literally
rebuild
the
refinery
from
the
ground
up,
unfortunately,
through
the
engineering
and
cost
estimating
process,
150
million
dollar
project
more
than
doubled
at
that
level.
It
just
wasn't
a
sustainable
project
for
for
us
to
tackle
so
after
walking
around
in
kind
of
a
discouraged
and
bad
mood,
we
started
refocusing.
What
could
we
do
with
this
77
Acres?
We
had.
We
had
still
had
some
limited
infrastructure
and
that
led
us
to
biodiesel,
easy
leap
for
us.
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We
knew
how
to
make
fuel,
we
knew
how
to
sell
fuel,
so
biodiesel
was
kind
of
a
an
obvious
path
for
us.
We
started
looking
at
well,
you
got
to
make
it
out
of
something.
What
are
we
going
to
make
it
out
of
the
easy
thing
we
thought
was
use
cooking
oil,
animal
fats,
that
type
of
thing
which
is
kind
of
what
everybody
thinks
about
when
they
think
about
biodiesel.
D
Unfortunately,
we
weren't
the
first
to
think
about
it,
so
there
wasn't
Supply
that
we
could
readily
get
at
a
price
that
that
we
could
make
it
work
and
that's
what
led
us
to
soybeans
and
soy
oil
started
doing
some
research
in
the
in
the
region
in
the
the
beauty
part
was
over
10
million
bushels
of
of
soybeans
grown
and
I,
don't
know,
probably
a
10
or
12
County
radius
of
where
Somerset
is
so
that
led
us
to
purchase
and
soybeans,
crushing
soybeans
extracting
the
oil
to
make
the
biodiesel.
D
One
of
our
big
concerns
early
on
was
the
soil.
Oil
is
about
what
10
12
percent
of
the
yield
When.
You
crush
a
soybean,
so
the
bulk
of
the
yield
was
a
product
that
we
were
not
familiar
with
the
soy
meal
and
the
Hulls.
We
had
never
made
that
we
had
never
sold
that
I
started,
doing
research
on
that
and
and
again
discovered.
D
The
very
big
need
for
the
poultry
industry
in
in
our
region,
so
we'd
had
some
conversations
and
and
found
that
there
were
plenty
of
markets
for
the
meal
right
here
in
Kentucky,
so
that
really
kind
of
pushed
us
over
the
edge.
That's
what
that's
when
we
approved
the
project
and
we
really
jumped
in
what
18
months
ago.
So
this
has
been
a
a
pretty
quick
turnaround
for
a
project
of
this
magnitude.
D
D
We've
actually
built
the
plant
with
expansion
in
mind,
we're
not
going
to
start
out
at
that
level,
but
we
figure
within
the
first
12
to
18
months,
we'll
start
another
phase
of
the
project.
Add
another
extruder
to
the
process,
add
more
storage
for
for
beans
and
continue
to
grow.
What
we're
doing
the
yields,
90,
000
short
tons
of
soy
Meal,
which
equates
to
what
180
million
pounds
of
soy
meal
the
the
soy
hulls
all
that
will
go
into
animal
feeds
and
again
you
know
the
beauty.
D
Part
of
this
is
we're
an
end
user,
so
we'll
be
purchasing
soybeans
not
to
to
remarket
the
bean
but
to
actually
process
them.
So
we're
going
to
be
a
manufacturing
facility.
All
this
will
stay
local,
we'll
be
buying
local
beans,
we'll
be
crushing
we'll
be
selling
back
into
the
markets
in
Kentucky.
So
literally
it's
it.
D
It's
all
for
the
region
really,
there's
no
doubt
that
at
some
point
we
we
could
exceed
what
what
the
the
region
can
handle,
but
for
the
most
part,
I
think
this
will
be
a
Kentucky
product
and
and
end
up
back
in
in
Kentucky
markets
and
then
on
with
the
the
soil
oil
we'll
be
producing
nearly
five
million
gallons
of
biodiesel
a
year.
D
Big
push
for
that,
particularly
in
our
region,
is
right.
Now,
I
can't
think
of
a
gas
station.
I
go
to
down
in
that
area
that
actually
offers
any
bio.
Blends
you'll
see
it
up
this
way,
Frankfurt
Louisville
Lexington,
but
anybody
that's
supplied
out
of
Knoxville
their
fuel.
They
don't
do
any
blending
down
there
that
I'm,
aware
of
so
we'll
actually
be
introducing
biodiesel
Blends
for
the
first
time
in
the
region,
so
another
very
exciting
part
of
this
project
bringing
additional
energy
to
the
region.
D
We
hope
to
you
know
as
that
moves
forward,
expand
that
as
well,
so
a
few
slides
of
of
what
this
is,
what
the
facility
looked
like
just
a
few
years
ago.
Let's
see
if
I
can
here
we
go
so
this
was
our
is
our
main
office.
Historically,
this
was
a
warehouse
where
we
we
stored,
all
our
our
parts
and
pieces
for
the
oil
refinery
and
then
across
the
way
here.
D
D
So
that's
that's
what
it
looked
like
now,
with
the
new
project,
we've
still
got,
or
something
else
still
got
our
main
office.
This
Warehouse
has
been
completely
converted
into
a
biodiesel
plant.
All
the
equipment's
housed
with
within
that
building
the
the
soy
oil
get
pumped
from
the
other
side.
Around
back
here
we've
got
our
tank
farm.
You
can
see
those
tanks,
I've
lost
my
cursor
again
anyway.
Tanks
in
the
back.
All
that's
new.
D
All
that's
been
done
here
in
the
last
12
months,
been
sliding
across
our
original
plan
was
to
modify
that
truck
garage
and
put
the
the
soy
Crush
plant
inside
it.
Unfortunately,
it
just
wasn't
possible,
so
we
had
to
tear
that
part
of
the
building
down.
We've
built
a
brand
new
structure.
The
front
half
is
our
offices.
D
The
grain
bins
are
up.
This
was
probably
three
four
weeks
ago
since
then,
the
elevator,
the
rest
of
the
elevators,
been
going
in.
We
ran
into
a
couple
of
snags
supply
chain
issues
all
the
same
thing
he
made
that's
tried
to
build
anything
here
recently.
We've
got
a
switch
gear
that
was
our
primary
switch
gear,
which
is
the
big
electrical
component
for
the
the
crush
plant.
It
was
due
in
I
believe
about
six
weeks
ago
and
as
of
right
now,
I
don't
know
that
we
have
a
and
a
definitive
date.
D
We've
got
what
we
what
we're
hoping
for,
but
it
got
us
behind
and
then
just
some
construction
delays,
but
we're
pushing
forward.
Our
original
goal
was
to
be
receiving
Beans.
By
now,
we've
had
to
push
that
back
right
now.
We
believe
it's
going
to
be
possible
first
part
of
December
to
actually
start
receiving
some
soybeans
the
crush
plant.
Again,
assuming
that
switch
gear
makes
it
here.
We
hope
to
get
it
up
and
running.
D
First
of
January,
the
biodiesel
plant
we're
going
to
start
start
it
up
by
purchasing
soy
oil
on
the
market.
So
we
hope
to
get
it
up
and
running
here,
probably
in
the
next
20
or
30
days,
all
the
staffs
hired
trained.
The
equipment
is
99
in
place.
We're
doing
final
walk
downs,
so
we're
really
excited
to
get
get
that
part
going
and
just
a
couple
little
props
we've
got
the
soybean,
which
is
where
we're
going
to
start
and
believe
it
or
not.
It
ends
up
is
biodiesel
and
that's
a
little
sample.
D
This
is
our
first
batch.
We
made
on
a
bench
top
using
the
exact
same
process
that
we'll
we'll
use
out
in
the
plant.
We
needed
to
do
that,
so
we
could
get
it
off,
get
it
tested.
The
results
were
fantastic,
specs
are
really
I,
think
exceeding
what
we
were
hoping
for.
So
we're
extremely
excited
about
the
product
that
we're
going
to
be
putting
out
the
final
piece
of
this
project.
So
we've
made
the
biodiesel
now
we
need
to
get
it
into
the
market
we've.
D
So
we've
got
a
fuel
terminal
where
we'll
be
bringing
traditional
diesel
fuel
petroleum
diesel
fuel
up
from
Knoxville,
we've
got
about
400,
000,
gallons
of
storage
and
then
we'll
remark
it
and
and
blend
the
biodiesel
with
the
petroleum
diesel
remarketed
across
the
region.
So
we
literally
bring
the
thing
full
circle,
buying
local
beans,
crushing
them
selling
the
meal
and
the
hulls
into
the
the
regional
livestock
feed
Market,
making
biodiesel
and
then
redistributing
that
same
biodiesel
back
to
the
same
same
region.
So
a
very
exciting
project.
D
D
About
a
year
and
a
half
ago,
we
got
the
opportunity
to
purchase
Warner
fertilizer,
so
again
a
commitment
to
agriculture,
another
piece
of
the
puzzle,
you
know:
Growers
need
fertilizer
to
grow,
their
crops,
we'll
be
buying
the
same
crop
back
into
our
plant
and
then
remarketing,
the
the
feed
and
the
and
the
biodiesel.
D
Back
to
the
same
group
of
folks,
so
it's
it's
pretty
cool
to
see
the
the
whole
circle
that
we'll
be
covering
so
and
then,
on
top
of
that,
we've
got
convenience
stores
that
we've
been
developing
down
in
that
region
under
the
label.
Midland
Farms
we've
got
one
under
that
banner
and
two
more
under
development,
so
a
big
huge
investment
overall
into
the
region
by
Demetrius.
D
He,
if
you
ever
get
an
opportunity
to
meet
him-
and
you
can
probably
tell
from
his
name
he's
not
from
here,
but
he
came
here
after
buying
the
refinery-
fell
in
love
with
Kentucky
with
the
area
with
people
he
has
since
moved
here.
This
is
his
permanent
home
and
out
of
Nancy,
so
big
commitment
to
to
Somerset
Pulaski,
County
and
the
whole
region.
D
D
Commissioner
Dr
Ryan
Quarles
from
the
very
beginning
we
reached
out,
he
came
down
and-
and
we
took
him
through,
the
project
he's
just
been
a
big
champion
of
of
what
we're
doing:
Kentucky
Ag
Department
of
the
Kentucky
agriculture
development
board,
Brian
Lacefield,
Bill
McCloskey
and
all
their
team
huge
help
in
getting
us
some
some
funding
early
on
both
from
a
grant
perspective,
as
well
as
as
guaranteed
loan,
but
they've
just
been
a
huge
help
and
and
very
supportive.
D
We've
actually
got
them
coming
down
on
the
17th
of
November
after
their
annual
board
meeting
to
to
get
a
look
at
everything:
Senator
Rick,
gerdler,
Representatives,
Kenny,
Upchurch
and
David
Mead,
our
mayor,
Alan
Keck,
just
everybody
that
that
is
in
local
and
state
government
have
been
extremely
supportive
of
our
efforts
and
we're
really
thankful
for
that.
And,
lastly,
Kentucky
Farm
Bureau
Mr
Haney
with
that
organization,
obviously
from
close
by
and
Nancy,
but
they
have
been
super
supportive
right
out
of
the
gate.
D
Lastly,
one
one
thing
I'd
like
to
kind
of
mention
is
that,
with
the
push
for
sustainable
fuels
across
the
country,
we've
got
a
project
here
right
at
home,
where
we're
we're
producing
renewable,
sustainable
energy
and
we'd
hope
that
the
general
assembly
would
would
look
at
purchasing
statutes
for
a
preference
towards
alternative
fuels.
We
think
it's.
It
would
be
very
helpful
to
continue
this
growth
and
push
across
the
state.
D
With
that,
that's
my
well
flip
back
Matt
I'm,
sorry
I
missed
something
the
last
thanks.
These
County
Extension
agencies
across
our
region.
D
There
were
a
handful
right
out
of
the
gate,
in
particular
that
really
connected
us
to
Growers,
gave
us
the
opportunity
to
get
in
front
of
Growers
and
sit
down
and
have
one-on-one
conversations
to
understand
that
we
truly
did
have
the
support
of
the
grower,
because
without
that,
we've
got
no
project,
and
these
folks
were
just
hugely
helpful.
They
got
us
into
every
one
of
these
County
meetings
over
the
course
of
about
three
months.
I
think
we
hit
probably
30
30
or
40
county
meetings.
D
The
the
ones
that
are
up
here
I'll
I'll,
contributed
some
of
their
kdf
money
to
the
project.
So
it
was
again
just
a
great
thanks
to
all
those
folks.
They
do
a
great
job
and
they
were
extremely
helpful
to
us.
So
with
that
I'll
shut
up
and
if
anybody's
got
any
questions
or
comments
or
whatever
we'd
be
happy
to
take
them.
A
C
Thank
you,
Mr
chairman
Mr
Morris,
appreciate
you
being
here
today.
I
always
like
a
project.
That's
got
a
win-win-win
to
it.
Now
it's
been
a
few
years
since
I
trucked
a
load
of
soybeans
to
Market,
but
as
someone
who's
been
in
that
business,
It's
always
important
to
have
a
viable
Market
in
close
proximity
to
your
farm.
So
this
is
a
great
a
great
investment
for
that
area.
It'll
be
a
great
opportunity
and
I
hope
you'll
even
offer
the
soybean
Farmers
a
little
premium
who
are
close
by
now.
Also
we've
got
a
lot.
C
I
eat
a
lot.
We
have
a
viable
livestock
industry
in
Kentucky
you're,
providing
additional
Feed
Supply.
So
this
is
just
a
great
project.
It's
always
a
win
when
we
have
economic
investment
in
our
communities
in
Kentucky,
particularly
in
Southeastern
Kentucky,
providing
jobs
and
I
think
it's
a
win
or
providing
an
alternative
fuel
supply.
We
understand
the
importance
of
energy
even
more
now
than
ever,
and
that
leads
me
to
a
question
as
I
was
getting
on
I-64
at
Wadi
this
morning,
I
was
looking
at
the
prices
at
the
pumps.
C
It's
you
know
it
used
to
be
that
diesel
fuel
was
less
than
the
cost
of
gasoline.
Could
you
explain,
could
you
maybe
if
you
have
the,
if
you
have
the
expertise,
could
you
kind
of
share?
Why
are
we
seeing
such
a
variation
between
gasoline
and
diesel
prices
now
well,.
D
There's
there's
a
lot
of
things
and
and
as
I've
kitted
with
people
about
myself,
I
knew
nothing
about
fuel
until
I
met
Demetrius
about
10
years
ago
now,
and
he
brought
me
down
to
the
refinery.
I
was
just
like
you
always
thought.
Well,
diesel
fuel
is
a
byproduct.
It's
it's
supposed
to
be
cheaper
than
gasoline.
Well,
when
you
you
start
looking
at
the
landscape
and
how
it's
changed
over
the
years,
you've
got
more
and
more
Vehicles
using
diesel
fuel.
The
the
push
to
have
clean
diesel
I
think
is
opened
up.
D
You
got
more
automobiles
trucks,
heavy
equipment
and
then
there's
a
drag
on
diesel
fuel
from
the
the
heating
market
and
I.
Think
what
we're
seeing
right
now
and
again,
I'm,
not
an
expert
but
just
my
my
own
look
at
at
the
at
the
landscape
and
with
with
Europe
in
in
dire
need
of
of
fuel
for
for
heating
homes,
I
think
there's
a
lot
of
diesel
fuel.
That's
getting
pushed
to
various
markets
that
that
otherwise
would
would
be
available
for
transportation.
The
stockpiles
are
down
the
the
inventories.
D
You
continuously
see
inventories
for
this
time
of
year,
lower
than
normal
and
I.
Think
that's
a
lot
of.
What's
driving
the
the
prices,
the
price
disparity
really
between
gas
and
Diesel,
I
think
it
as
usual
with
with
economics,
it's
a
supply
and
demand
function.
That
I
think
is
driving
the
big
difference.
Mr.
C
Chaircraft
Quick
follow-up,
please!
Yes,
most
people
are
familiar
with
ethanol,
they're,
familiar
term
E85
and
we
know
there
are
limitations
on
type
of
engines.
The
models.
Could
you
share
a
little
bit
about
how
by
this
product
would
be
Blended
percentages
and
are
there
limitations
on
which
vehicles
it
needs
to
go
in
sure.
D
So
the
biodiesel
board
I
think
they've
recently
changed
their
name.
They
have
done
an
incredible
amount
of
work
in
this
area
over
the
last
I,
don't
know,
10
years
or
so
with
studies
all
of
your
major
manufacturers,
engine
manufacturers
of
diesel
engines,
they
don't
they'll,
say
B20
so
a
20
blend
and
we
always
thought
it
was
a
a
warranty
issue.
But
it's
it's
really
not
a
warranty
issue,
so
20
I
think
is
achievable
and
just
about
any
diesel
engine
they
they
recently
did
a
study.
They
took
Matt.
D
You
remember
how
many
at
10
or
12
tractors
that
they
put
under
normal
operating
conditions
over
I.
Don't
know
it
was
like
six
months.
Yes,.
A
D
During
the
winter
and
they
were
running
I
believe
a
hundred
percent
Blend
or
not
a
blend
but
100
biodiesel,
fantastic
results
so
right
out
of
the
gate,
a
B5,
so
the
five
percent
blend
is
what
you'll
see
around
here.
You
might
see
it
on
a
pump.
It'll
say
may
contain
up
to
five
percent
biodiesel,
no
different
than
on
a
gasoline
pump.
You
say
you'll
see
it's
may
contain
up
to
10
ethanol,
no
different,
so
five
percent,
and
it
it's
that's
easy.
D
Our
goal
is
to
push
as
much
of
the
market
towards
a
20
percent
blend
because
I
think
it
it
is
easily
achievable.
I
know
our
goal
with
our
own
equipment.
Is
we
want
to
push
that
to
a
b50
blend?
D
You
know:
we've
got
our
own
trucks
and
and
tractors,
and
everything
across
not
only
Continental
but
Warner
fertilizer
and
we're
we're
gonna
we're
gonna,
try
to
push
that
to
a
b50
pretty
quickly
one
of
the
the
black
marks
that
I
think
biodiesel
got
early
on
line.
It's
it's
a
cleaner,
and
so
you
put
a
higher
blend,
a
20,
Blend
or
Thirty
forty
fifty
percent
blend
in
a
in
an
existing
diesel
tank
that
you've
had
on
the
farm
for
20
years.
It
gets
in
there
and
literally
cleans
everything
in
the
tank.
D
Well,
where
does
that
end
up?
It
ends
up
in
your
tractor,
or
your
truck
people
always
got
they
always
said.
Oh,
it
just
plugs
everything.
Well,
it
really
wasn't
the
fuel
that
was
plugged
and
it
was
all
the
dirt
that
was
Breaking,
Free
and
plugging
it.
So
one
of
the
things
we'll
do
as
we
we
try
to
get
customers
to
go
to
that
higher
blend
is
we're
going
to
offer
a
a
cleaning
we'll
come
out.
D
I
mean
we
can
sell
you
a
new
tank
which
that'd
be
the
ideal,
but
we
can
come
out
and
clean
your
tank,
so
we'd
run
basically
what
fuel
you've
got
in
the
tank
through
a
process
of
filtration
process,
get
as
much
of
of
the
sediment
and
all
wet
stuff
out,
as
we
can
and
then
just
be
ready
to
to
help
folks
change
filters
on
their
on
their
equipment
several
times.
But
that
that
is
our
goal
is
to
push
that
blend.
It's
close
to
B20,
as
we
can.
E
Thank
you
Mr,
chairman
and
Steve.
Thank
you
all
for
for
being
here
today
known
you
a
long
time.
You've
always
done
a
good
job
at
everything,
but
I
I
can't
tell
you
how
much
we
appreciate
your
investment
in
the
state
and
especially
in
the
AG
sector
of
the
state,
and
what
that'll
do
because,
like
I
told
you
earlier
before
the
meeting
you
know
those
is
located
in
Somerset.
It
makes
a
difference
to
Farmers
all
over
the
state
because
of
having
more
competition
for
the
products
that
we
raise
and
sell.
E
And
you
know
the
one
thing
that
you
just
talked
about.
That's
the
one
thing
Farmers
have
to
understand
in
the
public
has
to
understand
is
is
how
much
cleaner
this
product
is
than
traditional
diesel
fuel
and
the
issues
they
are
going
to
have
when
you
first
start
using
that,
but
once
you
get
over
those
issues
because
I've
used
it
before
once
you
get
over
those
issues,
it's
a
lot
better
product,
it's
a
renewable
product.
So
it
is
something
we
I'm
glad
you
all
are
pushing
that.
D
Sir,
that's
the
go
like
Say,
the
original
goal
we
actually
contracted
with
with
some
Growers
and
and
the
original
goal
was
start
up
first
part
October
receiving
beans.
We've
just
had
to
shove
that
back
a
little
bit
but
yeah
we're.
We
will
be
putting
beans
in
those
bins
in
the
next
45
days
anyway.
Yeah.
E
D
E
D
E
Appreciate
you
being
here
a
few
years
ago,
we
got
the
distinct
pleasure
to
go
visit,
Owensboro
grain,
so
when
you're
showing
some
of
these
comparisons,
it's
it's
amazing.
What
all
will
come
out
of
a
soybean
I
mean
just
the
different
byproducts,
all
the
way
down
to
the
finest
finest
amounts,
so
we're
really
proud
of
y'all,
what
you're
doing
and
and
things
too
being
in
the
trucking
business.
Some
of
our
trucks
run
this
death.
E
If,
if
you
ran
full
biodiesel,
would
that
actually
eliminate
that
need
for
Death
Do,
you
think
or
or
how
does
that
work?
Do
we
still
have
to
fill
the
death
tanks
while
we're
running
Blended
I'm
sure
we
will
at
that
point.
D
What
I,
read
and
I
didn't
read:
I
haven't
read
the
study
to
real
what
detailed
levels,
but
what
it
appears
is
that
you
have
fewer
generation
regeneration,
so
you're,
not
using
as
much
the
that
whole
system
still
has
to
operate
as
it
does,
even
with
the
higher
bio
Blends
from
what
I
understand,
but
it
cuts
cuts
down
on
those
regenerations
and
it
cuts
down
on
your
usage
of
of
the
deaf
gotcha
and
again
the
the
biodiesel
board.
What
do
you
remember
what
they've
changed
their
name
to.
D
E
Chairman
one
more
sure
we
have
Hopkinsville
elevator
and
ethanol
plant
down
in
Christian
County
and
just
does
phenomenal.
It's
amazing
they're
doing
the
same
thing,
they're
getting
so
much
out
of
out
of
a
kernel
of
corn
and
fascinating,
but
for
a
gallon
of
diesel.
Let's
just
say
right
now
you
could
find
it
at
five
dollars.
What
would
be
the
comparison
to
maybe
a
blended
fuel?
Would
it
be
five
and
a
quarter
or
would
it
be
actually
475?
Do
you
see
the
Blended
fuels
cost
a
little
bit
more
or
is
it
pretty
comparable.
F
D
What
we're
starting,
what
we're
starting
up
with
we've
got
two
extruders,
so
two
presses
to
to
run
the
plant.
We've
got
about
300,
000,
bushels
of
storage,
of
of
Bean
storage.
D
Our
goal
we've
designed
the
plant
the
whole
facility,
our
elevator.
We
can
push
our
storage
as
high
as
three
million
bushels
and
then
we've
already
got
the
pad
the
location
and
everything
for
a
third
extruder.
So
our
our
goal
over
the
next
18
months
to
three
years
would
be
to
have.
You
know,
grow
our
our
storage
capacity,
closer
to
three
million
bushels
and
then
increase
our
our
production
with
that
additional
extruder.
So
yes,
our
we
want
to
grow
and.
D
Well,
what
what
we
seem
to
continually
see
is
is
more
and
more
Farms
converting
from
various
activities
into
grain
production.
D
Right
now,
like
I
said
earlier,
there's
roughly
10
million
bushels
grown
in
a
789
County
radius
of
Somerset
and
I
mean
I
think
that's
probably
exploded
over
the
last
five
to
ten
years.
You
know
at
some
point,
there's
there's
only
so
much
tillable
land
that
that
we
can
that
we
can
produce
row
crops
on
in
the
region.
But
you
know
at
this
point:
I
don't
see
I,
don't
see
why
it
would
it.
It
certainly
wouldn't
back
up,
and
it
wouldn't
surprise
me
to
continue
to
see
a
slight
increase
year
over
year.
F
Mr
chairman,
thank
you
all
for
the
presentation.
Thanks
for
the
investment
in
the
region,
the
Commonwealth
has
there
been
any
talks
or
any
Partnerships
with
the
high
schools
there
with
agriculture,
education,
FFA
programs.
Anything
like
that.
I
know
that
region
there
you've
got
some
really
good
Technology
Centers
and
some
some
things
that
are
happening
right
now
with
education,
I
didn't
know
on
the
AG
side
with
education.
F
D
Absolutely
I
mean
we:
we've
got
a
pretty
full
plate
at
this
point.
I
can't
point
to
anything
specific
we've
done
so
far,
but
to
continue
to
to
to
staff
the
facility.
If
we
want
to
continue
to
grow,
obviously
working
with
the
with
the
local
schools,
we
will
absolutely
reach
out
I
mean
we
always
did
that
with
a
refinery,
the
oil
refinery.
D
B
B
A
A
couple
of
questions
for
me
or
comments
the
before
I
forget
the
tour
coming
up
on
November
17th.
Do
you
want
to
talk
about
that?
A
little
bit
and
I
understand
the
interim
joint
AG
committee?
Members
are
invited
to
come
to
that
tour.
D
Yes,
sir,
so
the
kdf
board,
as
well
as
the
Kad.
D
Ag
development
board
and
the
finance
side
of
this
they're
having
a
joint
annual
meeting
at
the
center
there
in
in
Somerset
November
17th.
That
first
day
they
will
be
in
our
facility
again
with
their
financial
support.
They've,
given
us
they're,
coming
out
with
the
whole
group
to
tour
the
facility
and
and
see
what
we've
done
so
far,
and
absolutely
anybody
on
this
committee
that
that
would
like
to
join
that
would
be
more
than
welcome.
D
A
Thank
you
for
that.
I
noticed
that
we
do
have
some
committee
meetings
in
Frankfurt
that
day,
but
your
tour
is
first
thing
in
the
morning.
D
A
D
Just
the
continued
support
of
our
efforts,
there's
not
a
specific
ask
at
this
point
again,
looking
at
it
purchasing
statutes
and
that
type
of
thing
can
always
be
beneficial.
D
A
We'll
be
glad
to
meet
with
you
and
your
lobbyist
on
those
purchasing
statutes.
If
there's
some
tweaking
that
needs
done
there
just
curious
for
my
own
information
and
maybe
others
too.
Back
in
the
summer,
there
was
estimates
or
predictions
that
there
would
be
a
shortage
of
diesel
fuel
going
into
the
fall,
which
concerned
me
for
fall.
Harvest.
A
D
I
can
what
I,
what
we
are
experiencing
just
because
we've
already
started
our
fuel
distribution
piece
of
our
of
our
business.
There
are
times
when
the
supply
is
has
been
extremely
tight
on
the
diesel
side.
So
far,
we've
kept
all
our
customers
wet.
We
we
haven't
had
an
issue
where
we
couldn't
get
fuel
to
somebody.
D
I
do
believe
this
winter
as
we
get
deeper
into
it.
I
think,
just
because
of
the
demand
for
for
heating
homes,
particularly
in
the
Northeast
I,
think
it
could
get
tighter,
but
I
I
mean
just
reading
stockpiles
in
those
levels.
All
I
do
is
I
just
continue
to
see
those
drops
so
I
think
it's
I
think
it's
going
to
get
tighter
before
it
gets
looser.
Let's
put
it
that
way.
I.
D
E
To
follow
up
to
your
comment,
diesel
is
short
in
our
area.
I
mean
it's,
it's
tough
to
get.
You
have
to
sort
of
playing
around
to
get.
It
is
you're
all
diesel
coming
in
that
you
blend.
Is
it
coming
in
by
Water
by
rail
by
truck?
How
is
it
getting
shipped
in?
Because
the
Mississippi
River
is
the
main
problem
right
now,
yeah
and
just
trying
to
get
fuel
up
from
the
Gulf
crewed
up
from
the
Gulf
up
here
to
refineries
is
almost
impossible
to
do
right.
D
Now
same
problem
with
the
green
going
out-
yes,
it's
been
a
fertilizer
coming
in
no
all
of
our
petroleum
products
will
be
trucked
predominantly
from
from
Knoxville
that
that
is
the
the
terminal.
That's
closest
to
us
all
that
that
that
that
facility
is
fed
by
the
pipeline.
It's
at
the
tail
end
of
the
colonial,
so
it'll
be
our
primary
source,
not
to
say
that
there
won't
be
times
where
in
Lexington
or
knock
or
Nashville,
maybe
even
Louisville,
but
predominantly
it's
coming
out
of
Knoxville
and
we're
Trucking
it
up.
E
And
just
so
that
members
recognize
that
Senator
Givens
when
next
year
in
the
legislature,
anything
if
they're
talking
about
Everett
and
they
have
been
talking
about
diverting
water
from
the
Mississippi
River
out
to
the
drier
regions
in
the
west.
You
know
that
doesn't
need
to
be
done,
because
right
now,
barge
traffic
is
greatly
inhibited,
whether
it
be
exporting
importing
stuff
up
here
whatever,
because
the
river
levels
are
slow,
so
slow
anyway.
A
Thank
you
for
your
participation.
Just
for
the
record
I'd.
Let
your
guests
introduce
itself
Matt
York.
Is
that
correct,
yeah.
G
A
No
stranger
to
any
of
us
Jamie
geffy
with
the
poultry
Federation
executive
director,
but
Jamie
I'll.
Let
you
introduce
yourself
in
the
mic.
So
it
goes
on
the
record
in
your
voice.
G
How
about
now
yeah
Jamie
Guffey
executive,
director
of
the
Kentucky,
poultry,
Federation,
chairman
and
committee?
Thank
you
for
letting
me
come
speak
about
poultry.
It's
one
of
the
things
that
I
enjoy
doing
from
time
to
time
and
as
part
of
our
mission
is
to
promote
and
educate
about
the
poultry
industry
in
the
state
of
Kentucky.
G
It
just
just
part
of
the
things
we
do.
I
will
have
a
couple
of
asks
or
needs.
At
the
end,
so
I
mean
I
was
realizing
that
but
anytime
we
get
soybeans
closed,
especially
for
my
family
farm
in
Clinton,
County
or
birdstown
Tennessee
Just
A
supplier.
For
that
you
know,
that's
always
good.
So
those
guys
had
a
great
presentation,
but
the
poultry
industry's
had
some
challenges
in
the
past
year.
G
We'll
talk
about
them
as
they
go
through,
but
after
the
numbers
came
out.
As
far
as
the
Commodities
go,
we
became
the
second
commodity
in
the
state
of
Kentucky.
After
a
long
run.
At
being.
First,
we
gave
that
championship
belt
to
Corn,
so
hopefully,
we'll
have
a
rematch
in
the
next
couple
years.
Be
able
to
take
that
back
be
the
number
one
commodity
in
the
state.
We
are
still
a
1.2
billion
dollar
industry
and
we're
currently
seventh
in
the
nation.
As
far
as
meat
production
goes
in
the
U.S
behind
Texas.
G
So
we
know
the
size
of
Texas
is
pretty
large.
It's
going
to
be
pretty
difficult
for
us
to
get
past
seventh,
but
we're
going
to
try
tell
you
a
little
bit
about
the
poultry
industry.
We
are
a
non-profit
organization,
so
our
main
mission
is
promotion
and
education
about
poultry
and
poultry
products
in
the
state
of
Kentucky.
However,
we
do
some
regulatory
duties.
We
subcontract
the
USDA
to
make
sure
we
can
ship
products
across
state
line
and
also
be
able
to
export
those
products.
So
our
Duties
are
a
little
bit
different.
G
We
one
of
our
main
goals
through
some
checkoff
dollars
is
some
free
demonstrations
in
classrooms.
We
do
cooking
demonstrations,
mainly
in
FCCLA
classrooms.
We
do
some
at
4-H
level
and
also
some
at
the
AG
classes,
but
we
try
to
do
a
free
demonstration
for
eggs,
whether
it's
Crepes,
omelets
or
eggless
legs,
which
is
basically
deviled
eggs
in
those
classrooms,
we're.
Finally,
getting
back
in
the
classroom
so
we're
glad
to
be
back
in
after
covert
shut
us
down
for
a
couple
years,
so
we're
ready
to
do
that.
G
Like
I
said
earlier,
we
do
npip
for
the
national
poultry
Improvement
plan
for
the
state
of
Kentucky.
We
also
work
with
farmers
and
consumers,
basically
to
educate
them
about
those
products
as
well
the,
and
to
give
you
a
simple
idea
of
what
poultry
looks
like
in
the
state
of
Kentucky.
G
If
you
ever
look
at
a
map
of
Kentucky,
you
get
your
ruler
out
and
like
from
Somerset,
put
a
put
a
ruler
on
Somerset
and
E-Town,
most
of
the
poultry
in
the
state
of
Kentucky's
race
to
the
west
of
that
I'd
say
over
90
percent
of
that
is
raised
there,
so
that
kind
of
gives
you
an
idea
of
where
the
poultry
is
at
and
it's
there
mainly
because
of
the
Corn.
G
So
as
Kentucky's
corn,
you
know,
poultry
industry
grows
sodas,
corn
and
soybeans
everything
else,
because
we
use
those
Commodities
to
keep
us
going
and
I've
been
in
this
position
about
10
years
and
all
I
can
say
in
those
10
years
is
change.
Just
like
everything
else,
everything
always
changes
since
I've.
Taken
over
this
position,
we've
put
more
birds
outside
we've,
added
more
labels
to
our
products,
whether
that's
organic
access
to
pasture,
you
name
it
we're
putting
labels
on
things,
because
that's
what
the
consumers
want
right
now.
G
We've
got
not
only
egg
birds
that
are
outside
on
the
organic
pastures.
We've
also
got
meat
birds
now,
so
we're
selling
things
to
Whole,
Foods
and
chipotle
through
out
of
Cromwell
Kentucky
that
we
hadn't
done
in
the
past.
Just
because
we're
able
to
meet
those
standards
that
they're
requiring
we've
got
more
females,
making
day-to-day
decisions
and
planning
in
the
state
of
Kentucky.
G
As
far
as
poultry
goes,
we
ever
have
before,
and
I
still
believe
that
the
best
way
to
get
the
Next
Generation
back
to
the
farm
is
poultry,
because
it
provides
a
steady
income
for
that
younger
generation
to
be
able
to
make
an
impact
on
that
farm.
So
those
are
those
are
some
of
the
things
that
we're
looking
at
as
far
as
poultry
and
as
a
reminder.
As
far
as
like
our
partners,
we've
always
had
you
know
the
cow
main
foods
for
the
table.
Legs
go.
We've
got
the
Tysons,
the
Purdue.
G
We
got
the
pilgrims,
but
here
lately,
like
I,
was
talking
about
the
access
to
pasture
table
egg
Birds
we've
got
the
handsome
Brook,
we've
got
egg
Innovation
and
we've
got
a
new
company.
That's
coming
to
Kentucky,
that's
looking
to
expand
about
100
houses
in
Kentucky,
Tennessee,
Missouri
and
Arkansas
Area,
vital
farms,
and
we've
also
got
cwt,
which
is
a
chick
menu.
G
They
basically
grow
in
chicks,
they're,
attaching
eggs
to
sell
to
Canada
and
to
Jamaica
and
a
lot
of
the
islands
Central
America
for
genetic
stock,
we're
looking
at
they're
looking
at
coming
to
the
corridor
of
I-24,
whether
that's
Clarksville
or
Hopkinsville,
so
they're
kind
of
looking
in
that
area
we're
trying,
regardless
of
where
they
end
up,
we
think
we'll
get
a
few
Farms
from
them
as
well,
so
we're
looking
to
continue
to
expand
and
growth.
But
one
thing
I
remind
you
with
these
International
companies
that
we
work
with
our
product
is
local.
G
You
can
get
whether
you're
going
to
the
drive-through
today
or
you're,
stopping
at
the
grocery
store
on
the
way
home
buying
a
rotisserie
chicken
a
lot
of
those
products.
We
buy
at
Kentucky
are
from
Kentucky
pilgrims
in
Mayfield
were
pretty
close
to
where
I'm
living
now
picked
up
a
contract
for
Chick-fil-A.
They
were
set
to
do
an
expansion,
product
tornado
and
I'll.
Talk
about
that
in
a
minute
to
increase
by
about
70
houses,
to
provide
more
of
the
grilled
skinless
boneless
nuggets
there
at
Chick-fil-A.
G
G
That
plant
was
also
the
number
one
supplier
during
the
mid-2000s
for
Subway
chicken.
If
you
bought
Subway
chicken
that
came
from
Albany
Kentucky,
that
was
just
one
of
the
things
you
got
to
remember
when
you're
doing
this
you're
buying
local,
but
also
I,
mentioned
earlier
Chick-fil-A
and
also
Chipotle
we're
raising
product.
G
Now
that
meets
those
standards,
whether
it's
Gap,
one
Gap,
two
one
of
our
meat
companies
are
looking
at
going
Gap
three
through
Whole
Foods,
the
only
thing
keeping
them
from
doing
that
is
an
organic
feed
meal
and
that
has
to
be
a
standalone
feed
mill.
So
that's
a
huge
impact
as
far
as
that
goes,
but
whether
you're,
like
I,
said
whether
you're
buying
Boar's
Head
meat
for
your
sandwich,
meat
for
turkeys
or
growing
that
in
Kentucky,
our
Turkey
population
is
not
the
Thanksgiving
Day
bird
or
the
Christmas
bird.
G
It's
a
lunch
meat,
that's
a
premium
product
through
Boar's
Head,
so
we're
there
for
you
every
day
at
the
grocery
store
at
the
fast
food,
like
I,
said,
I
think
gross
out
there.
Even
though
we've
we've
backed
off
because
production
has
been
down
and
we
have
had
the
storm
that
knocked
out
a
lot
of
our
production
in
the
western
part
of
the
state.
G
But
some
of
the
challenges
our
Growers
are
looking
at.
As
far
as
they're
looking
to
expand.
I
got
some
numbers
for
some
lenders
that
I
was
talking
to
about
early
2020.
The
cost
per
square
foot
to
build
a
poultry
house
was
15.74
cents
per
square
foot
in
July
of
22.
That
same
footprint
of
house
was
costing
20.57
cents
per
square
foot.
G
That's
a
five
dollar
increase
in
two
years
per
square
foot:
to
build
a
poultry
house
that
put
a
lot
of
the
poultry
houses
out
of
out
of
being
able
to
expand
because
they
will
not
cash
flow
at
that
point
until
we
can
get
the
products
down
or
and
then
as
Building
Supplies
coming
down
interest
rates
coming
up
so
that
product
that
cost
is
not
changing.
It's
just
the
inputs
are
realigning
themselves.
G
So
we're
kind
of
kind
of
looking
at
that,
but
some
talking
about
expansion,
Wing
Stop
and
a
couple
of
the
other
larger
companies
are
looking
to
build
their
own
Standalone
facilities.
Kentucky
is
in
that
picture
and
I.
Think
one
of
the
things
holding
us
back
is
labor.
G
Handsome
Brook
is
one
of
the
egg
companies
I
talked
about
earlier
they're,
looking
at
building
a
hard
cooked
egg
facility,
but
that's
going
to
go
in
Tennessee.
However,
we
may
be
able
to
get
some
Farmers
raising
eggs
for
them
to
be
able
to
ship
them
down
outside
of
Nashville.
So
we
may
have
lost
the
Hands-On
facility,
the
brick
and
mortar
facility,
but
we
may
get
some
Farmers
available
to
continue
to
grow
for
them.
G
So
continuing
you
know,
looking
at
the
tornado
and
the
impact
like
I
said
last
year
has
been
definitely
a
challenge.
We
lost
about
2600
houses
for
the
storm
December
10th.
We
had
thousands
of
chicken
houses
across
the
state
from
all
the
way
from
Fulton
County
to
Taylor
County
that
was
running
on
generator
power
for
days
it
had
a
huge
impact
on
us.
Pilgrims
lost
a
feed
mill
and
two
hatcheries
now
like
I,
was
talking
about
earlier.
A
lot
of
these
companies
are
International
competitors
when
they
had
a
need.
G
G
They
were
able
to
get
one
of
the
hatcheries
back
up
and
running
this
summer
and
they're
running
about
just
under
half
of
what
they
were
running
in
the
past,
because
there
was
two
hatchers
there's
one
there,
but
they're
bringing
in
hatching
eggs
from
Texas
and
other
places
that
our
Kentucky
Growers
are
actually
having
to
Truck
those
products
down
to
Texas
to
be
hatched,
bring
those
chicks
back
to
build
a
place
in
Kentucky.
G
So
we're
still
working
we're
doing
things
we
can
do,
but
the
storm
definitely
made
us
realize
that
there's
more
issues
out
there
than
we
knew
and
then
after
we
thought
we
were
recovering
from
the
storms.
February
happened
first
time
in
history
in
the
state
of
Kentucky
High
path.
Even
for
influenza
was
detected
in
the
state
of
Kentucky
that
locked
everything
down,
International
Trade
Stop
our
products
stopped
like
I
said
it
was.
It
was
definitely
a
a
wake-up
call
for
us.
G
We'd
had
low
path
in
the
past
and
was
able
to
handle
that,
but
High
path
is
directly
regulated
by
USDA.
After
we
got
through
that
September
Comes
and
Tennessee
realizes
they
had
high
path
again
in
a
backyard
flock,
and
then
October
we've
had
two
announcements
in
Kentucky
as
far
as
high
path,
AV
influenza.
So
that's
still
out
there.
Biosecurity
is
a
key
anything
we
can
do
to
improve
our
Growers
by
our
security.
G
Making
them
aware
of
the
situation
is
definitely
something
we
need
to
to
look
at
I'll
talk
about
State
vet's
office
and
how
well
they
done
in
a
minute
because
I
definitely
that's
another
one
that
asks
that
I
have,
but
during
the
during
the
storms
and
during
the
recent
floods
we've
had,
our
poultry
companies
really
stepped
up.
G
Tyson
Purdue
Pilgrim's
coming
everybody
stepped
up,
donate
product
food
people
to
cook
we
set
up
several
cooking
stations
across
the
state
cow
Maine
delivered
was
making
calls
and
hey
we've
got
eggs,
we
can
deliver
them
and
they're
like
we
don't
have
power,
we
have
no
place
to
put
those
eggs
we
can
get.
We
would
love
to
have
a
truck
of
eggs,
can't
do
anything
with
it
and
I
said:
okay,
we'll
give
you
a
refrigerator
truck
for
two
weeks.
G
Will
that
work
I'm
like
sure,
because
that
way
they
can
refrigerate
other
products,
so
they
get
donated
it's
a
fresh
product,
so
you
know,
as
far
as
sending
trucks,
to
Mayfield
to
Bowling,
Green
and
other
places.
You
know
we
really
definitely
stepped
up
with
that
and
also
on
the
floods.
You
know
donating
money,
but
also
the
product
to
keep
people
going.
That's
just
kind
of
what
we
do.
In
addition,
like
I,
said
we're
hatching
eggs.
For
you
know
the
competitors
are
hatching
eggs
for
each
other.
G
Now
there
was
some
cost
involved
with
that,
but
it
was
one
of
those
things
where
you
stepped
up
and
helped.
It
reminded
me
a
lot
of
our
bourbon
industry,
like
after
a
fire,
somebody
says,
bring
your
bring
your
yeast
over
and
bring
your
recipe
over
and
make
some
product
for
you.
It's
just
Kentucky
works
together
and
I'm
so
proud
to
be
a
Kentucky
in
it
and
be
able
to
realize
what
we
do
together,
but,
like
I
said
our
needs.
G
I'm
asked
quite
a
bit,
you
know
what
will
it
take
for
us
to
buy
more
corn
buy
more
soybeans.
You
know
raise
some
more
raise.
Some
more
chicks
raise
some
more
birds.
What
will
that
take
labor?
If
we
don't
have
the
labor
we're
not
going
to
be
able
to
expand
we're,
not
going
to
be
able
to
maintain
what
we've
got
so
I.
G
Think
that's
the
number
one
thing,
but
in
addition
to
that,
our
state
vet's
office
done
an
amazing
job
during
the
tornadoes
they
did
an
amazing
job
during
the
Avian
Influenza
outbreaks
and
during
the
floods
and
then
now
they're
working
in
the
backyard
flocks
now
to
try
to
take
care
of
that.
The
way
the
way
the
outbreak
works.
G
As
far
as
our
integrators
take
care
of
the
commercial
Birds,
we
did
all
the
testing
we
set
up
all
the
labs,
but
the
state's
responsible
for
all
the
regulatory
duties
of
that
with
USDA
they're,
also
responsible
for
finding
all
the
backyard
flocks
that
nobody
knows
where
they're
at
whose
neighbors
got
them
everything
else.
So
they
had
employees
for
the
state
that
were
working
over
30
days
straight
Dr
Flynn
at
the
time
didn't
have
an
assistant,
State
Vet.
G
We
actually
hired
one
in
March
and
he's
resigned
as
of
last
month,
so
she's
without
a
deputy
State
Vet
again
we
have
two
vets
on
staff
in
the
state
of
Kentucky.
We've
lost
several
field
staff
here
recently,
one
of
them
during
the
outbreak
in
March
went
home
on
a
Friday,
came
back
on
a
Monday
in
the
USDA
outfit,
so
we're
losing
employees
to
better
jobs,
better
benefits,
but
I
see
a
need
as
far
as
maintaining
our
Kentucky
State
veterinarian's
office.
G
I
think
they
need
more
veterinarians,
I
think
they
need
more
field
staff,
I
think
they
need
emergency
responders,
their
jobs
are
regulatory,
but
they
also
have
duties.
That
report
require
response
when
disease
outbreak
or
disaster
outbreaks,
as
they
found
out
in
their
in
the
floods
where
they
had
to
take
care
of
the
dogs
and
cats,
which
is
not
on
the
AG
side.
G
That's
one
of
the
things
I
think
is
imperative
that
the
state
of
Kentucky
recognizes
that
without
a
strong
State
vet's
office,
that
puts
our
Industries
in
Peril
and
I'll.
Give
this
example.
If
this
was
a
multi-species
instead
of
AI
say
it
was
a
multi-species
issue
that
happened
in
Taylor,
Russell,
Logan,
Clinton,
Cumberland
area,
who
knows
where
all
the
cows
are
at?
Who
knows
where
all
the
sheep
and
goats
are
at?
G
I
think
we're
going
to
have
some
legislation
come
forward
this
session
about
a
livestock
and
food
building
that
we're
working
with
all
commodity
groups
to
try
to
build
at
the
University
of
Kentucky
Woodford
farm.
This
would
be
a
great
Opera
operation
for
us
to
be
able
to
promote
our
industry.
I'm
excited
about
the
commercial
kitchens.
G
This
is
in
the
plans
because
we
can
film
some
videos
to
be
able
to
use
social
media,
but
also
Train,
The
Butchers,
also
trains,
the
local
chefs,
because
I'll
go
talk
to
the
cooking
schools
every
now
and
then,
whether
it's
Sullivan
in
Louisville
or
some
other
places
and
they're
all
about
the
labels.
But
they
know
what
the
labels
are.
They
don't
understand
what
they
mean.
G
That's
an
opportunity
for
us
to
educate,
The
Butchers
and
the
chefs
on
exactly
what
they're
purchasing
and-
and
that's
that's
all
that
I
have,
but
I
think
you
know
as
far
first
I
brought
a
lot
to
you
and
threw
a
lot
at
you.
I'll
highlight
some
of
the
missed
things
we've
had
here
recently.
As
far
as
like
the
Costco
facility
I
was
built
in
Kansas.
Kentucky
was
the
last
one
of
the
last
three
that
was
on
that
facility.
G
We
missed
that
one
Tyson
decided
to
build
a
plant
in
Humboldt
Tennessee,
which
I
think
they're
regretting
they
didn't
come
to
Kentucky
after
their
issues
are
having
there.
We
actually
missed
a
a
company
that
does
a
flu
vaccine
that
has
the
birds,
lays
eggs
and
creates
the
flu
vaccine
that's
going
to
Tennessee.
We
missed
that
one
and,
like
I,
said
Wing
Stops.
Looking
now
I'd
hate
to
miss
that
opportunity
to
have
another
integrator
come
into
the
state.
G
That's
going
to
raise
about
1.2
million
Birds
a
week
for
operation,
but
I
think
you
know
the
opportunity
is
there
for
us
to
come
back
and
be
Kentucky's
number
one
agriculture
commodity
again.
It
may
take
a
couple
years.
It
may
take
pilgrims
getting
their
their
hatcheries
back
up
and
running
a
couple
expansions.
We've
got
three
facilities
that
want
to
expand
now,
but
as
of
right
now,
the
product
won't
cash
flow,
with
interest
rates
and
the
high
cost
of
equipment.
G
I
think
that'll
flush
itself
out
sometime
next
year,
we'll
come
up
with
somebody
else
to
be
able
to
make
that
more
profitable,
the
organic
side
it's
going
to
continue
to
grow.
It
is
a
niche
market,
but
it's
one
of
those
things
that's
going
to
grow
and
the
increase
of
birds
being
raised
outside
with
our
environment
and
the
way
our
Kentucky
ecosystem
works.
G
I
think
will
be
a
target
for
that
because,
as
far
as
eggs
go
we
are
from
all
that
we
can
tell
at
the
USDA
third
in
the
nation
and
access
to
pasture
table,
egg
birds
and
I
think
that's
only
going
to
grow
because
of
our
climate
and
our
farmers
and
our
availability
to
that.
What
they
need
for
that
but
chairman.
That's
what
I
have
for
my
presentation
and
any
questions
I'll
be
willing
to
answer.
If
I
can
thank.
A
H
Thank
you
recently,
representative,
Pratt
and
I
got
to
go
to
Georgia
to
wear
poultry's.
You
know
number
one
and
spend
time
with
commissioner
black
and
former
U.S
Secretary
Sonny
Perdue
and
and
see
Georgia
Tech's
Innovations
for
automation,
because
what
you've
cited
with
labor
shortages,
flu
response
and
potential
and
all
those
things
it's
a
universal
problem
and
it's
amazing
some
of
the
things
that
they're
coming
up
with
for
in-house
Automation
and
then
virtual
monitoring
and
all
these
things.
H
Those
not
look
outside
of
4-H
and
FFA
to
try
to,
like
you
stated
with
with
the
education
opportunities
by
bringing
people
in
to
to
see
the
poultry
side
of
things
and
the
potential
there
in
spite
of
the
cost,
which
again
are
Universal
issues
but
I
think
we
need
to
to
do
those
things
and
and
I
know
that
your
group
is
is
really
good
at
that.
But
I
think
we
as
a
general
assembly,
need
to
continue
to
support
those
those
initiatives,
because
the
bird
flu
thing
is
very
real
and
can
be
very
devastating.
H
Really
quick
and,
of
course,
this
committee's
always
supported
large
animal
veterinarians,
veterinarians
overall,
but
all
the
points
you
made
again,
it's
not
just
Kentucky
with
veterinary
services,
so
we're
going
to
be
competing
not
only
within
ourselves
but
with
other
states
and
and
I
think
our
pay
scale.
We
need
to
look
at
that
for
our
state
veterinarians
and
their
ability
to
respond,
particularly
in
the
poultry
industry,
because
it
Devastation
can
occur
very
rapidly.
H
So
you
know
you're
preaching
to
the
choir
somewhat,
but
I
think
you
we've
got
to
maintain
these
issues
in
the
Forefront,
because
the
poultry
industry
is
important
Kentucky
and
we
want
to
see
it
expand
but
and
hope
is
on
the
way.
But
it's
it's
not
going
to
be
in
a
timely,
timely
manner.
But
thank
you
all.
G
Right,
that's
a
very,
very
good
point
and,
like
you
said,
as
far
as
compensation,
Dr
Flynn
was
telling
me
she
had
one
application
for
the
state,
Deputy
State
Vet
position
that
was
not
qualified,
because
she'd
only
been
out
of
school
for
two
years,
but
they
said
we
can
offer
you
a
vet
job
and
they
said
well.
My
home
state
of
Ohio
did
and
it
was
twenty
thousand
dollars
more
starting.
A
Thank
you
for
that
information,
representative
Tipton.
C
Thank
you,
Mr
chairman
Jamie
I
always
appreciate
you
being
here
updating
us
on
this
great
industry.
We
have
here
in
Kentucky
you
mentioned
labor,
we've
got
a
Workforce
issue
all
across
the
state
all
across
this
nation
and
quite
frankly,
as
we
look
at
public
policy,
I've
heard
the
comparisons
and
the
population
increase
in
Tennessee
and
Kentucky
over
the
last
30
40
years.
They're
just
people
are
moving
to
Tennessee
and
other
states.
We've
got
to
have
more
people
moving
to
Kentucky,
so
we're
going
to
continue
to
provide
policy
and
economic
climate
to
make
that
happen.
C
You
talked
about
the
cost
of
building
houses
being
in
the
real
estate
industry.
We
all
know
the
impacts
of
inflation.
The
actions
of
the
Federal
Reserve
interest
rates
has
got
to
also
be
a
big
issue,
driving
this
cost.
We've
got
to
keep
that
in
mind.
I've
been
reading
recently
about
the
avian
flu
situation.
I
believe
Europe
has
destroyed
something
like
50
million
Birds
over
47
million
in
the
United
States,
and
we're
well
aware
that,
as
you
mentioned
the
more
outdoor
flocks,
we
have
the
more
potential
for
that
we're
going
to
have
because
we
hit.
G
Well,
that's
a
very
good
question.
I
can
only
speak
on
like
cost
and
demand
type
things,
but
you
know,
as
far
as
you
talk
about
Europe,
this
disease
did
come
from
Europe.
You
know,
as
far
as
the
migratory
bird
patterns
we're
seeing
as
the
hunting
seasons
open
more
and
more
of
the
hunter
harvested
Birds
testing
positive
for
AI.
G
Several
of
them
will,
especially
if
they
have
to
hold
out,
but
if
it's
a
large
outbreak,
how
long
can
they
afford
to
do
that?
I
think
it'll
have
a
direct
effect
on
that
and
our
best
bet
is
biosecurity.
Our
farmers
are
trained.
Our
company
employees
are
trained.
Our
job
is
to
keep
that
away.
The
best
thing
we
can
do
is
you
know,
as
basketball
season
starts
open
up,
we've
had
Big
Blue
Madness
is
to
do
a
full
court
press
That's.
F
Thank
you,
Mr
chair,
thank
you,
Jamie
for
being
here
always
enjoy
your
presentations.
I
appreciate
you
bringing
up
about
the
protein
handling
and
The
Butchers
and
everything
the
training
facility.
That's
really
needed
to
help
all
livestock
that's
produced
here
in
Kentucky.
So
I
appreciate
that
you
talked
about
the
safety
aspect.
Of
course
that's
number
one
and
then
training
those
folks
touching
on
representative
Tipton,
Tipton's
question
of
training
them
to
cut
in
the
certain
ways
that
the
consumer
demands
so
I
certainly
appreciate
you
bringing
that
up.
F
We've
also
had
a
good
discussion
on
Avian
Influenza
this
morning.
If
I
recall
correctly,
there
was
a
case
identified
in
Fayette,
County
I.
Think
within
the
last
two
weeks.
Can
you
touch
on
that
I
think
the
zoos
and
maybe
Louisville
Cincinnati
I'm,
not
really
sure,
with
a
lot
of
Kentucky
access.
They
closed
their
their
viewings
of
the
birds,
just
just
touch
on
how
that
being
identified
in
Fayette,
County
really
really
affects
us
here.
G
Well,
that
was
really
a
wake-up
call,
because
I
think
that's
the
first
time
that
we've
had
it
in
you
know
the
Lexington
area.
Of
course
this
is
only
the
second
time
ever
in
the
state
of
Kentucky,
so
especially
with
the
high
path
avalonza,
but
that
let
everybody
know
the
hey.
It's
out
there
that
really
turned
on
UK's
poultry
extension,
the
extension
agents
to
say
hey.
Now
we
have
traction.
This
is
in
Fayette,
County
Kentucky.
It
was
outside
of
Lexington,
but
it's
in
Fayette
County.
It
actually
grabbed
four
counties
to
where
it
was
located.
G
F
F
Thank
you,
Mr
chairman.
Thank
you
for
the
presentation.
I've
got
a
quick
question,
it's
more
of
a
global
question
and
hopefully
you'll
know
they
answer
this
being
in
that
industry.
Recently,
the
EU
told
the
farmers
in
the
Netherlands
that
you
have
to
use
30
percent
less
nitrogen.
G
I'll
answer
the
positive
first.
Yes,
definitely
our
poetry,
litter
is
a
huge
part
of
the
poultry
industry,
especially
it
follows
the
commercial
market,
with
the
commercial
Market
being
as
high
as
it
is
that
a
man
for
that
poultry
is
unreal
going
back
five
years.
It
depends
on
where
you're
at
and
the
quality
of
your
product,
but
you
can
get
anywhere
from
25
a
ton
to
fifty
dollars
a
ton.
Now
you
can't
touch
stuff
for
less
than
45
dollars.
A
ton
I
mean
it's
just
that's
the
way.
G
G
We
are
seeing
stuff
stuff
through
USD
or
through
DC,
that
we
kind
of
follow
through
U.S,
poultry
and
egg
Association
allow
that's
through
EPA,
but
with
with
the
Kentucky
Farm
Bureau
and
America
Farm
Bureau
and
U.S
poultry
net
Association.
We
try
to
you
know,
watch
all
that,
but
we're
not
seeing
any
Direct
effects
on
us
currently.
F
F
That's
good
well
I
just
wanted
to
thank
you
so
much
for
for
stepping
up
during
our
natural
disasters
and
thank
you
for
your
leadership
through
all
of
these
AI
issues.
F
I
think
lots
of
folks
know
that
I'm
from
Eastern,
Kentucky
and
I
and
I
know
what
it
meant
to
those
people
to
be
standing
in
the
parking
lot
at
not
Central,
High
School,
and
see
that
huge
Tyson
truck,
pull
up
and
open
its
doors
and
just
be
crammed
full
and
hand
it
out
to
those
people.
So
thank
you
so
much
for
all
of
that
and
I
know
that
you
were
also
that
you
really
stepped
up
a
lot
for
Western
Kentucky
folks.
F
You
know
helping
those
that
were
displaced
and
feeding
people,
so
just
thanks
so
much
for
all
of
that.
So
you've
talked
about
the
state
vets
agency
and
how
we
need
more
folks
there
how
they
can
step
up.
Are
there
other
agencies
that
other
state
agencies
that
have
that
have
stepped
up
for
you
or
are
there
other
state
agencies
that
you
can
think
of
that
should
be
doing
more
or
that
we
could
ask
to
do
more
to
help
you
guys.
G
Well,
like
I
said:
yes,
the
Kentucky
Department
agriculture
was
great,
you
know,
as
far
as
it
in
general,
but
also
State
vet's
office
as
far
as
they
stepped
up.
They
they
are
in
desperate
need.
As
of
some
help,
especially
if
we
have
continued
outbreaks
or
issues
of
things
going
on,
we've
always
had
a
great
relationship
with
governor's
office
back
policy.
We
would
like
to
see
you
know
after
and
Margaret
nope
yeah
Murray
stepped
down.
It
was
we'd
like
to
see
that
position
filled
again,
so
we
can
have
that
contact.
G
Anything
that
you
know
helps.
Communication
with
the
governor's
office
would
be
definitely
great
for
us,
with
new
companies
looking
to
come
into
the
state
and
also
expanding
anything
we
do
with
the
economic
Department
would
definitely
be
a
benefit
just
to
have
a
smooth
conversation
say:
hey
I've
heard
this.
This
is
kind
of
they're
either.
Looking?
What
can
we
do?
You
know
you
know
if
and
if
they
find
out
something.
Let
us
know
because
we
can
say
hey.
G
F
Thank
you
chairman,
and
thank
you
for
your
presentation
this
morning.
I
just
wanted
to
follow
up
on
a
comment
that
Senator
Webb
made
about
Automation
and
if
you
aren't
aware,
draw
your
attention
to
an
applied
Robotics
and
Research
Institute
in
Louisville.
That
I
believe
started
last
year
with
a
goal
to
partner
with
our
AG
community
and
help
them.
So
I
just
wanted
to
bring
your
attention
to
that.
In
the
meantime,
I
wanted
to
ask
if
you'd
had
any
luck
with
the
h2a
VISA
program
with
regard
to
labor.
G
So
unless
somebody
has
a
tobacco
operation
or
something
else
qualifies
we're
not
we're
not
available
to
get
the
h2a
program,
but
as
far
as
AG
Tech
goes,
that's
that's
great
we're
on
several
committees,
anything
we
can
do
and
and
a
lot
of
things
I'll
tell
people
as
far
as
how
far
the
poultry
Industries
came
is
a
is
a
farmer
can
sit
on
the
beach
in
Florida
with
a
cell
phone
and
adjust
fan
speeds
as
long
as
we
have
Internet
that's
how
important
Senator
hornback's
Bill
was
as
far
as
bringing
in
Broadband
for
the
rural
communities.
G
If
we
don't
have
Internet
that
doesn't
work,
but
I
didn't
get
an
alarm
saying
and
then
text
his
help.
Saying
hey
I
got
an
alarm
on
house
four.
Can
you
go
check,
make
sure
that's
just
an
alarm,
not
something's
wrong.
That's
that's
regardless,
where
you're
at
around
the
world.
As
long
as
you
have
internet
access,
so
yes,
anything
we
do
with
ag
Tech
or
animation.
G
Several
of
these
egg
companies
we've
got
coming
in
the
eggs
are
never
touched
by
human
hands.
They're
put
up
they're,
laid
by
the
bird
put
on
a
belt
they're
gathered
by
the
machine
they're
packed
put
on
there
and
all
the
all
the
all
the
farmer
does
is
take
the
pallet
and
put
it
in
the
cooler.
A
I'd
like
to
go
back
to
something
you
mentioned
at
the
beginning
of
your
talk,
and
that
was
keeping
young
Farmers
on
the
farm
through
poultry
and
I
would
agree,
I've
seen
that
firsthand
in
Western
Kentucky,
then
you
turn
around
and
talked
about
the
flu
and
and
how
it
could
sideline
that
operation
for
six
months.
Yes,
is
there
livestock
Insurance,
available.
G
Yes,
if
you
have
AV
influenza,
USDA
has
an
identification
program
that
would
pay
for
the
birds
also
C
and
D
of
the
Farms,
because
that's
usually
the
most
expensive
Park,
getting
them
cleaned
up
and
everything
done
as
far
as
regulatory
goes,
there
is
Avian
Influenza
insurance
that
a
farmer
can
purchase,
but
it's
limited
as
far
as
where
you're
at
and
the
cost
number
of
birds
and
everything
else,
and
it's
up
to
the
individual
Farm
to
take
that
coverage
out
as
a
rider
on
their
policies.
G
So
so
the
we've
worked
with
Dr
Shockley
Dr
Jordan
Shockley
at
the
University
of
Kentucky,
and
he's
been
working
on
our
project.
Saying
hey!
You
know
when
a
disaster
comes
what
part
of
your
operation
where
at
the
beginning
their
end,
you
know.
Do
you
really
need
insurance?
What
type
of
insurance
do
you
need
just
try
to
help
our
Farmers
understand
that
hey,
you
know,
you're
a
young
beginning
farmer,
you're,
just
starting.
You
need
to
have
this
insurance
for
the
first
five
years.
G
A
A
Is
that
something
we
need
to
talk
to
our
federal
delegation
about
for
other
livestock
entities,
including
poultry?
The
other
example
that
comes
to
mind
is
when
the
tornadoes
came
through
and-
and
you
know,
lost
two
egg
hatcheries
and
at
that
time
the
the
comment
was.
We
can
only
get
enough
eggs
for
a
half
of
our
needs
and
I
was
talking
to
a
young
man
there
in
Graves
County
that
had
just
built
new
poultry
houses
had
gotten
one
flock
of
birds
through
the
houses
and
now
you're
may.
A
G
And
there
is
identification
available
through
USDA,
but
the
way
the
ownership
of
the
birds
are
listed.
It
muddles
that
process.
So
that's
part
of
the
issue
that
we
have
as
far
as
the
identification
goes
and
I
believe
I
know
the
the
person
you're
talking
about
brand
new
farmer.
He
just
caught
that
week
and
he
said
he
may
not
get
birds
for
another
month
or
so
and
I
said.
Welcome
to
the
poultry
industry.
I
talked
to
him
outside
that
female
that
day,
I.
G
And
that
was
one
of
the
things
where
you
know,
with
all
the
things
that
pilgrims
was
going
through,
they
stepped
up
and
paid
increased
out
types.
They
paid
the
farmers
for
not
having
Birds
to
help
them
maintain
those
bills.
Was
it?
Was
it
perfect?
No,
not
by
any
means,
but
it
wasn't.
It
wasn't
mandated
in
their
contracts.
Is.
G
Lot,
a
lot
of
the
lending
institutions
would
have
gave
a
we
talked
through.
Hey
give
us
a
year
of
Grace
type
deal
as
far
as
some
of
the
farmers
may
need
that,
and
that
was
that
was
a
no-brainer
for
the
ones
that
had
damage.
But
the
ones
that
were
not
damaged
are
not
directly
affected
but
were
affected
because
we
didn't
have
chicks.
A
G
A
Right
and
I
saw
that
do
what
you
have
to
do:
Senator
Webb.
H
Thank
you,
Mr
chairman,
okay,
we're
over
three
on
location
projects.
We
got
one
in
the
wings
nope,
but
what
I
don't
want
to
put
you
on
the
spot,
but
I'm
sitting
here
with
Deja
Vu
on
a
processing
plant
that
we
lost
because
of
a
failure
to
communicate
between
entities
and
agencies
and
branches
of
government
so
I?
How
was
that
sufficient
with
the
three
we
lost
was
a
poultry?
You
know
your
Association
involved
in
the
economic
development.
H
G
With
Wingstop
they
announced
they
were
looking
to
build
a
facility,
and
that
got
our
attention.
We
started
the
process,
try
to
reach
out
to
them.
So
that's
just
something:
we've
just
now
started
on
the
other
ones.
A
lot
of
the
communication
is
is
like
from
the
companies
and
where
it's
lack
of
their.
We
find
out
hey
your
top
three
after
they've
done
several
valuations,
so
they
do
a
lot
of
their
own
stuff,
sometimes
reach
out
to
you,
sometimes
not
a
lot
of
times.
G
I
find
out
through
sales
representatives
that
sell
feed
lines,
water
lines
or
builders
that
say,
Hey
I've
been
asked
to
put
plans
together
for
this.
Do
you
know
anything
about
it?
And
that
starts
the
process.
Sometimes
companies
like
cwt
that
are
looking
at
that
I-24
Corridor.
You
know,
they've
got
they've,
got
labor
from
Clarksville
or
Hopkinsville
and
they're
looking
for
a
facility
to
build,
but
Farmers
out
in
the
community
they've
reached
out
to
us
to
work
with
them.
G
But
they're
for
initial
reach
was
to
the
extension
agents
in
those
counties
they
bypass
us
I,
think
they
bypass
the
economical
office
or
economic
office.
They
bypass.
Everybody
went
straight
to
the
extension
to
see
if
it
was
a
viable
option
and
everything
else
now.
They'll
have
a
small
footprint
as
far
as
infrastructure,
but
it'll
have
a
direct
effect
on
Kentucky.
H
Once
we
get
the
bike,
I
mean
is
economic
development
involved
in
low.
You
know
like
location,
prepping,
a
community
for
community
support
and
all
those
things
that
are
important
to
a
corporate
entity
when
they're.
Looking
at
these
things,
you
know
identifying
infrastructure,
including
us,
if
need
be,
but
you
know
we
I
don't
want
to
lose
another
opportunity
if.
G
G
That's
when
the
economic
cabinet
reached
out
to
me
as
far
as
hey
will
this
work
and
was
trying
to
get
them
where
their
products
were
and
everything
else
so
so
I
think
it's
hit
and
miss
and
I
think
some
of
it's
on
me
as
far
as
not
reaching
out
in
time
and
I
think
some
of
it's
on
the
companies
that
are
coming.
You
know
like
the
I
presented
earlier.
They
came
early,
they
talked
they
got
everything
lined
up.
They
wanted
everybody
to
know.
They
started
at
the
extension
office
and
sometimes
it's
it's.
G
It's
everybody
that
just
kind
of
drops
ball
or
it's
just
not
great
location
and
I.
Think
that's
part
of
it,
but
I.
Think
labor
is
one
of
one
of
the
you
know
top
things
they
look
at
as
far
as
evaluation
and
where
our
processing
plants
are
we're,
the
largest
employer
in
those
counties
and
sometimes
all
the
surrounding
counties
as
well,
and
usually
that
those
counties
largest
employers
as
a
school
systems.
G
H
A
You're
welcome
the
Commissioner
of
Agriculture
has
been
put
on
that
committee
now
through
legislation.
We
passed
this
past
session
representative
King
has
a
follow-up.
F
Yes,
thank
you
for
your
Indulgence
Mr
chair,
I,
appreciate
this
focus
on
economic
development.
Yes,
I
wanted
to
remind
the
committee,
the
public
and
everyone
involved
that
house
bill.
390
was
passed
this
year
in
regular
session,
passed
by
the
general
assembly,
the
governor
vetoed
it,
the
general
assembly
overrode
that
veto
and
then
the
Secretary
of
State
signed
that
into
a
functioning
law.
So
now
the
commissioner
of
Agriculture
does
have
representation
on
the
economic
development
board,
so
hopefully
some
of
those
errors
will
be
remitted
in
the
future.
Thank
you.
A
A
Time,
thank
you
item
number.
Five.
Just
for
consideration
does
not
require
action,
but
it's
the
list
of
administrative
regulations.
So
if
any
of
you
have
any
questions,
feel
free
to
contact
one
of
us
after
the
meeting
we'll
hold
everybody
when
I
started
a
meeting
I
forgot
to
ask:
if
anyone
had
guests
they
wanted
to
introduce.
If
you
do
speak
up
now,
if
not,
our
next
meeting
will
be
Thursday
November,
the
3rd
9
A.M,
and
thank
you
meeting
adjourned.