GLASGOW —
Ralph Dunbar and Jerry Wyatt were elected to the local board at the Southern States annual membership meeting on Aug. 26.
More than 600 stockholder-members and their families attended.
Wade Barton was elected chairman/president of the local board, while Doug Furlong was named vice chairman/vice president.
Elected to the Farm Home Advisory Committee were: Kelly Furlong and Kim Gibson. Kari Button was chosen chairperson of the Farm Home Advisory Committee, and Lessa Houchen was named secretary.
The local meeting included a report by Brad Gilkey, of McDaniels. Southern States’ district manger, on major developments at the cooperative meeting during the past year.
All board members are from Glasgow.
Billy Beckham, manager, reviewed the local operations and services.
He reported total operating volume for the past year was about $14.9 million.
Agriculture
Southern States board named
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Shirley family grows together on farm
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Bounty of the Barrens grand opening
The Bounty of the Barrens Farmers Market held the grand opening for its summer season on the square Saturday. The morning started with Tour de Farm, a bicycle ride from Western Kentucky University-Glasgow. State Representative Johnny Bell and Kentucky Commissioner of Agriculture James Comer gave speeches. To wrap up the events, Stellar House hosted a farm to table tasting featuring dishes prepared with ingredients bought from Bounty of the Barrens vendors.
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Local at its best: Bounty of the Barrens opens
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ONLINE STORY: First Earth Expo a success
The Barren County Cooperative Extension Service's first-ever Earth Expo drew an enthusiastic crowd Saturday morning.
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New agriculture programs have potential to help veterans
The Kentucky commissioner of agriculture hopes that two newly launched programs will help Kentucky veterans and farmers. While local veteran farmers support the concept, they see some obstacles that will have to be overcome.
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Rising feed cost seen driving milk production down
U.S. milk production is headed for the biggest contraction in 12 years as a drought-fueled surge in feed costs drives more cows to slaughter.
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Students Ham it Up
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Slate: Changes in both individual thinking, structure needed to fix American food system
A few years ago, the chef and organic pioneer Alice Waters did a spin on "60 Minutes" that managed to showcase exactly why foodies get branded as elitist. "Some people want to buy Nikes, two pairs," she said in a casual moment at a farmers' market. "And some people want to eat Bronx grapes and nourish themselves."
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Chamber visits cattle farm
A local beef cattle farmer had the chance to show off his farm operation recently when a group from the Glasgow-Barren County Chamber of Commerce chose his farm as their quarterly agribusiness visit.
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