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Writer: Olivia McClure at omcclure@agcenter.lsu.edu BATON ROUGE, La. — The Louisiana Master Farmer Program, an LSU AgCenter-led initiative that teaches about conservation, recently graduated its 2020 class. Five new Master Farmer certifications as well as 14 recertifications were awarded Jan. 13 during a virtual meeting of the Louisiana Association of Conservation Districts. Also, Mead Hardwick, of Tensas Parish, was named the 2020 Louisiana Outstanding Master Farmer. To become a Master Farmer, participants must attend educational sessions about environmental stewardship and develop plans f...

The Michigan Farm Bureau presents this video introducing us to Eugene Kokx. He is the Master Farmer of the Year who found his niche in asparagus and zucchini.

Tom J. Bechman BELIEVES IN MASTER FARMERS: Carl Eiche, Frankfort, Ind., was involved with the Master Farmer program from 1968 until he retired in 1994. He was named an Honorary Master Farmer in 2018. Nominate someone to be a 2021 Indiana Master Farmer before the Feb. 15 deadline. The Master Farmer program is a long-standing tradition in Indiana, spanning more than 50 years in the modern era. Nominations for 2021 Master Farmers are due Feb. 15. Here are frequently asked questions about the program and the nomination process. Information compiled by Carl Eiche, longt...

F. Larry Kulp, 77, of rural Martinsburg, died Friday at Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center, Johnstown. A native of Bucks County, Kulp and his wife, Mary Ann, moved to Morrisons Cove and in 1973, began the Lar-Ann Dairy Farm, which they owned and operated for 26 years. In 1999, the farm was renamed Kulp Family Dairy LLC, and is now owned and operated by their son, Phil, and his family. Joe Diamond, Pennsylvania Farm Bureau regional organizational director, said Kulp was a friendly and outgoing guy. “He would talk to anybody. He was friendly to everyone,” Diamond said. “He was always there...

FROM ANOTHER TIME: Jeff Borders turns heads with this 1973 Travelall, which he drives to town often. Truck Treasures: This cool-looking vehicle was an early-day SUV. Dec 10, 2020 If you want to get noticed, drive to town in a classic International Travelall. Jeff Borders, Radcliff, Ky., says his attracts attention whenever he drives it. In fact, he says driving the vehicle has made him a more social person because people want to ask questions about it. International built these vehicles in the early 1970s. The acronym SUV was decades from being a reality, but the Travelall offered som...