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Kentucky Livestock Coalition
 Following
the victorious creation of the Kentucky Livestock Care Standards
Commission during the 2010 Kentucky General Assembly, the Kentucky
Corn Growers Association, along with several other state commodity
associations and agricultural businesses, joined the Kentucky
Livestock Coalition to protect and promote the image of Kentucky’s
livestock industry and its positive contributions to the state
through education.
The KyCGA believes support of the Kentucky Livestock Coalition is
vital for Kentucky’s agriculture industry and economy.
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DID YOU KNOW? About
50% of Kentucky corn is fed to Kentucky Livestock.
Additional corn ethanol coproduct, DDGS, is also fed to
local animals.
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In the Fall of 2010, the member associations worked together on
education and promotion projects to further the KLC mission: a “Meat
Your Neighbor” tour and a “Meat-In” Day at Eastern Kentucky
University.
The “Meat” Your Neighbor educational tour was held October 20.
Louisville area consumers and community leaders visited farms in the
Shelby and Oldham County area to learn how food production and
environmental responsibility go hand-in-hand. Philip McCoun
graciously hosted the attendees on his farm to discuss grain, beef
and sheep production. Participants also visited Harvest Home Dairy
operated by Bob and Angie Klingenfus near LaGrange and Purnell’s
“Old Folks” Country Sausage processing facility in Simpsonville.
During lunch at Taylor Cattle Company industry representatives sat
on a panel discussion to answer questions asked by tour
participants. Plans are being made for additional tours in the
future.
The coalition also worked to address Eastern Kentucky University’s
Meatless Monday policy. The school decided to remove meat from the
campus food service menu citing the move would reduce environmental
impact. With the help of livestock association members and staff,
EKU’s student agriculture group staged a “Meat-In” and provided
students and administration free steaks and meat products, T-shirts
and pamphlets dispelling the environmental myths about meat
production.
To learn more about the Kentucky Livestock Coalition and its
programs, visit
www.kylivestock.org.
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