A Date to Remember: The Fall meeting of the Kentucky Nut Growers Association will be held on Saturday, October 28, 2023 at the Marshall County Extension Office, 1933 Mayfield Hwy., Benton, KY 42025 at 9:30 a.m. C.T. Phone: 270-527-3285
From the East
From the Western Kentucky Parkway (I-69) take exit 68B for I-24 W/I-69 S towards Paducah. (16 miles)
Take exit 25A for I-69 S toward Fulton (0.9 miles)
Merge on to I-69. (9.6 miles)
Take exit 41 for US-641 Spur toward Hardin/Murray (0.9 miles).
Continue onto US-641 Spur S (0.2 miles).
Turn right onto Mayfield Hwy (Rt-58). The Marshall County Extension Office will be on your Left (0.2 miles).
Take the Purchase Parkway (I-69) to exit 41 for US-641 Spur S toward Hardin/Murray.
Turn right on to Mayfield Hwy (Rt 58) W. (0.6 miles)
The Marshall County Extension Office will be on your left. (0.2 miles)
There will be a potluck luncheon, and everyone is asked to bring a side dish. Participants are encouraged to bring nut exhibits and nuts for tasting. A fundraising auction is not planned, but we will have door prizes, so door prize contributions are welcome.
Contact: John Strang 859-396-9311
Program: (All times are C.T.)
9:30 a.m. Registration/Meet and Greet
10:00 a.m. Board meeting, Membership Visiting and Nut Exhibits
11:00 a.m. Business Meeting and Announcements
11:15 a.m. Fruit and Nut Notes - John Strang
11:30 a.m. Ambrosia Beetles in Fruits and Nurseries and Stink Bugs, A New Pest in Western Kentucky - Dr. Raul Villanueva, UKREC, Princeton, KY
12 Noon Potluck Luncheon. KNGA will provide the meat, and everyone is asked to bring a side dish. If you bring something that will need to be heated or warmed, there is a well-equipped kitchen available.
1:00 p.m. Question and Answer Session and Door Prizes
Anyone that has an interest in nuts and nut trees is welcome to attend.
The KNGA spring meeting will be held Saturday, April 20, 2024 at the Kentucky State University Harold R. Benson Research & Demonstration Farm, 1525 Mills Ln., Frankfort, KY 40601.