Volume 2-49 Number 2

Fall 2019

Ken LaVere Upton, KY – President (270) 369-8764 Fred Blankenship, Rhodelia, KY – Vice President (270) 272-7670 Larry Daulton, Nicholasville, KY – Vice President Cole Hamilton, KY–Vice President David Spainhoward, Spottsville, KY – Vice President Harold Upton, Waynesburg, KY – Vice President Blake Cothron, Stanford, KY – Secretary Dr. Kirk W. Pomper, Frankfort, KY – Editor/Publisher Carl Ray, Philpot, KY– Treasurer (270) 281-4800 John Brittain, Upton, KY – Recorder/Asst. Treasurer (270) 369-8551

Hugh Ligon, Henderson, KY Joe Ballard, Owensboro, KY Kenny Beard, E'town, KY Dr. John Strang, Lexington, KY Clifford England, McKee, KY Karl Klein, Crestwood, KY Chairman of Hickories Fred Blankenship (270) 272-7670 Chairman of Pecans John Brittain (270) 369-8551

Three Years – Doug Hines, Paris, KY - Expires 2019 Three Years – Danny Ganno, Henderson, KY - Expires 2019 Three Years – Fred Blankenship, Rhodelia, KY - Expires 2019

Don Compton, Marengo, IN Vince Raddle, Cape Girardeau, MO Ed Fackler, Salisbury, IN Ken Farnsley, New Albany, IN Danny Vessels, Chandler, IN

A Date to Remember: The Fall meeting of the Kentucky Nut growers Association will be held this year on Saturday, October 26, 2019, Grayson County Extension Office, 124 Commerce Drive, Leitchfield, KY 42754. 270-259-3492. 9:30 a.m. CDT. Directions: From the Western Kentucky Parkway take exit 107 onto 259 in the south direction. Make the first left on to Commerce Drive, which is right at the interchange. The Extension office will be on your left across from the Huddle House. Please bring a dish for the potluck luncheon and nuts to exhibit. Contact Ken LaVere, KNGA President 270-369-8764.

KNGA Spring Meeting Notes.....2 Upcoming meetings.....2

Pecan Trees Damaged by the Hickory Shoot Curculio.....3

2019 Kentucky State Fair Winners.....5 Recipe.....7