September 17, 2025 • 26 mins
The superintendent of Fayette County Public Schools, Demetrus Liggins, is questioned by a panel of state lawmakers about the district’s $16 million budget shortfall, another Democrat is running for the U.S. Senate in Kentucky in 2026, and why horse and livestock owners could find hay in shorter supply this winter.
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>> I JUST HAVE TO BE VERY
HONEST.
I'M VERY DISAPPOINTED IN WHAT
WAS BROUGHT FORWARD.
>> Renee (00:15):
STATE LAWMAKERS GRILL
THE HEAD OF KENTUCKY'S SECOND
LARGEST SCHOOL DISTRICT AMID A
FINANCIAL CRISIS.
HOW HE'S RESPONDING.
>> IF YOU ARE A DEMOCRAT OR
REPUBLICAN, TONE IT DOWN.
CAN AMERICA DIAL BACK
THE RHETORIC AFTER THE CHARLIE
KIRK SHOOTING?
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>> I THINK IN VARIOUS PARTS OF
THE STATE WE'RE SEEING WHERE
THERE IS NOT AS MUCH HAY AS
WE'RE USED TO HARVESTING.
AND DRY KENTUCKY
WEATHER IS HURTING THE HAY CROP.
>> PRODUCTION OF "KENTUCKY
EDITION" IS MADE POSSIBLE IN
PART BY THE KET MILLENNIUM FUND.
[♪♪]
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GOOD EVENING AND
WELCOME TO "KENTUCKY EDITION"
FOR THIS TUESDAY SEPTEMBER THE
16TH.
I'M RENEE SHAW AND WE THANK YOU
FOR JOINING US THIS EVENING.
THE STATE'S SECOND LARGEST
SCHOOL DISTRICT IS FACING TOUGH
SCRUTINY OVER ITS FINANCIAL
MANAGEMENT.
FAYETTE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS
ANNOUNCED IN MAY THAT IT HAD A
$16 MILLION BUDGET SHORTFALL AND
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IT'S NOW UNDER INVESTIGATION BY
THE STATE AUDITOR.
TODAY, SUPERINTENDENT DEMETRUS
LIGGINS WAS TAKEN TO TASK BEFORE
A LEGISLATIVE PANEL IN
FRANKFORT.
OUR MACKENZIE SPINK HAS MORE AS
WE BEGIN TONIGHT'S LEGISLATIVE
UPDATE.
>> THERE ARE COUNTLESS THINGS I
COULD SAY THAT I WISH WOULD HAVE
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HAPPENED IT SHOULD HAVE HAPPENED
THAT NEEDED TO HAPPEN.
AND I KNOW THAT.
BUT WHILE THOSE MATTERS ARE
BEING EXAMINED VERY THOROUGHLY,
I WANT TO BE CLEAR...
I WANT THIS TO BE VERY CLEAR...
IN MY ROLE AS SUPERINTENDENT I
UNDERSTAND THAT THE BUCK STOPS
WITH ME AND I ACCEPT THAT.
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>> THAT ADMISSION BY FAYETTE
COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS
SUPERINTENDENT DEMETRUS LIGGINS
DID NOT SWAY LAWMAKERS AS THEY
FOUND HIS PRESENTATION LACKING.
SENATOR STEPHEN WEST WHO
CO-CHAIRS THE COMMITTEE SAID
LIGGINS FAILED TO DELIVER WHAT
WAS REQUESTED.
>> I HAVE TO BE VERY HONEST.
I'M VERY DISAPPOINTED IN WHAT
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WAS BROUGHT FORWARD.
WE REQUESTED REVENUE NUMBERS AND
BUDGET NUMBERS OVER A 10-YEAR
SPAN.
PROBABLY PRETTY EASY TO GET YOUR
HANDS ON.
SO THERE WERE A LOT OF COLORS
AND GRAPHS AND RANGES, BUT WE
REALLY WERE LOOKING FOR LIKE
ACTUAL NUMBERS.
OKAY.
>> SENATOR LINDSEY TICHENOR
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PRESSED LIGGINS ON CREDIT CARD
STATEMENTS A CONSTITUENT
COLLECTED THROUGH AN OPEN
RECORDS REQUEST AND QUIZZED
LIGGINS OVER EXPENSES.
>> I COUNTED AUGUST $127,000
TRAVEL IN AUGUST WITH 52,000 AT
THE GALT HOUSE FOR YOUR
REIMBURSEMENTS ALONE FOR TRAVEL,
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IS $60,000.
THAT'S UNBELIEVABLE.
THAT'S TRULY ASTONISHING.
HOW CAN YOU KNOW WITH FIDELITY
THAT THE EXPENDITURES IN THIS
ARE LEGITIMATE?
WHEN YOU SEE TENS OF THOUSANDS
OF DOLLARS GOING TOWARDS
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CHICK-FIL-A, AXE THROWING,
TICKETS FOR WICKED, ICE CREAM
INSANE AMOUNTS OF EXPENDITURES
FOR ALL KINDS OF RANDOM THINGS.
HOW CAN YOU ENSURE TO THE
TAXPAYERS THAT THESE
EXPENDITURES ARE LEGITIMATE FOR
THE PURPOSES OF EDUCATING
STUDENTS IN FCPS SCHOOLS.
>> LIGGINS SAID STAFF HAVE TO
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TRAVEL FURTHER TO PROFESSIONAL
DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES.
>> WE HAVE FOUND AND OUR STAFF,
TEACHERS, ADMINISTRATORS, ET
CETERA HAVE FOUND THAT MUCH OF
THE PROFESSIONAL LEARNING AND
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
PROVIDED IN KENTUCKY REALLY
FOCUSES ON RURAL SCHOOL SYSTEMS.
WHICH IS A █MAJORITY.
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I DON'T FAULT ANYONE FOR THAT.
THERE ARE MANY OPPORTUNITIES TO
REALLY NETWORK WITH OTHER SCHOOL
SYSTEMS THROUGHOUT THE NATION
THAT ARE SIMILAR TO US, HAVE
SIMILAR DEMOGRAPHICS OUR URBAN
CENTERS WITHIN THEIR OWN STATES
THAT WE TAKE ADVANTAGE OF.
ARE THERE PROBABLY TRIPS THAT
PROBABLY COULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED
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MORE PEOPLE WENT ON THAN THEY
SHOULD HAVE?
ABSOLUTELY I WILL NOT SAY THAT
IS NOT THE CASE.
>> SEVERAL LAWMAKERS QUESTIONED
WHY EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP STAFF
HAD NOT REPORTED THE BUDGET
SHORTFALL EARLIER.
SENATOR WEST POSED A QUESTION
ABOUT WORKPLACE CULTURE AT FCPS
THAT COULD POTENTIALLY STIFLE
THAT KIND OF COMMUNICATION.
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>> DO YOU FEEL, IS THERE A TOXIC
WORK ENVIRONMENT AT HOME OFFICE
FAYETTE COUNTY?
>> I WOULDN'T CALL IT A TOXIC
ENVIRONMENT AT ANY STRETCH OF
THE IMAGINATION BUT THERE IS AN
ENVIRONMENT WHERE THERE'S TRUST
NOT ONLY AND WE TALKED ABOUT
TRUST WITH THE COMMUNITY.
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I THINK THERE ARE TRUST ISSUES
THAT ARE OCCURRING IN THE
LEADERSHIP LEVEL OF THE DISTRICT
AS WELL.
AND SO I THINK THAT IT'S
SOMETHING THAT CERTAINLY NEEDS
TO BE ADDRESSED.
>> THE SUPERINTENDENT SAYS PLANS
ARE IN THE WORKS TO FIX THE
BUDGET DEFICIT.
LIKE ELIMINATING PROFESSIONAL
DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES THAT
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REQUIRE TRAVEL FOR "KENTUCKY
EDITION" I'M MACKENZIE SPINK.
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IN OTHER NEWS, THE MAN
ACCUSED OF AASSASSINATING
CHARLIE KIRK LAST WEEK HAS BEEN
CHARGED WITH AGGRAVATED MURDER.
THE CHARGE MEANS 22-YEAR-OLD
TYLER ROBINSON COULD FACE THE
DEATH PENALTY.
THE DEATH IS PROMPTED DEBATE
ABOUT HOW WE ARGUE POLITICS,
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WHERE'S THE LINE BETWEEN
LEGITIMATE CRITICISM AND HATE
SPEECH?
LAST NIGHT ON "KENTUCKY TONIGHT"
OUR PANEL TALKED ABOUT IMPROVING
THE TONE OF AMERICAN POLITICS.
[♪♪]
>> I CAN TELL YOU SOMEBODY WHO I
HAD GREAT RESPECT AND ADMIRATION
FOR MACK BROWN, THE CHAIRMAN HE
GAVE ME A WIDE BERTH TO SAY
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WHATEVER I WANTED.
ONE OF THE FEW GUARDRAILS HE DID
NOT ME TO USE WORDS LIKE WAR OR
FIGHT BECAUSE SOME CRAZY PERSON
MAY TAKE THEM SERIOUSLY.
SO HE WANTED ME TO STAY AWAY
FROM PHRASES LIKE THAT.
I THINK THAT ON THE CAMPAIGN
SIDE, WE CAN DO BETTER IN HOW WE
TALK ABOUT OUR OPPONENTS AND HOW
WE TALK ABOUT OUR PLANS.
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WE HAVE HEARD THOSE
EXACT WORDS THAT ELEVATED PITCH
THAT WE ARE AT WAR, AND THAT
WE'RE READY TO FIGHT ON BOTH
SIDES NOW IT'S COMMON
VERNACULAR.
>> AND I DES LIKE IT --
DISLIKE IT HOW WE GET OUT OF
THIS WHAT WE SAW HAPPEN TO
CHARLIE KIRK WAS █PURE EVIL AND
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PURE HATE.
THE WAY TO ADDRESS THAT IS NOT
WITH MORE HATE.
IT IS WITH LOVE.
AND IT IS WITH KINDNESS AND IT
IS WITH A WILLINGNESS TO
UNDERSTAND HOWEVER SINGLE
AMERICAN VIEWS THIS WORLD
THROUGH THEIR LENS BECAUSE IT'S
ALL DIFFERENT AND IT DOESN'T
MEAN EITHER ONE IS WRONG.
WE HAVE A LOT OF SOUL SEARCHING
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TO DO AS AMERICANS.
AND I HOPE WE GET THERE.
AND TO THE POINT YOU
WERE MAKING JONATHAN ABOUT A
SHARED SET OF COMMON VALUES.
SOME WOULD SAY THAT'S BEEN
DISRUPTED THAT THERE'S NOT A
SHARED SET OF COMMON VALUES.
DO YOU BELIEVE THAT'S TRUE?
>> NOT AT ALL.
I BELIEVE VERY STRONGLY IN THE
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GOLDEN RULE THAT IS NOT ONLY
SOMETHING THAT JESUS PREACHED
BUT BEFORE HIM, RABBI FROM THE
JEWISH TRADITION AND YOU CAN SEE
IT IN EVERY WORLD RELIGIOUS
TRADITION OR TRIBAL SPIRITUAL
TRADITION, THE IDEA THAT TO LOVE
YOUR NEIGHBORS AS YOURSELF AND
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PARTICULARLY EXPRESS LOVE
TOWARDS THOSE OF YOUR NEIGHBORS
WHO ARE DISADVANTAGED, THE POOR,
THE ELDERLY, THE YOUNG.
THAT IS SOMETHING THAT ANIMATES
ALL OF US WHETHER DEMOCRATS OR
REPUBLICANS OR INDEPENDENTS.
IT WAS AN INSIGHTFUL
DISCUSSION AND YOU CAN SEE THE
HOUR ON-LINE ON DEMAND AND
STREAM THAT AT KET.ORG/KY
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TONIGHT.
>>> ANOTHER DEMOCRAT IS RUNNING
FOR THE U.S. SENATE?
KENTUCKY IN 2026.
LOGAN FORSYTHE ANNOUNCED HIS
CANDIDACY IN THIS VIDEO.
>> LOOK, I'M NOT A BILLIONAIRE
OR A POLITICIAN.
MOST FOLKS WITH MY STORY THEY
DON'T MAKE IT OUT OF A PLACE
LIKE LYON COUNTY OR RUN FOR
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SENATE.
HE IS A FORMER SECRET
SERVICE AGENT FROM LYON COUNTY
AND AN ATTORNEY.
HE CRITICIZES THE TRUMP TAX CUT
BILL, HE SAYS IT CUTS IMPORTANT
PROGRAMS THAT HELPED FAMILIES
LIKE HIS.
FORSYTHE JOINS PAMELA STEVENSON.
THE STATE HOUSE MINORITY LEADER
IN THE DEMOCRATIC RACE.
>>> LEXINGTON NOW HAS A CASE OF
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THE WEST NILE VIRUS ACCORDING TO
THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT.
AS A RESULT, THE DEPARTMENT WILL
SPRAY FOR MOSQUITOES IN PART OF
LEXINGTON.
THEY WILL STRAY IN 40505 AND
40502 TARGETING THE AREA THE
PERSON WAS OUTDOORS BETWEEN 3:00
A.M. AND 6:00 A.M.
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THE MOSQUITO SPRAY AFFECT AS
DUGOUT MOSQUITOES IN THE AIR AT
THE TIME BUT IT WILL NOT KILL
OTHER INSECTS.
MOST CASES OF WEST NILE VIRUS
LEAD TO MILD FLU LIKE SYMPTOMS.
THE C.D.C. SAYS MORE THAN 1300
PEOPLE IN THE U.S. DEVELOP
SEVERE SYMPTOMS FROM THE WEST
NILE VIRUS EACH YEAR.
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>>> KENTUCKY IS HOME TO TWO,
FIVE-STAR HOSPITALS AND A SCHOOL
SYSTEM SAYS NO TO A PLAN FOR
MORAL INSTRUCTION.
OUR TOBY GIBBS TELLS US MORE IN
THIS LOOK AT HEADLINES AROUND
KENTUCKY.
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>> WARREN COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD
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SAID NO TO A PROGRAM THAT WOULD
ALLOW SOME STUDENTS TO LEAVE
SCHOOL EARLY FOR CHARACTER-BASED
BIBLE EDUCATION OFF CAMPUS.
BOWLING GREEN DAILY NEWS SAYS
LIVE WISE ACADEMY PROPOSED
WEEKLY CLASSES FOR FIRST AND
SECOND GRADERS AT ALVATON
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BUT THE BOARD
VOTED 3-2 AGAINST IT.
EARLIER THIS YEAR, THE KENTUCKY
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GENERAL ASSEMBLY PASSED SENATE
BILL 19 WHICH ALLOWS STUDENTS TO
LEAVE SCHOOL AN HOUR EARLY FOR
DISTRICT APPROVED QUOTE MORAL
INSTRUCTION.
ONE BOARD MEMBER WHO VOTED NO
SAID THE TERM MORAL INSTRUCTION
IS TOO VAGUE.
OTHER CRITICS SAY IT IS A
MISTAKE TO REDUCE STUDENTS'
INSTRUCTIONAL TIME IN SCHOOL.
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>>> THE APPALACHIAN NEWS EXPRESS
SAYS THE PIKE COUNTY HEALTH
DEPARTMENT IS CREATING A
ONE-STOP SHOP FOR PEOPLE WITH
SEXUAL ABUSE DISORDERS --
SUBSTANCE ABUSE DISORDERS THE
HELP IS ON THE HEALTH
DEPARTMENT'S RENOVATED GROUND
FLOOR TO FIND ALL THE RESOURCES
THEY NEED UNDER ONE ROOF.
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>>> MORE THAN 800 SENIOR
CITIZENS COULD STOP RECEIVING
MEALS PAID FOR THE LINCOLN TRAIL
DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT A BUDGET
MISCALCULATION CAUSED STATE
FUNDING TO RUN OUT BEFORE THE
END OF THE FISCAL YEAR.
SOME MEAL SERVICES ENDED
SEPTEMBER FIRST AND LINCOLN
TRAIL SAYS MORE COULD END IN THE
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FUTURE.
>>> TWO KENTUCKY HOSPITALS ARE
AMONG THE BEST FOR PATIENT CARE.
THE LEXINGTON HERALD-LEADER SAYS
BAPTIST HEALTH PADUCAH AND THE
LOUISVILLE VETERANS AFFAIRS
MEDICAL CENTER EACH EARNED FIVE
STARS.
THEY WERE THE ONLY TWO KENTUCKY
HOSPITALS TO EARN FIVE STAR
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RATINGS.
HOSPITALS WERE JUDGED ON
MORTALITY, SAFETY, READMISSION
RATES, PATIENT EXPERIENCE AND
TIMELY AND EFFECTIVE CARE.
>>> WITH HEADLINES AROUND
KENTUCKY, I'M TOBY GIBBS.
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KINDERGARTEN READINESS
IS AN OFTEN DEBATED EDUCATION
ISSUE IN KENTUCKY.
ONLY 48% OF CHILDREN WERE
CONSIDERED KINDERGARTEN READY IN
2023.
BUT WHOSE RESPONSIBILITY IS IT
TO ENSURE CHILDREN ARE PREPARED
TO GO TO SCHOOL?
OUR EMILY SISK REPORTS, THE
RIVER CITIES IN NORTHERN
KENTUCKY SAY THEY'RE TAKING UP
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THE CHARGE.
>> IT'S HARD TO ARGUE THAT
THERE'S ANYTHING MORE IMPORTANT
THAN EARLY CHILDHOOD EARLY
LITERACY FOR KIDS BIRTH TO AGE
5.
>> THERE MAYBE NOTHING MORE
IMPORTANT, EARLY CHILDHOOD
DEVELOPMENT IS AN AREA KENTUCKY
STRUGGLES IN.
MOST CHILDREN BEGIN KINDERGARTEN
AT THE AGE OF FIVE.
BUT LESS THAN HALF OF KENTUCKY
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CHILDREN ARE READY FOR
KINDERGARTEN.
IN THE RIVER CITIES OF NORTHERN
KENTUCKY, THE NUMBERS ARE EVEN
LOWER WITH AN AVERAGE READINESS
OF 34%.
NEWPORT CITY COMMISSIONER KIM
CALLED THE NUMBERS ABYSMAL.
AND SAID THERE WAS LOTS OF
DEBATE ON SOCIAL MEDIA OVER WHO
TO BLAME FOR THE LOW SCORE.
>> THEY WANTED TO BLAME NISD,
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THE NEWPORT INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
DISTRICT FOR SOMEHOW NOT GETTING
THE KINDERGARTEN KIDDOS READY.
>> THAT IS NOT A FAIR THING FOR
THEM TO OWN WHEN A LESS THAN A
THIRD OF THE STUDENTS COME TO
PUBLIC PRESCHOOL.
THERE IS A LEADERSHIP GAP WITH
EARLY LEARNING AS FAR AS WHO
REALLY OWNS THAT BEFORE A CHILD
FORMALLY ENTERS SCHOOL THROUGH
KINDERGARTEN.
>> THAT IS WHERE THE READ READY
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INITIATIVE COMES INTO PLAY.
THE INITIATIVE FOCUSES ON
PRENATAL-AGE 5 DEVELOPMENT.
IT STARTED IN COVINGTON AND NOW
THE NONPROFIT EDUCATE NKY IS
BRINGING THE STRATEGY TO ALL OF
THE RIVER CITIES IN AN EFFORT TO
IMPROVE KINDERGARTEN READINESS.
>> THE IMPORTANCE WITH READ
READY IS THAT THE CITY LEADS IT
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AND THEN THE SCHOOL DISTRICT IS
A PARTNER TO THAT WORK.
>> READ READY USES A COMMITTEE
OF PARENTS, EDUCATORS AND
COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS LIKE
LIBRARIES AND HOSPITALS, TO
DISCUSS WHAT EACH CITY NEEDS.
Dr. WATSON SAID THIS MODEL OF
THE CITY TAKING CHARGE OF EARLY
CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT IS RARE.
BUT THE SUPERINTENDENT OF DAYTON
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INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS SAYS IT'S
EXACTLY WHAT FAMILIES NEED.
>> FROM A SCHOOL DISTRICT, THE
EARLIER WE CAN REACH THE
PARENTS, THE BETTER.
BECAUSE IF WE SIT AROUND AND
WAIT FOR THEM TO SHOW UP IN
KINDERGARTEN, A LOT OF TIMES
THOSE KIDS ARE BEHIND THE EIGHT
BALL.
>> WHAT ARE IDEAS FOR READ
READY?
Dr. WATSON SAID FOR ONE MAKING
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USE OF PREEXISTING RESOURCES
LIKE THE DOLLY PARTON
IMAGINATION LIBRARY WHERE
CHILDREN UP TO FIVE YEARS OLD
CAN RECEIVE ONE FREE BOOK IN THE
MAIL EVERY MONTH.
>> IN NEWPORT OUR POPULATION 38%
OF OUR NEWPORT CHILDREN BIRTH-5
ARE ENROLLED BUT OUR GOAL IS TO
GET TO 50% NEXT YEAR.
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>> Dr. WATSON SAYS THIS IS
WHERE COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS
LIKE ST. ELIZABETH HEALTHCARE
CAN HELP OUT THE INITIATIVE.
>> THEY CAN OPERATIONALIZE WHEN
A BABY IS BORN THAT A FAMILY IS
ENROLLING IN THE LIBRARY BEFORE
THEY EVER LEAVE THE HOSPITAL.
>> AND WHY IS NORTHERN KENTUCKY
THE RIGHT PLACE FOR AN
INITIATIVE LIKE READ READY?
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WATSON SAID IT HAS TO DO WITH
THE SIZE AND PROXIMITY OF THE
SCHOOL DISTRICTS.
>> WE DO HAVE A LOT OF SMALL
DISTRICT SMALL CITY
CONCENTRATION IN AN URBAN AREA.
>> YOU HAVE POVERTY IN THOSE
COMMUNITIES.
AND YOU HAVE A LOT OF TRANSIENT
KIDS THEY BOUNCE FROM NEWPORT TO
COVINGTON TO BELL SA VIEW TO
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DAYTON.
>> NEWPORT SCHOOL DISTRICT HAS
1400 STUDENTS BUT THE
COMMISSIONER SAID THE CITY IS
BATTLING A DECREASING POPULATION
OF YOUNG FAMILIES.
>> ANYTHING WE CAN DO TO MAKE
THOSE FAMILIES FEEL COMFORTABLE
RAISING CHILDREN IN OUR
COMMUNITY, AND ENCOURAGE THEM TO
UTILIZE THE PUBLIC SYSTEM IT
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BENEFITS THE CITY BY RETAINING
FOLKS IN OUR CITY.
AND IT BENEFITS THE SCHOOL
SYSTEM AS WELL.
>> DAYTON INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS
HAS AROUND 800 STUDENTS.
SUPERINTENDENT RICK WOLF SAID
THE EARLIER FAMILIES CAN RECEIVE
EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES THE BETTER
OFF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT WILL BE.
>> 90S-OUR BRAIN IS DEVELOPED BY
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THE AGE OF FIVE.
THE EARLIER WE CAN EDUCATE
FAMILIES AND PARENTS, IT'S GOING
TO PAY DIVIDENDS AT THE END.
>> WHAT IS THE END GOAL?
TO Dr. WATT SOB IT COMES BACK
TO THE KINDERGARTEN READINESS.
>> 100% OF OUR STUDENTS NEED TO
BE READY FOR SCHOOL BEFORE THEY
ENTER KINDERGARTEN.
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AND THAT'S THE GOAL.
AND WE'RE GOING TO KEEP STRIVING
TO MEET THAT GOAL.
>> FOR "KENTUCKY EDITION" I'M
EMILY SISK.
THANK YOU.
NEWPORT IS KICKING OFF ITS READ
READY INITIATIVE WITH A FALL
FESTIVAL NEXT MONTH.
FAMILIES WILL HAVE THE
OPPORTUNITY TO SIGN UP FOR FREE
BOOKS AND LEARN HOW TO GET MORE
INVOLVED.
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KENTUCKY HORSE AND
LIVESTOCK OWNERS MAY HAVE
TROUBLE FEEDING THEIR ANIMALS
THIS WINTER.
THE AVAILABILITY AND QUALITY OF
HAY ACROSS THE STATE IS CAUSING
SOME CONCERN.
OUR CHRISTIE DUTTON SPOKE WITH
BOB COLEMAN, AN EQUINE EXTENSION
IS ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR AT THE
UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY TO FIND
OUT WHAT FARMERS CAN DO NOW TO
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PREPARE FOR WINTER FEEDING.
PART OF OUR FARM FOCUSED SEGMENT
WE CALL ROOTED.
>> BOB COLEMAN FROM U.K.'S
COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE JOINS US.
Dr. BOB, TELL US HOW IS THE
HAY CROP GOING TO DIFFER THIS
YEAR COMPARED TO PREVIOUS YEARS?
>> I THINK THIS YEAR WE'RE
SEEING SOME THINGS WITH THE WAY
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THE WEATHER PATTERNS AFFECTED
GROWING HAY AND CERTAINLY
HARVESTING HAY, IT'S JUST NOT
QUITE, I THINK, WHAT WE'RE
ALWAYS USED TO OR WE'RE SO USED
TO SORT OF THE NORMAL WHAT
HAPPENED LAST YEAR IS GOING TO
HAPPEN THIS YEAR.
SO I THINK IN VARIOUS PARTS OF
THE STATE WE'RE SEEING WHERE
THERE IS NOT AS MUCH HAY AS
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WE'RE USED TO HARVESTING.
WHEN I'VE TALKED TO SOME OF THE
HAY PRODUCERS, THEIR HARVEST
YIELDS HAVE NOT BEEN WHAT THEY
NORMALLY HAD.
THEY HAD TO WAIT ON HAY SO IT
WAS MUCH MORE MATURE WHEN THEY
HARVESTED IT.
THAT IS GOING TO AFFECT THE
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NUTRIENT PROFILE.
THE BIGGEST THING IS THE WAY THE
WEATHER PATTERNS INTERACTED WITH
THE GROWING OF THE CROP AS WE
MIGHT NOT HAVE AS MUCH HAY IN
CERTAIN PARTS OF THE STATE AS WE
NORMALLY WOULD HAVE.
SO THERE'S GOING TO NEED TO BE
SOME THOUGHTFULNESS ABOUT
GETTING THE HAY INVENTORY THAT
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PEOPLE THAT HAVE LIVESTOCK ARE
GOING TO NEED PARTICULARLY FOR
THOSE THAT DON'T DRO THEIR
OWN --
GROW THEIR OWN OR GROW THEIR OWN
TO A CERTAIN EXTENT BUT IT MAY
NOT HAVE PRODUCED WHAT THEY NEED
FOR THE FEEDING SEASON.
>> WHAT PARTS OF THE STATE WILL
BE MOST IMPACTED BY THIS REDUCED
SUPPLY OF HAY?
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>> THAT'S A REALLY HARD QUESTION
TO ANSWER.
AND MY FEELING IS FROM THE
PEOPLE I'VE TALKED TO, THAT IT
HAS THE POTENTIAL TO GO CLEAR
ACROSS THE STATE.
THERE WILL BE PARTS OF THE STATE
AND WITHIN CERTAIN COUNTIES THAT
DID GET RAIN AND THEY WILL BE
OKAY AS FAR AS THAT HAY
PRODUCTION.
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BUT IT'S NOT SURPRISING THAT
SOMEBODY ACROSS THE ROAD OR UP
THE OTHER SIDE OF THE COUNTY WHO
DIDN'T GET THE RAIN OR HAVE THE
CONDITIONS THAT SOME PEOPLE DID
AND IT'S GOING TO BE LACKING.
>> AND THIS HAY IS GOING TO BE
USED FOR THE WINTER SEASON.
DOES THIS MAINLY IMPACT HORSES
OR INCLUDE OTHER LIVESTOCK THAT
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COULD BE IMPACTED BY THE HAY
SUPPLY?
>> THAT IS A GOOD QUESTION AND I
THINK THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR
IT TO IMPACT ALL LIVESTOCK.
ANYBODY THAT IS FEEDING HAY.
CERTAINLY, I DEAL WITH THE HORSE
COMMUNITY.
AND SO THAT'S WHERE I'M MOST
CONNECTED TO.
AND STARTING TO SEE SOME
QUESTIONS ABOUT WHAT IS
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AVAILABLE?
THE FACT THAT WE MAYBE HAD SOME
HAY THAT GOT CUT EARLIER IN THE
SEASON SO THAT FIRST CUTTING OF
HAY AND I KNOW SOME PRODUCERS
THAT GOT GOING REALLY EARLY.
PROBABLY GOT A LESS TONNAGE OFF
THE HAY FIELDS BUT THE NUTRIENT
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PROFILE OF THAT HAY IS QUITE
GOOD.
AND WHERE WE WITH RESPECT'S
GETTING QUITE AS MUCH OR ALL OF
A SUDDEN THE WEATHER PATTERNS
CHANGED AND WHEN IT WAS TIME TO
CUT HAY, WE WERE WAITING ON IT
TO NOT RAIN OR STOP RAINING SO
WE LET HAY GET MORE MATURE WHICH
IS GOING TO REDUCE THE NUTRIENT
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PROFILE OF THAT HAY.
>> YOU TALKED ABOUT THE NUTRIENT
PROFILE OF THE HAY BEFORE SO
IT'S NOT JUST THE SUPPLY OF HAY
AND ALSO THE QUALITY OF THE HAY,
TOO, BECAUSE IN SOME DROUGHT
AREAS THAT CAN ALLOW WEEDS AND
OTHER THINGS TO GROW TOO.
HOW IS THAT GOING TO IMPACT THE
QUALITY?
>> AND THERE'S ONE OF THE THINGS
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THAT WE HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT AND
I LOOK AT QUALITY IN A COUPLE
DIFFERENT WAYS.
MAYBE A LITTLE DIFFERENT THAN
THE OTHER LIVESTOCK PEOPLE.
BUT I'M LOOKING AT HAY THAT GOT
PUT UP IN GOOD CONDITION DOESN'T
HAVE MOLD OR DUST IN IT BECAUSE
THAT CAN HAVE A SIGNIFICANT
IMPACT ON THE HORSES FROM A
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RESPIRATORY PROBLEM.
BUT YOUR COMMENT ABOUT THE WEEDS
AND I THINK WE'RE SEEING MORE
WEEDS THAT CAME ON IN THE SECOND
CUTTING OF HAY OR IN THAT LATER
TIME PERIOD WHEN IT WAS HOT AND
DRY.
BECAUSE SOME OF THOSE PLANTS DO
FLOURISH WHEN THOSE ARE THE
GROWING CONDITIONS.
I THINK WE'RE SEEING WEED
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CONTENT IN HAY.
AND ONE THAT I'M SEEING MORE
CLOSER TO LEXINGTON BUT THE HAY
THAT I'VE HAD THE CHANCE TO LOOK
AT, HAS A WEED CALLED FOX TAIL
AND THAT IS SOMETHING WE DON'T
WANT IN OUR HORSE HAY IT CAN
CAUSE ULCERS IN THEIR MOUTHS AND
BE A HEADACHE FOR THE HORSE AND
FOR THE HORSE OWNERS.
(23:14):
WHEN YOU ARE BUYING HAY YOU HAVE
TO LOOK AT IT TO SEE WHAT IS
THERE.
AND YES, THERE MIGHT BE A
REASONABLE LEVEL OF NUTRIENTS
THAT WILL MEET YOUR HORSE'S
REQUIREMENTS BUT SOME OF THE
WEEDS AND OTHER THINGS THAT
COULD BE THERE THAT WE DON'T
WANT IN THAT HAY WE NEED TO BE
ON THE LOOKOUT FOR THAT.
>> AND SO WHAT DO LIVESTOCK
(23:37):
FARMERS NEED TO DO NOW TO
PROTECT THEMSELVES?
CAN THEY DO SOMETHING NOW TO
PREPARE FOR THIS UNCERTAINTY OF
SUPPLY AND QUALITY OF HAY FOR
THE WINTER?
>> I THINK WHAT THEY NEED TO DO
IS DEVELOP THEIR INVENTORY OR
WHAT THEY NEED FOR AN INVENTORY.
FIGURE OUT ROUGHLY HOW MUCH HAY
ARE YOU GOING TO NEED TO FEED
WHATEVER CLASS OF LIVESTOCK YOU
(23:58):
ARE GOING TO FEED.
AND ENSURE THAT YOU HAVE IT.
SO ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I
THINK THAT MOST PEOPLE NEED TO
DO IS FIGURE OUT WHEN THEY ARE
BUYING WHATEVER PACKAGE OF HAY
THEY ARE WHETHER IT'S SMALL
SQUARE BALES OR LARGE RURAL
BALES HAVING A GOOD IDEA HOW
MUCH THOSE BALES WEIGH SO THAT
YOU CAN ACTUALLY FIGURE OUT THAT
(24:19):
HOW MUCH HAY DO I HAVE.
IF YOU HAVE TO FEED A COUPLE
HUNDRED POUNDS OF HAY PER DAY
YOU NEED TO KNOW HOW MUCH IS IN
THE BALES SO YOU KNOW HOW MANY
BALES YOU NEED TO HAVE.
AND I WOULD RECOMMEND HAVE THE
HAY ANALYZED GOAT THE HAY TEST
(24:40):
DONE SO YOU KNOW WHAT THE
NUTRIENTS ARE AND IT WILL HELP
YOU FIGURE OUT HOW MUCH DO I
NEED TO FEED EVERYDAY.
>> THE THANK YOU SO MUCH Dr.
BOB, BOB COLEMAN.
EQUINE EXTENSION ASSOCIATE
PROFESSOR AT U.K. COLLEGE OF
AGRICULTURE THANK YOU FOR YOUR
EXPERTISE.
>> THANK YOU.
AND THANK YOU,
CHRISTIE.
VALUABLE INFORMATION THERE.
(25:00):
IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN HAVING
YOUR HAY TESTED FOR NUTRITIONAL
VALUE CONTACT YOUR LOCAL
EXTENSION SERVICE OFFICE OR THE
KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT OF AG HAS A
HAY HOTLINE THAT YOU CAN CALL,
THAT NUMBER IS 502-782-9210.
[♪♪]
(25:28):
SUPPORTING THOSE WHO
SUPPORT KENTUCKY'S CHILDREN.
>> OUR FOCUS IS MAKING SURE THAT
EVERYONE KNOWS THAT IT'S THE
POWER OF ONE.
MEANING THAT EVERYONE OF US EACH
ONE OF US HAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO
CHANGE THE LIFE OF A CHILD.
IT'S THE GATHERING
THAT BRINGS TOGETHER ALL
(25:48):
PROFESSIONALS FOCUSED ON
IMPROVING THE LIVES OF
KENTUCKY'S CHILDREN.
WE TAKE YOU INSIDE THIS YEAR'S
KIDS ARE WORTH IT CONFERENCE
TOMORROW ON "KENTUCKY EDITION."
WHICH YOU KNOW TO TUNE IN FOR AT
6:30 EASTERN 5:30 CENTRAL WHERE
WE INFORM, CONNECT AND INSPIRE.
WE HOPE YOU WILL CONNECT WITH US
THE WAYS YOU SEE ON THE SCREEN,
FACEBOOK, X AND INSTAGRAM TO
(26:09):
STAY IN THE LOOP.
LOOK FOR US ON THE PBS VIDEO APP
TO DOWNLOAD THE GREAT CONSENT
AND SEND US A STORY IDEA BY
E-MAIL AT PUBLIC AFFAIRS AT
KET.ORG.
I'M RENEE SHAW THANK YOU SO MUCH
FOR WATCHING TONIGHT AND I WILL
SEE YOU TOMORROW NIGHT.
TAKE GOOD CARE.
[♪♪]
[♪♪]
>> I JUST HAVE TO BE VERY
HONEST.
I'M VERY DISAPPOINTED IN WHAT
WAS BROUGHT FORWARD.
>> Renee (00:15):
STATE LAWMAKERS GRILL
THE HEAD OF KENTUCKY'S SECOND
LARGEST SCHOOL DISTRICT AMID A
FINANCIAL CRISIS.
HOW HE'S RESPONDING.
>> IF YOU ARE A DEMOCRAT OR
REPUBLICAN, TONE IT DOWN.
CAN AMERICA DIAL BACK
THE RHETORIC AFTER THE CHARLIE
KIRK SHOOTING?
(00:37):
>> I THINK IN VARIOUS PARTS OF
THE STATE WE'RE SEEING WHERE
THERE IS NOT AS MUCH HAY AS
WE'RE USED TO HARVESTING.
AND DRY KENTUCKY
WEATHER IS HURTING THE HAY CROP.
>> PRODUCTION OF "KENTUCKY
EDITION" IS MADE POSSIBLE IN
PART BY THE KET MILLENNIUM FUND.
[♪♪]
(01:09):
GOOD EVENING AND
WELCOME TO "KENTUCKY EDITION"
FOR THIS TUESDAY SEPTEMBER THE
16TH.
I'M RENEE SHAW AND WE THANK YOU
FOR JOINING US THIS EVENING.
THE STATE'S SECOND LARGEST
SCHOOL DISTRICT IS FACING TOUGH
SCRUTINY OVER ITS FINANCIAL
MANAGEMENT.
FAYETTE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS
ANNOUNCED IN MAY THAT IT HAD A
$16 MILLION BUDGET SHORTFALL AND
(01:30):
IT'S NOW UNDER INVESTIGATION BY
THE STATE AUDITOR.
TODAY, SUPERINTENDENT DEMETRUS
LIGGINS WAS TAKEN TO TASK BEFORE
A LEGISLATIVE PANEL IN
FRANKFORT.
OUR MACKENZIE SPINK HAS MORE AS
WE BEGIN TONIGHT'S LEGISLATIVE
UPDATE.
>> THERE ARE COUNTLESS THINGS I
COULD SAY THAT I WISH WOULD HAVE
(01:51):
HAPPENED IT SHOULD HAVE HAPPENED
THAT NEEDED TO HAPPEN.
AND I KNOW THAT.
BUT WHILE THOSE MATTERS ARE
BEING EXAMINED VERY THOROUGHLY,
I WANT TO BE CLEAR...
I WANT THIS TO BE VERY CLEAR...
IN MY ROLE AS SUPERINTENDENT I
UNDERSTAND THAT THE BUCK STOPS
WITH ME AND I ACCEPT THAT.
(02:12):
>> THAT ADMISSION BY FAYETTE
COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS
SUPERINTENDENT DEMETRUS LIGGINS
DID NOT SWAY LAWMAKERS AS THEY
FOUND HIS PRESENTATION LACKING.
SENATOR STEPHEN WEST WHO
CO-CHAIRS THE COMMITTEE SAID
LIGGINS FAILED TO DELIVER WHAT
WAS REQUESTED.
>> I HAVE TO BE VERY HONEST.
I'M VERY DISAPPOINTED IN WHAT
(02:34):
WAS BROUGHT FORWARD.
WE REQUESTED REVENUE NUMBERS AND
BUDGET NUMBERS OVER A 10-YEAR
SPAN.
PROBABLY PRETTY EASY TO GET YOUR
HANDS ON.
SO THERE WERE A LOT OF COLORS
AND GRAPHS AND RANGES, BUT WE
REALLY WERE LOOKING FOR LIKE
ACTUAL NUMBERS.
OKAY.
>> SENATOR LINDSEY TICHENOR
(02:57):
PRESSED LIGGINS ON CREDIT CARD
STATEMENTS A CONSTITUENT
COLLECTED THROUGH AN OPEN
RECORDS REQUEST AND QUIZZED
LIGGINS OVER EXPENSES.
>> I COUNTED AUGUST $127,000
TRAVEL IN AUGUST WITH 52,000 AT
THE GALT HOUSE FOR YOUR
REIMBURSEMENTS ALONE FOR TRAVEL,
(03:17):
IS $60,000.
THAT'S UNBELIEVABLE.
THAT'S TRULY ASTONISHING.
HOW CAN YOU KNOW WITH FIDELITY
THAT THE EXPENDITURES IN THIS
ARE LEGITIMATE?
WHEN YOU SEE TENS OF THOUSANDS
OF DOLLARS GOING TOWARDS
(03:38):
CHICK-FIL-A, AXE THROWING,
TICKETS FOR WICKED, ICE CREAM
INSANE AMOUNTS OF EXPENDITURES
FOR ALL KINDS OF RANDOM THINGS.
HOW CAN YOU ENSURE TO THE
TAXPAYERS THAT THESE
EXPENDITURES ARE LEGITIMATE FOR
THE PURPOSES OF EDUCATING
STUDENTS IN FCPS SCHOOLS.
>> LIGGINS SAID STAFF HAVE TO
(04:00):
TRAVEL FURTHER TO PROFESSIONAL
DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES.
>> WE HAVE FOUND AND OUR STAFF,
TEACHERS, ADMINISTRATORS, ET
CETERA HAVE FOUND THAT MUCH OF
THE PROFESSIONAL LEARNING AND
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
PROVIDED IN KENTUCKY REALLY
FOCUSES ON RURAL SCHOOL SYSTEMS.
WHICH IS A █MAJORITY.
(04:21):
I DON'T FAULT ANYONE FOR THAT.
THERE ARE MANY OPPORTUNITIES TO
REALLY NETWORK WITH OTHER SCHOOL
SYSTEMS THROUGHOUT THE NATION
THAT ARE SIMILAR TO US, HAVE
SIMILAR DEMOGRAPHICS OUR URBAN
CENTERS WITHIN THEIR OWN STATES
THAT WE TAKE ADVANTAGE OF.
ARE THERE PROBABLY TRIPS THAT
PROBABLY COULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED
(04:42):
MORE PEOPLE WENT ON THAN THEY
SHOULD HAVE?
ABSOLUTELY I WILL NOT SAY THAT
IS NOT THE CASE.
>> SEVERAL LAWMAKERS QUESTIONED
WHY EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP STAFF
HAD NOT REPORTED THE BUDGET
SHORTFALL EARLIER.
SENATOR WEST POSED A QUESTION
ABOUT WORKPLACE CULTURE AT FCPS
THAT COULD POTENTIALLY STIFLE
THAT KIND OF COMMUNICATION.
(05:02):
>> DO YOU FEEL, IS THERE A TOXIC
WORK ENVIRONMENT AT HOME OFFICE
FAYETTE COUNTY?
>> I WOULDN'T CALL IT A TOXIC
ENVIRONMENT AT ANY STRETCH OF
THE IMAGINATION BUT THERE IS AN
ENVIRONMENT WHERE THERE'S TRUST
NOT ONLY AND WE TALKED ABOUT
TRUST WITH THE COMMUNITY.
(05:22):
I THINK THERE ARE TRUST ISSUES
THAT ARE OCCURRING IN THE
LEADERSHIP LEVEL OF THE DISTRICT
AS WELL.
AND SO I THINK THAT IT'S
SOMETHING THAT CERTAINLY NEEDS
TO BE ADDRESSED.
>> THE SUPERINTENDENT SAYS PLANS
ARE IN THE WORKS TO FIX THE
BUDGET DEFICIT.
LIKE ELIMINATING PROFESSIONAL
DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES THAT
(05:43):
REQUIRE TRAVEL FOR "KENTUCKY
EDITION" I'M MACKENZIE SPINK.
[♪♪]
(06:04):
IN OTHER NEWS, THE MAN
ACCUSED OF AASSASSINATING
CHARLIE KIRK LAST WEEK HAS BEEN
CHARGED WITH AGGRAVATED MURDER.
THE CHARGE MEANS 22-YEAR-OLD
TYLER ROBINSON COULD FACE THE
DEATH PENALTY.
THE DEATH IS PROMPTED DEBATE
ABOUT HOW WE ARGUE POLITICS,
(06:24):
WHERE'S THE LINE BETWEEN
LEGITIMATE CRITICISM AND HATE
SPEECH?
LAST NIGHT ON "KENTUCKY TONIGHT"
OUR PANEL TALKED ABOUT IMPROVING
THE TONE OF AMERICAN POLITICS.
[♪♪]
>> I CAN TELL YOU SOMEBODY WHO I
HAD GREAT RESPECT AND ADMIRATION
FOR MACK BROWN, THE CHAIRMAN HE
GAVE ME A WIDE BERTH TO SAY
(06:47):
WHATEVER I WANTED.
ONE OF THE FEW GUARDRAILS HE DID
NOT ME TO USE WORDS LIKE WAR OR
FIGHT BECAUSE SOME CRAZY PERSON
MAY TAKE THEM SERIOUSLY.
SO HE WANTED ME TO STAY AWAY
FROM PHRASES LIKE THAT.
I THINK THAT ON THE CAMPAIGN
SIDE, WE CAN DO BETTER IN HOW WE
TALK ABOUT OUR OPPONENTS AND HOW
WE TALK ABOUT OUR PLANS.
(07:08):
WE HAVE HEARD THOSE
EXACT WORDS THAT ELEVATED PITCH
THAT WE ARE AT WAR, AND THAT
WE'RE READY TO FIGHT ON BOTH
SIDES NOW IT'S COMMON
VERNACULAR.
>> AND I DES LIKE IT --
DISLIKE IT HOW WE GET OUT OF
THIS WHAT WE SAW HAPPEN TO
CHARLIE KIRK WAS █PURE EVIL AND
(07:30):
PURE HATE.
THE WAY TO ADDRESS THAT IS NOT
WITH MORE HATE.
IT IS WITH LOVE.
AND IT IS WITH KINDNESS AND IT
IS WITH A WILLINGNESS TO
UNDERSTAND HOWEVER SINGLE
AMERICAN VIEWS THIS WORLD
THROUGH THEIR LENS BECAUSE IT'S
ALL DIFFERENT AND IT DOESN'T
MEAN EITHER ONE IS WRONG.
WE HAVE A LOT OF SOUL SEARCHING
(07:50):
TO DO AS AMERICANS.
AND I HOPE WE GET THERE.
AND TO THE POINT YOU
WERE MAKING JONATHAN ABOUT A
SHARED SET OF COMMON VALUES.
SOME WOULD SAY THAT'S BEEN
DISRUPTED THAT THERE'S NOT A
SHARED SET OF COMMON VALUES.
DO YOU BELIEVE THAT'S TRUE?
>> NOT AT ALL.
I BELIEVE VERY STRONGLY IN THE
(08:13):
GOLDEN RULE THAT IS NOT ONLY
SOMETHING THAT JESUS PREACHED
BUT BEFORE HIM, RABBI FROM THE
JEWISH TRADITION AND YOU CAN SEE
IT IN EVERY WORLD RELIGIOUS
TRADITION OR TRIBAL SPIRITUAL
TRADITION, THE IDEA THAT TO LOVE
YOUR NEIGHBORS AS YOURSELF AND
(08:34):
PARTICULARLY EXPRESS LOVE
TOWARDS THOSE OF YOUR NEIGHBORS
WHO ARE DISADVANTAGED, THE POOR,
THE ELDERLY, THE YOUNG.
THAT IS SOMETHING THAT ANIMATES
ALL OF US WHETHER DEMOCRATS OR
REPUBLICANS OR INDEPENDENTS.
IT WAS AN INSIGHTFUL
DISCUSSION AND YOU CAN SEE THE
HOUR ON-LINE ON DEMAND AND
STREAM THAT AT KET.ORG/KY
(08:56):
TONIGHT.
>>> ANOTHER DEMOCRAT IS RUNNING
FOR THE U.S. SENATE?
KENTUCKY IN 2026.
LOGAN FORSYTHE ANNOUNCED HIS
CANDIDACY IN THIS VIDEO.
>> LOOK, I'M NOT A BILLIONAIRE
OR A POLITICIAN.
MOST FOLKS WITH MY STORY THEY
DON'T MAKE IT OUT OF A PLACE
LIKE LYON COUNTY OR RUN FOR
(09:17):
SENATE.
HE IS A FORMER SECRET
SERVICE AGENT FROM LYON COUNTY
AND AN ATTORNEY.
HE CRITICIZES THE TRUMP TAX CUT
BILL, HE SAYS IT CUTS IMPORTANT
PROGRAMS THAT HELPED FAMILIES
LIKE HIS.
FORSYTHE JOINS PAMELA STEVENSON.
THE STATE HOUSE MINORITY LEADER
IN THE DEMOCRATIC RACE.
>>> LEXINGTON NOW HAS A CASE OF
(09:39):
THE WEST NILE VIRUS ACCORDING TO
THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT.
AS A RESULT, THE DEPARTMENT WILL
SPRAY FOR MOSQUITOES IN PART OF
LEXINGTON.
THEY WILL STRAY IN 40505 AND
40502 TARGETING THE AREA THE
PERSON WAS OUTDOORS BETWEEN 3:00
A.M. AND 6:00 A.M.
(10:00):
THE MOSQUITO SPRAY AFFECT AS
DUGOUT MOSQUITOES IN THE AIR AT
THE TIME BUT IT WILL NOT KILL
OTHER INSECTS.
MOST CASES OF WEST NILE VIRUS
LEAD TO MILD FLU LIKE SYMPTOMS.
THE C.D.C. SAYS MORE THAN 1300
PEOPLE IN THE U.S. DEVELOP
SEVERE SYMPTOMS FROM THE WEST
NILE VIRUS EACH YEAR.
(10:20):
>>> KENTUCKY IS HOME TO TWO,
FIVE-STAR HOSPITALS AND A SCHOOL
SYSTEM SAYS NO TO A PLAN FOR
MORAL INSTRUCTION.
OUR TOBY GIBBS TELLS US MORE IN
THIS LOOK AT HEADLINES AROUND
KENTUCKY.
[♪♪]
>> WARREN COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD
(10:40):
SAID NO TO A PROGRAM THAT WOULD
ALLOW SOME STUDENTS TO LEAVE
SCHOOL EARLY FOR CHARACTER-BASED
BIBLE EDUCATION OFF CAMPUS.
BOWLING GREEN DAILY NEWS SAYS
LIVE WISE ACADEMY PROPOSED
WEEKLY CLASSES FOR FIRST AND
SECOND GRADERS AT ALVATON
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BUT THE BOARD
VOTED 3-2 AGAINST IT.
EARLIER THIS YEAR, THE KENTUCKY
(11:01):
GENERAL ASSEMBLY PASSED SENATE
BILL 19 WHICH ALLOWS STUDENTS TO
LEAVE SCHOOL AN HOUR EARLY FOR
DISTRICT APPROVED QUOTE MORAL
INSTRUCTION.
ONE BOARD MEMBER WHO VOTED NO
SAID THE TERM MORAL INSTRUCTION
IS TOO VAGUE.
OTHER CRITICS SAY IT IS A
MISTAKE TO REDUCE STUDENTS'
INSTRUCTIONAL TIME IN SCHOOL.
(11:23):
>>> THE APPALACHIAN NEWS EXPRESS
SAYS THE PIKE COUNTY HEALTH
DEPARTMENT IS CREATING A
ONE-STOP SHOP FOR PEOPLE WITH
SEXUAL ABUSE DISORDERS --
SUBSTANCE ABUSE DISORDERS THE
HELP IS ON THE HEALTH
DEPARTMENT'S RENOVATED GROUND
FLOOR TO FIND ALL THE RESOURCES
THEY NEED UNDER ONE ROOF.
(11:44):
>>> MORE THAN 800 SENIOR
CITIZENS COULD STOP RECEIVING
MEALS PAID FOR THE LINCOLN TRAIL
DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT A BUDGET
MISCALCULATION CAUSED STATE
FUNDING TO RUN OUT BEFORE THE
END OF THE FISCAL YEAR.
SOME MEAL SERVICES ENDED
SEPTEMBER FIRST AND LINCOLN
TRAIL SAYS MORE COULD END IN THE
(12:06):
FUTURE.
>>> TWO KENTUCKY HOSPITALS ARE
AMONG THE BEST FOR PATIENT CARE.
THE LEXINGTON HERALD-LEADER SAYS
BAPTIST HEALTH PADUCAH AND THE
LOUISVILLE VETERANS AFFAIRS
MEDICAL CENTER EACH EARNED FIVE
STARS.
THEY WERE THE ONLY TWO KENTUCKY
HOSPITALS TO EARN FIVE STAR
(12:26):
RATINGS.
HOSPITALS WERE JUDGED ON
MORTALITY, SAFETY, READMISSION
RATES, PATIENT EXPERIENCE AND
TIMELY AND EFFECTIVE CARE.
>>> WITH HEADLINES AROUND
KENTUCKY, I'M TOBY GIBBS.
[♪♪]
(12:54):
KINDERGARTEN READINESS
IS AN OFTEN DEBATED EDUCATION
ISSUE IN KENTUCKY.
ONLY 48% OF CHILDREN WERE
CONSIDERED KINDERGARTEN READY IN
2023.
BUT WHOSE RESPONSIBILITY IS IT
TO ENSURE CHILDREN ARE PREPARED
TO GO TO SCHOOL?
OUR EMILY SISK REPORTS, THE
RIVER CITIES IN NORTHERN
KENTUCKY SAY THEY'RE TAKING UP
(13:15):
THE CHARGE.
>> IT'S HARD TO ARGUE THAT
THERE'S ANYTHING MORE IMPORTANT
THAN EARLY CHILDHOOD EARLY
LITERACY FOR KIDS BIRTH TO AGE
5.
>> THERE MAYBE NOTHING MORE
IMPORTANT, EARLY CHILDHOOD
DEVELOPMENT IS AN AREA KENTUCKY
STRUGGLES IN.
MOST CHILDREN BEGIN KINDERGARTEN
AT THE AGE OF FIVE.
BUT LESS THAN HALF OF KENTUCKY
(13:35):
CHILDREN ARE READY FOR
KINDERGARTEN.
IN THE RIVER CITIES OF NORTHERN
KENTUCKY, THE NUMBERS ARE EVEN
LOWER WITH AN AVERAGE READINESS
OF 34%.
NEWPORT CITY COMMISSIONER KIM
CALLED THE NUMBERS ABYSMAL.
AND SAID THERE WAS LOTS OF
DEBATE ON SOCIAL MEDIA OVER WHO
TO BLAME FOR THE LOW SCORE.
>> THEY WANTED TO BLAME NISD,
(13:58):
THE NEWPORT INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
DISTRICT FOR SOMEHOW NOT GETTING
THE KINDERGARTEN KIDDOS READY.
>> THAT IS NOT A FAIR THING FOR
THEM TO OWN WHEN A LESS THAN A
THIRD OF THE STUDENTS COME TO
PUBLIC PRESCHOOL.
THERE IS A LEADERSHIP GAP WITH
EARLY LEARNING AS FAR AS WHO
REALLY OWNS THAT BEFORE A CHILD
FORMALLY ENTERS SCHOOL THROUGH
KINDERGARTEN.
>> THAT IS WHERE THE READ READY
(14:20):
INITIATIVE COMES INTO PLAY.
THE INITIATIVE FOCUSES ON
PRENATAL-AGE 5 DEVELOPMENT.
IT STARTED IN COVINGTON AND NOW
THE NONPROFIT EDUCATE NKY IS
BRINGING THE STRATEGY TO ALL OF
THE RIVER CITIES IN AN EFFORT TO
IMPROVE KINDERGARTEN READINESS.
>> THE IMPORTANCE WITH READ
READY IS THAT THE CITY LEADS IT
(14:41):
AND THEN THE SCHOOL DISTRICT IS
A PARTNER TO THAT WORK.
>> READ READY USES A COMMITTEE
OF PARENTS, EDUCATORS AND
COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS LIKE
LIBRARIES AND HOSPITALS, TO
DISCUSS WHAT EACH CITY NEEDS.
Dr. WATSON SAID THIS MODEL OF
THE CITY TAKING CHARGE OF EARLY
CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT IS RARE.
BUT THE SUPERINTENDENT OF DAYTON
(15:03):
INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS SAYS IT'S
EXACTLY WHAT FAMILIES NEED.
>> FROM A SCHOOL DISTRICT, THE
EARLIER WE CAN REACH THE
PARENTS, THE BETTER.
BECAUSE IF WE SIT AROUND AND
WAIT FOR THEM TO SHOW UP IN
KINDERGARTEN, A LOT OF TIMES
THOSE KIDS ARE BEHIND THE EIGHT
BALL.
>> WHAT ARE IDEAS FOR READ
READY?
Dr. WATSON SAID FOR ONE MAKING
(15:23):
USE OF PREEXISTING RESOURCES
LIKE THE DOLLY PARTON
IMAGINATION LIBRARY WHERE
CHILDREN UP TO FIVE YEARS OLD
CAN RECEIVE ONE FREE BOOK IN THE
MAIL EVERY MONTH.
>> IN NEWPORT OUR POPULATION 38%
OF OUR NEWPORT CHILDREN BIRTH-5
ARE ENROLLED BUT OUR GOAL IS TO
GET TO 50% NEXT YEAR.
(15:44):
>> Dr. WATSON SAYS THIS IS
WHERE COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS
LIKE ST. ELIZABETH HEALTHCARE
CAN HELP OUT THE INITIATIVE.
>> THEY CAN OPERATIONALIZE WHEN
A BABY IS BORN THAT A FAMILY IS
ENROLLING IN THE LIBRARY BEFORE
THEY EVER LEAVE THE HOSPITAL.
>> AND WHY IS NORTHERN KENTUCKY
THE RIGHT PLACE FOR AN
INITIATIVE LIKE READ READY?
(16:05):
WATSON SAID IT HAS TO DO WITH
THE SIZE AND PROXIMITY OF THE
SCHOOL DISTRICTS.
>> WE DO HAVE A LOT OF SMALL
DISTRICT SMALL CITY
CONCENTRATION IN AN URBAN AREA.
>> YOU HAVE POVERTY IN THOSE
COMMUNITIES.
AND YOU HAVE A LOT OF TRANSIENT
KIDS THEY BOUNCE FROM NEWPORT TO
COVINGTON TO BELL SA VIEW TO
(16:28):
DAYTON.
>> NEWPORT SCHOOL DISTRICT HAS
1400 STUDENTS BUT THE
COMMISSIONER SAID THE CITY IS
BATTLING A DECREASING POPULATION
OF YOUNG FAMILIES.
>> ANYTHING WE CAN DO TO MAKE
THOSE FAMILIES FEEL COMFORTABLE
RAISING CHILDREN IN OUR
COMMUNITY, AND ENCOURAGE THEM TO
UTILIZE THE PUBLIC SYSTEM IT
(16:49):
BENEFITS THE CITY BY RETAINING
FOLKS IN OUR CITY.
AND IT BENEFITS THE SCHOOL
SYSTEM AS WELL.
>> DAYTON INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS
HAS AROUND 800 STUDENTS.
SUPERINTENDENT RICK WOLF SAID
THE EARLIER FAMILIES CAN RECEIVE
EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES THE BETTER
OFF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT WILL BE.
>> 90S-OUR BRAIN IS DEVELOPED BY
(17:10):
THE AGE OF FIVE.
THE EARLIER WE CAN EDUCATE
FAMILIES AND PARENTS, IT'S GOING
TO PAY DIVIDENDS AT THE END.
>> WHAT IS THE END GOAL?
TO Dr. WATT SOB IT COMES BACK
TO THE KINDERGARTEN READINESS.
>> 100% OF OUR STUDENTS NEED TO
BE READY FOR SCHOOL BEFORE THEY
ENTER KINDERGARTEN.
(17:31):
AND THAT'S THE GOAL.
AND WE'RE GOING TO KEEP STRIVING
TO MEET THAT GOAL.
>> FOR "KENTUCKY EDITION" I'M
EMILY SISK.
THANK YOU.
NEWPORT IS KICKING OFF ITS READ
READY INITIATIVE WITH A FALL
FESTIVAL NEXT MONTH.
FAMILIES WILL HAVE THE
OPPORTUNITY TO SIGN UP FOR FREE
BOOKS AND LEARN HOW TO GET MORE
INVOLVED.
[♪♪]
(18:00):
KENTUCKY HORSE AND
LIVESTOCK OWNERS MAY HAVE
TROUBLE FEEDING THEIR ANIMALS
THIS WINTER.
THE AVAILABILITY AND QUALITY OF
HAY ACROSS THE STATE IS CAUSING
SOME CONCERN.
OUR CHRISTIE DUTTON SPOKE WITH
BOB COLEMAN, AN EQUINE EXTENSION
IS ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR AT THE
UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY TO FIND
OUT WHAT FARMERS CAN DO NOW TO
(18:21):
PREPARE FOR WINTER FEEDING.
PART OF OUR FARM FOCUSED SEGMENT
WE CALL ROOTED.
>> BOB COLEMAN FROM U.K.'S
COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE JOINS US.
Dr. BOB, TELL US HOW IS THE
HAY CROP GOING TO DIFFER THIS
YEAR COMPARED TO PREVIOUS YEARS?
>> I THINK THIS YEAR WE'RE
SEEING SOME THINGS WITH THE WAY
(18:43):
THE WEATHER PATTERNS AFFECTED
GROWING HAY AND CERTAINLY
HARVESTING HAY, IT'S JUST NOT
QUITE, I THINK, WHAT WE'RE
ALWAYS USED TO OR WE'RE SO USED
TO SORT OF THE NORMAL WHAT
HAPPENED LAST YEAR IS GOING TO
HAPPEN THIS YEAR.
SO I THINK IN VARIOUS PARTS OF
THE STATE WE'RE SEEING WHERE
THERE IS NOT AS MUCH HAY AS
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WE'RE USED TO HARVESTING.
WHEN I'VE TALKED TO SOME OF THE
HAY PRODUCERS, THEIR HARVEST
YIELDS HAVE NOT BEEN WHAT THEY
NORMALLY HAD.
THEY HAD TO WAIT ON HAY SO IT
WAS MUCH MORE MATURE WHEN THEY
HARVESTED IT.
THAT IS GOING TO AFFECT THE
(19:27):
NUTRIENT PROFILE.
THE BIGGEST THING IS THE WAY THE
WEATHER PATTERNS INTERACTED WITH
THE GROWING OF THE CROP AS WE
MIGHT NOT HAVE AS MUCH HAY IN
CERTAIN PARTS OF THE STATE AS WE
NORMALLY WOULD HAVE.
SO THERE'S GOING TO NEED TO BE
SOME THOUGHTFULNESS ABOUT
GETTING THE HAY INVENTORY THAT
(19:47):
PEOPLE THAT HAVE LIVESTOCK ARE
GOING TO NEED PARTICULARLY FOR
THOSE THAT DON'T DRO THEIR
OWN --
GROW THEIR OWN OR GROW THEIR OWN
TO A CERTAIN EXTENT BUT IT MAY
NOT HAVE PRODUCED WHAT THEY NEED
FOR THE FEEDING SEASON.
>> WHAT PARTS OF THE STATE WILL
BE MOST IMPACTED BY THIS REDUCED
SUPPLY OF HAY?
(20:08):
>> THAT'S A REALLY HARD QUESTION
TO ANSWER.
AND MY FEELING IS FROM THE
PEOPLE I'VE TALKED TO, THAT IT
HAS THE POTENTIAL TO GO CLEAR
ACROSS THE STATE.
THERE WILL BE PARTS OF THE STATE
AND WITHIN CERTAIN COUNTIES THAT
DID GET RAIN AND THEY WILL BE
OKAY AS FAR AS THAT HAY
PRODUCTION.
(20:28):
BUT IT'S NOT SURPRISING THAT
SOMEBODY ACROSS THE ROAD OR UP
THE OTHER SIDE OF THE COUNTY WHO
DIDN'T GET THE RAIN OR HAVE THE
CONDITIONS THAT SOME PEOPLE DID
AND IT'S GOING TO BE LACKING.
>> AND THIS HAY IS GOING TO BE
USED FOR THE WINTER SEASON.
DOES THIS MAINLY IMPACT HORSES
OR INCLUDE OTHER LIVESTOCK THAT
(20:49):
COULD BE IMPACTED BY THE HAY
SUPPLY?
>> THAT IS A GOOD QUESTION AND I
THINK THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR
IT TO IMPACT ALL LIVESTOCK.
ANYBODY THAT IS FEEDING HAY.
CERTAINLY, I DEAL WITH THE HORSE
COMMUNITY.
AND SO THAT'S WHERE I'M MOST
CONNECTED TO.
AND STARTING TO SEE SOME
QUESTIONS ABOUT WHAT IS
(21:10):
AVAILABLE?
THE FACT THAT WE MAYBE HAD SOME
HAY THAT GOT CUT EARLIER IN THE
SEASON SO THAT FIRST CUTTING OF
HAY AND I KNOW SOME PRODUCERS
THAT GOT GOING REALLY EARLY.
PROBABLY GOT A LESS TONNAGE OFF
THE HAY FIELDS BUT THE NUTRIENT
(21:30):
PROFILE OF THAT HAY IS QUITE
GOOD.
AND WHERE WE WITH RESPECT'S
GETTING QUITE AS MUCH OR ALL OF
A SUDDEN THE WEATHER PATTERNS
CHANGED AND WHEN IT WAS TIME TO
CUT HAY, WE WERE WAITING ON IT
TO NOT RAIN OR STOP RAINING SO
WE LET HAY GET MORE MATURE WHICH
IS GOING TO REDUCE THE NUTRIENT
(21:50):
PROFILE OF THAT HAY.
>> YOU TALKED ABOUT THE NUTRIENT
PROFILE OF THE HAY BEFORE SO
IT'S NOT JUST THE SUPPLY OF HAY
AND ALSO THE QUALITY OF THE HAY,
TOO, BECAUSE IN SOME DROUGHT
AREAS THAT CAN ALLOW WEEDS AND
OTHER THINGS TO GROW TOO.
HOW IS THAT GOING TO IMPACT THE
QUALITY?
>> AND THERE'S ONE OF THE THINGS
(22:11):
THAT WE HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT AND
I LOOK AT QUALITY IN A COUPLE
DIFFERENT WAYS.
MAYBE A LITTLE DIFFERENT THAN
THE OTHER LIVESTOCK PEOPLE.
BUT I'M LOOKING AT HAY THAT GOT
PUT UP IN GOOD CONDITION DOESN'T
HAVE MOLD OR DUST IN IT BECAUSE
THAT CAN HAVE A SIGNIFICANT
IMPACT ON THE HORSES FROM A
(22:32):
RESPIRATORY PROBLEM.
BUT YOUR COMMENT ABOUT THE WEEDS
AND I THINK WE'RE SEEING MORE
WEEDS THAT CAME ON IN THE SECOND
CUTTING OF HAY OR IN THAT LATER
TIME PERIOD WHEN IT WAS HOT AND
DRY.
BECAUSE SOME OF THOSE PLANTS DO
FLOURISH WHEN THOSE ARE THE
GROWING CONDITIONS.
I THINK WE'RE SEEING WEED
(22:52):
CONTENT IN HAY.
AND ONE THAT I'M SEEING MORE
CLOSER TO LEXINGTON BUT THE HAY
THAT I'VE HAD THE CHANCE TO LOOK
AT, HAS A WEED CALLED FOX TAIL
AND THAT IS SOMETHING WE DON'T
WANT IN OUR HORSE HAY IT CAN
CAUSE ULCERS IN THEIR MOUTHS AND
BE A HEADACHE FOR THE HORSE AND
FOR THE HORSE OWNERS.
(23:14):
WHEN YOU ARE BUYING HAY YOU HAVE
TO LOOK AT IT TO SEE WHAT IS
THERE.
AND YES, THERE MIGHT BE A
REASONABLE LEVEL OF NUTRIENTS
THAT WILL MEET YOUR HORSE'S
REQUIREMENTS BUT SOME OF THE
WEEDS AND OTHER THINGS THAT
COULD BE THERE THAT WE DON'T
WANT IN THAT HAY WE NEED TO BE
ON THE LOOKOUT FOR THAT.
>> AND SO WHAT DO LIVESTOCK
(23:37):
FARMERS NEED TO DO NOW TO
PROTECT THEMSELVES?
CAN THEY DO SOMETHING NOW TO
PREPARE FOR THIS UNCERTAINTY OF
SUPPLY AND QUALITY OF HAY FOR
THE WINTER?
>> I THINK WHAT THEY NEED TO DO
IS DEVELOP THEIR INVENTORY OR
WHAT THEY NEED FOR AN INVENTORY.
FIGURE OUT ROUGHLY HOW MUCH HAY
ARE YOU GOING TO NEED TO FEED
WHATEVER CLASS OF LIVESTOCK YOU
(23:58):
ARE GOING TO FEED.
AND ENSURE THAT YOU HAVE IT.
SO ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I
THINK THAT MOST PEOPLE NEED TO
DO IS FIGURE OUT WHEN THEY ARE
BUYING WHATEVER PACKAGE OF HAY
THEY ARE WHETHER IT'S SMALL
SQUARE BALES OR LARGE RURAL
BALES HAVING A GOOD IDEA HOW
MUCH THOSE BALES WEIGH SO THAT
YOU CAN ACTUALLY FIGURE OUT THAT
(24:19):
HOW MUCH HAY DO I HAVE.
IF YOU HAVE TO FEED A COUPLE
HUNDRED POUNDS OF HAY PER DAY
YOU NEED TO KNOW HOW MUCH IS IN
THE BALES SO YOU KNOW HOW MANY
BALES YOU NEED TO HAVE.
AND I WOULD RECOMMEND HAVE THE
HAY ANALYZED GOAT THE HAY TEST
(24:40):
DONE SO YOU KNOW WHAT THE
NUTRIENTS ARE AND IT WILL HELP
YOU FIGURE OUT HOW MUCH DO I
NEED TO FEED EVERYDAY.
>> THE THANK YOU SO MUCH Dr.
BOB, BOB COLEMAN.
EQUINE EXTENSION ASSOCIATE
PROFESSOR AT U.K. COLLEGE OF
AGRICULTURE THANK YOU FOR YOUR
EXPERTISE.
>> THANK YOU.
AND THANK YOU,
CHRISTIE.
VALUABLE INFORMATION THERE.
(25:00):
IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN HAVING
YOUR HAY TESTED FOR NUTRITIONAL
VALUE CONTACT YOUR LOCAL
EXTENSION SERVICE OFFICE OR THE
KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT OF AG HAS A
HAY HOTLINE THAT YOU CAN CALL,
THAT NUMBER IS 502-782-9210.
[♪♪]
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IT'S THE GATHERING
THAT BRINGS TOGETHER ALL
(25:48):
PROFESSIONALS FOCUSED ON
IMPROVING THE LIVES OF
KENTUCKY'S CHILDREN.
WE TAKE YOU INSIDE THIS YEAR'S
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TOMORROW ON "KENTUCKY EDITION."
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TAKE GOOD CARE.
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