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  • 6 Dec 2022 5:44 PM | Jason Becker (Administrator)

    There will be two changes to the KALA Bylaws proposed at the 10 December 2022 Quarterly Meeting.

    -Change to Bylaws, Article 2 Section 2, reduce Board of Directors from nine to seven

    -Change to Bylaws, Article 13 Section 3, allow Treasurer to be single check signer


  • 20 Dec 2021 3:18 PM | Wes Brewer (Administrator)

    1. As a reminder, the end of the year is almost here and this is the last opportunity to get your deer upgraded to the new SNP test with NADR. After the end of this year, you will need to pay for another DNA on your animals to get them upgraded. This only applies to older DNA'd animals. All the newer DNA'd animals say "complete". If any of your animals says "none", it means they need a new sample in order to upgrade to SNP.

    2. Apply for the new required agricultural exemption number. The deadline to apply for the new agriculture exemption number for current farmers is January 1, 2022. The agriculture exemption number is valid for three years from the date issued by DOR.  More info at the link below.

    https://revenue.ky.gov/News/Pages/Kentucky-Farmers-Can-Now-Apply-for-New-Agriculture-Exemption-Number.aspx

  • 27 Sep 2021 1:26 PM | Jason Becker (Administrator)

         It's a great day to be a Kentucky Deer Farmer!  My name is Jason Becker and I humbly accepted the appointment as KALA President by the KALA Board of Directors.  For those who were not able to attend this past Saturday's Quarterly KALA Meeting, I wanted to take the chance to introduce myself to those who I have not met.  

         I got into whitetail deer farming in March 2019 when my dad, Steve Becker, and I decided to start a deer farm.  I retired from the Navy in 2019 after 25 years of service and moved to Kentucky in 2020 to get involved full time in the family deer business.  Moving to Kentucky has been a life changing experience for my family and I can't thank my wife Ty enough for supporting this decision.  Our two youngest children are homeschooled and have already proven themselves as excellent farm hands helping bottle feed the fawns!  Triple B Deer farm was selected months ago by the KALA Magazine committee for a feature article and can be found in the latest issue that most of us just received.

         I have dedicated myself to deer farming and helping our industry any way I can.  As KALA President my duties include adhering to the mission of KALA:

    1. Promote the Kentucky Cervid Industry.

    2. Provide educational opportunities and information sharing.

    3. Promote high ethical standards in care, handling and harvesting of Kentucky deer.

    4. Be a collective voice in governmental issues that affect Kentucky deer farming.

    5. Insist that our membership operate in a legal, honest and forthright manner with fellow members, other deer producers and the general public.

         I take this mission as seriously as I have those in my military career and always conduct myself with honor, courage, and commitment.  While my experience in the industry has been brief, my duties as President are largely administrative and I have extensive experience with that.  We are fortunate to have an incredible Board of Directors with many many years of experience to draw upon.  

         I ask our members to help our membership grow and be as involved as possible through the many committee opportunities we have opening right now.  We need one strong voice for Kentucky Deer Farmers and Preserves and KALA is that voice.  Incredible growth and improvement has been made over the past 12 months and the future is going to be even better.  This organization is for all deer farmers, big and small.  I look forward to hearing from everyone and working together to make Kentucky Deer Farming Great Again!  


         

  • 26 Sep 2021 8:04 PM | Wes Brewer (Administrator)

    Kentucky F&W will be having a live Q&A session about CWD answering questions that are submitted from the public. If you are able, it would be beneficial to tune in to learn more and understand their perception of CWD and the public's. 

    According to their video, questions can be submitted in the comments of the following Kentucky Afield link:

    https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=4330653337050850

    When: Tuesday September 28th, 7pm EST

    Where: @KentuckyAfieldTV Facebook Page

    How: Panel of experts will be answering CWD/Deer Hunting Questions

  • 22 Apr 2021 1:07 PM | Anonymous

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