Numbered Publications: Regulatory Services
RB-338: Commercial Feeds in Kentucky, 2018
Glen Harrison | Mar. 21, 2019 (New)
Kentucky's commercial feed law provides protection for the state's livestock, poultry, and pet owners by regulating all feed materials offered for sale or for mixing into a feed. Products falling under regulation include all types of pet foods, livestock minerals, complete animal and poultry feeds, protein or mineral blocks, supplements, feed ingredients, specialty materials such as drug premixes, vitamin and mineral supplements, liquid feeds, pet supplements, pet treats, and other specialized pet foods. The law does provide for exemptions for whole and unprocessed grain, raw meat, hay, straw, stover, silage, cobs, husks, and hulls when not processed.
RB-337: Seed Inspection Report, 2018
Steve McMurry | Jan. 16, 2019 (New)
The Division of Regulatory Services is charged with administering the Kentucky Seed Law and Regulations, a "truth-in-labeling" law requiring basic labeling of seed components and quality factors to inform producers and consumers about the attributes of seed lots offered for sale in Kentucky. Our regulatory program protects the seed industry and consumers through inspection, sampling and analysis of seed products in Kentucky.
RB-336: Annual Report Analyses of Official Fertilizer Samples July 2017 - June 2018
Steve McMurry | Dec. 11, 2018 (New)
This bulletin presents the results of the analysis of 2,703 official samples of commercial fertilizer taken during the period of July 1, 2017 through June 30, 2018 by the field inspection staff. The samples represented approximately 53,288 tons of fertilizer out of the approximately 1,043,565 tons sold during this period. The Laboratory made 2,306 nitrogen, 1,864 phosphorus, 1,943 potassium, and 1,398 secondary and minor element and certain other analyses on these samples. Table 1 shows the manufacturers whose product the field inspection staff sampled, along with the number of samples taken and the percentage of those samples that passed. Table 2 shows the detailed N, P2O5, and K2O analyses of samples of mixed fertilizers and fertilizer materials. Table 3 contains the results of secondary and minor element and certain other analyses. Table 4 is a listing of companies or licensees registered or licensed to sell fertilizer in Kentucky as of June 30, 2018.
RB-335: Commercial Feeds in Kentucky, 2017
Glen Harrison | May. 1, 2018 (New)
Kentucky's commercial feed law provides protection for the state's livestock, poultry, and pet owners by regulating all feed materials offered for sale or for mixing into a feed. Products falling under regulation include all types of pet foods, livestock minerals, complete animal and poultry feeds, protein or mineral blocks, supplements, feed ingredients, specialty materials such as drug premixes, vitamin and mineral supplements, liquid feeds, pet supplements, pet treats, and other specialized pet foods. The law does provide for exemptions for whole and unprocessed grain, raw meat, hay, straw, stover, silage, cobs, husks, and hulls when not processed.
RB-334: Seed Inspection Report, 2017
Steve McMurry | Mar. 9, 2018 (New)
The Division of Regulatory Services is charged with administering the Kentucky Seed Law and Regulations, a "truth-in-labeling" law requiring basic labeling of seed components and quality factors to inform producers and consumers about the attributes of seed lots offered for sale in Kentucky. Our regulatory program protects the seed industry and consumers through inspection, sampling and analysis of seed products in Kentucky.
RB-333: Annual Report Analyses of Official Fertilizer Samples July 2016 - June 2017
Steve McMurry | Mar. 7, 2018 (New)
This bulletin presents the results of the analysis of 2,623 official samples of commercial fertilizer taken during the period of July 1, 2016 through June 30, 2017 by the field inspection staff. The samples represented approximately 55,241 tons of fertilizer out of the approximately 1,046,305 tons sold during this period. The Laboratory made 2,237 nitrogen, 1,797 phosphorus, 1,938 potassium, and 982 secondary and minor element and certain other analyses on these samples. Table 1 shows the manufacturers whose product the field inspection staff sampled, along with the number of samples taken and the percentage of those samples that passed. Table 2 shows the detailed N, P2O5, and K2O analyses of samples of mixed fertilizers and fertilizer materials. Table 3 contains the results of secondary and minor element and certain other analyses. Table 4 is a listing of companies or licensees registered or licensed to sell fertilizer in Kentucky as of June 30, 2017.
RB-331: Seed Inspection Report, 2016
Steve McMurry | Apr. 20, 2017 (New)
The Division of Regulatory Services is charged with administering the Kentucky Seed Law and Regulations, a "truth-in-labeling" law requiring basic labeling of seed components and quality factors to inform producers and consumers about the attributes of seed lots offered for sale in Kentucky. Our regulatory program protects the seed industry and consumers through inspection, sampling and analysis of seed products in Kentucky.
PPA-30: Sampling for the Tall Fescue Endophyte in Pasture or Hay Stands
Ray Smith, Tina Tillery, Paul Vincelli | Apr. 10, 2017 (Minor Revision)
Most of the tall fescue growing in Kentucky is colonized by the tall fescue endophyte, a fungus which causes disorders in livestock that feed on the infected grass. The animal disease syndrome is called fescue toxicosis, which some researchers estimate may cost Kentucky producers over $200 million yearly. This problem can be greatly reduced by identifying the infected fields and replacing them with endophyte-free or novel endophyte tall fescue varieties or by managing them in a way to minimize the impact of the endophyte on herd productivity. One of the simplest ways to reduce toxicity symptoms in cattle is add red and white clover to existing tall fescue stands.
RB-332: Commercial Feeds in Kentucky, 2016
Glen Harrison | Apr. 10, 2017 (New)
Information in this report is intended to inform the feed purchaser, provide a basis for fair and equitable competition, and assist in assuring the safety of animal and human food.
RB-330: Analyses of Official Fertilizer Samples, July 2015 - June 2016
Steve McMurry | Feb. 13, 2017 (New)
This bulletin presents the results of the analysis of 2,744 official samples of commercial fertilizer taken during the period of July 1, 2015 through June 30, 2016 by the field inspection staff. The samples represented approximately 51,796 tons of fertilizer out of the approximately 1,040,941 tons sold during this period. The Laboratory made 2,290 nitrogen, 1,870 phosphorus, 2,042 potassium, and 1153 secondary and minor element and certain other analyses on these samples.
