YOUTH LEADERSHIP JACKSON COUNTY
Agriculture Session
October 24, 2012 7:45 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.
7:45 a.m. Meet at Stevenson Middle School – board bus
Bus driver – Kathy Moore – 256-437-0758
7:50 – 8:10 Bus leaves at 7:50 sharp – travel to Jackson County Farmers
Federation Office(Alpha Insurance) in Scottsboro 256-574-3679
8:10 – 8:30 Breakfast - Sponsored by Jackson County Farmers Federation
8:30 – 9:45 Farming Practices/Farm Equipment Discussion
Speakers – Alta Hughs - 256-451-3346
Clay Kennamer - 256-574-9514
Philip Thompson – 256-259-6540
9:45 – 10 Travel to Kennamer Cattle Farm in Hollywood
3297 County Road 42
10:00 – 10:45 Visit Kennamer Farm - Mr. Clay Kennamer speaker
10:45 – 11 Travel to Jacobs Farm
11 – 11:30 Visit Jacobs Farm - Mr. Randy Jacobs speaker
11:30 – 11:30 - 12 pm Travel to Loyd Farm(bring $5 if you plan to purchase a pumpkin)
Crystal Loyd – 256-437-1154 or 256-244-4493
12 – 12:30 pm Lunch - hot dogs
12:30 – 1:30 pm Tour the Pumpkin Patch - Mr. Jackie Loyd speaker
1:45 – 2:15 Travel back to Stevenson Middle School for debrief
Direction to Stevenson Middle School – from Scottsboro, take Hwy 72E to Stevenson. Exit on Hwy 117, then left back across the overpass to the Stevenson Middle School approx. 1.5 miles, which is near the old downtown area and next to Smith Chevrolet.
Directions to Kennamer Farm from Scottsboro: From Hwy 72 East travel to Hollywood and turn left at the Ernest Pruett Tech. Center toward Hollywood onto CR 33. Travel one-half mile and take a right onto CR 42. Continue traveling on CR 42 1.4 miles to railroad crossing, then continue across the crossing. Kennamer farm is 1.8 miles ahead from the RR crossing on the right.
Direction to Jacobs Farm: From Kennamer farm continue on CR42 0.8 miles to farm on right with a silo.
Direction’s to Loyd Farm - From the Jacobs farm continue on CR 42 to get back on HWY 72 East at Fackler. Travel past Stevenson Middle school continue on Hwy 117 toward Sewanee, Tn. Follow the signs to the pumpkin patch approx 12 miles
Notes: Most of the time you will be outside, and need to clothes and shoes for the outdoors. It will likely be cold in the morning, so bring a jacket. Avoid tracking mud onto the bus!!