Kentucky wine celebrated at Nicholasville festival.
Visitors to the Kentucky Wine and Vine Fest will enjoy music, dancing, fun and Kentucky Proud wines...more.
Visit KDA's grape and wine page here.
Visit the Kentucky Grape and Wine Council here.
KDA action enables farmers
to fight wheat blight.
Healthy wheat head (left) contrasts with one having severe symptoms of Fusarium head blight disease. Click the image for more information about it. (USDA image)
Quick action by Agriculture Commissioner Richie Farmer and Kentucky Department of Agriculture staff has provided Kentucky farmers a key weapon in the fight against fusarium head blight in winter wheat...more.
Visit USDA's fusarium head blight page here.
Visit the Division of Environmental Services here.
Scrapie tags required to sell sheep and goats starting July 1.
Sheep in this flock being observed by ARS veterinary medical officer Don Knowles are in the early stages of scrapie infection. (USDA image)
State Veterinarian Robert C. Stout reminds Kentucky producers that new rules for identifying sheep and goats take effect July 1...more.
Visit KDA's Office of the State Veterinarian here.
Visit USDA's scrapie eradication page here.
Commissioner Farmer congratulates Alltech on $30 million grant for new biorefinery.
Agriculture Commissioner Richie Farmer congratulated Alltech and its CEO, Pearse Lyons, on a federal grant of up to $30 million for a new cellulosic biofuel plant in Washington County....more.
Visit the KDA biofuels page here.
KDA News Center headlines
It's coming June 9, 2008. Click here.
Find out more about the Unforgettable flavor, freshness and quality of Kentucky Proud here.
Kentucky Proud is a registered service mark of the Kentucky Department of Agriculture. "Unforgettables image" © 2007 Kentucky Department of Agriculture. All rights reserved.
See the 30 second Kentucky Proud television commmercial here.
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Commissioner's Corner
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Ag investments help in tough times.
by Agriculture Commissioner Richie Farmer.
Kentucky farmers had a tough year in 2007 with the April freeze and the drought that followed. It looks like 2008 will present challenges of its own as the national economic downturn affects us all. High feed, fuel and fertilizer costs are squeezing the bottom line.
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Top: Essay contest winners honored at the Kentucky Agriculture Day luncheon on March 25 were, from left: front row – Ysayah Helton, Rebecca Caldbeck, William Caldbeck, Mariah Elizabeth Hughes and Morgan Vanover; back row – Lianna Spurrier, Meredith Tapp, Agriculture Commissioner Richie Farmer, Daniel Yeiser and Zackery Robinson. (Photo by Chris Aldridge) Bottom:
Poster contest winners were, from left: front row – Devan Hammack, William Caldbeck, Leslie Pike, Rachel Thomas, Sarah Caldbeck and Parker Medley; back row – Houston Gillenwater, Commissioner Farmer, Mary Elizabeth Rafi (with her mother, Dr. Grace Rafi) and Christopher “Evan” Clark. (Photo by Chris Aldridge)
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On the job for Kentucky:
Cutting-edge fuel testing lab
will protect consumers, public.
The Kentucky Department of Agriculture is a consumer protection and service agency. Our mission touches the life of every Kentuckian, every day. The Kentucky Department of Agriculture’s new motor fuel and pesticide testing laboratory is scheduled to be up and running soon...more
Quick facts about Kentucky Agriculture. Click here. |
Take the first step. Register your premises. Click here.
Premises identification is the first step in the National Animal Identification System, a vital tool in America's efforts to protect its livestock. Click here to register online. (USDA image)
The number of animal disease outbreaks that have been reported around the globe over the past decade has greatly intensified public interest in developing a national animal identification system (NAIS) for the purpose of protecting animal health.
Click here for FAQ about the National Animal Identification System.
If you prefer to register your premises by US mail, you can download the Premises Identification registration form here.
Visit USDA's Animal ID page here.
Important news for Kentucky sheep and goat producers:
Click here.
KDA biofuels information page.
Agriculture Commissioner Richie Farmer supports cleaner-burning biofuels as a way to help wean America from its addiction to foreign oil, a cleaner, healthier Kentucky, and a boost to farm income. Visit our biofuels information page here.
  
 
Bringing producers and buyers together.
Visit MarketMaker here.
Pesticide Training Schedule
Status of Individual Licensing & Certification
(Log in Required)
Visit the KDA Hay Hotline .
Check out KDA's weekly grain and livestock market report here.
Check the Kentucky Agriculture Calendar of Events here.
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