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On the job for Kentucky:
Disease surveillance protects Kentucky.
The Kentucky Department of Agriculture is a consumer protection and service agency. Our mission touches the life of every Kentuckian, every day. KDA's Animal Health Division works to prevent and control the spread of animal diseases. A recent incidence of low pathogenic avian influenza in Kentucky highlights the importance of that work...more.
 A Kentucky Proud profile:
Local beef is on the menu at Midway's Holly Hill Inn.
Holly Hill Inn in Midway took a major leap in its commitment to local food in May when it bought entire Angus steers from a Woodford County producer – the sous chef’s father. ... more
KDA News Center headlines
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Visit the Kentucky Proud local food blog here.
Coming up
Kentucky agritourism events
Progressive Agriculture Safety Days
National Junior Summer Spectacular
UK Turfgrass Research Field Day
Kentucky Farm Bureau Young Farmer Summer Outing
KACD state convention
UK All Commodity Field Day
Kentucky State University Aquaculture Field Day
Kentucky Farm Bureau Roadside Market Summer Tour
2009 Woodland Owners Short Course
Pesticide training schedule
View the KDA Calendar of Events here.
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ATTENTION:
Kentucky livestock producers:
New FDA rule on Animal Feeds and Food and Animal Carcass Disposal
Click here for more Information
Commissioner's Corner
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KDA helps open doors for Kentucky producers in international markets.
by Agriculture Commissioner Richie Farmer.
The Kentucky Department of Agriculture is hard at work to give our rural economy an economic boost by expanding markets for Kentucky farm products beyond our borders ...more
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Kentucky Agriculture Commissioner Richie Farmer, left, welcomed U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack to Kentucky by presenting him with a University of Kentucky basketball. Vilsack held a rural community forum May 27 at Anderson Circle Farm near Harrodsburg to listen to comments and concerns of local residents, the fourth such forum he has done since being sworn in as part of President Barack Obama's administration. (Chris Aldridge photo) Bottom: Pictured from left to right: Lexington Center President and CEO Bill Owen joins Agriculture Commissioner Richie Farmer with Kentucky Proud Market Proprietors Curtis and Debbie Sigretto at the official Opening of The Kentucky Proud Market located in The Shops at Lexington Center. (Paul Hooper photo)
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Who do I call about...?
Some important KDA contacts are 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 Kentucky PACE Program:
Conserving our valuable farmland.
Quick facts about Kentucky Agriculture. Click here. |
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