The Kentucky Department of Agriculture salutes family members of KDA employees who serve in the U.S. Armed Forces. ... more
Agriculture Commissioner Richie Farmer
The Kentucky Department of Agriculture is going to honor hundreds of young people from across the Commonwealth on Saturday, Dec. 6 at the annual Kentucky Proud Points Banquet at the Frankfort Convention Center. ... more
Net farm income is forecast to be $86.9 billion in 2008
The figure is
little changed from the record $86.8 billion farmers are estimated to have earned in 2007, and 42 percent above the 10-year average of $61.1 billion. ... more
Scott County producer named to beef board
Daniel C. Smith was one of 32 people whom Agriculture Secretary Ed Schafer named to serve three-year terms on the Cattlemen's Beef Promotion and Research Board beginning Jan. 31. ... more
The Race for Education scholarship applications now available online
Deadline for applications for the Horsemen's Scholarship and the Thoroughbred Scholarship is Feb. 28. ... more
Kentucky was the third largest grape and wine producing state in the nation before Prohibition. In recent years grape and wine production has made a comeback in the Commonwealth. Today Kentucky has 46 wineries and more than 113 grape producers. To find out more about the industry and the Kentucky Department of Agriculture's grape and wine program, go to http://www.kyagr.com/marketing/plantmktg/grape.htm.
Agriculture Commissioner Richie Farmer
