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Local farms, learning connect during All in for Ag Education Week


Kentucky's 2025 corn harvest could set a record


Ky. lawmakers, hemp farmers push back against proposed THC limits


Kentucky experiences rural population growth since COVID pandemic


Ky. Farm Bureau launches rebranded 'Let's Get Rural' podcast


178-year-old McLean County farm honored with KFB Legacy Farm award


Black-owned farms thrive in Kentucky amid challenges


Family farm fuels Kentucky State University's success


UK Research & Education Center to mark centennial Oct. 16 in Princeton


Trimble County students learn about farming's impact at annual Ag Day


Fall farm fun underway at Hardin County agritourism destination


Thousands celebrate country ham in Marion County


Some pasta salads in Kroger delis in Ky. may be infected with Listeria


Conservation award winners dedicated to environmental improvement


Cynthiana man's bull wins reserve grand championship at N.Y. State Fair


Ten Kentucky breeders who registered the most Angus cattle announced


Ky. Thoroughbred horses give people in recovery a second chance at life


WinStar Farm's Hanley named Thoroughbred Farm Manager of the Year


Matthew Johnson named chief of staff at Kentucky Venues


Ky. distillery allows you to customize your own whiskey for Halloween


Frankfort distillery bounces back after flood halted bourbon production


U.S. liquor exports fall 9 percent amid 'ongoing trade tensions'


Trump plans aid for U.S. soybean farmers while seeking China trade deal


Tariffs and the storm gathering over farm country


Professors turn spoiled dairy waste into sustainable plastic


UK's annual Pre-Vet Experience Day returns in February


Livestock Grazing Profitability Workshop to be Oct. 29 in Elizabethtown


Grazing conferences are Oct. 28 in Winchester and Oct. 30 in Leitchfield


Tickets available for Farm Fall Fest Oct. 26 at Lexington farm


Planning for Farm Diversification Workshop is Oct. 21 in Greenup County


Register by Oct. 19 for Kentucky Women in Ag Conference Nov. 2-3


Trigg County's annual Country Ham Festival to be Oct. 10-11 in Cadiz


KAFC, KADB will meet Oct. 10, 17 at Franklin County Extension Office


Corn maze celebrates engagement of Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce

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