“This funding will put more focus on equipping farmers and food producers to sell their products to Kentucky schools,” Agriculture Commissioner Ryan Quarles said.
Kentucky students were honored for posters and essays that show how foods get “From Farm Gate to Dinner Plate” during the annual Poster and Essay Contest awards ceremony June 22 at Whitaker Bank Ballpark.
The Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) has added Agricultural Pesticide Applicator Certification to the list of qualified KDE industry certifications in a partnership with the Kentucky Department of Agriculture (KDA).
World Trade Center Kentucky (WTC-KY) recently returned from an agriculture and agribusiness-focused trade mission to Canada, led by Kentucky Commissioner of Agriculture Ryan Quarles.
Agriculture Commissioner Ryan Quarles talks to Food Service Director Scott Anderson about the importance of Kentucky Proud to Madison County Schools and Kentucky agriculture.
The Kentucky Department of Agriculture's Richard Nolen was overseeing the breeding operation at Glenwood Farm when Justify was born.
Chris Caudill, director of the KDA's Shows and Fairs Division, talks about the two-day Junior Livestock Expos in Morehead, Murray, and Bowling Green.
Amanda Storment, vice president of communications with the Kentucky State Fair Board, talks about the partnership of the Kentucky Department of Agriculture and the University of Kentucky College of Agriculture, Food and Environment.
Tri-County Milk, was approved for a $150,000 Agricultural Processing Loan June 8 by the Kentucky Agricultural Finance Corp. (KAFC), chaired by Agriculture Commissioner Ryan Quarles.
A cookout of Americans’ favorite foods for the Fourth of July will cost slightly less this year, coming in at less than $6 per person, says the American Farm Bureau Federation..