The Southern Association of State Departments of Agriculture (SASDA) has elected Kentucky Commissioner of Agriculture Ryan Quarles to serve as vice president for 2018-2019.

Commissioner of Agriculture Ryan Quarles talks about the issues, Kentucky products already in being sold in Canada and other markets that may possibly open.

As Kentuckians hit the roads for vacations, long weekends, and day trips, Agriculture Commissioner Ryan Quarles said Kentucky Department of Agriculture (KDA) inspectors are on the lookout for credit card skimmers.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell led a roundtable discussion on the future of industrial hemp with Agriculture Commissioner Ryan Quarles and Trey Riddle, CEO of Sunstrand in Louisville.

“The new Homegrown By Heroes logo refreshes the brand while more accurately representing active-duty members of the armed forces and military veterans in agriculture,” Commissioner of Agriculture Ryan Quarles said.

Under the cooperative agreement, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration will release a total of $2.84 million to Kentucky over the next three years.

Trunnell Family Farm was presented with a $10,000 award and a crystal depicting Aldo Leopold at the Kentucky Association of Conservation Districts Convention on July 10.

Kentucky farmers expect to harvest 22.8 million bushels of winter wheat during 2018, down five percent from the previous year.

After a first-quarter increase of 1.35 percent, the most recent survey shows a 2.19 percent jump.

The announcement Monday included four projects in Kentucky.