October is Farm To School Month, and here in Kentucky we have plenty of reasons to celebrate.
Agriculture Commissioner Ryan Quarles announced that the Kentucky Department of Agriculture (KDA) has opened the application period for Kentuckians wishing to participate in the state’s industrial hemp research pilot program for the 2019 growing season.
Bourbon County agriculture student Nelson Paul presented the Kentucky Association of Food Banks with a $7,000 donation for the Farms To Food Banks Trust Fund at the Oct. 8 meeting of Agriculture Commissioner Ryan Quarles' Hunger Task Force.
Produce growers and buyers will get together to look for opportunities to work together during the Kentucky Proud Produce Grower-Buyer Meet-Up on Nov. 8 near Frankfort.
A pending revised U.S. free trade agreement with Mexico and Canada could mean big gains in trade for Kentucky agriculture, state lawmakers heard earlier this month. (Photo by Rep. Brandon Reed)
“We can grow grapes – finding the right varieties [is the challenge],” Kentucky Governor’s Office of Agricultural Policy Executive Director Warren Beeler told the Tobacco Settlement Agreement Oversight Committee.
“Based on producer reports, Kentucky corn are forecast at 180 bushels per acre, up 2 bushels from the record high set last year,” said David Knopf, director of the NASS Eastern Mountain Regional Office in Kentucky.
Row crop producers recently got a first look at the results of a groundbreaking University of Kentucky research project that should increase production on their farms and their bottom lines.