The third annual series of LAND (Linking Agriculture for Networking & Development) forums will open June 18 and continue through September.

“The 2018 Farm Bill made hemp legal nationwide, and it is unlawful for any state agency to interfere in the transportation of lawfully produced hemp,” Commissioner Quarles said.

Kentucky dairy farm families can get free tickets to Dairy Night festivities at two of the state’s minor league baseball parks.

Kentucky Commissioner of Agriculture Ryan Quarles hailed the announcement that Japan will remove remaining restrictions to U.S. beef exports, saying the action is a significant development for Kentucky farmers.

Commissioner Quarles discusses how horses make a difference, the Kentucky Proud Program, and industrial hemp.

Kentucky Hunters for the Hungry announced that Kentucky sportsmen and women donated 1,460 deer in 2018, up from 921 in 2017 and the highest number since the organization was founded in 2000.

The American Food Fair May 18-21 ran concurrently with the National Restaurant Show, which attracts more than 60,000 attendees from across the country and around the world.

Kentucky had more female farmers in 2017 than in 2012 and significant numbers of new and beginning producers, young farmers, and farmers with a military background, the 2017 Census of Agriculture revealed.

This partnership is one of many best management strategies identified in the Kentucky Pollinator Protection Plan and the Kentucky Monarch Protection Plan.

Freedom Run Farm in Shelby County raises Katahdin sheep, an Appalachian heritage breed known for its tender, mild, and slightly sweet meat.