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12
JULY

Quarles Hails Kentucky Farmers' Markets

 

Agriculture Commissioner Ryan Quarles invites all Kentuckians to visit a Kentucky farmers’ market and enjoy farm-fresh food from a Kentucky farm family.

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10
JULY

BCTC Winchester Offers Hemp Course

 

Commissioner of Agriculture Ryan Quarles believes hemp education is important to this fast-growing industry in Kentucky.

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2
JULY

Ag Secretary Tours Hemp Processor, Research Farm

U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue visited Kentucky for an up-close look at the Commonwealth's hemp industry at the invitation of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on July 2.

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15
JULY

Perdue: Kentucky Is the Epicenter of the U.S. Hemp Industry

Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue says Kentucky is leading the way in agricultural hemp production and will help the USDA formulate regulations for the crop.

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11
JULY

NASDA Calls on FDA for Consistency on Hemp Rules

 

The national ag organization outlined how federal agencies must be proactive in writing the rules to help foster success for the budding hemp industry.

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10
JULY

Middleton Receives Kentucky Leopold Award

 

Dr. James W. Middleton of Munfordville was presented with the $10,000 award at the Kentucky Association of Conservation Districts Convention on July 9.

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3
JULY

Beef Cattle Priorities Shared With Lawmakers

Many Kentucky farmers must send their cattle over 1,000 miles to Kansas or other states for finishing and processing, Kentucky Cattlemen's Association Executive Vice President Dave Maples told the state legislative Tobacco Settlement Agreement Fund Oversight Committee.

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28
JUNE

UK Turns Food Waste Into Useable Material

 

UK's composting program will reduce the amount of material going into the landfill and produce an organic, nutrient-rich soil amendment for use on campus farms and landscaping.

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    In the News

  • 1/24/23 - Agriculture Commissioner announces State Veterinarian search committee
  • 1/26/23 - Nominees sought for 2023 Kentucky Leopold Conservation award
  • 2/1/23 - Donation to Ag Tag fund helps Kentucky's agriculture youth, farm families
  • 2/3/23 - Working group named to focus on issues, solutions for large animal vet shortage
  • 2/6/23 - Commissioner Quarles celebrates February as Lamb Month in Kentucky
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Beekeeping 101: A Guide for Beginners

State Apiarist Tammy Horn Potter tells beginner beekeepers the four essential tools they need to get started.

Commissioner Quarles asked Facebook to stop rejecting pages that promote hemp

Agriculture Commissioner Ryan Quarles told legislators about the conflict with a social media giant.

Commissioner Quarles talks to WHAS11 about Industrial Hemp in Kentucky

Commissioner of Agriculture Ryan Quarles talked to WHAS11's Chris Williams about the enthusiasm for industrial hemp.

The Kentucky Hemp Comeback

Kentucky farmers are exploring industrial hemp, a crop that connects Kentucky’s past to its future. Kentucky businesses are taking that raw material and turning it into products.

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