Kentucky Ag News
Vol. 9 No. 14 • August 1, 2016
Meetings set for Mayfield, Owensboro
The Kentucky Hunger Task Force will convene two regional meetings in western Kentucky before breaking for the Kentucky State Fair.
Farmers' Market Week is Aug. 7-13
Some of Kentucky’s approximately 160 farmers’ markets will be celebrating National Farmers’ Market Week Aug. 7-13 with special events, Agriculture Commissioner Ryan Quarles said.
KDA OKs new tool against sorghum pest
The Kentucky Department of Agriculture has provided Kentucky sweet sorghum producers a new weapon in the fight against the sugarcane aphid.
Research holds promise against bee foe
State Apiarist Tammy Horn Potter talks about research at Purdue University where they’ve discover that some hive queens have developed a “mite biting” trait, which will help fight against losses from the Varroa mite. (audio)
UK Grains Center strengthens Ky. ag
Thanks to funding from the Kentucky Agricultural Development Board, the University of Kentucky Grains Center of Excellence will help advance Kentucky agriculture for decades.
Retail food prices in Ky. up slightly
For the first time in over a year, food prices in the Commonwealth have increased, according to the latest Kentucky Farm Bureau Marketbasket Survey, albeit a very slight increase for the second quarter of the year.
Kentucky Horse Park selected as USEF HQ
The United States Equestrian Federation Inc. and the Kentucky Tourism, Arts & Heritage Cabinet announced the signing of a letter of intent for the construction of a building at the Kentucky Horse Park that will serve as the national headquarters of the USEF.
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Kentucky Farm Fact
- Kentucky State Fair attendance totaled more than 600,000 in 2015, a 16 percent increase over the previous year. For information about this year's state fair, go to kystatefair.org.
