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COVID-19 updates from the Kentucky Department of Agriculture

This page is a collection of the actions and recommended practices that Kentucky Agriculture Commissioner Dr. Ryan Quarles and the Kentucky Department of Agriculture (KDA) are taking to contain the spread of COVID-19 (coronavirus).

There is also a list of agriculture-related event cancellations that is updated daily.

“The Kentucky Department of Agriculture continues to monitor the coronavirus and its potential impact on the Commonwealth’s agricultural sector,” Commissioner Quarles said. “I urge all Kentuckians to exercise good hygiene and to keep up-to-date with the Cabinet for Health and Family Services at https://govstatus.egov.com/kycovid19.

“I want you to know that we are going to get through this like Kentuckians always overcome adversity – together.”

Federal Resources

  • US Aquaculture Industry Resources
  • USDA Federal Rural Resource Guide
  • Ag Labor / H-2A Visa Issues
  • Farmers.gov
  • U.S. Small Business Administration Resources

Kentucky Resources

  • Chamber of Commerce COVID-19 Resources
  • Kentucky Farm Bureau: Paycheck Protection Program
  • Kentucky Board of Veterinary Examiners
  • Guidelines for Agriculture Producers that Employ Migrant (H2A) Farm Workers during the COVID-19 Outbreak
  • Cabinet for Health and Family Services COVID-19 Page
  • Kentucky Farm Bureau: Federal Resources for Coronavirus
  • Directrices para los productores agrícolas que emplean trabajadores agrícolas migrantes (H2A) durante el brote de COVID-19
  • County Fair Coronavirus Guidance & Frequently Asked Questions
  • Ag Labor / H-2A Visa Issues
  • Farmers.gov

Commissioner Quarles

  • Guidance Letter for Farm Families
  • Letter to Farmers Markets Regarding COVID-19
  • Letter to Kentucky Retail Federation
  • Letter to Kentucky Petroleum Marketers
  • Quarles: During Global Pandemic, Buy Local
  • Ag Commissioner Quarles Letter to Secretary Perdue On Behalf of Farmers
  • Quarles: KDA Supporting Farmers’ Markets As Essential Business
  • Quarles Praises Trump Administration’s Invoking Defense Production Act to Protect Meat Supply Workers
  • Commissioner Quarles, Attorney General Cameron Author Joint Letter Asking Department of Justice to Investigate Alleged Price Fixing in the Cattle Industry
  • Quarles in Communication With Farm Credit System Leaders, Says They Want To Help

COVID-19 Press Releases

  • Ag Commissioner Ryan Quarles Summarizes Department Actions
    On COVID-19
  • KDA streamlines federal food assistance programs to allow “drive-through” model
  • Quarles Announces New Web Pages For Kentucky Proud Takeout & CSAs During COVID-19 Pandemic
  • KDA relaxing guidelines to allow more Kentuckians to receive food from food banks
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