Agriculture Commissioner Ryan Quarles invites all Kentuckians to visit a Kentucky farmers’ market and enjoy farm-fresh food from a Kentucky farm family.
Commissioner of Agriculture Ryan Quarles believes hemp education is important to this fast-growing industry in Kentucky.
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.
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.
The national ag organization outlined how federal agencies must be proactive in writing the rules to help foster success for the budding hemp industry.
Dr. James W. Middleton of Munfordville was presented with the $10,000 award at the Kentucky Association of Conservation Districts Convention on July 9.
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.
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.