Tag: Kentucky
States apply to grow industrial hemp, now that it’s legally recognized
The Kentucky Department of Agriculture and the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture recently submitted their state plan for industrial hemp to the USDA.
Grain storage changes in Kentucky
Continuous years of large crops and demand uncertainty makes grain storage attractive for Kentucky producers this fall.
Hemp making a splash in pilot programs
Hemp isn’t marijuana. But the reputation that accompanies marijuana seems to be stunting the growth of what could be America’s next cash crop. Pennsylvania and Kentucky departments of agriculture focus on hemp research programs.
Kentucky state officials shake up NAILE leadership
Kentucky state officials are changing how the North American International Exposition is managed -- and that has caught some longtime employees and supporters by surprise.
Kentucky harvests hemp crop Sept. 23
University of Kentucky researchers harvested the university’s first hemp crop in decades Sept. 23.
National conference on future of farming set in Kentucky in...
FRANKFORT, Ky. — Experts from throughout the nation will meet in Lexington, in October, for the first nationwide conference focused on farming, land use...
Survey: Horses are a $23.4 billion industry in Kentucky
LEXINGTON, Ky. -- Kentucky is home to 242,400 horses and the total value of the state's equine and equine-related assets is estimated at $23.4...
Four former Eastern Livestock executives plead to organized crime
Former Eastern Livestock LLC Chief Executive Officer and founder, Thomas "Tommy" Gibson, 71, and Eastern's former chief financial officer, Steve McDonald, 58, have pleaded guilty to all counts against them.
Kentucky Proud program pairs recipes with local products
LEXINGTON, Ky. -- The University of Kentucky Cooperative Extension Service and Kentucky Department of Agriculture will give consumers recipes containing local products with the Plate It Up, Kentucky Proud program.
