The Gate to Plate program educated high school agriculture educators on beef cattle production from start to finish.
Read MoreThe project is designed to engage undergraduate students from underrepresented groups in STEM in vital Appalachian water research.
Read MoreCommissioner of Agriculture Jonathan Shell joined dairy industry representatives and dairy producers on Tuesday, June 18, to sign a proclamation honoring the dairy industry and June as Dairy Month in Kentucky.
Read MoreKentucky experienced below normal temperatures and above normal rainfall over the past week, according to the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service Weekly Crop Progress and Condition Report.
Read MoreMilking between 40-50 cows, Fairdale Dairy Farm just outside Owenton, Ky., is definitely not the biggest dairy farm in the nation, but Kentucky Deputy Agriculture Commissioner Warren Beeler says it’s one of America’s best.
Read MoreResponding to growing consumer demand for environmentally friendly goods, Purdue University and the University of Kentucky are collaborating on a transformative project to expand sustainable maple syrup production.
Read MoreIn a move to boost weather-related awareness and agricultural decision-making, the University of Kentucky Ag Weather Center, in partnership with the UK Department of Biosystems and Ag Engineering, UK Center for Computational Sciences, and the Southeastern Center for Agricultural Health and Injury Prevention (SCAHIP), has announced the launch of "Weather Alert."
Read MoreNancy Cox, dean of the Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment (CAFE) and UK's first-ever vice president for Land-grant Engagement, plans to retire in late summer.
Read MoreNine working groups involving over 200 leaders from various sectors of Kentucky agriculture are actively shaping the future of our industry. This collaborative effort, part of the Strategic Roadmap for Kentucky Agriculture: 2025-2030, is spearheaded by the Kentucky Agriculture Council and will be unveiled this November.
Read MoreThe Kentucky Agriculture Training School (KATS) is offering several hands-on, interactive workshops designed to educate on important topics during the growing season.
Read MoreDennis Craig, the Executive Director of Blackacre State Nature Preserve and Historic Homestead, leads a unique 280-acre conservancy on the southeast side of Jefferson County. As Kentucky’s first nature preserve, it offers a distinctive urban farming experience through its garden plot program and a variety of engaging events.
Read MoreWe were fortunate to catch partner and agronomist Scott Ebelhar, CEO Albert Peterson, and David Peterson in the same place at the same time on one gray January day. Hearing them recount the past, present, and future of Peterson Farms made for an informative visit.
Read MoreFarmers like the Jones Brothers and Hines constantly explore new ways to be efficient from a production standpoint, as well as being conservation-minded.
Read MoreThe 2024 Kentucky 4-H Teen Conference will celebrate 100 years — bringing together high school youth from across the Commonwealth and building strong future leaders on June 11-14.
Read MoreKentucky cattle producers and industry representatives joined Kentucky Commissioner of Agriculture Jonathan Shell Monday as he signed a proclamation commemorating the month of May as Kentucky Beef Month.
Read More“Our mommas either bring meat to the hill, or they become the meat.” That’s the no-nonsense motto of Ramey Watkins, a goat producer and breeder in Metcalfe County who runs Rafter W. Farms near Edmonton, Ky.
Read MoreResearchers at the University of Kentucky Center for Applied Energy Research (CAER) are investigating a new technology that they hope will give new life to Kentucky’s oil and natural gas wells.
Read MoreGoat producers and industry stakeholders join Commissioner at proclamation signing.
Read MoreFran McCall is a Commodity Specialist at the Kentucky Farm Bureau Federation (KFB). She grew up on a farm, and her family had been in the business for generations before her.
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