The history of Old Homeplace Farm in southeastern Kentucky dates back to the mid 1800s. No written record exists of the family’s crops or livestock, but we imagine that it was like most other Kentucky farms of that period: highly diversified and remarkably self-sufficient.
Read MoreFarming and caring for the land has been the vocation and passion of the Halcomb Family for many generations. From settling of the Home Farm in the 1830s to the present day, each generation has embraced this opportunity and responsibility.
Read MoreTwenty year-old Allison Brockman is proud to have many titles in her life. Daughter, sister, aunt, farmer, college student, Kentucky Cattleman’s Association regional board member. Not listed is her most recent title – one she gave herself – and that is: chicken-tender.
Read MoreTaylor and Zac Jones brought in their first harvest with just 278 tomato plants. Their grandfather had given them a couple rows in his garden and the pair had been experimenting with the idea of starting their own farm.
Read MoreNestled in Hodgenville, Kentucky sits Fresh Start Farms, owned and operated by Ryan Bivens, a first-generation farmer.
Read MoreAs if owning and operating eight chicken barns wasn't enough, Campbellsville farmer John McLean is turning waste into wattage–literally. McLean owns two very different anaerobic digesters. Anaerobic digestion is a series if biological processes in which microorganisms break down biomass in the absence of oxygen. One of the end products is biogas, which is combusted to generate electricity and heat, or can be processed into renewable natural gas and transportation fuels.
Read MoreI grew up on a family farm. Farming is in my genes and in my heart.
This reflection was written by Joyce Pinson of Friends Drift Inn. She is an Appalachian farmer and food personality, and is rejoicing in the new Appalachia Proud initiative by the Kentucky Department of Agriculture. Reposted with permission.
Read MoreWhen the notion of “buy local” comes to mind, most people probably envision vine-ripened tomatoes at a roadside stand or a pick-your-own orchard with acres and acres of fresh, crisp apples.
Read MoreVariable-rate planting, highly accurate seed placement and instruments that improve seed-soil contact produce more corn with fewer resources for farmer Quint Pottinger.
Read MoreFor Chris Kummer, 2013 has been a good year. The Franklin farmer’s 3,000 acres of cropland have produced one of the best bounties of his career.
Read MoreMore and more people are catching "running" fever these days, and it has even infected rural America. I still cannot get over the number of my farm friends who are running 5Ks, 10Ks, and even competing in IRONMAN competitions. You would think that farming life would give them all the exercise they could ever need.
Read MoreKentucky may be known for its bourbon, but there’s another adult beverage with deep roots here – wine. In fact, the first commercial vineyard in America was established on the Kentucky River in 1799, and by the mid-19th century, the Commonwealth was the third largest wine-producing state in the country.
Read MoreWheat seed is not very big, but what it helps produce is huge. Kentucky farmers, like the Hunts in Hopkinsville, plant that tiny seed in their fields in mid-to-late October. By June, it has developed into grain that helps fuel economies, create jobs, build corporate partnerships, and most importantly, provide nourishment to countless numbers of people every day in Kentucky and across the nation.
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