Kentucky Farm Bureau, the state’s largest and most influential farm organization, has been named winner of the 2019 Agribusiness of the Year award.

CBOT futures closed mostly lower led by KC wheat, which was the big gainer yesterday.  The cattle market finally snapped today from cash prices being sharply discounted to futures. Lean Hog futures also closed lower with the nearby December LH down sharply, settling at chart support. 

Two Kentuckians are being awarded significant honors from Kentucky Farm Bureau. Brooke Stansbury of Knox County is the 2019 KFB Communications Award winner and Julie Fritsch of Bourbon County has been named the 2019 Farm Public Relations Award recipient.

CBOT futures closed mixed with KC Wheat rising a sharp four percent and Chicago wheat up two percent.  Cattle futures closed little changed and remain near their 6-month highs.  Lean Hog futures closed sharply higher as pork values posted large gains again today.

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Kentucky FFA members returned home from the National FFA Convention with two national championships and a number of top ten finishers.  Kentucky FFA Agricultural Education Consultant Matt Chaliff says there were also several Kentuckians who received the National FFA Degree.

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Kentucky Farm Bureau LEAD class member Erika Taylor Reynolds talks about farming in her home community of Johnson County, what farmers are growing there and how they are being assisted by programs administered by the federal government.  Reynolds also talks about the impact of coal mine shutdowns and how that is hurting the community.

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First District Congressman James Comer says the Food and Drug Administration needs to quickly develop some regulations for products derived from industrial hemp that are consumed by members of the public.  Commissioner Comer says the regulations will help set a national standard to determine if a product is safe for the public.  

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