U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue will give the closing general session keynote address at the 100th American Farm Bureau Federation Annual Convention and IDEAg Trade Show in New Orleans, Louisiana, on Jan. 14, 2019.

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Continued growth in the poultry industry and steady markets in other livestock commodities helped Kentucky Agriculture remain strong in 2018.  University of Kentucky Extension Livestock Economist Dr. Kenny Burdine takes a look at the 2018 economic report for livestock and previews what farmers can expect in 2019.

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Fruit and vegetable growers from across the state will be in Lexington next week for their state conference and meeting.  Kentucky Vegetable Growers Association President Joel Wilson from Pulaski County talks about the conference, the topics that will be covered, the lessons growers can learn and how to register.

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Kentucky Farm Bureau members adopted a new set of resolutions during the 99^th annual meeting in late November and early December.  Farm Bureau State First Vice-President Eddie Melton details some of the major resolutions and discusses how they could become part of the American Farm Bureau resolutions that will be adopted later this month in New Orleans.

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Kentucky Farm Bureau President Mark Haney was among a large group of agriculture leaders that witnessed President Donald Trump sign the 2018 Farm Bill into law Thursday, December 20.  Haney talks about the wins for agriculture in the 2018 Farm Bill, funding for expanded broadband and grants that could benefit non land grant universities in Kentucky.

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Hunger continues to be a major problem in Kentucky, with agriculture playing a major role in helping address the problem.  Kentucky Association of Food Banks Director Tamara Sandberg says agriculture helped provide more than 64 million meals to hungry Kentuckians in 2018.

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