Kentucky Agriculture Commissioner Ryan Quarles is in line to be the President of the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture.  Quarles says the leadership post help put Kentucky in the National spotlight and allow the state to show off the diverse agriculture that makes it unique. 

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CBOT futures closed lower under pressure from harvest, rains in South America, and ongoing trade tensions with China.  Cattle futures closed narrowly mixed to follow up on Friday’s huge gains. Last week’s cash cattle trade up $3.00 versus the previous week.

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The Grain and Forage Center of Excellence, that is being constructed at the University of Kentucky Research and Education Center in Princeton, is continuing to build excitement among farmers and the agribusiness community.  Director Dr. Chad Lee says it is also attracting a new class of researchers and graduate students to Princeton to carry out their work and studies.

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This is National Farm Safety and Health Week in Kentucky and around the nation.  Dale Dobson, with the Kentucky Department of Agriculture, talks about farm safety awareness, more farmers training their employees on safety and sharing the road.

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Not only will the 2018 Beef Bash at the University of Kentucky Research and Education Center in Princeton be a day of learning, it will also be a day to celebrate the retirement of Beef Cattle Specialist Dr. Roy Burris.  Dr. Lee Anderson talks about the celebration that is planned and invites Dr. Burris’s friends to come and help honor him for 40 years of work and dedication to the beef cattle industry in Kentucky.

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The University of Kentucky will host the bi-annual Beef Bash Thursday, September 20, at the Research and Education Center in Princeton.  Dr. Lee Anderson talks about what will take place, the topics that will be covered and what time the event begins.

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Kentucky Farm Bureau leaders recently met with Canadian Consul General Doug George to discuss trade between Canada and Kentucky.  Farm Bureau President Mark Haney and 1st Vice President Eddie Melton discuss the meeting, the importance of trade with Canada and Mexico, some of the issues discussed and the impact on Kentucky Agriculture.

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