The Kentucky LAND program is connecting agriculture with the manufacturing sector to encourage growth in agriculture related jobs in the state.  Kentucky Department of Agriculture Deputy Executive Director of the Office for Agriculture Marketing and Product Promotion, Tim Hughes, talks about the LAND program, three upcoming meetings, the successes from some previous meetings and how the partnership works.

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We welcome the news that the USDA will authorize up to $12 billion in programs to help farm families weather the losses caused by unjustified retaliatory tariffs on U.S. agricultural goods. 

The $12 billion package of agricultural assistance announced today by the administration will provide a welcome measure of temporary relief to our farmers and ranchers who are experiencing the financial effects of the trade war.

Kentucky Farm Bureau (KFB) delegate members recently met in Louisville to vote on an American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) policy change passed at the AFBF convention held last January and discussed a number of state and national issues facing the agriculture industries. 

CBOT futures closed mixed with mostly small price changes. Most contracts opened higher Sunday evening, but soybeans closed lower and near the day’s lows.  Cattle futures closed higher except for the nearby contracts.  Lean Hog futures closed higher on short-covering after LH hit new contract lows on Friday.

The University of Kentucky’s Corn, Soybean and Tobacco Field Day is July 24 at the UK Research and Education Center Farm in Princeton.

Corn, beans and wheat closed higher and at/near the day’s highs. Wheat led the market higher on ideas that some of our competitors are seeing some production losses due to weather.  Cattle futures closed narrowly mixed after trading tight ranges, especially compared to yesterday’s market.

Representatives from the American Farm Bureau testify to Congress warning that many farms will suffer if the growing trade war continues.