Newsroom
- New tree app builds partnerships between citizens and scientists
- July 18, 2017
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TreeSnap, new phone app developed for Android and iOS cell phones is designed to connect scientists with foresters, landowners and interested citizens in an effort to protect and restore the nation’s trees.
- Deadline to Enroll in Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) and Price Loss Coverage (PLC)
- July 14, 2017
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U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Kentucky Farm Service Agency (FSA) Acting State Executive Director (SED) Robert Finch reminds farmers and ranchers that they have until Aug. 1 to enroll in Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) and/or Price Loss Coverage (PLC) programs for the 2017 crop year.
- Across Kentucky - July 21, 2017
- July 13, 2017
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In this presentation of the second in a two-report series on Summit Meats of Pulaski County, Feldhaus visits with owner/operator, Kyle Turpin who says consumer acceptance has been far beyond his expectations. He describes the new company’s wide array of consumer services from ordering on line, to hope delivery.
- Across Kentucky - July 20, 2017
- July 13, 2017
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The UK Corn, Soybean, and Tobacco Field Day is set for July 27 at the Research and Education Center in Princeton. Event coordinator, Chad Lee, Director of the Grain and Forage Center for Excellence provides a rundown of activities for this major event.
- Across Kentucky - July 19, 2017
- July 13, 2017
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A feature story on Ronnie and Clara Patton the last dairy farmers in Laurel County who’ve now added a cheese making business to keep the dairy going. Clara says that KCARD was instrumental in their progress and that they are now making three types of cheddar along with a Colby and a gouda. And their Wildcat Mountain Cheese is also on Facebook.
- Across Kentucky - July 18, 2017
- July 13, 2017
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A major grant has been approved for a permanent farmers’ market pavilion to be built in downtown Mt. Sterling to give those farmers a new home and to introduce more local citizens to eating fresh, locally grown produce. Mt. Sterling mayor, Gary Williamson, is featured.
- Across Kentucky - July 17, 2017
- July 13, 2017
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“The bees are biting back,” and we’re going to spread that trait to bee hives across Kentucky to stop the loss of hives from the varroa mite; that’s the intent of Dorothey Morgan, President of the Kentucky Queen Bee Breeders Association. A new trait “mite biting” trait has emerged among some hives and efforts are underway to spread that to hives throughout Kentucky.
- American Farm Bureau Federation and National FFA Organization to Work Together to Share the Story of Agricultural Education
- July 12, 2017
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The American Farm Bureau Federation and National FFA Organization signed a memorandum of understanding to grow leaders, build communities and strengthen agriculture.
- Winter Wheat Production Forecast Up Four Percent from June
- July 12, 2017
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) released its July Crop Production report today based on the Agricultural Yield Survey conducted at the beginning of the month.