Newsroom
- Across Kentucky - July 25, 2017
- July 20, 2017
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The “farms to food banks” program is an effort to get unused, perfectly nutritious produce into the hands of the hungry. Sarah Vaughn with the Ky Association of Food Banks describes how that program works day-to-day, and talks about their addition of fresh eggs to eligible products for donation.
- Across Kentucky - July 24, 2017
- July 20, 2017
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The first of three, regional “woodland owner short courses” is set for Laurel County on August 12. UK forester, Billy Thomas describes some of the features of that particular workshop, including a lumber mill tour. He says landowners can start small with their woodland improvements just by developing an overall management plan.
- Market Closes - July 19, 2017
- July 19, 2017
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Corn and soybean futures closed moderately higher, but around a nickel below the day’s highs, on traders’ concern for hot, dry weather in large parts of the Corn Belt. Despite news of an atypical BSE diagnosis in an Alabama beef cow, cattle futures closed sharply higher today. Live Cattle opened near steady while Feeder Cattle opened $1-2 lower.
- Market Closes - July 18, 2017
- July 18, 2017
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CBOT futures closed mostly higher but near the lows and far below the day’s highs set overnight or very early today. The strength was based on Monday’s crop report that showed about a 1 point drop in conditions. Cattle futures opened lower and moved to the day’s lows within the first 90 minutes of trading.
- 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.