Feldhaus visits with a Kentucky Proud program member who for three years now has been developing a new food product, a spin-off from the family’s many years in the restaurant business. Corenza Townsend is featured talking about their Catrina’s Kitchen Southern Spices, part of which is a fish and chicken breading mix now available in Kroger and Houchens food stores.

Some 60 forest fires in over 20 counties in southeastern and northeastern Kentucky have led to declaration of a statewide emergency.   Floyd Willis, fire chief for the Ky Division of Forestry, reminds all of us that outdoor burning restrictions are still in effect through December 15.  He explains the guidelines and their purpose.

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Houchens-owned grocery stores will now be featuring dozens of Kentucky Proud products in their stores, initially, in Glasgow, Owensboro, Louisville, and Bowling Green. Houchens’ spokesperson, Alan Larsen, says they plan to expand the initiative to their 42 other Kentucky stores in the near future.   

Most CBOT futures closed sharply lower and near the day’s lows under pressure from bearish USDA crop reports which raised corn and soybean supplies more than expected.  Cattle futures closed mostly higher in the upper part of the day’s trading range. The recovery in US stock markets helped lift cattle futures.

CBOT futures closed strongly higher ahead of tomorrow’s USDA crop reports.  Fund buying lifted the markets as traders covered some short positions in corn and wheat.   Live cattle futures closed higher, erasing Monday’s losses.

The Farm Bills of today contain multiple components and include mountains of information and regulations related to a variety of sectors including nutrition, the environment and rural development to name a few. But understanding it is not just important to those in the agriculture industry.

CBOT futures closed mixed with price direction following the lead of this morning’s USDA weekly export inspections report. Corn and soybean export inspections came in above expectations, while the wheat export number was disappointing.  Cattle futures closed strongly lower but off the day’s lows.

A discussion about the topical issues facing the agricultural industry in a Q&A format with  Kentucky Agriculture Commissioner Ryan Quarles. Commissioner Quarles talks about the Hunger Task Force created earlier this year to help alleviate the issue of food insecurity in Kentucky.