Kentucky

As crops grow and prices rise, Eddie Melton makes a heartfelt plea in D.C. about the struggles farmers face today.

In a surprising twist, a Republican and a Democrat join forces to protect family farms. It’s all about keeping agriculture in the family tree.

In the heart of D.C., a new debate over hemp is brewing. Local farmers are caught in the middle of shifting regulations and uncertainty.

A federal judge issued an injunction against the Biden administration’s expanded protections for farmer workers in the country under the H-2A program.  The injunction, issued by a U.S. District Judge in Kentucky, applies in Ohio, West Virginia, Alabama, and Kentucky.  Plaintiffs in...

The Dairy Management Inc. New Product Competition for college students is accepting entries for 2025.  The competition seeks innovative dairy product concepts and is open to undergraduate and graduate students nationwide.  This year’s contest theme algins with checkoff-led insights that show consumers are seeking dairy products that deliver health-related benefits.     Successful ent...

The National Institute for Animal Agriculture is accepting nominations for the fourth Cohort of the Advanced Training for Animal Agriculture Leaders.  Nominations are due November 17th.  The 16-month leadership program blends in-person and virtual working sessions to focus on four areas of development: critical thinking, leadership development, connecting and relating skills, and operational excel

Smithfield Foods has donated 35,000 pounds of food, equal to 140,000 servings, to help feed victims of the severe winter weather that recently engulfed Eastern Kentucky.  Smithfield delivered the food products to Mercy Chefs, which is currently stationed in Hazel Green, Kentucky, to provide disaster relief for local residents.   ...

Last week, the House and Senate each passed the Keep Kids Fed Act, but the bill had to return to the House because the Senate version was slightly different.  The Hagstrom Report said the House passed the Senate’s version of the bill that requires the re-establishment of the reduced price category that Rand Paul of Kentucky insisted on including in the Senate version. The agreeme...

Despite wild weather in the Midwest and Southeastern U.S. and growing tensions with Russia and China, coronavirus remains the top issue for oil investors. Patrick DeHaan with GasBuddy said the Omicron variety has had the attention of the markets for roughly two weeks, but he noted investors are not as concerned about this new variety as they once were ...

Earlier this week, the USDA announced investments to modernize and improve rural electric grids through 11 projects under the Electric Loan Program. The funding will benefit 460,000 rural residents and businesses in 7 Arizona, Kentucky, Maine, Minnesota, Missouri, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Utah and Virginia ...