Agriculture

A widespread outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) is one of several reasons cited by industry experts for a surge in egg prices over the last year. Now, Kentucky poultry farmers are working to better protect their flocks from disease.

Anti-hunger advocates in Kentucky are hoping to hear ambitious policies, ideas and plans to tackle food insecurity in a conference this week on hunger hosted by the Biden administration.

Kentucky Department of Agriculture officials are asking western Kentucky bird and poultry owners to be on the lookout for a highly contagious avian flu that’s deadly to poultry after the virus was detected in a backyard flock in northwest Tennessee.

Agriculture researchers at University of Tennessee at Martin are using nearly $300,000 in federal grant funding to help network with small-scale farmers in northwest Tennessee and promote sustainable agriculture practices.

It’s a cloudy summer morning in the mountains, and Lois Thompson has just started heading home from the Letcher County Farmers Market in Whitesburg.

Floods in eastern Ky. wrecked an important source of local income and fresh food. Farmers reported nearly $3.5 million in damages and lost income.

The Kentucky Department of Agriculture is warning cattle farmers to be on the lookout for symptoms of a potentially fatal tick borne parasite.

Some farmers in far western Kentucky are continuing to deal with a drought that could ruin some corn yields later in the year.

A drought, inflation, supply chain disruptions, and increasing costs for fuel and fertilizer are some of the factors creating significant hardships on Kentucky farmers. Agriculture Commissioner Ryan Quarles said the food system hasn’t been tested to this degree since WWII.

As the hot and dry weather continues relentlessly across Kentucky, the state's corn crop is in a key growth phase when it needs the most water.