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For Kentucky farmers who deal with the stress and anxiety of life on the farm, sometimes limited resources can be available for mental health issues. An initiative through the Department of Agriculture is working to change that.
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Tenn. Agriculture officials want to curb CBD and THCA smokables, offer cryptic response to questionsTennessee lawmakers passed legislation to begin regulating hemp-derived cannabinoid products last year, banning the selling of them to those under the age of 21.
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The Kentucky Department of Agriculture is warning cattle farmers to be on the lookout for symptoms of a potentially fatal tick borne parasite.
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Some farmers in far western Kentucky are continuing to deal with a drought that could ruin some corn yields later in the year.
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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.
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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.
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As inflation pushes up the cost of meat at the grocery store, some Kentucky farmers are keeping their local customers by focusing on quality beef, pork and other protein products.
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Gov. Andy Beshear announced Thursday that up to $3.25 million would go to help grain farmers in western Kentucky avoid crop and profit loss stemming from December’s tornado outbreak.
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Kentucky’s Farms to Food Banks program is off to a healthy start this season, with 49 farmers already participating to sell 'ugly produce' that's not visually perfect enough for many grocery stores.
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It’s been six months since a devastating and deadly storm ripped through western and southern Kentucky, producing 20 tornadoes, killing 81 people, injuring hundreds more and roiling an entire region. The event was heartbreaking, and took most people by surprise. Tornadoes aren’t unheard of in Kentucky, but few were expecting one of the longest tornado systems in the country’s history to materialize on the night of Dec. 10 — not exactly twister season.
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For Bailey and his colleagues, nearly a century of growth and research helping western Kentucky farmers improve yields, conserve land and provide a welcoming space was thrown into complete disarray from the December tornado outbreak.
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A Carlisle County farm is a finalist for a state conservation award recognizing farmers, ranchers and forestland owners dedicated to land, water and wildlife habitat conservation on private working lands.