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The animal welfare nonprofit Mercy for Animals published a video last week that it claims sheds light on inhumane and poor working conditions “at facilities raising animals for Pilgrim’s Pride” in western Kentucky.
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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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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.
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Christian County's Farmer of the Year will be announced at the event, slated for Tuesday, March 22.
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Kentucky’s agriculture commissioner says farmers will likely have flat tires for years to come following tornadoes back in December. Debris in fields is a major issue as spring planting season begins.
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A Kentucky senate committee advanced legislation Tuesday that aims to ban intoxicating products derived from hemp, including a compound getting nationwide attention called Delta-8 THC.
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A bill in the Kentucky state senate would ban “intoxicating” compounds derived from hemp, including one that’s seen increasing popularity and scrutiny across the country: Delta-8 THC.
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Federal and state agriculture officials have detected in far western Kentucky a highly contagious avian flu in a poultry flock.
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Life on the farm, especially the family farm, often brings to mind images of hard physical work, balanced by the independence and peace of a rural lifestyle.
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Kentucky’s agriculture community is reconciling its losses after a devastating and lethal tornado outbreak earlier this month damaged or destroyed poultry hatcheries and grain bins, killed livestock and destroyed a university research center in western Kentucky.
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Next week Americans will come together to celebrate and give thanks. Thanksgiving has become a holiday for family, football, and feasting.Arts reporter Cheri Lawson tells us, for many families, the centerpiece of the celebration is the turkey. And hundreds of those turkeys will come from a Northern Kentucky farm. This story first aired on WEKU in 2017.
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The state doesn’t have minimum age requirements or protections against working long days.