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Wednesday, January 22, 2025

Vol. 18 | No. 2

KDA’s AgLand exhibit at Kentucky State Fair

wins 1st place in agricultural category at competition

AgLand, the Kentucky Department of Agriculture’s interactive agricultural exhibit at the Kentucky State Fair, earned the Kentucky State Fair a first-place award from the International Association of Fairs and Expositions in the agricultural category of Newly Established/Evolving Program.

$2.8 million initiative launched to help Kentucky corn farmers

Precision Conservation Management will work with central Ky. farmers to implement regenerative corn-growing practices.

Former KDA intern begins journey as national FFA officer

Caroline Groth, an intern last summer at the Kentucky Department of Agriculture, is serving as Eastern Region vice president.

Miss Kentucky uses her violin to teach Ky. students about ag

"I learned a long time ago how to make animal noises on my violin," said Miss Kentucky Chapel Tinius.

More agriculture-related headlines in the news

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Commissioner Shell makes stop in Owensboro to speak to Ky. cattlemen

Shell: Confirming USDA nominee will help make America healthy again

Two Kentucky bourbons featured at President Trump’s inaugural events

Amid uncertainty, leaders claim Ky.'s bourbon industry is 'very strong'

Frankfort's Buffalo Trace Distillery set to complete $1.2 billion expansion

Shelbyville's Jeptha Creed distillery led by mother and daughter

Ky. Agricultural Finance Corp. approves more than $2.9 million in loans

Kentucky Ag Development Board OKs over $2.5 million in projects

What are the big priorities for Kentucky ag producers in 2025?

2024 corn production in Kentucky down 19 percent from previous crop

Visiting Jefferson County's Oxmoor Farm is like walking back in time

Christian County girl wins Kentucky Cattlemen’s Heifer Initiative

Experience the tradition of mutton at two western Ky. establishments

Former KFB president to get American Farm Bureau’s Founders Award

Local Farm Bureau programs in Ky. recognized at AFBF Convention

2024 KFB Discussion Meet winner is a lifelong ag advocate

Farm Bureau remembers 'rural roots' of late President Jimmy Carter

Foreign-owned farmland in U.S. increases by 1.6 million acres

Farm Service Agency taking applications for crop safety net programs

Dairy producers can sign up for safety net coverage beginning Jan. 29

Kentucky Crop Health Conference slated for Feb. 6 in Bowling Green

UK will host Winter Wheat Meeting Feb. 4 in Hopkinsville

OAK’s 14th annual organic farming conference returns to KSU Jan. 23-25

And in case you missed it ...

Food safety authority warns people not to eat leftover Christmas trees

Kentucky ag fact

The Kentucky Department of Agriculture distributed $31.7 million worth of food from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to Kentucky public schools during the 2023-24 fiscal year.

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