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Friday, August 8, 2025

Vol. 18 | No. 15

Shell meets with Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

to discuss Kentucky's Food is Medicine Initiative

Kentucky Agriculture Commissioner Jonathan Shell, back left, meets with U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins this week at the U.S. Department of Agriculture headquarters in Washington. Rollins invited Commissioner Shell to discuss Kentucky's Food is Medicine Initiative with U.S. Department of Health & Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Attending the meeting above were, front from left: Mark Bowling, Commissioner Shell's chief of staff; Jeremy Ferguson, the commissioner's executive assistant; and Jay Hall, executive director of the Kentucky Department of Agriculture’s Office of Agricultural Marketing.

Commissioner Shell hands out flowers at senior living facility

Residents and staff at Dominion Senior Living in Richmond were given flowers in honor of Ky. Grown Cut Flower Month.

Commissioner Shell hosts

Intern Day at the Farm

Commissioner Shell gave the Kentucky Department of Agriculture's summer interns a firsthand look at agriculture on his farm.

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Hart Co. farmers honored with Leopold Conservation Award

Father-son duo Randy and John Seymour own and operate Riders Mill Farms and Roundstone Native Seed near Upton.

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KDA hard at work putting together AgLand for next week's Ky. State Fair

Commissioner Shell adds new board member to Ky. Ag Finance Corp.

Ky. Proud represents Ky. agriculture at Great American Farmers' Market

Farmers connect with consumers at Great American Farmers' Market

Bowling Green farmers' market evolves into year-round local food hub

Intermediate wheatgrass offers new crop option for Kentucky growers

Kentucky State University research boosts sustainable farming

Ky. farmers impacted by May 30 tornado may be eligible for FSA loans

UK and KFB laying the foundation for tomorrow's agriculture leaders

Ky. Farm Bureau awards 601 scholarships in 2025 totaling $810,150

Farmers would feel impact if MAHA Commission targets herbicides

Americans get more than half their calories from ultra-processed foods

USDA invests $106 million to keep working forests working

President Trump secures greater market access to Australia for U.S. beef

Mechanical Weed Control Field Day is Sept. 23 at UK Horticulture Farm

Farmers' Appreciation Day coming up Sept. 17 at Murray State University

UK ag college event to welcome alumni Sept. 4-6 around football game

Hopkins Co. Extension to host farm cost share info session on Aug. 21

Kentucky Ag Development Board to meet Aug. 15 at Louisville hotel

Tickets available for Commissioner Shell's Farm to Fork Dinner Aug. 13

And in case you missed it ...

27-year-old alpaca officially named the oldest in the world

Did you know this Kentucky ag fact?

Kentucky is home to more than 220 commercial cut flower operations, and the number of farmer-florists continues to increase each year.

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