Agriculture

Kentucky’s veterinary shortage will likely be a topic discussed during the upcoming legislative session starting in January.
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Energy officials believe solar could provide up to 40% of the country's electricity by 2035, but it would require roughly 5.7 million acres of land for panels.
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The average American farmer is 57 and a half years old, according to the most recent data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. That’s up sharply from 1978, when the figure was just a smidge over 50.
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Raising Hope, a group supporting healthy lives on Kentucky farms, sponsored the Farmer Appreciation and Award Day.
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The local appointees include Dr. Debbie Reed, Theresa Nichol, Judge-Executive Jerry Gilliam, Kristen Stewart and Jason Vincent.
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Loans are being offered to crop growers or meat processors that are struggling financially, either because of weather disasters or the COVID-19 pandemic.
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The company will seek to transfer its Berea operation to a business partner.
Appharvest Berea
Small-scale farmers in developing nations and U.S. are on the front lines of climate change. They need more support, says Root Capital.
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The price of agriculture land typically mimics the price of commodities, and over the last five years, many farm operators had extra money to bid for farms.
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Finding time for self care when your job is a 24/7 lifestyle is nearly impossible.
Sarah Jones farmer feature
Braden Porter, who attends the University of Kentucky, is one of eight college interns working this summer at the Kentucky Department of Agriculture.
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Small-scale farmers, organic producers and local markets receive a tiny fraction of farm bill funding.
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