Agriculture

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.

Finding time for self care when your job is a 24/7 lifestyle is nearly impossible.

Braden Porter, who attends the University of Kentucky, is one of eight college interns working this summer at the Kentucky Department of Agriculture.

Small-scale farmers, organic producers and local markets receive a tiny fraction of farm bill funding.

One of the market's vendors owns the newly established Century Oaks Farm in Christian County and plans to sell a wide range of produce and eggs.

The change enacted by Senate Bill 241 caught Kentucky sportsmen by surprise.

An industry scheme, not the avian flu, is the reason eggs are so expensive, says a farmer-advocacy group.

While the understanding appears to address demands from both sides, it discourages further legislative action.

AppHarvest has expanded its controlled-environment agriculture from producing only tomatoes to include greens, berries and cucumbers. Does a deep drop in revenue point to problems or just growing pains?

The grant was awarded to help with construction of a livestock barn.

Rural Kentuckians and city chefs are building a new market for beef in Wendell Berry country.

AppHarvest CEO Jonathan Webb says he remains committed to his goal of employing large numbers of people at high-tech farms around the eastern half of the state.