Agriculture

USDA also added more time for stakeholders to comment on how the department serves marginalized and vulnerable communities. The effort is a response to an executive order affecting all executive branch agencies.

State Agriculture Commissioner Ryan Quarles, often mentioned as a likely Republican candidate for governor in 2023, will be the keynote speaker.

Over the past decade, more youth have died working in agriculture than in all other industries combined.

They also received a lower share of COVID-19 relief funding.

A 30-acre greenhouse near Somerset will grow strawberries and a 15-acre one in Morehead will have leafy greens.

Experts have been warning about the threat for years, but have gained little traction.

Company officials believe the attack came from a criminal group likely based in Russia. The FBI is investigating.

The tuition-free college degree program is named for the Kentucky author, poet, farmer and conservationist.

In addition to farming, half of all farm families have at least one adult working an additional full-time job, often for health insurance coverage. It’s an affordable option, but pulls time and energy away from farm work.

The issue is a good example of the political tightrope Biden must walk in appealing to Corn Belt biofuels producers while pursuing environmental goals.

The hands-on program inspired by the work of the Kentucky writer provides tuition-free education that focuses on sustainable and economically viable farming and community building.

Vance, who lives in Cincinnati, is considering a U.S. Senate run from Ohio.