Drought continues

Sep 20, 2010 at 10:03 am by admin

Level 1 Drought Declared in 27 Western and Central Kentucky Counties Agriculture hardest hit by lack of rainfall FRANKFORT, Ky. (Sept. 17, 2010) – The Office of the St.... Read More

Commissioner Farmer honors poster contest winners

Mar 09, 2010 at 03:43 pm by admin

COMMISSIONER FARMER HONORS CONTEST WINNERS   FRANKFORT, Ky. — Agriculture Commissioner Richie Farmer honored the winners of the Kentucky Department of Agriculture.... Read More

Gov's Ag board passes out presents

Dec 21, 2009 at 04:39 pm by admin

  LEXINGTON, Ky. (Dec. 18, 2009) -The Kentucky Agricultural Development Board (KADB), chaired by Gov. Steve Beshear, approved $629,430 in 12 agricultural diversification.... Read More

in vino veritas

Dec 01, 2009 at 11:01 am by admin

Foes of hog farms win in Franklin Circuit

Nov 16, 2009 at 08:05 pm by admin

Judge Phillip Shepherd sent nine hog farm permits issued in Fulton, Hickman and Carlisle Counties back to the Energy & Environment Cabinet today to reconsider the permits.... Read More

Biomass - the promise of jobs for farm communities

Sep 17, 2009 at 04:59 pm by admin

It is no secret that the ninety eight counties in the Mississippi River Delta region from Mississippi up to Kentucky have bled manufacturing jobs for decades. Making things ha.... Read More

The hint of a family resemblance - tobacco and coal

May 12, 2009 at 06:06 pm by admin

The Hint of a Family Resemblance – Tobacco and Coal   Editor's Note: This article, written several years ago, looks like fortune telling as two candidates for the US Senate.... Read More