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Gates to Share John Deere Stock in Settlement

Jun 07, 2021 at 10:46 am by admin

Hickman County, Kentucky is a rural county. Much more importantly, the county is farm country dominating the landscape. With 20 people per square mile, well below the US avera.... Read More

Discovery Park of America - just down the road from Mayfield

Jul 31, 2019 at 09:43 am by admin

Antique Tractor Show This Weekend Aug. 2-3 It's almost time for the 2019 Antique Tractor Show Aug. 2 and 3 on the grounds at Discovery Park.... Read More

Who is my neighbor?

Jul 30, 2019 at 04:10 pm by admin

Hear, O Israel: The Lord is our God, the Lord alone. You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your might. Deuteronomy 6:4-5.... Read More

Comer - back in the Purchase during Fancy Farm week

Jul 30, 2019 at 04:01 pm by admin

(Clinton, KY) First District Representative James Comer is back in the Purchase for the premier political event in the Commonwealth's calendar - the Fancy Farm Picnic. While h.... Read More

New mural: family, faith, farming and freedom goes up in Clinton

Jul 23, 2019 at 03:51 pm by admin

Two women not generally known to be community activists have worked for over a year to bring a dream of a large mural from imagination to completion. Their work was revealed l.... Read More

WAVE counties - tip of the spear for hemp production

Jul 23, 2019 at 01:34 pm by admin

WAVE stands for West Kentucky Alliance for a Vibrant Economy. The consortium of the leadership of four Mississippi River Counties, Ballard, Carlisle, Fulton and Hickman, began.... Read More

modernize the H-2A program & bring regulatory relief to the Kentucky agricultural community

Jun 20, 2019 at 09:09 am by admin

Farmers across Kentucky and the nation already wrestle with nature, facing headaches and unpredictability. As if that isn't difficult enough, they also face frustration and bu.... Read More

Hemp: the holy grail for West Kentucky farmers

Aug 24, 2017 at 03:27 pm by admin

Hemp is quickly becoming the Holy Grail for Western Kentucky farmers. The promise of a new crop that can be animal feed, people food, medicine, fabric, and a building material.... Read More

Foreign holdings of US farmland doubled in 10 years

Jul 30, 2017 at 05:49 pm by admin

A recent report from the Midwest Center for Investigative Reporting revealed that foreign holdings of U.S. farmland doubled between 2004 and 2014. Foreign investors now contro.... Read More

JPHS hosts author Bobbie Smith Bryant July 22 in Mayfield

Jul 18, 2017 at 10:44 am by admin

Noted author and Calloway County native Bobbie Smith Bryant is the guest speaker at the quarterly meeting of the Jackson Purchase Historical Society Saturday, July 22nd at the.... Read More

Farmer's Market opens in Rotary Park

Jul 16, 2017 at 06:09 pm by admin

Hickman County Judge Kenny Wilson presided over the program dedicating a new Farmer's Market in Rotary Park on Thursday, July 13, 2017. The open air market facility opened for.... Read More

The Kentucky Department of Agriculture serves every Kentuckian every day

Mar 11, 2016 at 12:08 pm by admin

FRANKFORT (March 11, 2016) -- Most Kentuckians know about Kentucky Proud, and you may be aware of the Kentucky Department of Agriculture's duties and services for the state's.... Read More

Expanded federal tax deductions for businesses would help agriculture industry

Feb 09, 2016 at 02:10 pm by admin

Over the past 5 years as your Senator, I have traveled to all farming areas of the Commonwealth and been honored to meet with Kentucky's agriculture industry leaders and local.... Read More

COMER PREDICTS BIG FUTURE FOR INDUSTRIAL HEMP IN SPEECH TO HEMP INDUSTRIES ASSOCIATION

Sep 28, 2015 at 01:23 pm by admin

LEXINGTON, Ky. - Industrial hemp will cover tens of thousands of acres and generate thousands of jobs in Kentucky in the near future, Kentucky Agriculture Commissioner James C.... Read More

Get Real UK: Hemp is a weed. Just throw the seed into the ground

Aug 20, 2015 at 02:26 pm by admin

Clinton, KY. August 20, 2015 - Once again the urgency to consider hemp as an alternative crop comes out of the blue. The closing of the Wickliffe paper mill and loss of those.... Read More