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The 2024 Spring Kentucky Beginning Grazing School will benefit producers at all stages, focusing on the pivotal role of building and implementing a successful grazing management plan.
PRINCETON, Ky.— The 2024 Spring Kentucky Beginning Grazing School, hosted by the University of Kentucky Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment, promises an immersive …
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FRANKFORT – The Kentucky Department of Agriculture is now offering an online option for its pesticide application licensure program, Agriculture Commissioner Jonathan Shell has announced. …
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Attendees viewed two examples of self-made refrigerated trailers.
FRANKFORT: Maria Truitt is passionate about growing food and plant medicine, and she is ready to transition her career and life to growing organic food. It wakes her up in the morning and keeps her …
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Spring is an especially colorful time to visit the Capitol.
FRANKFORT — Bills funding the state executive branch to the tune of more than $128 billion and allocating billions of dollars in one-time investments received final passage through the …
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Forage Doctor

Harvesting cool season annuals for quality

We are at the time of year where forage growth goes from zero to flat out seemingly overnight. Small grains especially reach the boot and heading stage very quickly. We rely on cool season annuals to …

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GOP House hardliners again threaten Farm Bill
Even when Speaker of the House Mike Johnson finds enough baling wire to lash together the votes needed to pass the split, almost six-months late 2023 federal budget, it’s little more than a …
I’ve been everywhere, Man
I am not a guy who knows a great deal about music, but as meeting season closes out, I can’t help but hear Johnny Cash singing in my head. You see, in 1996, the Man in Black released a song …
Calling all former FFA members and FFA supporters
FFA chapters and agriculture teachers all across Kentucky need your help.  If you are not currently active in helping a local FFA chapter or high school/middle school agriculture education (ag …
Rogers family inducted into the Kentucky 4-H Hall of fame
Kentucky 4-H consist of agents, volunteers, alumni and supporters who choose each day to assist youth in finding their spark and helping them thrive; these individuals play a vital role in the life …
The future looks brighter
Dairy farming in the summer of 2023 has been extremely challenging.   The huge milk price drop of over 30 percent coupled with high feed prices has put a strain on all dairymen.   Dairy …
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