Not Just a Dairy Farmer this June Dairy Month June Dairy Month is a time to show appreciation to our farmers, who work endless hours providing a nutritious dairy product for families to enjoy. …

This spring on the Growing Kentucky’s Leaders podcast, we hosted one of the most meaningful, heartfelt, and vital conversations we have had in the last two and a half years of producing our show. …

Remind me to never take commodity market or stock market advice from the current resident of the White House. Two days before President Donald Trump's quick "beans, beef, and Boeing" trip to …

As Commissioner of Agriculture, I know the value, both from a quality-of-life standpoint and economically, agriculture has for Kentucky and its residents. The positive agricultural bills passed …

The Trump Administration may grant U.S. agriculture special exemptions from parts of its ever-changing tariff regime but it can’t exempt it from everyday economic reality. That mainstay of …

Kentucky Pork producers Eric Heard and Sarah Hawkins traveled to Washington D.C. on April 8 through April 10 to participate in the National Pork Producers Council Spring Legislative Action Conference …

M edicaid looks to be one of the big corks Congress hopes will help plug an estimated $4.7 trillion flood of red ink that accompanies tax cuts Republicans plan to pass this spring. They’re …

Down goes Frazier.” I have heard that quote many times this week with the passing of the former boxing heavyweight champion, George Foreman. In 1973, Foreman defeated Joe Frasier to capture the …

I believe in the future of agriculture… Many of us grew up saying these words as we began to recite the FFA Creed in high school, and I would bet most of you readers could finish that first …

Serving as president of the American Soybean Association has been interesting at least and challenging at most, and I am only three months in! I was elected in December of 2024, and, as you all know, …

I couldn’t imagine a more appropriate theme for National Ag Day 2025 than what the Agriculture Council of America chose, Together We Grow, especially for my current life season. Starting a new …

If it’s Tuesday, the White House’s long promised tariffs against Canada and Mexico are on again but if it’s Thursday, they–well, many that its Big Biz backers don’t …

I remember soon after I became a Christian I starting feeling a condemnation that I was suddenly supposed to do everything right. People would be watching me and I needed to be holy. It was a guilt …