KY: Sustainable Agriculture and Farming
KY Black Farmers Work to Reduce Barriers to Food Programs
Black farmers in Kentucky said they have benefited from participating in Farms to Food Banks, an agricultural program funneling leftover produce from …
EPA’s Chlorpyrifos Ban Spotlights Future of Agricultural Pesticide Use
FRANKFORT, Ky. - Experts say most agriculture producers in Kentucky won't be affected by the Environmental Protection Agency's recent decision to ban …
EPA is Asked to Rethink Effects of Pesticides on Bees
FRANKFORT, Ky. – Today is the final day for the public to comment on an updated assessment of four pesticides that environmental and food-…
Industrial Hemp: Can it Flourish in KY?
LEXINGTON, Ky. — Kentucky is experimenting with industrial hemp as dozens of farmers grow test plots covering 45,000 acres. This is the second …
Kentucky Doubling Down on Double Dollars
BEREA, Ky. - Two summers ago, six farmers' markets in Kentucky were participating in cost-sharing support programs organized by the Community Farm …
A Visit to the "Farmacy" Means Eating Healthier
WHITESBURG, Ky. – When people think of prescriptions, they usually think of medicine, not tomatoes or cantaloupe. But there are now some …
"Restoration of Hope" Part of One Man's Plan for Appalachia
FRANKFORT, Ky. – With the decline of the coal industry in Appalachia, plenty of ideas are being raised on how to revive the region's economy…
Moving Produce from Farms to Food Banks a Win-Win for KY
SHELBY COUNTY, Ky. - Not everything Kentucky farmers harvest from their fields can go to market but there is a way for them to recoup some of their …
Trend of Fewer Bees in U.S. Continues
FRANKFORT, Ky. - U.S. beekeepers have reported losing 44 percent of their colonies over the last year, according to a new annual report. Tiffany …
Giving Organic Farmers a Conservation Buffer
PIERRE, S.D. - Organic farmers in Kentucky and across the nation soon will have a new tool to help their bottom lines while protecting the …
KY Taxpayers Can Help Fight Hunger
FRANKFORT, Ky. – Kentuckians can donate some of their state income tax refund to the Farms to Food Banks Trust Fund. State Agriculture …
Locally Grown is Growing
MOUNT STERLING, Ky. - While Steve Muntz describes his farm in Montgomery County as a "small sheep farm with a few pasture poultry," his involvement …