Gunpowder Creek Vineyards, based in Union, won a Commissioner’s Cup in the Kentucky Commonwealth Wine Competition for its Norton line of red wines.
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Second ever case of chronic wasting disease confirmed in deer in Kentucky
A deer farm in Breckinridge County has been placed under quarantine after a positive test for chronic wasting disease in a dead deer, with restrictions on movements in and out of the facility and a management and surveillance zone established.
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Bipartisan bill aims to expand free school meals with more Kentucky-sourced food
Kentucky lawmakers from both parties are hoping to lessen childhood hunger while also supporting farmers with new legislation set to be introduced in next year’s legislative session. The pre-filed legislation from Sen. Cassie Chambers Armstrong, D-Louisville, and Reps. Chad Aull, D-Lexington, and Scott McPherson, R-Scottsville, would establish the “Kentucky Proud School Match Program.” In a […]
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Campbell County leaders discuss marijuana laws with upcoming legalization of medical marijuana
The Northern Kentucky Drug Strike Force and Campbell County leaders discussed the legal sale of intoxicating hemp products, which are allowed through a loophole in the 2018 farm bill.
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Meet the candidates for Kentucky agriculture commissioner
Sierra Enlow Democratic candidate for Kentucky agriculture commissioner Sierra Enlow said she has had an eye on the post since she was a teen. “This has always been an office that I’ve wanted to run for, ever since I was in high school,” said Enlow, who grew up on a multigenerational family farm in LaRue […]
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Local-based hydroponics company to open its biggest facility in Boone County
A brand new hydroponics farm is coming to Boone County. 80 Acres is a farm that doesn’t need sun, soil, or favorable weather to do its thing and where pesticides have no place because everything’s indoors, monitored and controlled, twenty-four seven. They are opening their largest facility in Boone County. “The farm is being opened in […]
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‘Do Not Plant The Seeds’: Agriculture Commissioner Warns Against Using Unsolicited Seed Packets from China
Have you received some seeds you did not order? Report them. To report unsolicited seeds to the Kentucky Department of Agriculture; Call (502) 573-0282 or e-mail ag.web@ky.gov. Watch the video from Dr. Ryan Quarles here. Agriculture Commissioner Dr. Ryan Quarles is sounding the alarm about reports of foreign seeds being shipped unsolicited to Kentuckians across the Commonwealth. […]