By Katie Pratt
LEXINGTON, Ky., (April 23, 2013) – The late University of Kentucky agronomist Shirley Phillips is known worldwide as one of the fathers of no-till agriculture. To honor him for his impact on Brazilian agriculture, a delegation from the Brazilian Federation of No-Tillage presented the UK...
FRANKFORT, Ky. — Agriculture Commissioner James Comer honored the winners of the Kentucky Department of Agriculture’s annual Poster and Essay Contest at the annual Kentucky Agriculture Day luncheon March 27 at the Thomas D. Clark Center for Kentucky History in Frankfort.
“The winning entries really...
WASHINGTON, D.C., March 7, 2013 – Securing adequate land to grow crops and raise livestock was the top challenge identified in the latest survey of participants in the American Farm Bureau Federation’s Young Farmers & Ranchers program. That challenge was identified by 20 percent of respondents,...
LEXINGTON, Ky., (Feb. 27, 2013) – Kentucky is one of three states to receive a U.S. Department of Energy grant to use Cooperative Extension offices to funnel energy efficiency information to residents. Beverly Miller, an extension associate in the University of Kentucky College of Agriculture Department of...
Louisville, KY (February 14, 2013) – Kentucky Farm Bureau (KFB) leaders across the state are celebrating national “Food Check-Out Week,” February 17-23, to mark the time of year when the average American has earned enough income to meet his or her annual cost of food. Despite recent challenges in the...
The success of American agriculture is so mind-boggling that critics and conspiracy theorists alike can’t resist finding something evil, secretive or just plain awful about it.
One blogger writes that seed vaults exist so the wealthy ultimately can survive as “their sinister practices of corporate food...
Entering downtown Campton from the east on Main Street, it’s hard to miss the Wolfe County FB office. Adorning the side of the building facing west is an eye-catching 8 ½ X 44-foot mural depicting farm and rural scenes from Wolfe County, where some 600 farms are scattered among the Appalachian...
By Tracy Grondine
Farmers and ranchers attending the American Farm Bureau Federation’s 94th Annual Meeting in Nashville, Tenn., Jan. 13-16, will find there’s something for everyone. From Nashville’s music scene and culinary delights, to the latest in agriculture policy issues, to outstanding young...
By Barry Bushue
Open the food section of your favorite Sunday newspaper or visit the food and agriculture blogosphere and you occasionally get the impression that segments of agriculture are in a competitive feud with one another. It seems consumers are constantly pressured to pick a favorite. Organic...
WASHINGTON, D.C., November 20, 2012 –The American Farm Bureau Foundation for Agriculture is celebrating the release of “Feeding Minds – Cultivating Growth,” the latest educator resource to be developed by the American Farm Bureau Foundation for Agriculture. The guide and accompanying books can be...
