AG Edge

The Kentucky Agricultural Leadership Program has selected 22 individuals for its Class 13. Housed in the University of Kentucky College of Agriculture, Food and Environment, the program offers an intensive, leadership development experience for young farmers and individuals in agriculture-related fields. Its mission is to identify, develop and motivate Kentuckians...

In the midst of what most would consider utter chaos, Bremen farmer Kenny Smith sees a coordinated recovery effort and a path forward.  Smith’s Muhlenberg County farm was one of many across Western Kentucky that sustained unthinkable...

The University of Kentucky Wheat Science Group has moved its annual Winter Wheat Meeting to 9 a.m.-3 p.m. CST Feb. 8 at the Bruce Convention Center in Hopkinsville. The date change allows more time for producers and...

When Ramel Smooth Bradley (’08) was growing up in the Clinton Hill neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York, he was very aware of the food insecurity surrounding him....

University of Kentucky agricultural economists are predicting the state’s 2021 agricultural receipts will exceed $6.7 billion. If realized, this will be a new record, surpassing the previous record of $6.5 billion in 2014 and the $5.5 billion...

USDA has begun issuing approximately $270 million in payments to contract producers of eligible livestock and poultry who applied for Pandemic Assistance. Earlier this year, USDA’s Farm Service Agency identified gaps in assistance including in the initial...

No matter the animal, livestock producers know a well-constructed fence is invaluable to successful herd management. To help small ruminant producers learn about sound, secure fencing, the University of Kentucky and Kentucky State University recently hosted a school specifically focused...

The Kentucky Agriculture Training School will host its first Drone Pilot Certification Workshop to help producers prepare to become a certified remote pilot with the Federal Aviation Administration. The workshop is Dec. 20-21 at the University of Kentucky Research and Education Center in Princeton.  “The KATS program has received...

Feed prices are higher this fall than they were last year, and while that may initially cause “sticker shock,” a University of Kentucky extension specialist said that shouldn’t paralyze beef producers’ management decisions. “The biology of our...