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Sequestration: USDA Agriculture Cuts:

Feb 26, 2013 at 02:48 pm by admin

The seriousness of these budget cuts can be seen in just one federal agency that works with many individuals and rural communities. This would be the US Department of Agricult.... Read More

Sequestration as a Disruptive Force to West Kentucky’s Food Processing Industry

Feb 26, 2013 at 01:57 pm by admin

  Looming over West Kentucky is the sequestration bomb of instant food industry employment cuts and factory closings. According to Graves County Growth Alliance’s.... Read More

Hemp, Hemp Hooray: Bipartisan bill introduced in US Senate

Feb 14, 2013 at 04:30 pm by admin

Sens. McConnell and Paul Co-sponsor Industrial Hemp Legislation Industrial Hemp Farming Act Introduced Today in U.S. Senate Washington, D.C. – Today, Sen. Rand Paul an.... Read More

Hemp, Hemp Hooray - Hemp Bill Clears KY Senate

Feb 14, 2013 at 04:13 pm by admin

   INDUSTRIAL HEMP BILL PASSES SENATE AFTER NEW SURVEY SHOWS OVERWHELMING SUPPORT FRANKFORT, Ky. - In a landslide vote, the Kentucky State Senate passed Senate Bi.... Read More

Clinton City Council to consider hemp resolution

Jan 31, 2013 at 02:34 pm by admin

(Clinton, KY January 28, 2013) - When the Clinton City Council meets on Monday, Feb. 4, they will have a resolution in their packet in support of “reintroducing industri.... Read More

Update: Corn salvage operation ongoing - clean up predicted to take 2-3 weeks

Jan 21, 2013 at 03:59 pm by admin

(Clinton, KY - Saturday, January 19, 2013) - One week ago today, a 100 foot high silo belonging to Burgess Brothers suddenly burst spilling a literal mountain of corn. Crews.... Read More

Corn harvest down by 50%

Sep 05, 2012 at 01:36 pm by admin

(Clinton KY) - Many Hickman County farmers have been busy shelling corn, starting the first week in August.  Weatherford Farms began shelling corn August 14, harvesting a.... Read More

Intelligence Analysis: Western Kentucky 2012 Drought Damages

Aug 06, 2012 at 04:00 pm by admin

  The 2012 drought and heat storm has inflicted over $1 billion dollars in damages on two million acres planted in 26 counties of far Western Kentucky. A vast.... Read More

KY Commissioner of Agriculture Brings Message of Hope

Aug 03, 2012 at 03:32 pm by admin

    (Clinton, KY.  August 1, 2012) - James Comer, the new Kentucky Commissioner of Agriculture spoke to a non-partisan gathering of 51 people about the need f.... Read More

Comer agrees to emcee Fancy Farm Picnic

Mar 05, 2012 at 06:41 pm by admin

(Mayfield, KY – Mar. 5, 2012) -Mark Wilson may not have gone to Rotary today looking for an emcee to moderate the political speaking at his beloved Fancy Farm Picnic.&nb.... Read More

Legislators munch KY Proud at Ag breakfast

Feb 03, 2012 at 04:31 pm by admin

New Ag Commish James Comer welcomed his former team mates from the Kentucky Legislature to a put on the feedbag at the annual Kentucky Proud Legislative Breakfast on Thursday.... Read More

Farm subsidies proposal - cut three billion

Nov 15, 2010 at 02:19 pm by admin

Conservative Republican files for Ag Commissioner

Nov 11, 2010 at 12:25 pm by admin

Representative James Comer files to run for Kentucky Agriculture Commissioner Transparency, development of ag business part of Comer’s platform   FRANKFORT, Ky..... Read More

Democrats' Bitter Harvest

Nov 10, 2010 at 12:45 pm by admin

The Art of Practical Corn Storage - Big is Good. Mega is Better.

Sep 24, 2010 at 04:44 pm by admin

Editor's Note: The bin in this story was destroyed during a rainstorm on January 12, 2013. For photos and that story - follow "more" at the bottom of the page Steel girders.... Read More