All about hemp: First House bill about transporting hemp; Quarles says program stays ‘research project’
By Tom Latek Kentucky Today Legislation affecting Kentucky’s burgeoning hemp industry is the first to clear the Kentucky House during…
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Kentucky launches Selling Farmers Tax Credit Program to help sustain agricultural industry
Kentucky has launched a new program offering farmers incentives for selling their property to beginning farmers, an effort to further…
Hemp application period underway, deadline for growers is March 15; summit Dec. 4 in Louisville
The window to apply for the Kentucky Department of Agriculture’s 2020 hemp licensing program is now open, Agriculture Commissioner Ryan…
Kentucky Proud launches statewide holiday ad campaign to showcase Kentucky farm products
Kentucky consumers are reminded that “the freshest gift ideas come from Kentucky farms” in the 2019 Kentucky Proud holiday advertising…
U.S. Department of Agriculture rolls out proposed hemp regulations mandated by Farm Bill
By Tom Latek Kentucky Today The U.S. Department of Agriculture on Tuesday issued its proposed regulations on hemp production as…
Commissioner Quarles Proclaims Sept. 15-21 as Farm Safety and Health Week in Kentucky
Ryan Quarles has proclaimed the week of Sept. 15-21 as Farm Safety and Health Week in Kentucky to encourage farmers…
Farmer’s Markets Week: Double Dollars doubles nutrition benefits at 41 markets across state
On Farmers’ Markets Week, Agriculture Commissioner Ryan Quarles joined leaders of the Community Farm Alliance (CFA) and other partners to…
Ryan Quarles: Farms to Food Banks reduces hunger in Kentucky and helps farmers too
When you and your family shop for local produce at your farmers’ market or grocery store this summer, what will…
Kentucky’s political tradition, Fancy Farm, coming up on Aug. 3 — here’s the lineup so far
By Tom Latek Kentucky Today Six-minute speeches from gubernatorial candidates Gov. Matt Bevin and Attorney General Andy Beshear highlight a…
U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Purdue tours Kentucky hemp processor and research farm
U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue visited Kentucky for an up-close look at the Commonwealth’s hemp industry at the invitation of…
AG Commissioner Quarles elected president of Southern Association of State Departments of Agriculture
Kentucky Agriculture Commissioner Ryan Quarles was elected president of the Southern Association of State Departments of Agriculture (SASDA) for 2019-20…
Ag Commissioner Quarles wants farmers to be treated fairly, farmers want trade over aid
By Tom Latek Kentucky Today Agriculture Commissioner Ryan Quarles says the new tariffs announced by President Donald Trump are about…
Commissioner Quarles congratulates Kentucky Hunters for the Hungry on 2018 Success
Kentucky Agriculture Commissioner Ryan Quarles congratulated Kentucky Hunters for the Hungry (KHFH) on a banner year in which the organization…
U.S. Sen. McConnell and Commissioner Quarles host USDA officials at Kentucky hemp forum in Louisville
By Mark Maynard Kentucky Today Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., said hemp has a long and proud history in…
Ryan Quarles: ‘Check the box’ for Kentucky’s hungry when you file your state income tax returns
Nearly 1 in 6 Kentuckians – including 1 in 5 Kentucky children – don’t know where their next meal will…
Nation’s first HempWood operation to locate in Murray; $5.8M investment to create 25 FT jobs
Gov. Matt Bevin has announced that Fibonacci LLC will locate a HempWood manufacturing operation in Calloway County with a more…
State Ag Commissioner Ryan Quarles says hemp product sales are 3.5 times more than last year
Kentucky Commissioner of Agriculture Ryan Quarles announced that sales of Kentucky hemp products in 2018 were more than 3½ times…
Quarles applauds legislature for modernizing KY’s grain laws bill, allows for elimination of regulations
Agriculture Commissioner Ryan Quarles applauded the Kentucky General Assembly for passing Senate Bill 153. The act comprehensively updates the laws…
Ag Commissioner Quarles hails Kentucky growers during Soybean Week; KY boasts record production
Agriculture Commissioner Ryan Quarles saluted Kentucky’s soybean producers by proclaiming Soybean Week in Kentucky the week of March 4. “Kentucky…
Ag Commissioner Ryan Quarles ‘impressed’ with Latonia Elementary students’ Herbmania enterprise
Special to NKyTribune Kentucky’s Commissioner of Agriculture didn’t know what to expect upon his visit Monday to the Herbmania and…
Farm Bill passes both Senate, House, on way to president; includes industrial hemp production
The U.S. House passed the 2018 Farm Bill on Tuesday by a vote of 369-47, joining the U.S. Senate in…
Deputy sheriff, third-grade teacher from Fleming County win Kentucky Proud Weddings contest
Justin and Christa Conley of Ewing, Kentucky, won the second Kentucky Proud Weddings Contest, which includes a $5,000 grand prize…