Producers who have difficulty producing higher quality hay should consider profitable alternatives that capitalize on their skills and land base....More
On Tuesday (April 16), the EPA’s senior agricultural counsel said clean energy and building bridges with the farming/ranching community will be priorities going forward....More
Though the newly finished Swan Quarter Dike protects only about 7,000 acres of farmland, there is plenty more valuable farmland that is at risk from salt water intrusion....More
Producing consistent, top-quality hay requires tight management of harvest schedules to get hay cut at the proper time, then dried, baled and moved off the field quickly so the next cycle can begin....More
On a recent rapid-fire trip to Washington, D.C., 14 farmers and University of Kentucky Cooperative Extension agents shared agriculture’s message....More
Two projects proposed by University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture researchers have received nearly $685,000 in funding in the most recent round of USDA Conservation Innovation Grants....More
With the arrival of spring comes greater chances of floods and tornadoes that farmers should plan for while avoiding any temptation to "risk it all to save the barn" during a disaster....More