Kanbol Corn Containers develops sturdy and eco-friendly food packaging derived entirely from the leftovers of corn harvest in America.
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Sunflower Fuels aims to utilize rural communities and un-farmed land to grow a solution for fuel shortages.
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Spirited Biomaterials is developing an alternative to plastic made from distillery waste.
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RedLeaf Biologics creates an extract from naturally red sorghum that has health and wellness benefits.
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Parasight System Inc provides a revolutionary product for Kentucky farmers and pet owners to identify parasites in their animals.
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Lepidext is a Kentucky business revolutionizing pest management for corn growers.
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Iristrac is a Kentucky business that uses eye scanners to identify animals.
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Kentucky based business, HempWood, provides sustainable building materials made from Hemp.
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Kelly Riley cuts sunflowers for the popular bouquets she sells every week at farmers' markets in Georgetown and Lexington.
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Mike and Tammy Wilson started from the ground up when they purchased 75 acres in 1999, and they are 2024 winners of the Kentucky Leopold Conservation Award.
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Milking between 40-50 cows, Fairdale Dairy Farm just outside Owenton, Ky., is definitely not the biggest dairy farm in the nation, but Kentucky Deputy Agriculture Commissioner Warren Beeler says it’s one of America’s best.
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Nancy Cox, dean of the Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment (CAFE) and UK's first-ever vice president for Land-grant Engagement, plans to retire in late summer.
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Nine working groups involving over 200 leaders from various sectors of Kentucky agriculture are actively shaping the future of our industry. This collaborative effort, part of the Strategic Roadmap for Kentucky Agriculture: 2025-2030, is spearheaded by the Kentucky Agriculture Council and will be unveiled this November.
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Dennis Craig, the Executive Director of Blackacre State Nature Preserve and Historic Homestead, leads a unique 280-acre conservancy on the southeast side of Jefferson County. As Kentucky’s first nature preserve, it offers a distinctive urban farming experience through its garden plot program and a variety of engaging events.
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We were fortunate to catch partner and agronomist Scott Ebelhar, CEO Albert Peterson, and David Peterson in the same place at the same time on one gray January day. Hearing them recount the past, present, and future of Peterson Farms made for an informative visit.
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Farmers like the Jones Brothers and Hines constantly explore new ways to be efficient from a production standpoint, as well as being conservation-minded.
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The 2024 Kentucky 4-H Teen Conference will celebrate 100 years — bringing together high school youth from across the Commonwealth and building strong future leaders on June 11-14.
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Kentucky cattle producers and industry representatives joined Kentucky Commissioner of Agriculture Jonathan Shell Monday as he signed a proclamation commemorating the month of May as Kentucky Beef Month.
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“Our mommas either bring meat to the hill, or they become the meat.” That’s the no-nonsense motto of Ramey Watkins, a goat producer and breeder in Metcalfe County who runs Rafter W. Farms near Edmonton, Ky.
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