Agriculture

August 18, 2026

Local Headlines

[ August 18, 2026 ] Third Arrest made in Pulaski County homicide Investigation Local News
[ August 18, 2026 ] What A Measles Outbreak in Western KY means for us in the Lake Cumberland Area Local News
[ August 18, 2026 ] Successful Back to School Bash Held on Monday Evening Local News
[ August 18, 2026 ] Replace smoke alarms when they are 10 years old Local News
[ August 18, 2026 ] Sheriff’s Office Weekly Arrest and Activity Log Local News

Kentucky Agricultural Finance Corp. approves more than $1.8 million in loans

August 18, 2026 Kisha Jones

The Kentucky Agricultural Finance Corp. (KAFC) approved 11 agricultural loans totaling $1,835,131.80 for projects across the Commonwealth at its monthly board meeting. Agricultural Infrastructure Loan Program (AILP) Two Agricultural Infrastructure loans totaling up to $344,750 were approved. […]

Kentucky’s Food Is Medicine Initiative changing lives

August 17, 2026 Kisha Jones

Kentucky faces a chronic disease crisis. More than 40 percent of our adults live with at least one chronic illness such as diabetes, heart disease, hypertension, and obesity. Together, these diseases cost our state more […]

A look at WIC Farmers Market Benefits

August 13, 2026 Eric Criswell

Take Advantage of WIC Benefits at the Farmers Market

USDA declares 57 Kentucky counties as disaster areas due to drought including Wayne County

August 12, 2026 Kisha Jones

(FOX 56) — The U.S. Department of Agriculture has designated 57 Kentucky counties as natural disaster areas because of drought conditions. The designation allows the USDA Farm Service Agency to provide emergency loans to agricultural […]

Taylor Farms recalls jalapeño products in 26 states over salmonella contamination concerns

August 11, 2026 Kisha Jones

(LEX 18) Taylor Farms announced it is voluntarily recalling jalapeño products distributed to 26 U.S. states after the products were linked to a potential multi-state salmonella outbreak tied to fresh […]

Agriculture Commissioner Shell’s Farm to Fork Dinner Returns Aug. 19

August 7, 2026 Kisha Jones

Agriculture Commissioner Jonathan Shell will host the third annual Commissioner’s Farm to Fork Benefit Dinner on Wednesday, Aug. 19, at the Kentucky Exposition Center in Louisville. The event raises funds to provide Kentucky State Fair […]

Louisville farmer honored with conservation award

August 3, 2026 Kisha Jones

Dr. James “Greg” Kuhns, of Louisville, is the 2026 Kentucky Leopold Conservation Award. The award honors farmers, ranchers, and forestland owners who go above and beyond in the management of soil health, water quality, and wildlife […]

Ag Showcase this Weekends Downtown Market

July 31, 2026 Kisha Jones

IT’S MARKET WEEK We look forward to seeing you in downtown Monticello this Saturday for our August Monticello Market – Ag Showcase! Vendor registration: https://forms.gle/8bbJJp8UWdGARN6A6

Rinse and Return at the Extension Office on Tuesday

July 31, 2026 Eric Criswell

The Wayne County Extension Office’s annual Rinse and Return event will be Tuesday, August 4th, from 10 a.m. to 12 noon at Valley Farm Center in Monticello. Bring your gallon and 2.5-gallon triple-rinsed pesticide containers, […]

More than 12,000 lbs. of bacon recalled. Here’s what you need to know

July 30, 2026 Kisha Jones

(CNN/WKYT) – More than 12,000 pounds of smoked bacon from Canada have been recalled due to an import violation. Maple Leaf Foods Inc. is recalling 12,036 pounds of its not-ready-to-eat bacon because the bacon was […]

Constitutional officers ask Supreme Court to reconsider Fair Board, Executive Branch Ethics cases

July 23, 2026 Kisha Jones

Agriculture Commissioner Jonathan Shell, Attorney General Russell Coleman, Auditor Allison Ball, Treasurer Mark Metcalf, and Secretary of State Michael Adams jointly asked the Kentucky Supreme Court to rehear their arguments in the Kentucky State Fair […]

Food insecurity affecting many Kentuckians statewide

July 22, 2026 Kisha Jones

(WKYT) – Around one in five Kentuckians were food insecure between 2022 and 2024, according to the Kentucky Center for Economic Policy. KY Policy says the data came from the United States Department of Agriculture. Those findings […]