Sep 18 Agriculture Back To The Land: The Future Challenge And Opportunity Of Appalachian Agriculture A line of blue and yellow pop-up tents stand along the North Fork of the Kentucky River during a sunny September weekend in downtown Whitesburg, Kentucky, and Valerie Horn is doing her part to keep the Letcher County Farmers Market rolling. Pumpkins and watermelons fill tarps laid out on the ground next to a farmer, […] By Liam Niemeyer Sep 18 Agriculture Back To The Land: The Future Challenge And Opportunity Of Appalachian Agriculture Liam Niemeyer
Sep 17 Agriculture Ky. Health Officials Suggest Revisions To Food Producer Fee Proposal After Blowback Kentucky health officials are suggesting revisions to a proposed regulation that would have dramatically increased food safety inspection fees for some small food producers. Department officials said they received hundreds of public comments on the proposal with concerns about fee increases and they now plan to limit fees according to a producer’s income. Kentucky Cabinet […] By Liam Niemeyer Sep 17 Agriculture Ky. Health Officials Suggest Revisions To Food Producer Fee Proposal After Blowback Liam Niemeyer
Aug 24 Agriculture Small Ky. Food Producers Voice Disapproval For Proposal That Could Spike Fees For Some By More Than 1000% Small food producers in Kentucky aired their disapproval during a virtual public hearing Monday for a proposed rule that could increase permitting fees for some producers by more than 1000%. One Democratic state representative believes the proposed regulation could also clash with a bill signed by Governor Andy Beshear this year to help local public […] By Liam Niemeyer Aug 24 Agriculture Small Ky. Food Producers Voice Disapproval For Proposal That Could Spike Fees For Some By More Than 1000% Liam Niemeyer
Jul 15 Agriculture Fees Could Go Up By More Than 1,000% For Some Kentucky Food Producers Under New Rule A proposed rule in the Kentucky Department of Public Health would raise the permitting fees for small-scale food producers in the commonwealth. Some producers worry the increase could put them out of business. The regulation would impact 536 food producers and would change the fee structure for food safety inspection from one based on the […] By Sydney Boles Jul 15 Agriculture Fees Could Go Up By More Than 1,000% For Some Kentucky Food Producers Under New Rule Sydney Boles
Jun 28 Economy My Cold Kentucky Home: Coal Country Turning To Solar As Heating And Housing Costs Climb Joe Oliver and Tony Brown peered into the dark crawl space beneath a Letcher County, Kentucky, home. Already, they could see problems. The crawl space had been blocked off with just a thin sheet of plywood; the posts supporting the house rested on uneven blobs of poured concrete; the whole place reeked of mold. A […] By Sydney Boles Jun 28 Economy My Cold Kentucky Home: Coal Country Turning To Solar As Heating And Housing Costs Climb Sydney Boles
Mar 22 Agriculture Sweet Equity: Ohio Valley Farmers Tapping Into Tradition When Seth Long first began experimenting with maple syrup production, he tapped hollow pegs called spiles into individual trees, collected drips of sap in milk jugs, and carried each gallon down the the steep mountainside on foot. Now, Long rides an open-air buggy up muddy switchbacks to a 500-gallon collection tank from which translucent blue […] By Sydney Boles Mar 22 Agriculture Sweet Equity: Ohio Valley Farmers Tapping Into Tradition Sydney Boles
Apr 7 Agriculture Free Trade And Food: Farmers Grow Nervous About NAFTA’s Future Farmers in the Ohio Valley are waiting to see how President Trump’s choice to lead the Agriculture Department might affect their fortunes. Concerns over trade have held up a confirmation vote for nominee Sonny Perdue, and trade is also on the minds of regional growers. Farmers here have been big winners under the North American […] By Nicole Erwin Apr 7 Agriculture Free Trade And Food: Farmers Grow Nervous About NAFTA’s Future Nicole Erwin