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Aug 31

Agriculture

Eastern Ky. farmers markets provide free food after floods

Ohio Valley ReSource · Eastern Ky. farmers markets provide free food after floods It’s a cloudy summer morning in the mountains, and Lois Thompson has just started heading home from the Letcher County Farmers Market in Whitesburg. But she can’t even pull out of the parking lot before her car is flagged down by Valerie […]

By Parker Hobson

Aug 31

Agriculture

Eastern Ky. farmers markets provide free food after floods

By Parker Hobson

May 28

Agriculture

The ‘Beef’ With Beef: Cattle, Climate Change, And Alternative Meat

Many people might think of Blake Munger as a cattle farmer as he walks through his pasture land in western Kentucky, but he sees things a little differently nowadays. “I don’t know which is more valuable, my cattle or the pasture at this point. I used to say cattle, but this plays a bigger role […]

By Liam Niemeyer

May 28

Agriculture

The ‘Beef’ With Beef: Cattle, Climate Change, And Alternative Meat

Liam Niemeyer

Apr 26

Agriculture

Nutrition Program Summer Expansion Could Aid Nearly 2 Million Ohio Valley Children

The Biden administration announced Monday the expansion of a nutrition program, born amid the start of the pandemic, that could provide more food to nearly 2 million children throughout Kentucky, Ohio, and West Virginia this summer. The Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer, or P-EBT, program started last March to provide money to low-income families whose children […]

By Liam Niemeyer

Apr 26

Agriculture

Nutrition Program Summer Expansion Could Aid Nearly 2 Million Ohio Valley Children

Liam Niemeyer

Feb 24

Agriculture

Ky. Bill Would Allow Ban Of Large Solar Projects On Farmland

A new bill in the Kentucky legislature could ban large-scale solar projects on farmland in the state, out of fears that the growing solar industry could be a detriment to the preservation of productive farmland. But a leading solar advocate in the state believes the bill is an overreaction and could significantly hamper the dawning […]

By Liam Niemeyer

Feb 24

Agriculture

Ky. Bill Would Allow Ban Of Large Solar Projects On Farmland

Liam Niemeyer

Feb 19

Agriculture

Here Comes The Sun: Solar Moves In, And A Farm Community Wonders About Its Future

The golden hue of the sunset shines across the sky and through the window as a woman drives down Van Meter Road in central Kentucky’s Clark County, passing by green rolling hills and hay bales. In her social media video from early September, Adreanna Wills points out white signs in yards along the way, displaying […]

By Liam Niemeyer

Feb 19

Agriculture

Here Comes The Sun: Solar Moves In, And A Farm Community Wonders About Its Future

Liam Niemeyer

Jan 8

Agriculture

Driven Off The Road And Assaulted: Animal Rights Group Confronts Alleged Cockfighting In Southeastern Ohio

Members of an Illinois-based animal protection group say one of their members was assaulted and another was driven off the road recently after confronting a suspected cockfighting event in southeastern Ohio. Animal rights activist Steve Hindi said his group Showing Animals Respect & Kindness, or SHARK, received a tip from the group’s hotline about a […]

By Liam Niemeyer

Jan 8

Agriculture

Driven Off The Road And Assaulted: Animal Rights Group Confronts Alleged Cockfighting In Southeastern Ohio

Liam Niemeyer

Nov 20

Agriculture

Study Links Increased COVID-19 Transmission To Poultry Plants Allowed To Operate Faster

A study published Thursday in a prestigious scientific journal links significant increases in COVID-19 transmission rates to meatpacking plants, especially those facilities that the federal government has allowed to speed up processing lines. Researchers found evidence that linked meatpacking plants to a “high potential for community spread” in the surrounding areas. The findings have implications […]

By Liam Niemeyer

Nov 20

Agriculture

Study Links Increased COVID-19 Transmission To Poultry Plants Allowed To Operate Faster

Liam Niemeyer

Oct 26

Agriculture

Eastern Ky. Agritech Company To Build Third Regional Greenhouse

An eastern Kentucky agritech company is breaking ground on a third greenhouse in the region after cutting the ribbon on one greenhouse and breaking ground on another last week. AppHarvest said Monday that the planned 15-acre facility in Berea will use recycled rainwater like the company’s other facilities. The company recently cut the ribbon on […]

By Liam Niemeyer

Oct 26

Agriculture

Eastern Ky. Agritech Company To Build Third Regional Greenhouse

Liam Niemeyer

Oct 20

Agriculture

Eastern Ky. Agritech Company To Build Second Large-Scale Greenhouse In Region

An eastern Kentucky agritech company that is cutting the ribbon this week on a massive greenhouse in Morehead is also announcing construction of another large-scale greenhouse in the region. AppHarvest said in a release Tuesday that the second large-scale greenhouse will exceed more than 60 acres when completed in Madison County, south of Lexington. The […]

By Liam Niemeyer

Oct 20

Agriculture

Eastern Ky. Agritech Company To Build Second Large-Scale Greenhouse In Region

Liam Niemeyer

Oct 16

Agriculture

Awash In Relief Money, Ohio Valley Farmers Reflect On Trump Promises — And Their Ballots

Rick Murdock drives past his neighbors on rural back roads in southwest Calloway County, Kentucky, most days in his pickup truck, where he’ll pass by some signs of the season — “Trump 2020” flags and signs. Murdock said he’s never been the type to put up signs or banners himself supporting a particular candidate — […]

By Liam Niemeyer

Oct 16

Agriculture

Awash In Relief Money, Ohio Valley Farmers Reflect On Trump Promises — And Their Ballots

Liam Niemeyer