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Apr 12

Agriculture

CBD Uncertainty: Sales Soar But Science Lags On Hemp Health Effects

Inside the Bluegrass Hemp Oil store in Lexington, Kentucky, the CBD oils and lotions lining the walls have an origin story — a story of a family’s struggle. “We took a huge risk, to be perfectly honest, because we didn’t know. We weren’t trying other people’s CBD products that were out there,” Bluegrass Hemp Oil […]

By Liam Niemeyer

Apr 12

Agriculture

CBD Uncertainty: Sales Soar But Science Lags On Hemp Health Effects

By Liam Niemeyer

Apr 1

Agriculture

As Some Midwest Farmers Struggle With Historic Flooding, Ohio Valley Ethanol Producers See Profit Boost

Mick Henderson runs the Commonwealth Agri-Energy ethanol plant in west Kentucky. He said the past year for U.S. ethanol producers, including in the Ohio Valley, has been rough. “We’ve just passed our 15th anniversary just now, and this is going to be one of our weakest years,” Henderson said. Ethanol prices have been down the […]

By Liam Niemeyer

Apr 1

Agriculture

As Some Midwest Farmers Struggle With Historic Flooding, Ohio Valley Ethanol Producers See Profit Boost

Liam Niemeyer

Mar 28

Agriculture

Kentucky Called A “Warning Signal” On SNAP Work Requirements

The federal government is considering a work requirement for some people who get food assistance through SNAP, or the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. A new study uses Kentucky as an example of what that change could mean for the country. The SNAP rules require 80 hours of work a month and cap assistance at three […]

By Mary Meehan

Mar 28

Agriculture

Kentucky Called A “Warning Signal” On SNAP Work Requirements

Mary Meehan

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

Mar 15

Agriculture

Ohio Valley Farmers, Electric Cooperatives Push Back On Trump’s Budget Cut Proposals

West Kentucky Soybean Farmer Jed Clark, like many Ohio Valley farmers, is in a tighter financial situation because tariffs from the trade war and market forces have depressed crop prices. “We’ve had a collapse in our grain markets,” Clark said. “We’re seeing some of the lowest commodity prices for wheat we’ve seen in a long […]

By Liam Niemeyer

Mar 15

Agriculture

Ohio Valley Farmers, Electric Cooperatives Push Back On Trump’s Budget Cut Proposals

Liam Niemeyer

Mar 15

Agriculture

Distress Grows For Ohio Valley Farmers As Trade Deals Stall

West Kentucky Farmer Barry Alexander doesn’t have an answer on when the Trump administration will reach a trade deal with China, now a year into tariffs that have hamstrung some Ohio Valley industries. Alexander is optimistic these continued negotiations will be worth it, but his plan in the meantime lies in massive, silver storage bins […]

By Liam Niemeyer

Mar 15

Agriculture

Distress Grows For Ohio Valley Farmers As Trade Deals Stall

Liam Niemeyer

Feb 8

Agriculture

Hemp’s Heyday: It’s Finally Legal. Now, Can Ohio Valley Farmers Cash In?

Inside Winkin’ Sun Hemp Company in downtown Wheeling, West Virginia, store owner Doug Flight tries to position himself in front of a camera crew. His experience with growing and selling hemp spans years. But memorizing lines for what he says could be the first hemp TV commercial in the state is another issue. “I know, […]

By Liam Niemeyer

Feb 8

Agriculture

Hemp’s Heyday: It’s Finally Legal. Now, Can Ohio Valley Farmers Cash In?

Liam Niemeyer

Feb 1

Agriculture

Farmers Still Dealing With Effects Of Government Shutdown

The federal government shutdown is over but some Ohio Valley farmers are still dealing with its effects as they try to sign up for federal relief payments and find ways to substitute for missing information caused by a delay in important government reports. The American Farm Bureau Federation said 62 reports were delayed during the shutdown. These […]

By Liam Niemeyer

Feb 1

Agriculture

Farmers Still Dealing With Effects Of Government Shutdown

Liam Niemeyer

Jan 25

Agriculture

Dairy Dilemma: Food Shelters Awash In Surplus Milk They Can’t Afford To Store

Cyndi Kirkhart has some 26,000 square feet of warehouse space at the Facing Hunger Food Bank in Huntington, West Virginia, where she is executive director. That sounds like a lot of space. But very little of it is cooler space. “This is the only cooler we have,” Kirkhart said, stepping into a walk-in cooler the […]

By Glynis Board

Jan 25

Agriculture

Dairy Dilemma: Food Shelters Awash In Surplus Milk They Can’t Afford To Store

Glynis Board

Jan 17

Agriculture

Limited USDA Service During Government Shutdown Sows Confusion For Farmers

The Farm Service Agency office in Mayfield, Kentucky, is so quiet you can hear the tick of the Department of Agriculture-branded clock on the wall. Eleven employees usually make up this busy office. Only three were called in Thursday morning as the U.S. Department of Agriculture reopened Farm Service Agency offices across the country on Thursday. […]

By Liam Niemeyer

Jan 17

Agriculture

Limited USDA Service During Government Shutdown Sows Confusion For Farmers

Liam Niemeyer