Aug 31 Agriculture Reining In Abuse: Lax Laws On Animal Welfare Affect Pets And People Suzanna Johnson is an education officer with the Heart of Phoenix Equine Rescue in Camner, Kentucky. Johnson is looking after a pregnant horse she rescued recently. “Be good,” she instructs the mare, named CC, and pats her belly. CC is an elderly horse that has been pregnant for 18 of her 21 years. Now […] By Nicole Erwin Aug 31 Agriculture Reining In Abuse: Lax Laws On Animal Welfare Affect Pets And People Nicole Erwin
Aug 3 Agriculture Win For Wetlands: Program Helps Farmers Conserve More Flood Prone Land West Kentucky farmer Judy Wilson says her family is a bit of a sundry bunch. “We love the farm, but we also love all the nature,” she said. Wilson is driving down a back-country road that divides two fields, to the left is her soybean crop and to the right is 102 acres that she […] By Nicole Erwin Aug 3 Agriculture Win For Wetlands: Program Helps Farmers Conserve More Flood Prone Land Nicole Erwin
Jul 13 Agriculture Hogwash: Farmers Fear Trump Trade Disputes Are Damaging Ag Markets Jimmy Tosh sells a lot of pigs. He is owner and CEO of Tosh Farms, Tosh Pork, and Bacon By Gosh, in Henry County, Tennessee, and has 84 contracted barns in the region where farmers grow pigs for his products. On a recent July day, Tosh craned over some 1,200 piglets and reflected on how […] By Nicole Erwin Jul 13 Agriculture Hogwash: Farmers Fear Trump Trade Disputes Are Damaging Ag Markets Nicole Erwin
Jul 6 Agriculture Kids First: Teachers Put Immigration Politics Aside To Focus On Migrant Students “Be brave, have fun,” Jennie Boggess instructs as she leads a room full of young students at Camp Curiosity, hosted by the Daviess County, Kentucky, Public Schools. Boggess is the development director for the Owensboro Dance Theatre and today she is preparing students for a finale performance to cap the four-week summer camp. “The idea […] By Nicole Erwin Jul 6 Agriculture Kids First: Teachers Put Immigration Politics Aside To Focus On Migrant Students Nicole Erwin
May 23 Agriculture Back To The Garden: How Green Thumbs Help With Addiction Recovery Meredith Jensen is doing some gardening on a sunny day in a secluded part of Athens, Ohio. “I’m working on our pollinator garden beds,” she said. “Which are a bunch of fun flowers that’ll help attract butterflies, bumble bees, you name it.” Her partner Jamie Betit pushes a full wheel barrow to fill the other […] By Aaron Payne May 23 Agriculture Back To The Garden: How Green Thumbs Help With Addiction Recovery Aaron Payne
May 11 Agriculture Drowning In Milk: Dairy Farmers Look For Lifelines In Flooded Market LaRue County, Kentucky, dairy farmer Gary Rock sits in his milking parlor, overlooking what is left of his 95 cow operation. “Three hundred years of history is something that a lot of people in our country cannot even talk about,” Rock said. That’s how long the farm has been in his family. While the land […] By Nicole Erwin May 11 Agriculture Drowning In Milk: Dairy Farmers Look For Lifelines In Flooded Market Nicole Erwin
Apr 5 Agriculture Trade War Fears Have Ohio Valley Soy Growers Nervous China buys more than half of the soybeans grown in the Ohio Valley. So China’s threat this week to place a 25 percent tariff on U.S. soy means farmers would be caught in the crosshairs of a trade war. Even though tariffs haven’t taken effect, markets are already showing signs that commodities traders are growing […] By Nicole Erwin Apr 5 Agriculture Trade War Fears Have Ohio Valley Soy Growers Nervous Nicole Erwin
Mar 6 Agriculture Farmers Face Tough Choice On Controversial Weedkiller Jeff McGrew stood in line with about 30 other west Kentucky farmers awaiting certification that they’ve been trained to apply the herbicide Dicamba. The two hour session explained the Environmental Protection Agency’s new restrictions on use of the controversial herbicide. The session left McGrew uncertain about whether to use the spray. “I’m undecided right now […] By Nicole Erwin Mar 6 Agriculture Farmers Face Tough Choice On Controversial Weedkiller Nicole Erwin
Jan 30 Agriculture Feds Deny Poultry Industry Request To Increase Work Speed The U.S. Department of Agriculture has denied a petition by the National Chicken Council to remove the speed limit on work at some slaughterhouses, a move that food safety advocates are calling a victory for workers and consumers. As the Ohio Valley ReSource reported in October, the National Chicken Council proposal could have increased the […] By Nicole Erwin Jan 30 Agriculture Feds Deny Poultry Industry Request To Increase Work Speed Nicole Erwin