agriculture

Ethanol isn’t as climate-friendly as biofuels made from other sources. But corn may still hold a new opportunity for Indiana farmers.

Industry experts say the decline of what was once one of Kentucky farms’ top crops coincides with shifts in tobacco consumption habits and to the long tail effect of the Fair and Equitable Tobacco Reform Act signed into law by former President George W. Bush 20 years ago this month.

Across the Gulf South, small Black-owned farms are finding ways to use climate-friendly practices to grow crops while also addressing long-standing injustices.

Rural Kentucky farmers are eligible for a federal program that will help fund the cost of clean energy projects.

The animal welfare nonprofit Mercy for Animals published a video last week that it claims sheds light on inhumane and poor working conditions “at facilities raising animals for Pilgrim’s Pride” in western Kentucky.

House Bill 367, which is currently stalled in the Kentucky Senate, would make it harder for residents to qualify for SNAP benefits. An opponent says it could affect farmers’ businesses and livelihoods.

The number of H-2A visas for seasonal farmworkers issued each year has more than quadrupled over the past decade. The growth has alarmed labor advocates. Farmers don't love the program, either.

Decades after a major lawsuit against the USDA, Black farmers still face inequality. They say not all settlements from the case made it into their hands, which has exacerbated debt and other problems.

Ag. Commissioner Ryan Quarles says he expects a smooth transition as he takes over an agency previously housed in Gov. Beshear’s office.

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…