“We offer our thanks to Senator Rand Paul for introducing the Defense of Environment and Property Act of 2021 as we look forward to the clarity such legislation would bring to the Waters of the U.S. issue."
KFB Insurance CEO John Sparrow says the Clays for a Cause event is helping battle food insecurity in the state.
CBOT futures closed sharply higher led by old-crop corn futures. Cattle futures closed sharply lower with feeders magnifying the loss in LC due to corn’s huge rally. In contrast to cattle, the lean hog market closed higher across the board with summer contracts leading the way.
Beginning farmers have faced a very familiar obstacle for years, possibly decades, that being the ability to obtain the production farmland they need to be competitive and profitable; the ole, “You can’t make money without land to farm, and you can’t get the land to farm, without money,” issue.
KFB Candid Conversation presents a discussion about the topical issues related to KFB priorities, the agricultural industry, and rural communities, in a question and answer format. In this column, Kentucky Farm Bureau Federation’s newest member, Renee Carrico discusses her role as Livestock and Environmental Field Specialist and some of the things she will be doing in this new position.
As campaigns to promote May as National Beef Month begin to roll out across the nation, it goes without saying that the Kentucky beef cattle industry has become one of the best in the country. The Commonwealth has the largest beef cow herd east of the Mississippi and the eighth largest nationally, with approximately one million beef cows.
Gov. Andy Beshear announced today that Kentucky and other states have been advised by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security that full enforcement of the REAL ID Act is being extended by 19 months.
