Fed: Midwest farmland values up slightly from August 2017
The Federal Reserve of Chicago has reported Midwest farmland values for the Seventh Federal Reserve District were up 1 percent in the second quarter this year, from August 2017.
Kentucky research receives grant to help battle stalk rot
Anthracnose stalk rot, one of the most prevalent stalk rots in the eastern United States, is the center of a $1.25 million grant to University of Kentucky (UK) researcher Lisa Vaillancourt.
Hemp study committee will prep report for Indiana Senate in 2018
Allowing farmers to grow industrial hemp commercially would not serve as a gateway for them to start raising pot – Matt Alvord, an Indiana producer of hemp-based foods, said that’s what he wants lawmakers with a hang-up about the idea in his state to realize.
Alltech opens new distillery in Pikeville to aid local economy
The late Pearse Lyons, founder of Alltech, had a long-held dream to help eastern Kentucky. The Nicholasville-based company is now in the process of doing just that with the opening of Dueling Barrels, a brewery and distillery in the heart of Kentucky’s Appalachian region.
