HODGENVILLE, Ky. — A warm winter in LaRue County has left henbit flowers to flourish, spattering empty crop fields with a purple harbinger of spring. From the front seat of his pickup, Ryan Bivens ...

The number of farms and farmers in Kentucky continued down in the latest tally but agriculture remained an important sector of the state’s economy, with the value of production at a record $8 billion ...

On April 9, Kentucky Farm Bureau announced the launch of its new Kentucky Farmland Transition Initiative. The KFTI is a strategic project focused on helping farm families find ways to keep their ...

BOURBON COUNTY, Ky. (LEX 18) — As farmland values continue to rise, experts warn that it's becoming increasingly difficult for farmers to acquire land. With the future of America's farmlands at risk, ...

Twenty years ago today, the quota system that guaranteed tobacco prices for U.S. farmers ended. Since then, tobacco farms in Kentucky have all but disappeared. Here's Lily Burris with member station ...

This is your first of three free stories this month. Become a free or sustaining member to read unlimited articles, webinars and ebooks. Near the eastern edge of Fayette County, Kentucky, sits the ...

In interviews with The Courier Journal, farmers around Kentucky with operations of all sizes echoed the same concerns: Farmland is disappearing at an alarming rate, and increasing land prices are ...