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Hydrogen Biofuel
Hydrogen Biofuel

Hydrogen Biofuel is a Kentucky business utilizing a biofuel production process to convert distillery stillage waste into carbon-neutral hydrogen fuel.

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AgBusinessEden ElwellAugust 26, 2024
UK researchers uncover how legumes select nitrogen-fixing bacterial partners
UK researchers uncover how legumes select nitrogen-fixing bacterial partners

Discovery offers a substantial understanding of how legumes have evolved.

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TechnologyEden ElwellAugust 21, 2024
Kanbol Corn Containers
Kanbol Corn Containers

Kanbol Corn Containers develops sturdy and eco-friendly food packaging derived entirely from the leftovers of corn harvest in America.

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AgBusinessEden ElwellAugust 19, 2024
Sunflower Fuels
Sunflower Fuels

Sunflower Fuels aims to utilize rural communities and un-farmed land to grow a solution for fuel shortages.

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AgBusinessEden ElwellAugust 19, 2024
Spirited Bio
Spirited Bio

Spirited Biomaterials is developing an alternative to plastic made from distillery waste.

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AgBusinessEden ElwellAugust 19, 2024
RedLeaf Biologics
RedLeaf Biologics

RedLeaf Biologics creates an extract from naturally red sorghum that has health and wellness benefits.

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AgBusinessEden ElwellAugust 19, 2024
Parasight System Inc
Parasight System Inc

Parasight System Inc provides a revolutionary product for Kentucky farmers and pet owners to identify parasites in their animals.

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AgBusinessEden ElwellAugust 19, 2024
Lepidext Inc
Lepidext Inc

Lepidext is a Kentucky business revolutionizing pest management for corn growers.

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AgBusinessEden ElwellAugust 19, 2024pests
Iristrac
Iristrac

Iristrac is a Kentucky business that uses eye scanners to identify animals.

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AgBusinessEden ElwellAugust 19, 2024
HempWood
HempWood

Kentucky based business, HempWood, provides sustainable building materials made from Hemp.

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AgBusinessEden ElwellAugust 19, 2024
Scott County farm featured during Kentucky Grown Cut Flower Month
Scott County farm featured during Kentucky Grown Cut Flower Month

Kelly Riley cuts sunflowers for the popular bouquets she sells every week at farmers' markets in Georgetown and Lexington.

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Articles, Environment, KyAg, Produce & Specialty CropsEden ElwellAugust 3, 2024
Anderson County Farmers Honored with Conservation Award
Anderson County Farmers Honored with Conservation Award

Mike and Tammy Wilson started from the ground up when they purchased 75 acres in 1999, and they are 2024 winners of the Kentucky Leopold Conservation Award.

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Farmers, Environment, SustainabilityJennifer ElwellJuly 18, 2024Leopold, Anderson, 2024
Dairy Month: Owen County Herd Boasts Nation’s Highest Brown Swiss Milk Production During Five of Last Six Years
Dairy Month: Owen County Herd Boasts Nation’s Highest Brown Swiss Milk Production During Five of Last Six Years

Milking between 40-50 cows, Fairdale Dairy Farm just outside Owenton, Ky., is definitely not the biggest dairy farm in the nation, but Kentucky Deputy Agriculture Commissioner Warren Beeler says it’s one of America’s best.

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Farmers, LivestockColin WrayJune 14, 2024
Nancy Cox to Retire from UK, Serving More Than 20 Years as Agriculture Leader
Nancy Cox to Retire from UK, Serving More Than 20 Years as Agriculture Leader

Nancy Cox, dean of the Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment (CAFE) and UK's first-ever vice president for Land-grant Engagement, plans to retire in late summer.

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Articles, Education, People and CareersColin WrayMay 23, 2024
Over 200 Leaders Engage in Kentucky Agriculture’s Strategic Roadmap
Over 200 Leaders Engage in Kentucky Agriculture’s Strategic Roadmap

Nine working groups involving over 200 leaders from various sectors of Kentucky agriculture are actively shaping the future of our industry. This collaborative effort, part of the Strategic Roadmap for Kentucky Agriculture: 2025-2030, is spearheaded by the Kentucky Agriculture Council and will be unveiled this November.

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Farm Leaders, KyAg, Organizations, ArticlesColin WrayMay 14, 2024
Blackacre Provides Hands-On Farm Experience to Louisville Community
Blackacre Provides Hands-On Farm Experience to Louisville Community

Dennis Craig, the Executive Director of Blackacre State Nature Preserve and Historic Homestead, leads a unique 280-acre conservancy on the southeast side of Jefferson County. As Kentucky’s first nature preserve, it offers a distinctive urban farming experience through its garden plot program and a variety of engaging events.

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Ag Careers, Education, People and CareersColin WrayMay 13, 2024
Trying to write a story about Peterson Farms is Like Drinking From a Firehose. There’s a LOT Going On, and it Can Get Messy.
Trying to write a story about Peterson Farms is Like Drinking From a Firehose. There’s a LOT Going On, and it Can Get Messy.

We were fortunate to catch partner and agronomist Scott Ebelhar, CEO Albert Peterson, and David Peterson in the same place at the same time on one gray January day. Hearing them recount the past, present, and future of Peterson Farms made for an informative visit. 

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FarmersColin WrayMay 13, 2024Jefferson
Farm Families Continue to do their Part to Care for their Natural Resources.
Farm Families Continue to do their Part to Care for their Natural Resources.

Farmers like the Jones Brothers and Hines constantly explore new ways to be efficient from a production standpoint, as well as being conservation-minded.

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Conservation, Farmers, Natural Resources, SustainabilityColin WrayMay 13, 2024
Kentucky 4-H to Celebrate 100 Years at Teen Conference
Kentucky 4-H to Celebrate 100 Years at Teen Conference

The 2024 Kentucky 4-H Teen Conference will celebrate 100 years — bringing together high school youth from across the Commonwealth and building strong future leaders on June 11-14.

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EducationColin WrayMay 8, 2024
Is the Bee Population Rebounding in the U.S.?
Is the Bee Population Rebounding in the U.S.?

Data from the Natural Agriculture Statistics Service (NASS) has ecologists and entomologists buzzing. America’s bee population is growing, making them the fastest-growing livestock segment in the country. But does that mean the nation’s pollinator crisis is over?

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PollinatorsColin WrayMay 8, 2024
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