Hay and Grain Crops

In 2014, the Kentucky General Assembly passed HB 448- an act relating to destruction of crops on farms by wildlife. This bill allowed landowners to kill or trap on their lands any wildlife causing damage to the lands or personal property without a tag.

The latest information from the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Kentucky Field Office notes, “Pasture conditions continue to decline as drought and cool temperatures are stunting regrowth. Grazing has been limited as the grass is brown and dormant. Many farmers have been feeding hay for a month at this point and concern is growing for winter hay stocks.”

Products made from soybeans touch everyday life in countless ways, though often behind the scenes.

Growers in the region surrounding Pulaski County will have an outlet much closer to home thanks to Continental Refining Company (CRC). The company is in the process of bringing a soybean crushing operation into its refining facility in Somerset providing a valuable outlet for the region's soybean crops and much-needed relief for producers who have been absorbing those increased fuel costs.

U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell paid a visit to Graves County recently to discuss the distribution of $20 million of USDA funding to build temporary grain storage facilities in areas affected by last year’s tornadoes. West Kentucky grain producers were especially affected facing uncertainty about storage for their 2022 crops.

There is hidden treasure in the city of Horse Cave, Kentucky, but one doesn’t have to go caving in order to find it. A trip to your local grocery store or even a number of chain restaurants will put you in contact with what may be Hart County’s best kept secret – the T. Marzetti Company.

A new seed lubricant made from soybeans replaces graphite and talc.

An idea that started with the curiosity of an enterprising south-central Kentucky farmer is showing promise as another crop for Kentucky small grain producers, as well as a reliable source of Kentucky-grown cereal rye for bourbon distillers, bakers and millers.

Learn about two shoe brands that are using renewable soy in their products.

Like generations of Kentucky producers, Hodgenvile farmer Ryan Bivens, '01, has relied on UK CAFE experts to help him make unbiased decisions to improve his grain operation. He sees the Grain and Forage Center of Excellence as an important way UK can help producers solve new challenges.

Findings from a University of Kentucky student’s undergraduate research experience could help farmers control one of their most troublesome pests.

Thanks to the Kentucky Grain Insurance Fund, grain farmers across the Commonwealth are protected against the nancial failure of grain elevators and other licensed businesses that buy or store their grain in Kentucky.

Did you know that the wheat grown in Kentucky makes excellent pancakes? Kentucky farmers grow soft red winter wheat, which is used most often in cookies, crackers, flatbreads and baking mixes (including pancakes). 

There are three types of corn grown in Kentucky: field corn, popcorn, and sweet corn.

Field corn is the most popular type of corn grown by our farmers since it can be used for livestock feed, ground into meal and flour for human food, distilled into alcohol (fuel and beverage), or processed to be used in thousands of products.