Workers set hemp clones at a farm in Owen County, Ky., on Thursday, June 22, 2023. Kentucky had 69,425 farms in 2022, down from 75,966 in 2017 and 86,541 in the 2002 census. Ryan C. Hermens ...

And as the industry loses ground, it’s also losing more than a thousand family farms in Kentucky every year, according to the 2017-22 data. Thin margins and economies of scale have forced mid-sized ...

KENTUCKY, USA — Governor Andy Beshear announced Monday that $4.3 Million in Tobacco Settlement Funds will be given to farms across the state. 387 Kentucky farms in 85 different counties will receive ...

The U.S. trade war with China could spell trouble for Kentucky soybean farmers, as lost exports threaten to further depress crop prices. Trade conditions add to historic economic pressures on Kentucky ...