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Kids First: Teachers Put Immigration Politics Aside To Focus On Migrant Students
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“Be brave, have fun,” Jennie Boggess instructs as she leads a room full of young students at Camp Curiosity, hosted by the Daviess County, Kentucky, Public Schools. Boggess is the development… Read More
A BOOn From Bats: Naturalists Aim To Help Bats Fight Deadly Disease
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Bats have a bit of an image problem. You probably saw some Halloween decorations this week featuring flying, fanged creatures of the night. But conservationists say bats are actually very… Read More
Speedy Decision: Are Poultry Processors Pushing Safety Limits?
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After serving five years in the Navy Tyler Dunn has returned home to Hickman, Kentucky. These days, if he isn’t at work at the local liquor store or completing assignments… Read More
EPA Limits Use Of Problematic Herbicide Dicamba
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The Environmental Protection Agency has agreed to some limits on the use of a controversial herbicide called dicamba, which farmers throughout the region have blamed for crop damage. A change to… Read More
Hog-Tied? NAFTA Talks Have Ohio Valley Pork Producers Nervous
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Talks on renegotiating NAFTA, the North American Free Trade Agreement, are set for later this month and farm country is concerned about the potential fallout from a trade dispute. Pork… Read More
Trouble In The Air: Herbicide Blamed For Crop Damage
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Jacob Goodman drove toward a soybean field in western Kentucky in hopes of seeing something different. Most of the 2,500 acres of soybeans his family farms here in Fulton County… Read More
Little River, Big Ideas: Farming Group Wades Into Clean Water Issues
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In the rich land of Christian County, wheat is milled for McDonald’s biscuits, corn is turned into ethanol, and grazing cows support the state’s leading dairy. This is Kentucky’s breadbasket,… Read More
Free Trade And Food: Farmers Grow Nervous About NAFTA’s Future
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Farmers in the Ohio Valley are waiting to see how President Trump’s choice to lead the Agriculture Department might affect their fortunes. Concerns over trade have held up a confirmation… Read More
Halting Traffic: Truckers, Survivors, Fighting Human Trafficking
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Note: Some readers may find this subject matter disturbing. When Beth Jacobs was 16 years old, she needed a ride home. She had missed her bus after work again after… Read More
Piggy Express: ‘Right To Farm’ Law Shields Giant Hog Operation
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Mount St. Joseph in Daviess County, Kentucky, may appear calm with the Green River flowing past homes that dot the farmland here. But there is trouble in the air and… Read More
Data Farming: How Big Data Is Revolutionizing Big Ag
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It’s harvest time and a semi full of corn just pulled onto the scales at Seven Springs Farm in Cadiz, Kentucky. On the scale, the analytics work begins: moisture content,… Read More
Grazing In The Grass: An Old-Fashioned Idea Holds New Promise For Sustainable Farming
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On 120 acres in Marion, Kentucky, small-scale farmer Joseph Mast is taking an innovative approach to provide for his growing family of nine. Mast belongs to an Amish community and… Read More