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Supporters like industry giant Tyson Foods say such recordings undermine Kentucky’s agricultural industry. Opponents say it overreaches and keeps workers from reporting unsafe conditions.
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Agricultural industry giants like Tyson Foods are supporting legislation that would limit recording at animal feeding operations and food manufacturing plants.
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Central Kentucky farmers are seeing an early bloom period for this season’s crops. But that also comes with concern about climate fluctuation.
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Recording without permission would be a class B misdemeanor under the bill, which can result in 90 days of jail time, a $250 fine or both. It moved to the Senate floor after being passed by the Committee on Agriculture Tuesday.
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Senate Bill 16 would criminalize the operation of unmanned aircraft and recording equipment at private facilities without the written consent of the owner as a Class B misdemeanor.
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House Bill 130 would allow for the discontinuation of inactive watershed conservancy district boards after one year. Those boards are responsible for overseeing earthen dams, some of which have fallen into disrepair since their construction half a century ago.
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Kentucky Agricultural Development Board approves more than $2 million for rural development projectsMoney approved by the Kentucky Agricultural Development Board will help support rural businesses across the state. The awards total up to $2,130,880.
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Lexington-based Talon Winery is bringing home two awards from this year’s Kentucky Wine Competition. It won its fourth and fifth Commissioners Cup, the statewide competition’s top prize.
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The Kentucky Department of Agriculture has appointed its first advisory council for its Raising Hope mental health program. It helps give farmers and other rural Kentuckians easier access to resources.
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The golden hue of the sunset shines across the sky and through the window as a woman drives down Van Meter Road in central Kentucky’s Clark County,…