U.S. Department of Agriculture

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service reports a 40 percent growth in Kentucky’s agricultural production since 2017.

More than $8 million in grants from the U.S. Department of Agriculture are being made available to help eastern Kentucky communities improve their water and waste infrastructure.

The project will test if waste within the mines can be used to help the growing process.

The Kentucky Department of Agriculture received $40,000 from the USDA to help fund the purchase of more cold storage for seven major food banks across the Commonwealth.

Mt. Folly Farm is getting $5 million from the grant to help it focus on what the USDA calls “climate-smart” farming.

The Commonwealth and the United States Department of Agriculture signed an agreement meant to boost forest health across the state.

The Pennyrile Electric Cooperative is making progress in their projects funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The USDA loaned last year the…