KDA awarded over $332,000

for specialty crop program

"Specialty crops make up a significant part of Kentucky’s agricultural economy," Commissioner Quarles said.

Bath County High School wins

Junior Chef Championship

The two-man team of Blaine Wilson and Dalten Lee each received a $10,000 scholarship offer from Sullivan University.

Ky. agricultural receipts reach

record high of $8.3 billion

For the first time, the top five commodities (corn, soybeans, broiler chickens, cattle, and other livestock) all exceeded $1 billion.

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Kentucky farm fact

Corn leads cash receipts in Kentucky for the second straight year, with a 2022 value of $1.45 billion, up 14 percent from the previous year. Broiler chickens moved up to second place at $1.43 billion, up 39 percent. Soybeans ranked third at $1.39 billion, up from $1.15 billion. Equine, stud fees, sheep, goats, and other livestock totaled $1.2 billion, up 10 percent. Cattle rounds out the top five with a value of $1.1 billion, an increase of 25 percent.

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