by Ky Corn | Apr 25, 2023 | Crop Report, Uncategorized
Chad Lee, Conner Raymond, and Carrie Knott University of Kentucky Freezing temperatures were recorded across Kentucky Monday morning, April 24, 2023. The coldest temperatures were mostly in central and eastern Kentucky, but freezing temperatures were as far west as...
by Jennifer Elwell | Dec 2, 2022 | Uncategorized
This week, Secretary Tom Vilsack traveled to Mexico City to meet with Mexican Pres. Andrés Manuel López Obrador to discuss Mexico’s promise to block biotech corn imports beginning in 2024. During the meeting, Vilsack spoke of the importance of finding an acceptable...
by Jennifer Elwell | Sep 2, 2022 | Uncategorized
Cash receipts of Kentucky corn topped $1.2 billion last year according to the September. 1 USDA-ERS report, leading the commodities to earn a record $6.86 billion total. Soybeans, broilers, horse sales and service, and cattle rounded out the top five. David Knopf of...
by Jennifer Elwell | Aug 26, 2022 | Uncategorized
USDA, NASS, Kentucky Field Office Corn production in Kentucky is forecast at 204 million bushels, down 26% from 2021. Based on conditions as of August 1, yield is estimated at 147 bushels per acre, down 45 bushels from last year. Acres for harvest as grain were...
by Jennifer Elwell | Feb 21, 2022 | Uncategorized
You have probably seen the headlines and talking heads on TV citing a faulty study that claims ethanol and the RFS are actually contributing to climate change. The study, using many worst case scenarios, makes these faulty conclusions. Unfortunately, the anti-ethanol...
by Jennifer Elwell | Jan 16, 2022 | Uncategorized
Retiring Directors KyCorn executive director Laura Knoth (left) and incoming president Joseph Sisk (right) honored past president Richard Preston for his service at the Kentucky Corn Growers Association Annual Meeting on January 13. Preston, who has served as KyCGA...