by Jennifer Elwell | May 11, 2020 | Market Development, Trade
Report from the US Meat Export Federation, KyCorn’s red meat trade partner Demand for high-quality red meat from the U.S. remained strong in the first quarter of 2020, despite CoVID-19-related disruptions in export markets. Through March, U.S. exports of both pork and...
by Jennifer Elwell | May 1, 2020 | Ethanol, Leadership
AJ and Peg Hayes (far left and far right) of Casey Jones Distillery in Hopkinsville stand with Commonwealth Agri-Energy General Manager Mick Henderson and KyCorn Executive Director Laura Knoth after they packaged and labeled 200 bottles of ethanol sanitizer to donate...
by Jennifer Elwell | Apr 28, 2020 | Uncategorized
By Will Snell, University of Kentucky Agriculture Economics Economic and Policy Update The farm economy entered 2020 amidst a prolonged period of depressed commodity prices with incomes of some Kentucky farmers aided in recent years by a combination of relatively high...
by Jennifer Elwell | Apr 22, 2020 | Uncategorized
Analysis released by the National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) today showed cash corn prices have declined by 16 percent on average, with several regions experiencing declines of more than 20 percent, since March 1 as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. The analysis...
by Jennifer Elwell | Apr 20, 2020 | Uncategorized
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP). This new U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) program will take several actions to assist farmers, ranchers, and consumers in response to the COVID-19 national...
