The Organic Agriculture Research and Extension program at Kentucky State University, under the direction of Dr. Shawn Lucas, first began working with Tony and Emlyn Brooks, owners of TurnerBrooks Farm...
The Organic Research and Extension Group at Kentucky State University has been conducting outreach to build more minority participation in the organic sector. Prior to 2022 we were not aware of any c...
Organic agriculture has seen tremendous growth since the National Organic Program (NOP) was implemented in 2002. According to the Organic Trade Association, organic is the fastest growing agricultural...
Situation: What prompted the program? Response:Hemp was reintroduced to the Kentucky agricultural landscape in 2014. Interest in hemp has continued to grow from 2014 to 2019 with 20 growers and 9 pro...