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The Kentucky Commissioner of Agriculture is an elected position in the Commonwealth of Kentucky. The Commissioner of Agriculture serves as head of the Kentucky Department of Agriculture. The commissioner manages agriculture markets, rural development, and the Kentucky Proud Program. The current commissioner of agriculture is Jonathan Shell .
In Kentucky, farm employment makes up an estimated 0.7% of total employment, and the agricultural sector accounts for about 2% of Kentucky's GDP. [7] Agriculture as a percentage of the state's GDP has declined over time; in 1963 agriculture accounted for an estimated 5% of the state's GDP. [7]
His biography on the Kentucky Department of Agriculture website touts his experience and says he “believes agriculture can be summed up in three words: food, faith and family.” It notes he was ...
The college also oversees the Kentucky Agriculture Experiment Station, [7] a federally funded research and outreach initiative housed in the UK Agriculture Department and controlled by the state of Kentucky. Established in Fayette County in September 1885 after UK President Patterson and two Board of Trustees members attended a meeting with the ...
Sierra Enlow: The Kentucky Department of Agriculture can continue building on existing success with farm-to-school and farm-to-campus programs by developing partnerships with additional large ...
Kentucky drivers will notice a change at the gas pump this summer, a change that is intended to possibly save a life. The Kentucky Department of Agriculture announced a new initiative Monday aimed ...
The Bluegrass AgTech Development Corp is a partnership between the City of Lexington, the Kentucky Department of Agriculture, the University of Kentucky Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food ...
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