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Robert Chester Tway Sr. (October 21, 1881 – May 13, 1964), known as R. C. Tway, was a business, agricultural and political icon in the Louisville, Kentucky area. His activities provided a long-lasting footprint in Kentucky as his farm (named Plainview Farms) evolved into a large subdivision and business center located off Hurstbourne Lane, and his former Kentucky Trailer Company continues to ...
Wilson Trailer Company is an Iowa corporation, independent (privately held) cargo trailer manufacturer headquartered in Sioux City.Wilson manufactures (i) industrial road transport trailers for livestock, grain, and the like – flatbed and gooseneck design, aluminum and custom – and (ii) trailer-equipment and accessories such as self-unloading belt conveyors.
The Millers have been showing livestock at the Kentucky State Fair for four generations. August 15, 2024 Mark always focused on the business part of showing and building relationships with the ...
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] In 2007, the state had 85,260 farms; by 2012, this number had declined to 77,064. [7] In 2013, the average market value of agricultural products per farm in Kentucky was $65,755. [8]
Brad Maurice Kelley (born 1956) is an American businessman who is the 9th largest landowner in the U.S., [1] with an estimated net worth of US$2.2 billion in 2018. [2] He founded the Commonwealth Brands tobacco company in 1991 and sold the company in 2001 to Houchens Industries for US$1 billion. [3]
The National Farmers Organization (NFO) is a producer movement founded in the United States in 1955, by farmers, especially younger farmers with mortgages, frustrated by too often receiving crop and produce prices that produced a living that paid less than the minimum wage, and could not even cover the cost of seed, fertilizer, land, etc.
This is a list of plantations (including plantation houses) in the U.S. state of Kentucky, which are: National Historic Landmarks, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, listed on a heritage register, or are otherwise significant for their history, association with significant events or people, or their architecture and design. [1 ...
William T. Young (February 15, 1918 – January 12, 2004) was an American businessman and major owner of thoroughbred racehorses.. William T. Young attended the University of Kentucky where he was a member of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity.