HODGENVILLE, Ky. — A warm winter in LaRue County has left henbit flowers to flourish, spattering empty crop fields with a purple harbinger of spring. From the front seat of his pickup, Ryan Bivens ...

Matt Adams finds peace in his soybean fields during harvest season, even when Mother Nature doesn't cooperate. "When everything's going right, it's relaxing," Adams said from the cab of his combine.

Workers set hemp clones at a farm in Owen County, Ky., on Thursday, June 22, 2023. Kentucky had 69,425 farms in 2022, down from 75,966 in 2017 and 86,541 in the 2002 census. Ryan C. Hermens ...

This is your first of three free stories this month. Become a free or sustaining member to read unlimited articles, webinars and ebooks. Near the eastern edge of Fayette County, Kentucky, sits the ...

The secret is out — Kentucky is the place to be. Large swaths of land across the state are being eyed for new developments of all kinds, including a controversial one: solar farms. At least 50 new ...

John Stewart, a Kentucky native, has quickly become a prominent figure in horse racing after purchasing Shiloh's Mistress in 2022 and establishing Resolute Racing. Resolute Racing, based at the former ...

In interviews with The Courier Journal, farmers around Kentucky with operations of all sizes echoed the same concerns: Farmland is disappearing at an alarming rate, and increasing land prices are ...

Cooperative Solar Farm One, a 60-acre solar energy farm located at the East Kentucky Power Cooperative in Winchester. The farm is made up of 32,300 panels, each expected to produce as much as 50 ...