Agriculture
Education, Farm Safety
& Farmland Preservation
Kristen Branscum, Director
100 Fair Oaks, 5th Floor
Phone: 502-564-4983
Fax: 502-564-0303
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Ag
Education strives
to improve ag literacy by developing
programs that increase consumer,
educator and student awareness
about agriculture.
Farm Safety strives
to increase safety awareness and
provide educational resources
and training to ensure the safety
of farmers and their families.
Farmland
Preservation allows
the state to purchase ag conservation
easements in order to ensure that
lands currently in ag use will
continue to remain available for
agriculture and will not be converted
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Agricultural
Marketing and Agribusiness Recruitment
Kelly Ludwig, Director
100 Fair Oaks, 5th Floor
Phone: 502-564-4983
Fax: 502-564-0303
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The
Division of Agricultural Marketing
and Agribusiness Recruitment
administers and promotes the Kentucky
Proud marketing program. The division
assists Kentucky producers in
marketing Kentucky grown, processed
or manufactured agricultural products
locally, nationally and internationally.
The division recruits new agribusiness
to Kentucky and assists existing
agribusinesses in expansion.
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Agritourism has been defined by Kentucky's General Assembly as the act of visiting a working farm or any agricultural, horticultural or agribusiness operation for the purpose of enjoyment, education, or active involvement in the activities of the farm or operation. |
Show & Fair Promotion
Steve Mobley, Director
100 Fair Oaks, 5th Floor
Phone: 502-564-4983
Fax: 502-564-0303 |
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The Division of Show and Fair Promotion promotes Kentucky's livestock industry by sponsoring over 100 district, state, and national livestock shows and sales for youth and adult exhibitors. The division administers the Aid to Local Agricultural Fair Programs, which monitors 105 local county fairs in promoting and advancing Kentucky agriculture. |
Value-Added Animal &
Aquaculture Production
Warren Beeler, Director
100 Fair Oaks, 5th Floor
Phone: 502-564-4983
Fax: 502-564-0303
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Value-Added Animal and Aquaculture Production is responsible for developing new market opportunities, expanding and enhancing existing markets and gathering market intelligence for all species of livestock and aquaculture enterprises. Staff works with individuals and companies through the entire range of opportunities, from farm production through the process of value added products sold at retail. Market information is disseminated weekly through the Division’s Market News branch in cooperation with local media outlets. |
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The
Division of Value-Added Plant
Production serves Kentucky
farmers looking to enhance or
develop markets for a variety
of horticultural crops. Our marketing
specialists serve farmers' markets,
fruit and vegetable growers, ornamental
agriculture producers, and certified
organic farmers. |
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