LEXINGTON, Ky. — In 2020, the Kentucky legislature proclaimed the Wednesday of National Farm Safety Week “Farmer Suicide Prevention Day.” Suicide is the 11th leading cause of death among Americans. Unfortunately, farmers experience an even worse toll. From 2004 to 2017, 109 Kentucky farmers died by suicide, with those over 64 most at risk. Currently, stressors are the highest they have been […]

LYONS, Neb. – Interviews focused on the history of sustainable agriculture have been turned into a limited podcast series, “Sustainable Agriculture Policy with Ron Kroese.” The interviews are a part of an oral history archive documenting the development and evolution of public policies to advance sustainable and organic agriculture going back to the 1970s. More than 40 women […]

VERONA, Va. — A few modern-day artists are bringing back the centuries-old crafts of caning and weaving furniture. Alice Higgins, who opened Higgins Chair Caning in Augusta County in 2005, said chair caning has been practiced in Southeast Asia, Portugal, France and England since the mid-1600s. “The techniques haven’t changed much. Weaving requires only a […]

LEXINGTON, Ky. — A University of Kentucky-led research project has helped local and regional food systems become more connected and resilient. Tim Woods, UK agricultural economist, is a co-lead researcher on a project designed to study the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on local and regional food systems. The project was funded by the U.S. […]