As excessive rain continues to soak the region, local farmers say planting delays and replanting are taking more money out of ...

Though the heart that carried Salvator to the title of the world’s fastest horse has long melded into the Kentucky earth, the ...

In Illinois, a domestic labor shortage and costly migrant workers deter farmers from growing fruits and vegetables.

The Story family's ancestors left England for the new world in 1637. They settled in the area now known as Massachusetts.

Midway University, founded in 1847, stands as one of Kentucky’s educational pioneers. The historic campus buildings, set against rolling Kentucky landscapes, create a picture-perfect academic setting ...

Kentucky is losing its farmland at an increasing rate, according to the Kentucky Farm Bureau. The group updated lawmakers ...

After a series of soft openings, Cottle Village Farmstead + Distillery , a concept the couple describes as ‘family-friendly ...

June 1 marks a special day in the history of the Bluegrass State— the 233rd anniversary of Kentucky's statehood. On this day in 1792, the Commonwealth of Kentucky officially became the 15th state to ...

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Editor’s Note: As Lexington celebrates the 250th anniversary of its founding, the Herald-Leader and kentucky.com each day throughout 2025 will share interesting facts about our hometown.

She died in 1996. Then came marriage, four children, and a career as a farm manager in Central Kentucky. Fast forward several decades and the 54-year-old Regard has decided to revisit those ...

Researchers at Cornell University found that converting just 3.2% of the U.S. cropland currently used to grow corn for ethanol into solar farms could more than triple ... In the U.S., about 12 million ...