Since Kentucky's first commercial coal mine opened in 1820, coal has gained both economic importance and controversy regarding its...

Congratulations to newly elected Kentucky Agriculture Commissioner, Ryan Quarles. We are so please to know you will be leading our state,...

It's officially been one year since the launch of Kentucky Hempsters, and what an amazing journey it's been so far. Last October, we...

Applications for the 2016 KDA Industrial Hemp Pilot Program are due in less than two weeks! This year's application requires an in-depth...

The 2016 Kentucky Department of Agriculture's Hemp Pilot Program Application has been released and is due by November 5, 2015. This gives...

In April, Kentucky Hempsters had the opportunity to sit down with journalist, director and media artist - Elaine Sheldon - and share with...

From Sunday, September 27, 2015 - Tuesday, September 29, 2015, Kentucky Hempsters were networking with hemp industry supports and leaders...

In the Fall of 2015, we were lucky enough to have stayed in one of the first hemp homes built in the United States - The Nauhaus....

Behold, "Wildcat!" This harvester was specially designed by the University of Kentucky Engineering Department for one of the projects...

On Tuesday, September 1st, Kentucky Hempsters hand harvested a portion of a hemp field in Utica, Kentucky (Owensboro). The field was...

This week, Kentucky Hempsters had the chance to check on a hemp field right outside of Owensboro, Kentucky. It was planted mid-June and...

​On Friday, August 21, 2015, Kentucky Hempsters participated in the inaugural celebration of the Warehouse Block, a new development area...

Here are some updates from the pilot project Kentucky Hempsters are working with in Shelbyville, Kentucky. This 30-acre hemp field was...

On August 15, 2015, the Kentucky Hempsters visited a hemp pilot project in Simpsonville, Kentucky belonging to Moseley Putney, founder of...

On Thursday, August 13th, 2015, the University of Kentucky College of Agriculture, Food and Environment hosted an industrial hemp...

​ On August 9th, 2015, Kentucky Hempsters participate in the Hemp Festival hosted by Historic Locust Grove in Louisville, Kentucky....

On July 17, 2015, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) secured a provision in the Senate Agriculture Appropriations bill...

The Kentucky Agricultural Development Fund approved a $500,000 combination grant and loan for hemp-processing equipment on July 2, 2015....

Kentucky Hempsters has the chance to check on one of the hemp research plots at the University of Kentucky Spindletop Farm on June 2,...

This year, Kentucky Hempsters partnered with Kentucky hemp farmers and processors, along with organizations and activits to help host and...