By Amanda Loviza/Farm to Fork Kentucky is the biggest beef cattle producer east of the Mississippi River, raising 800,000 head of cattle each year. But the odds of finding a steak that is 100 percent Kentuckian—born, raised, slaughtered and processed in the state—are slim. Only four percent of the beef consumed in Kentucky was [Read More]
Drew Mitchell/Farm to Fork A legislative op-ed. In a time where outbreaks of the fatal and disgusting E. coli bacteria are as common as peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, hold the salmonella, please, the District of Columbia and its 100 part-time residents, members of the 111th Senate of the United States of America, should be [Read More]
Text and research by Amanda Loviza/Farm to Fork Graphic by Jacob Hill/Farm to Fork Click on the countries above to learn more. Agriculture is one industry that affects everyone on the planet. Everyone has to eat. Today, agriculture across the world is shaped by many forces, from technological advances and government programs to environmental concerns [Read More]
By Drew Mitchell/Farm to Fork Barbara Banton, a long-time resident of Bowling Green, Ky., lost her job when she had a stroke at work. Recovering from the traumatic event was especially hard for Banton because she is a diabetic. Banton needed healthy food to recover, but she could barely afford to eat at all. For [Read More]
By Colleen Stewart/Farm to Fork Farmer Suicides India from Fleischaker-Greene Scholars on Vimeo. ADILABAD, INDIA –Bojanna came home one day after farming his 10-acre field of cotton, had chai on the front step of his two-room house, and drank a bottle of the pesticide that failed to save his crops, throwing the bottle against the [Read More]
American Farmland: A Disappearing Resource. from Jacob Hill on Vimeo. By Jacob Hill/Farm to Fork “I’d rather see corn growing than houses,” said Bowling Green farmer Frank Stagner when asked for his opinion on the housing developments surrounding his property. Stagner, 81, has been farming in the area for the majority of his life. In [Read More]
Cheetos and ginger ale were not what Colorado schoolteacher Mendy Heaps thought her students should be eating for lunch, so she started selling fresh fruit out of an overhead projector cart. Kids, parents and teachers loved it, but the principal put a stop to it.
By Regina Durkan/Farm to Fork In recent years, farmers have been seeking ever more ways to increase income to their farms. Farmers who used to “just farm” now process, distribute and sell goods and hold tourist events at their establishments. According to Carl Chaney, owner of Chaney’s Dairy Barn in Bowling Green, Ky., it’s becoming [Read More]
Since 1934, the Fourqurean family has called the same 350 acres of farmland home.
Five generations of Fourqureans have lived and worked on Circle F Farms in Gracey, Ky., each facing their own unique trials and tribulations of raising beef cattle, show pigs and row crops.
Third generation farmer John Fourqurean, his son David and grandson John David discuss the challenges they face as they fight to keep the family farm alive.
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