Farmers looking beyond traditional row crops
Some farmers fear current farm policy is limiting efforts to diversify operations. "We've created public policy with unintended consequences that stand in the way," he says.
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Some farmers fear current farm policy is limiting efforts to diversify operations.
"We've created public policy with unintended consequences that stand in the way," he says.
He is currently participating in an on-farm kernza trial on his central Kentucky farm.
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Some farmers fear current farm policy is limiting efforts to diversify operations. "We've created public policy with unintended consequences that stand in the way," he says. He is currently participating in an on-farm kernza trial on his central Kentucky farm.
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Jerry Skees, is a farmer and retired ag economist in central Kentucky.
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