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News — Kentucky Center for Agriculture and Rural Development

Featured

Understanding Your Financial Health: Advanced Recordkeeping Tips for 2025

Apr 7, 2025

Understanding Your Financial Health: Advanced Recordkeeping Tips for 2025

Apr 7, 2025

Apr 7, 2025

Farmers Market Pricing Strategies: Balancing Customer Appeal and Profitability

Mar 26, 2025

Farmers Market Pricing Strategies: Balancing Customer Appeal and Profitability

Mar 26, 2025

Mar 26, 2025

USDA Contract Freezes: What Farmers Need to Know and How to Take Action

Mar 26, 2025

USDA Contract Freezes: What Farmers Need to Know and How to Take Action

Mar 26, 2025

Mar 26, 2025

The Power of Business Planning: Building a Roadmap for Success

Feb 26, 2025

The Power of Business Planning: Building a Roadmap for Success

Feb 26, 2025

Feb 26, 2025

USDA Value-Added Producer Grant: Overview and Program Changes

Feb 11, 2025

USDA Value-Added Producer Grant: Overview and Program Changes

Feb 11, 2025

Feb 11, 2025

Center for Crop Diversification Guest Blog: Kentucky Dairy in 2025 - Opportunities and Challenges Ahead

Jan 29, 2025

Center for Crop Diversification Guest Blog: Kentucky Dairy in 2025 - Opportunities and Challenges Ahead

Jan 29, 2025

Jan 29, 2025

Farm Recordkeeping 101: Recordkeeping Tips for 2025

Jan 22, 2025

Farm Recordkeeping 101: Recordkeeping Tips for 2025

Jan 22, 2025

Jan 22, 2025

New Requirement for Businesses Registered with the Secretary of State: Beneficial Ownership Information

Dec 30, 2024

New Requirement for Businesses Registered with the Secretary of State: Beneficial Ownership Information

Dec 30, 2024

Dec 30, 2024

KCARD Staff Holiday Recipes: Logan's Pumpkin Roll

Dec 20, 2024

KCARD Staff Holiday Recipes: Logan's Pumpkin Roll

Dec 20, 2024

Dec 20, 2024

KCARD Staff Holiday Recipes: Kati's Ginger Sorghum Cookies

Dec 19, 2024

KCARD Staff Holiday Recipes: Kati's Ginger Sorghum Cookies

Dec 19, 2024

Dec 19, 2024

Planning for the Future: A Starter Guide to Farm Transition Planning

Dec 13, 2024

Planning for the Future: A Starter Guide to Farm Transition Planning

Dec 13, 2024

Dec 13, 2024

Register for Our Growing Your Farm and Food Business Workshops

Nov 5, 2024

Register for Our Growing Your Farm and Food Business Workshops

Nov 5, 2024

Nov 5, 2024

Unlock New Opportunities with KCARD's Farm Diversification Workshop

Oct 9, 2024

Unlock New Opportunities with KCARD's Farm Diversification Workshop

Oct 9, 2024

Oct 9, 2024

How to Host Workshops on Your Farm

Sep 27, 2024

How to Host Workshops on Your Farm

Sep 27, 2024

Sep 27, 2024

Business Builder Subawards: Frequently Asked Questions

Sep 20, 2024

Business Builder Subawards: Frequently Asked Questions

Sep 20, 2024

Sep 20, 2024

Q&A with Terryn Varney, Business Development Specialist: How Does KCARD Work with Farmers Markets?

Aug 9, 2024

Q&A with Terryn Varney, Business Development Specialist: How Does KCARD Work with Farmers Markets?

Aug 9, 2024

Aug 9, 2024

Engaging Visitors on the Farm with Agritourism

Jul 26, 2024

Engaging Visitors on the Farm with Agritourism

Jul 26, 2024

Jul 26, 2024

Q&A with Kati Bowman, Marketing and Business Development Specialist: How Can KCARD Help with Marketing?

Jun 14, 2024

Q&A with Kati Bowman, Marketing and Business Development Specialist: How Can KCARD Help with Marketing?

Jun 14, 2024

Jun 14, 2024

Starting Right: Early Steps to Take When Starting a Commercial Kitchen

Jun 7, 2024

Starting Right: Early Steps to Take When Starting a Commercial Kitchen

Jun 7, 2024

Jun 7, 2024

Developing Your Marketing Playbook

May 30, 2024

Developing Your Marketing Playbook

May 30, 2024

May 30, 2024

Q&A with Kellie Padgett: How Does KCARD Help With Business Planning?

May 22, 2024

Q&A with Kellie Padgett: How Does KCARD Help With Business Planning?

May 22, 2024

May 22, 2024

Beyond Cash: Accepting Alternative Payment Methods

Apr 12, 2024

Beyond Cash: Accepting Alternative Payment Methods

Apr 12, 2024

Apr 12, 2024

Resilient Food Systems Infrastructure (RFSI) Frequently Asked Questions

Mar 13, 2024

Resilient Food Systems Infrastructure (RFSI) Frequently Asked Questions

Mar 13, 2024

Mar 13, 2024

Marketing Tools for Beginners

Dec 28, 2023

Marketing Tools for Beginners

Dec 28, 2023

Dec 28, 2023

Central Kentucky Grower's Association: Feeding Eastern Kentucky through the Local Food Purchase Assistance Program

Nov 28, 2023

Central Kentucky Grower's Association: Feeding Eastern Kentucky through the Local Food Purchase Assistance Program

Nov 28, 2023

Nov 28, 2023

7 Tips for Selling at the Farmers' Market

Oct 26, 2023

7 Tips for Selling at the Farmers' Market

Oct 26, 2023

Oct 26, 2023

How and Why to Pay Yourself as the Business Owner

Oct 13, 2023

How and Why to Pay Yourself as the Business Owner

Oct 13, 2023

Oct 13, 2023

Sustainable Harvest Farm: Feeding the Community and Environment

Sep 27, 2023

Sustainable Harvest Farm: Feeding the Community and Environment

Sep 27, 2023

Sep 27, 2023

Community Supported Agriculture: Four Reasons to Consider Joining a CSA

Sep 22, 2023

Community Supported Agriculture: Four Reasons to Consider Joining a CSA

Sep 22, 2023

Sep 22, 2023

Is CSA Right for Your Farm Business?

Sep 12, 2023

Is CSA Right for Your Farm Business?

Sep 12, 2023

Sep 12, 2023

Featured

Rabbit Processing 101

Jun 9, 2023

Rabbit Processing 101

Jun 9, 2023

Jun 9, 2023

Roaring Shoals Farm: Providing Local Beef from Pasture to Plate

Jun 1, 2023

Roaring Shoals Farm: Providing Local Beef from Pasture to Plate

Jun 1, 2023

Jun 1, 2023

Mapping Kentucky's Local Food System Series: Kentucky's Local Food Industries

May 24, 2023

Mapping Kentucky's Local Food System Series: Kentucky's Local Food Industries

May 24, 2023

May 24, 2023

Mapping Kentucky's Local Food System Series: Local Food Sales in Kentucky

May 12, 2023

Mapping Kentucky's Local Food System Series: Local Food Sales in Kentucky

May 12, 2023

May 12, 2023

Mapping Kentucky's Local Food System Series: Introduction

May 4, 2023

Mapping Kentucky's Local Food System Series: Introduction

May 4, 2023

May 4, 2023

It's All About the Numbers: Why Financial Projections are Important for Your Business

Apr 14, 2023

It's All About the Numbers: Why Financial Projections are Important for Your Business

Apr 14, 2023

Apr 14, 2023

Behind the Scenes of Applying for Federal Grant Programs

Mar 31, 2023

Behind the Scenes of Applying for Federal Grant Programs

Mar 31, 2023

Mar 31, 2023

Cherry Farms: Beefing up the Family Farm Business

Mar 24, 2023

Cherry Farms: Beefing up the Family Farm Business

Mar 24, 2023

Mar 24, 2023

3 Tips to Make Your Business Plan Stronger

Mar 15, 2023

3 Tips to Make Your Business Plan Stronger

Mar 15, 2023

Mar 15, 2023

Kentucky AgVets Mentorship or Internship

Feb 9, 2023

Kentucky AgVets Mentorship or Internship

Feb 9, 2023

Feb 9, 2023

Apply for a Value-Added Dairy Business Evaluation by February 28

Jan 18, 2023

Apply for a Value-Added Dairy Business Evaluation by February 28

Jan 18, 2023

Jan 18, 2023

New Year, New Habits

Jan 12, 2023

New Year, New Habits

Jan 12, 2023

Jan 12, 2023

Cooperative Development Series

Dec 21, 2022

Cooperative Development Series

Dec 21, 2022

Dec 21, 2022

Lackey named KCARD executive director

Oct 26, 2022

Lackey named KCARD executive director

Oct 26, 2022

Oct 26, 2022

National and State Highlights from the USDA 2020 Local Food Marketing Practices Survey

Oct 13, 2022

National and State Highlights from the USDA 2020 Local Food Marketing Practices Survey

Oct 13, 2022

Oct 13, 2022

What Happens to the Family Farm: Succession Planning 101

Sep 21, 2022

What Happens to the Family Farm: Succession Planning 101

Sep 21, 2022

Sep 21, 2022

Buying Directly from Local Farmers Increases the Farm Share of the Food Dollar

Sep 1, 2022

Buying Directly from Local Farmers Increases the Farm Share of the Food Dollar

Sep 1, 2022

Sep 1, 2022

5 Myths About Crop Insurance

Aug 24, 2022

5 Myths About Crop Insurance

Aug 24, 2022

Aug 24, 2022

Kentucky AgVets at Kentucky State Fair

Aug 17, 2022

Kentucky AgVets at Kentucky State Fair

Aug 17, 2022

Aug 17, 2022

Celebrating Kentucky Grown Cut Flower Month with Eden Roots Flower Farm

Jul 27, 2022

Celebrating Kentucky Grown Cut Flower Month with Eden Roots Flower Farm

Jul 27, 2022

Jul 27, 2022

Bringing the Fun to the Farm: 5 Things to Consider Before Adding Agritourism to Your Operation

Jul 22, 2022

Bringing the Fun to the Farm: 5 Things to Consider Before Adding Agritourism to Your Operation

Jul 22, 2022

Jul 22, 2022

Jericho Farmhouse: Cool off with local ice cream!

Jul 6, 2022

Jericho Farmhouse: Cool off with local ice cream!

Jul 6, 2022

Jul 6, 2022

Choosing an Online Payroll Provider for Your Business

Jul 1, 2022

Choosing an Online Payroll Provider for Your Business

Jul 1, 2022

Jul 1, 2022

Q&A with Specialist Juan Alejo

Jun 22, 2022

Q&A with Specialist Juan Alejo

Jun 22, 2022

Jun 22, 2022

Questions to Consider Before Introducing Value-Added Products

Jun 16, 2022

Questions to Consider Before Introducing Value-Added Products

Jun 16, 2022

Jun 16, 2022

3 Tips to Maximize Your Social Media Presence

Jun 1, 2022

3 Tips to Maximize Your Social Media Presence

Jun 1, 2022

Jun 1, 2022

Patterson's Butcher Shop: Feeding the Local Community

May 26, 2022

Patterson's Butcher Shop: Feeding the Local Community

May 26, 2022

May 26, 2022

7 Tips for Shopping at Your Local Farmers Market

May 18, 2022

7 Tips for Shopping at Your Local Farmers Market

May 18, 2022

May 18, 2022

Reflecting on Two Years of the Kentucky Local Food System Expansion Initiative

May 12, 2022

Reflecting on Two Years of the Kentucky Local Food System Expansion Initiative

May 12, 2022

May 12, 2022

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How Can I Get Free Money? Four Basic Steps of the Grant Application Process

May 4, 2022

How Can I Get Free Money? Four Basic Steps of the Grant Application Process

May 4, 2022

May 4, 2022

Sign Up for the 2022 Kentucky AgVets Mentor Program

Apr 22, 2022

Sign Up for the 2022 Kentucky AgVets Mentor Program

Apr 22, 2022

Apr 22, 2022

Do I Need an Accountant?

Apr 14, 2022

Do I Need an Accountant?

Apr 14, 2022

Apr 14, 2022

Business Development – Three Reasons to Think about Business Planning the Next Rainy Day

Apr 6, 2022

Business Development – Three Reasons to Think about Business Planning the Next Rainy Day

Apr 6, 2022

Apr 6, 2022

Too Many Options: Choice Overload in Your Business

Mar 30, 2022

Too Many Options: Choice Overload in Your Business

Mar 30, 2022

Mar 30, 2022

Local Food Census Maps: Visualizing Local Food Sales Across the State

Mar 24, 2022

Local Food Census Maps: Visualizing Local Food Sales Across the State

Mar 24, 2022

Mar 24, 2022

March 19th: Kentucky AgVets Workshop and Networking Event

Mar 14, 2022

March 19th: Kentucky AgVets Workshop and Networking Event

Mar 14, 2022

Mar 14, 2022

Woodstock Lavender Co.: Turning an Idea Into a Business

Mar 4, 2022

Woodstock Lavender Co.: Turning an Idea Into a Business

Mar 4, 2022

Mar 4, 2022

Hidden Costs of Launching a Value-Added Product

Feb 16, 2022

Hidden Costs of Launching a Value-Added Product

Feb 16, 2022

Feb 16, 2022

Cash is King - Managing Risks Around Cash

Nov 22, 2021

Cash is King - Managing Risks Around Cash

Nov 22, 2021

Nov 22, 2021

Job Openings: Join the KCARD Team

Nov 19, 2021

Job Openings: Join the KCARD Team

Nov 19, 2021

Nov 19, 2021

I Want to Hire People, but I Can’t Find Anyone:  Handling Labor Risk

Nov 3, 2021

I Want to Hire People, but I Can’t Find Anyone: Handling Labor Risk

Nov 3, 2021

Nov 3, 2021

When Does A Cooperative Make Sense?

Oct 26, 2021

When Does A Cooperative Make Sense?

Oct 26, 2021

Oct 26, 2021

Farmer-Owned Cooperative Uses KCARD Services to Launch and Expand to Serve 14 States

Oct 19, 2021

Farmer-Owned Cooperative Uses KCARD Services to Launch and Expand to Serve 14 States

Oct 19, 2021

Oct 19, 2021

KY FARM TO SCHOOL NETWORK LAUNCHES FARM TO SCHOOL CHALLENGE

Oct 12, 2021

KY FARM TO SCHOOL NETWORK LAUNCHES FARM TO SCHOOL CHALLENGE

Oct 12, 2021

Oct 12, 2021

Co-op 101: What is a Cooperative? How can I form a Co-op?

Oct 6, 2021

Co-op 101: What is a Cooperative? How can I form a Co-op?

Oct 6, 2021

Oct 6, 2021

Room to Grow: Kentucky Local Food Purchases Count for Less than 1% of Farm Sales

Sep 28, 2021

Room to Grow: Kentucky Local Food Purchases Count for Less than 1% of Farm Sales

Sep 28, 2021

Sep 28, 2021

Wayne Hunt Reflects on His 20 Years on Kentucky Agricultural Development Board, a Key Partner in KCARD’s 20 Year History

Sep 22, 2021

Wayne Hunt Reflects on His 20 Years on Kentucky Agricultural Development Board, a Key Partner in KCARD’s 20 Year History

Sep 22, 2021

Sep 22, 2021

You decided to start your own business, now what?

Aug 31, 2021

You decided to start your own business, now what?

Aug 31, 2021

Aug 31, 2021

Sharing Your Business Story - Creating a Elevator Speech

Aug 23, 2021

Sharing Your Business Story - Creating a Elevator Speech

Aug 23, 2021

Aug 23, 2021

Recordkeeping Tools for Success

Aug 17, 2021

Recordkeeping Tools for Success

Aug 17, 2021

Aug 17, 2021

Point of Sale Systems: A Good Fit for Your Business?

Aug 12, 2021

Point of Sale Systems: A Good Fit for Your Business?

Aug 12, 2021

Aug 12, 2021

Q&A with Maddie Grider: Getting To Know The Client Coordinator

Aug 11, 2021

Q&A with Maddie Grider: Getting To Know The Client Coordinator

Aug 11, 2021

Aug 11, 2021

Farmers Market Vendors: Mid-Season Actions You Can Take to Make Next Year Better

Aug 4, 2021

Farmers Market Vendors: Mid-Season Actions You Can Take to Make Next Year Better

Aug 4, 2021

Aug 4, 2021

What is a Farm Number and Why Do I Need One?

Jul 27, 2021

What is a Farm Number and Why Do I Need One?

Jul 27, 2021

Jul 27, 2021

Client Spotlight: Kenny's Farmhouse Cheese

Jul 19, 2021

Client Spotlight: Kenny's Farmhouse Cheese

Jul 19, 2021

Jul 19, 2021

Kentucky AgVets Steering Committee Spotlight: Chris Chamberlain with Bluegrass Blessings

Jul 8, 2021

Kentucky AgVets Steering Committee Spotlight: Chris Chamberlain with Bluegrass Blessings

Jul 8, 2021

Jul 8, 2021

Sign Up for the Kentucky AgVets Field Day on July 25th

Jun 29, 2021

Sign Up for the Kentucky AgVets Field Day on July 25th

Jun 29, 2021

Jun 29, 2021

When Do You Need a Feasibility Study?

Jun 23, 2021

When Do You Need a Feasibility Study?

Jun 23, 2021

Jun 23, 2021

Client Spotlight: Chaney's Dairy Barn

Jun 17, 2021

Client Spotlight: Chaney's Dairy Barn

Jun 17, 2021

Jun 17, 2021

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Q&A with Aleta Botts: Getting to Know the Executive Director

May 19, 2021

Q&A with Aleta Botts: Getting to Know the Executive Director

May 19, 2021

May 19, 2021

Looking back: How Larry Snell set the trajectory for KCARD's success

May 18, 2021

Looking back: How Larry Snell set the trajectory for KCARD's success

May 18, 2021

May 18, 2021

Job Opening: Grant Facilitator

May 17, 2021

Job Opening: Grant Facilitator

May 17, 2021

May 17, 2021

Job Opening: Client Coordinator/ Project Assistant

May 17, 2021

Job Opening: Client Coordinator/ Project Assistant

May 17, 2021

May 17, 2021

How To Incorporate A UPC Barcode on Your Farm Products

Apr 20, 2021

How To Incorporate A UPC Barcode on Your Farm Products

Apr 20, 2021

Apr 20, 2021

Kentucky AgVets Partner Spotlight: Kentucky Sheep and Goat Development Office

Apr 1, 2021

Kentucky AgVets Partner Spotlight: Kentucky Sheep and Goat Development Office

Apr 1, 2021

Apr 1, 2021

COVID-related shifts in the Local and Regional Food Systems Markets

Mar 30, 2021

COVID-related shifts in the Local and Regional Food Systems Markets

Mar 30, 2021

Mar 30, 2021

KCARD Q&A with Myrisa Christy: Coordinating Work in Eastern Kentucky

Mar 23, 2021

KCARD Q&A with Myrisa Christy: Coordinating Work in Eastern Kentucky

Mar 23, 2021

Mar 23, 2021

Tips for Approaching Restaurant Sales

Mar 18, 2021

Tips for Approaching Restaurant Sales

Mar 18, 2021

Mar 18, 2021

Tax Season: The Schedule F and Why It Is Important

Mar 16, 2021

Tax Season: The Schedule F and Why It Is Important

Mar 16, 2021

Mar 16, 2021

Q&A with Abby Clas: Looking for Research

Mar 11, 2021

Q&A with Abby Clas: Looking for Research

Mar 11, 2021

Mar 11, 2021

Meat Processing: A Year Later

Mar 9, 2021

Meat Processing: A Year Later

Mar 9, 2021

Mar 9, 2021

Q&A with Mattea Mitchell: Business Development Assistance

Mar 4, 2021

Q&A with Mattea Mitchell: Business Development Assistance

Mar 4, 2021

Mar 4, 2021

Highlighting KY Local Food Expansion Initiative

Mar 2, 2021

Highlighting KY Local Food Expansion Initiative

Mar 2, 2021

Mar 2, 2021

KCARD Q&A with Cara Stewart: Recordkeeping Support

Feb 25, 2021

KCARD Q&A with Cara Stewart: Recordkeeping Support

Feb 25, 2021

Feb 25, 2021

First Look at My Financials – Where Do I Start?

Feb 23, 2021

First Look at My Financials – Where Do I Start?

Feb 23, 2021

Feb 23, 2021

Tips for Building Your Online Sales

Feb 17, 2021

Tips for Building Your Online Sales

Feb 17, 2021

Feb 17, 2021

Employee Performance: How Do You Help Your Employees Succeed?

Feb 9, 2021

Employee Performance: How Do You Help Your Employees Succeed?

Feb 9, 2021

Feb 9, 2021

Featured

Keeping Sunk Costs From Sinking Your Decisions

Jan 26, 2021

Keeping Sunk Costs From Sinking Your Decisions

Jan 26, 2021

Jan 26, 2021

Co-op 101: Seven Ways to Improve the Odds of Success

Jan 21, 2021

Co-op 101: Seven Ways to Improve the Odds of Success

Jan 21, 2021

Jan 21, 2021

Jan 19, 2021

Kentucky AgVets Mentor Program Set to Begin in March of 2021

Jan 19, 2021

Jan 19, 2021

Screening for fit: How to save time when looking for grants

Jan 14, 2021

Screening for fit: How to save time when looking for grants

Jan 14, 2021

Jan 14, 2021

Fear of Missing Out - The Business Version

Jan 12, 2021

Fear of Missing Out - The Business Version

Jan 12, 2021

Jan 12, 2021

KCARD Holiday Recipe Series: Gisela’s Sauerbraten

Dec 22, 2020

KCARD Holiday Recipe Series: Gisela’s Sauerbraten

Dec 22, 2020

Dec 22, 2020

KCARD Holiday Recipe Series: Peppermint Ice

Dec 17, 2020

KCARD Holiday Recipe Series: Peppermint Ice

Dec 17, 2020

Dec 17, 2020

KCARD Holiday Recipe Series: Cranberry Salad

Dec 8, 2020

KCARD Holiday Recipe Series: Cranberry Salad

Dec 8, 2020

Dec 8, 2020

Beginner Farmer Series: Flower Farm

Dec 3, 2020

Beginner Farmer Series: Flower Farm

Dec 3, 2020

Dec 3, 2020

KCARD Holiday Recipe Series: Chocolate Chip Banana Bread Muffins

Dec 1, 2020

KCARD Holiday Recipe Series: Chocolate Chip Banana Bread Muffins

Dec 1, 2020

Dec 1, 2020

Aligning Personal and Business Goals for Success

Nov 19, 2020

Aligning Personal and Business Goals for Success

Nov 19, 2020

Nov 19, 2020

KCARD Holiday Recipe Series: Swedish Tea Ring

Nov 17, 2020

KCARD Holiday Recipe Series: Swedish Tea Ring

Nov 17, 2020

Nov 17, 2020

Picking a Recordkeeping System for Your Business

Nov 12, 2020

Picking a Recordkeeping System for Your Business

Nov 12, 2020

Nov 12, 2020

Nov 10, 2020

Kentucky Veteran Resources

Nov 10, 2020

Nov 10, 2020

Co-op 101: Limited Cooperative Associations

Nov 6, 2020

Co-op 101: Limited Cooperative Associations

Nov 6, 2020

Nov 6, 2020

Beginner Farmer Series: Starting a Cattle Farm

Nov 5, 2020

Beginner Farmer Series: Starting a Cattle Farm

Nov 5, 2020

Nov 5, 2020

Direct Marketing Sheep & Goat Webinar Series

Oct 30, 2020

Direct Marketing Sheep & Goat Webinar Series

Oct 30, 2020

Oct 30, 2020

Q&A with Haleigh Young: KCARD and the New Client Process

Oct 29, 2020

Q&A with Haleigh Young: KCARD and the New Client Process

Oct 29, 2020

Oct 29, 2020

Co-op 101: Types and Examples of Cooperatives

Oct 27, 2020

Co-op 101: Types and Examples of Cooperatives

Oct 27, 2020

Oct 27, 2020

Shippaggedon? Prepare for the Shipping Challenges this Holiday Season

Oct 26, 2020

Shippaggedon? Prepare for the Shipping Challenges this Holiday Season

Oct 26, 2020

Oct 26, 2020

Co-op 101: Who Receives the Profits in a Co-op?

Oct 23, 2020

Co-op 101: Who Receives the Profits in a Co-op?

Oct 23, 2020

Oct 23, 2020

Q&A with Kellie Padgett: AgVets Program

Oct 21, 2020

Q&A with Kellie Padgett: AgVets Program

Oct 21, 2020

Oct 21, 2020

Q&A with Brent Lackey: KCARD Over the Years

Oct 13, 2020

Q&A with Brent Lackey: KCARD Over the Years

Oct 13, 2020

Oct 13, 2020

KCARD Guest Blogger: Farm Service Agency

Oct 8, 2020

KCARD Guest Blogger: Farm Service Agency

Oct 8, 2020

Oct 8, 2020

Oct 7, 2020

KCARD Guest Blogger: Kentucky State University

Oct 7, 2020

Oct 7, 2020

Q&A with James: KCARD and the Grant Process

Oct 1, 2020

Q&A with James: KCARD and the Grant Process

Oct 1, 2020

Oct 1, 2020

Kentucky Horticulture Council Guest Blog: Agritourism Preparedness

Sep 29, 2020

Kentucky Horticulture Council Guest Blog: Agritourism Preparedness

Sep 29, 2020

Sep 29, 2020

Kentucky Organizations Receive Grant to Supports Veterans Transitioning into Agricultural Careers

Sep 24, 2020

Kentucky Organizations Receive Grant to Supports Veterans Transitioning into Agricultural Careers

Sep 24, 2020

Sep 24, 2020

KCARD Guest Blogger: US Department of Agriculture Rural Development

Sep 24, 2020

KCARD Guest Blogger: US Department of Agriculture Rural Development

Sep 24, 2020

Sep 24, 2020

Email Marketing 201: Expanding Your Reach with Email

Sep 22, 2020

Email Marketing 201: Expanding Your Reach with Email

Sep 22, 2020

Sep 22, 2020

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KCARD Guest Blogger: Center for Crop Diversification

Sep 17, 2020

KCARD Guest Blogger: Center for Crop Diversification

Sep 17, 2020

Sep 17, 2020

Marketing Series: Customer Retention

Sep 15, 2020

Marketing Series: Customer Retention

Sep 15, 2020

Sep 15, 2020

KCARD Guest Blogger: Governor's Office of Agricultural Policy

Sep 10, 2020

KCARD Guest Blogger: Governor's Office of Agricultural Policy

Sep 10, 2020

Sep 10, 2020

Pivoting Your Marketing During Changing Times

Sep 8, 2020

Pivoting Your Marketing During Changing Times

Sep 8, 2020

Sep 8, 2020

KCARD Q&A with Spencer Guinn

Sep 3, 2020

KCARD Q&A with Spencer Guinn

Sep 3, 2020

Sep 3, 2020

Consumer Trends – Now and Going into Fall

Sep 1, 2020

Consumer Trends – Now and Going into Fall

Sep 1, 2020

Sep 1, 2020

Growing Your Farm and Food Business Webinar Series

Aug 27, 2020

Growing Your Farm and Food Business Webinar Series

Aug 27, 2020

Aug 27, 2020

Finding the Dead Bodies in Financial Statements: What Happens When KCARD Meets CSI

Aug 25, 2020

Finding the Dead Bodies in Financial Statements: What Happens When KCARD Meets CSI

Aug 25, 2020

Aug 25, 2020

Financial Projections: Looking into a More Reliable Crystal Ball to Make Decisions

Aug 20, 2020

Financial Projections: Looking into a More Reliable Crystal Ball to Make Decisions

Aug 20, 2020

Aug 20, 2020

Direct to Consumer Beef Webinar Series Takeaways

Aug 13, 2020

Direct to Consumer Beef Webinar Series Takeaways

Aug 13, 2020

Aug 13, 2020

Labor-to-Sales Ratio: What is it? And why should I care about it?

Aug 11, 2020

Labor-to-Sales Ratio: What is it? And why should I care about it?

Aug 11, 2020

Aug 11, 2020

National Farmers Market Week

Aug 6, 2020

National Farmers Market Week

Aug 6, 2020

Aug 6, 2020

How Much Am I Going to Make? Developing Revenue Assumptions

Aug 4, 2020

How Much Am I Going to Make? Developing Revenue Assumptions

Aug 4, 2020

Aug 4, 2020

Co-op 101: Who Manages a Co-op?

Jul 30, 2020

Co-op 101: Who Manages a Co-op?

Jul 30, 2020

Jul 30, 2020

Balance Sheets

Jul 28, 2020

Balance Sheets

Jul 28, 2020

Jul 28, 2020

Hashtags 101

Jul 23, 2020

Hashtags 101

Jul 23, 2020

Jul 23, 2020

Cash Flow and Income Statement: How Are They Different and How Do They Work for You?

Jul 21, 2020

Cash Flow and Income Statement: How Are They Different and How Do They Work for You?

Jul 21, 2020

Jul 21, 2020

Top 5 Tips for Direct Marketing Meat

Jul 14, 2020

Top 5 Tips for Direct Marketing Meat

Jul 14, 2020

Jul 14, 2020

Understanding Cost of Goods Sold (COGS)

Jul 9, 2020

Understanding Cost of Goods Sold (COGS)

Jul 9, 2020

Jul 9, 2020

Q&A with Olivia: Local Food, Increasing Your Markets

Jul 7, 2020

Q&A with Olivia: Local Food, Increasing Your Markets

Jul 7, 2020

Jul 7, 2020

Management Tips for Agribusinesses in the Time of COVID

Jul 2, 2020

Management Tips for Agribusinesses in the Time of COVID

Jul 2, 2020

Jul 2, 2020

Why Do We Obsess about Financial Statements?

Jun 30, 2020

Why Do We Obsess about Financial Statements?

Jun 30, 2020

Jun 30, 2020

Direct to Consumer Beef Webinar Series

Jun 25, 2020

Direct to Consumer Beef Webinar Series

Jun 25, 2020

Jun 25, 2020

Direct to Consumer Meat Business Resources

Jun 9, 2020

Direct to Consumer Meat Business Resources

Jun 9, 2020

Jun 9, 2020

May 21, 2020

KCARD’s Local Food Expansion Initiative

May 21, 2020

May 21, 2020

Social Selling – What it means to your online marketing

May 19, 2020

Social Selling – What it means to your online marketing

May 19, 2020

May 19, 2020

Email Marketing 101: What is it? Why it’s Important to Your Business.

May 14, 2020

Email Marketing 101: What is it? Why it’s Important to Your Business.

May 14, 2020

May 14, 2020

Targeting the “New” Home Cook

May 12, 2020

Targeting the “New” Home Cook

May 12, 2020

May 12, 2020

Pricing Meat to Make a Profit

May 7, 2020

Pricing Meat to Make a Profit

May 7, 2020

May 7, 2020

Covid-19 and Your U-Pick Operation

May 5, 2020

Covid-19 and Your U-Pick Operation

May 5, 2020

May 5, 2020

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Would You Like Fries with That?

Dec 10, 2020

Would You Like Fries with That?

Dec 10, 2020

Dec 10, 2020

New Ways to Collaborate

Apr 30, 2020

New Ways to Collaborate

Apr 30, 2020

Apr 30, 2020

Q & A With KCARD: Having Your Meat Processed for the First Time

Apr 28, 2020

Q & A With KCARD: Having Your Meat Processed for the First Time

Apr 28, 2020

Apr 28, 2020

It’s the Little Things that Matter: Online Communications

Apr 23, 2020

It’s the Little Things that Matter: Online Communications

Apr 23, 2020

Apr 23, 2020

Key Thoughts for Distribution

Apr 21, 2020

Key Thoughts for Distribution

Apr 21, 2020

Apr 21, 2020

New Methods of Accepting Payments Online

Apr 17, 2020

New Methods of Accepting Payments Online

Apr 17, 2020

Apr 17, 2020

Expanding Your Social Media Presence

Apr 14, 2020

Expanding Your Social Media Presence

Apr 14, 2020

Apr 14, 2020

Q&A with KCARD: Turning New Customers into Regulars

Apr 7, 2020

Q&A with KCARD: Turning New Customers into Regulars

Apr 7, 2020

Apr 7, 2020

Q&A with KCARD: Coronavirus Funding

Apr 3, 2020

Q&A with KCARD: Coronavirus Funding

Apr 3, 2020

Apr 3, 2020

Mar 26, 2020

Small Business Educational Resources

Mar 26, 2020

Mar 26, 2020

Q&A with KCARD: Covid-19 and Your Farmers Market

Mar 20, 2020

Q&A with KCARD: Covid-19 and Your Farmers Market

Mar 20, 2020

Mar 20, 2020

Q&A with KCARD: What's Up with My Markets?

Mar 19, 2020

Q&A with KCARD: What's Up with My Markets?

Mar 19, 2020

Mar 19, 2020

Q&A with KCARD: Online Ordering Options

Mar 18, 2020

Q&A with KCARD: Online Ordering Options

Mar 18, 2020

Mar 18, 2020

Q&A with KCARD: Offering Gift Cards

Mar 17, 2020

Q&A with KCARD: Offering Gift Cards

Mar 17, 2020

Mar 17, 2020

Mar 16, 2020

Q&A with KCARD: Talking to Your Employees

Mar 16, 2020

Mar 16, 2020

Q&A with KCARD: Managing Cash Flow During a Crisis

Mar 13, 2020

Q&A with KCARD: Managing Cash Flow During a Crisis

Mar 13, 2020

Mar 13, 2020

Mar 12, 2020

Coronavirus and the Small Business – What Do You Do?

Mar 12, 2020

Mar 12, 2020

Dealing with the Crank - Part 2

Mar 10, 2020

Dealing with the Crank - Part 2

Mar 10, 2020

Mar 10, 2020

Do You Have to Collect Sales Tax for Online Sales?

Mar 5, 2020

Do You Have to Collect Sales Tax for Online Sales?

Mar 5, 2020

Mar 5, 2020

Recap of the 4th Annual Eastern Kentucky Farmer Conference

Mar 3, 2020

Recap of the 4th Annual Eastern Kentucky Farmer Conference

Mar 3, 2020

Mar 3, 2020

Crop Insurance and the Small Farm

Feb 27, 2020

Crop Insurance and the Small Farm

Feb 27, 2020

Feb 27, 2020

Dealing with the Crank

Feb 25, 2020

Dealing with the Crank

Feb 25, 2020

Feb 25, 2020

Do You Really NEED It?

Feb 18, 2020

Do You Really NEED It?

Feb 18, 2020

Feb 18, 2020

Eastern Kentucky Farmer Conference coming up February 28-29, 2020 in Morehead, KY

Feb 17, 2020

Eastern Kentucky Farmer Conference coming up February 28-29, 2020 in Morehead, KY

Feb 17, 2020

Feb 17, 2020

Jan 15, 2020

(Closed) Job Opening: Local Food Project Statewide Coordinator

Jan 15, 2020

Jan 15, 2020

Oct 30, 2019

What is a Cooperative Development Center and why is KCARD one?

Oct 30, 2019

Oct 30, 2019

Setting Yourself Up for Success This Holiday Season

Oct 15, 2019

Setting Yourself Up for Success This Holiday Season

Oct 15, 2019

Oct 15, 2019

Oct 10, 2019

Co-op 101: When Does a Cooperative Make Sense?

Oct 10, 2019

Oct 10, 2019

Oct 9, 2019

Growing Your Farm and Food Business Workshops

Oct 9, 2019

Oct 9, 2019

5 Free Marketing Tools You Need to Know About

Oct 8, 2019

5 Free Marketing Tools You Need to Know About

Oct 8, 2019

Oct 8, 2019

Featured

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Sep 12, 2019

Are You Eligible for the USDA Value Added Producer Grant?

Sep 12, 2019

Sep 12, 2019

Agritourism 101

Aug 20, 2019

Agritourism 101

Aug 20, 2019

Aug 20, 2019

How Do You Get Hiring Right?

Jul 23, 2019

How Do You Get Hiring Right?

Jul 23, 2019

Jul 23, 2019

Jul 22, 2019

On-Farm Water Management Cost-Share, Farm to Fork Grants, and more

Jul 22, 2019

Jul 22, 2019

Five Ways to Share Your Story

Jul 17, 2019

Five Ways to Share Your Story

Jul 17, 2019

Jul 17, 2019

Co-op 101: How Do Cooperatives Compare to Other Business Structures?

Jul 12, 2019

Co-op 101: How Do Cooperatives Compare to Other Business Structures?

Jul 12, 2019

Jul 12, 2019

Energy Grants and Conservation Cost Shares for Farmers

Jun 24, 2019

Energy Grants and Conservation Cost Shares for Farmers

Jun 24, 2019

Jun 24, 2019

Jun 10, 2019

Energy Grants and More

Jun 10, 2019

Jun 10, 2019

Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program Webinars

May 28, 2019

Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program Webinars

May 28, 2019

May 28, 2019

By Design or By Default?

May 7, 2019

By Design or By Default?

May 7, 2019

May 7, 2019

Community Food Project Grants and Nutrition Incentive Grants OPEN Early!

May 1, 2019

Community Food Project Grants and Nutrition Incentive Grants OPEN Early!

May 1, 2019

May 1, 2019

Every Square Foot

Apr 23, 2019

Every Square Foot

Apr 23, 2019

Apr 23, 2019

Co-op 101: What makes a Cooperative a Cooperative?

Apr 16, 2019

Co-op 101: What makes a Cooperative a Cooperative?

Apr 16, 2019

Apr 16, 2019

Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Grants and more

Apr 15, 2019

Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Grants and more

Apr 15, 2019

Apr 15, 2019

Apr 12, 2019

Energy Grants and Conservation Cost Shares for Farmers

Apr 12, 2019

Apr 12, 2019

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Mar 15, 2019

KY Proud Farm to Fork Grants, Small Scale Farm Grants, and more!

Mar 15, 2019

Mar 15, 2019

Mar 15, 2019

Looking for a Fall Internship?

Mar 15, 2019

Mar 15, 2019

Rural Business Development Grant Due April 30!

Feb 26, 2019

Rural Business Development Grant Due April 30!

Feb 26, 2019

Feb 26, 2019

Feb 11, 2019

Rural Energy for America Grants and the new Local Agriculture Market Program (LAMP)

Feb 11, 2019

Feb 11, 2019

KY Conservation Cost Share and more!

Jan 14, 2019

KY Conservation Cost Share and more!

Jan 14, 2019

Jan 14, 2019

Jan 9, 2019

Winter Funding Opportunties

Jan 9, 2019

Jan 9, 2019

Hiring Your First Employee

Jan 8, 2019

Hiring Your First Employee

Jan 8, 2019

Jan 8, 2019

KY Farm to School: Producer Engagement Mini-Grant

Dec 10, 2018

KY Farm to School: Producer Engagement Mini-Grant

Dec 10, 2018

Dec 10, 2018

Give the Gift of Local

Nov 28, 2018

Give the Gift of Local

Nov 28, 2018

Nov 28, 2018

Nov 27, 2018

Internship Opportunity

Nov 27, 2018

Nov 27, 2018

KCARD Grant Workshop Time is Here Again!

Oct 5, 2018

KCARD Grant Workshop Time is Here Again!

Oct 5, 2018

Oct 5, 2018

Next Level Facebook Marketing – Leveraging Post Boosts, Ads, and Going Live

Oct 5, 2018

Next Level Facebook Marketing – Leveraging Post Boosts, Ads, and Going Live

Oct 5, 2018

Oct 5, 2018

Producing Cosmetic Items in Kentucky

Oct 5, 2018

Producing Cosmetic Items in Kentucky

Oct 5, 2018

Oct 5, 2018

Instagram for Business 101: All About the VISUALS

Oct 5, 2018

Instagram for Business 101: All About the VISUALS

Oct 5, 2018

Oct 5, 2018

New SAM.gov Requirements

Oct 5, 2018

New SAM.gov Requirements

Oct 5, 2018

Oct 5, 2018

About KCARD

The Kentucky Center for Agriculture and Rural Development is a non-profit organization established to facilitate agricultural and rural businesses in Kentucky. We are supported primarily through grants provided by the USDA Rural Cooperative Development Program and the Kentucky Agricultural Development Board. Additional support is provided through our work with partners around the state and through fees charged for select client services.

Contact Us

411 Ring Road
Elizabethtown, KY 42701

p: (859) 550-3972
f: (888) 319-4962

kcard@kcard.info