GLASGOW, Ky. – In Barren County, the community came together to honor local farmers, with help from two special guests: Ag Commissioner Jonathan Shell and the USDA Director of Rural Development for Kentucky.

“We’re working closely with the Kentucky Department of Agriculture and Commissioner Jonathan Shell… and we want to be a partner in that and finding more ways to be intentional about working with Kentucky’s agriculture community,” Travis Burton says.

At Monday’s Thank a Farmer event set to give back to the community of farmers, Burton shared how the USDA plans to help communities like Barren County through his ABCs, which are affordable housing, business development and community infrastructure.

“We have grant loan programs that allow us to steer federal resources to our rural commun

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