Farmers and ranchers have until March 1, 2022, to file their 2021 income tax returns without penalty if they have not made estimates. Producers who paid their estimated tax by Jan. 15 have until April 15 to file. 

The Bipartisan Policy Center issued recommendations calling for the federal government to reward early adapters of strip-tillage and other conservation practices with one-time payments.

The University of Kentucky Research and Education Center in Princeton took a direct hit from the powerful tornado that began in northwestern Arkansas and carved a path of destruction across the western half of Kentucky.