Kentucky’s American Ginseng (Panax quinquefolius) Management Program

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Anna Lucio, Kentucky Department of Agriculture The annual American ginseng (Panax quinquefolius) (ginseng) harvest is rooted with deep cultural and economic value in communities not often touched with conventional agriculture programs. Authorized under Kentucky statute and regulation, the Kentucky Department of Agriculture administrates the ginseng program for Kentucky. The requirements for this program come from […]

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Kentucky’s Forest Biodiversity Assessment Program: A Model for Capturing Trends and Distribution of Forest Medicinals and More

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Kendall McDonald, Tara Littlefield, Office of Kentucky Nature Preserves The Office of Kentucky Nature Preserves (OKNP) is the natural heritage and natural areas program for Kentucky. OKNP maintains the Kentucky rare species database, and acquires and manages natural areas and nature preserves that host high quality communities and rare species. In 2019, OKNP created the […]

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