Meet Your KY Beef Farmer: Henry Knight and Knight Family Farm
Knight runs 175 cow/calf pairs, replacement heifers and bulls on 680 acres in Jessamine County. Among other conservation efforts, Knight participates in the USDA’s voluntary Wildlife Habitat Incentive Program (WHIP), which works with land owners to develop or improve wildlife habitat. When you visit Knight’s farm, his pride for his land and the work he does is apparent in the many conservation programs he has implemented, including restoring wild turkey’s to his land, restoring natural water sources and conserving the land that was granted to his great-grandfather, James Knight during the Revolutionary War.
 Knight is one of a U.S. Network of 750 farmers who supply beef for the Laura’s Lean Beef Program. Products from this Lexington-based company are now sold in 6,500 stores in 47 states. Farmers like Knight, who provide beef to Laura’s Lean program, raise cattle on all natural grains and grasses and never give antibiotics or growth hormones to their cattle.
“Knight is just one example of the way beef is raised to meet consumer needs while maintaining their commitment to the environment. Beef producers are on the front lines of the environmental movement and have always been ‘green,’ even before it became a buzz word because their homes, families and livelihoods are tied to taking care of the land,” says Alison Smith, director of consumer affairs for the KBC.
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