<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/news/2026/3/rural-resilience-and-farm-economies-kysu.php" dsn="news"><featured>true</featured><pubDate>03/02/2026</pubDate><title>Rural Resilience and Farm Economics Take Center Stage as Kentucky State University Researchers Shine at Southern Rural Sociology Conference</title><author/><summary>A student, faculty, and staff delegation delivered 21 presentations highlighting work in agriculture, rural health, community well-being, and local economies.</summary><image><img src="/brand-identity-approved-images/news-images-marketing/Rural%20Resilience5.jpg" alt="Placeholder"/></image><caption/><description>A student, faculty, and staff delegation delivered 21 presentations highlighting work in agriculture, rural health, community well-being, and local economiesFRANKFORT, Ky. — At a conference framed by the theme “Distilling Change: Rural Roots &amp; River Currents in the New South,” Kentucky State University researchers and students earned broad recognition for a strong showing in Louisville.The Kentucky State contingent delivered 13 session and eig...</description></item>