The
Fayette County Young Farmer Program is designed to accomplish the
following tasks:
Continue to increase the numbers with our
Young Farmers base in the county by:
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Looking inside and outside of the Production
Ag Sector.
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Encourage or require all members to bring a
young farmer to a meeting- Twice a YR - provide incentive.
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Show value of being involved of being involved:
trips, contests, promotions. Work with the Kentucky State Farm
Bureau committee members and other surrounding counties’
committees and explore new membership opportunities.
Educate current Fayette County/ STATE about
the importance of the keeping our Young Farmers involved by:
- Give committee reports at each board meeting - about what the
young farmers are doing
- Evaluate what programs are working and what we need to work on.
- Involve more young farmers to create awareness in their own personal
interests in what they want to accomplish.
- Make it family friendly.
Involvement with the Young Farmers to assist
with getting the word out about Farm Bureau and the programming
by:
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Community support.
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Partnerships.
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More involvement with young farmers at the auction.
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Speaker’s Bureau- getting the young farmers
involved.
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Involvement downtown with a board member spot-
getting our name out.
Increase awareness in the district and State
by:
- Taking the lead in District 5 of hosting another young farmer
outing.
- Representative on the Young Farmer Board.
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Young Farmer Committee
Charlie Edgington, Chair
Jeremy Wyles
Rob Cole
John Mahan
Jill Mahan
Sara Long
Todd Clark
Josh Long
Chad Lauer
Kelley Yates
Robert Coleman James
Jason Whitis
Kara Keeton
Kristin Clark
Jaime Sparrow
Jason Groth
John James
Robert Eads
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District 5 Young Farmer Outing
Fayette County and Keeneland hosted the District 5 Young Farmer
Outing in Lexington.
Our tour guide was the one and only Guest Services Manager, Mr. Howard
McKenzie. Our group was exposed to a behind the scenes tour of the Keeneland
grounds. We look forward to our next outing as a district.
 This
picture was taken at the outing of young farmers Rob and Gitana Cole and
their daughter, Sophia.
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Kentucky Farm Bureau
Young Farmer Summer Outing - Hopkinsville
The Kentucky Farm Bureau Young Farmer Summer Outing was held July
15-17 in Hopkinsville. One of the events held at the summer outing
was the discussion meet, where young farmers discuss certain issues
pertinent to agriculture. The topics at this year's event were:
Do educational programs improve the public perception of agriculture?
- 4H, FFA
- Ag in the Classroom
- Direct/Indirect effects
- Educating the correct audience
- Degree programs in Agriculture
Where will tomorrow's agriculture work force come from?
- Legality
- Compensation
- Manual labor as well as skilled labor
- Effect of H2A workers
What risk does agri-terrorism pose to national security?
- Sustained food supply
- Production, processing, record keeping, transportation
- Economic repsonsibility
 There
were 15 contestants in the contest with two preliminary rounds and one
semi-final round. The 2005 Discussion Meet finalists are (left to right):
Sara Lane, Fayette County; Nathan Williams, Taylor County; Kent Moore,
Woodford County; and Jay McElwain, Muhlenberg County.
The final round of the discussion meet will take place at the KFB State
Convention on Friday, December 9, 2005.
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