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Check below for Kentucky Farm Bureau's latest press release as well as links to past releases.

December 15, 2005

Kentucky Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Company will pay a 6 per cent dividend on more than a million of its auto and property policies following approval of the payment today by the company’s Board of Directors.

December 7-10, 2005

Press Releases from the Kentucky Farm Bureau 86th Annual Meeting

November 30, 2005

Kentucky Farm Bureau leaders will elect a new president during the organization’s 86th annual convention Dec. 7-10 at the Galt House Hotel in Louisville. Other priorities include setting policy goals for the 2006 General Assembly session and establishing a wish list for Congressional action next year.

November 22, 2005

A traditional Thanksgiving dinner with turkey, stuffing, cranberries, pumpkin pie and all the trimmings, increased slightly in price this year, but still remains affordable, according to the American Farm Bureau Federation.

November 11, 2005

Monty's Plant Food Co., a Louisville-based firm that produces foliar-applied fertilizer and soil conditioning products, has been selected winner of the 2005 Agribusiness of the Year award.

October 26 , 2005

With fuel and utility costs reaching record levels, Kentuckians got a dose of good news recently on the cost of living front – food prices are on decline.

September 29, 2005

Kentucky Farm Bureau members, partners, agents and staff have stepped up to help Gulf Coast victims of Hurricane Katrina.

September 15, 2005

Legendary jockey Pat Day has another trophy to add to his extensive collection. Day, who announced his retirement in August after a storied 32-year career on the thoroughbred racing circuit, received a Lifetime Achievement Award from Kentucky Farm Bureau Insurance Cos. to recognize his contribution to the sport.

September 15, 2005

One of the most dangerous places to be these days can be on a rural highway where farm machinery and vehicles are “mixing it up” everyday.

September 15, 2005

Greg Stotelmyer, reporter for WTVQ-TV, Lexington, has been named recipient of Kentucky Farm Bureau’s 2005 communications award for a broadcaster.

September 13, 2005

Kentucky Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Company was named to the 2005 Ward’s 50 Benchmark Group, the 50 top performing insurance companies in the industry.

September 8, 2005

Kentucky Farm Bureau is assembling troops to wage what is expected to be a titanic tug-of-war over federal farm program spending associated with the 2007 Farm Bill.

September 1, 2005

Kentucky Farm Bureau and the University of Kentucky College of Agriculture are teaming up to sponsor Farm Bureau/Legislative Day as part of the Ag Roundup Week activities at the UK Campus.

August 31 , 2005

Grace X 4, a foursome from Fayette County, was named State Champion of the Gospel Quartet Contest at the Kentucky State Fair. Members of the quartet are Jerry Herndon, Rob Gray, Dean Weddle and Brian Damon.

August 31, 2005

Kentucky Farm Bureau Insurance, Kentucky Cattlemen’s Association and Central Farm Supply of Kentucky purchased the Kentucky State Fair Reserve Grand Champion Steer for $19,000.

August 29, 2005

One new staff appointment and expanded job responsibilities for three current employees are being announced by Kentucky Farm Bureau Federation.

August 23, 2005

A Monroe County mother of two, who is pursuing a degree in elementary education, has been awarded the Paul D. Everman Fund for Lifetime Learning Scholarship by Kentucky Farm Bureau.

August 18 , 2005

Three finalists have been selected for this year’s Kentucky Farm Bureau Outstanding Young Farm Family competition. The contest, held annually, is open to farmers age 35 and under.

August 18 , 2005

Four individuals have qualified to compete in the finals of the Kentucky Farm Bureau Discussion Meet contest. The event will be held during the Farm Bureau annual convention, set for December 7 in Louisville.

July 15, 2005

Sizeable price increases for beef and dairy were largely offset by declines in pork and most poultry items, leaving the state’s overall retail food price index virtually unchanged in the second quarter.

June 16, 2005

Kentucky’s roadside farm markets are attracting record numbers of visitors, drawn not only by the seasonal supplies of fresh fruits and vegetables, but also by the dozens of popular attractions and festivals that have turned the adjacent farms into tourist destinations.

June 16, 2005

Ashley Judd and Kentucky Farm Bureau are joining with Kentucky Circuit Clerks Trust for Life to promote organ and tissue donation by distributing life-size posters of the popular movie actress displaying a signed driver’s license.

June 15, 2005

Joe Cain, respected agronomist and agribusiness industry leader, has been named director of national affairs and political education for the Kentucky Farm Bureau Federation.

June 2, 2005

Kentucky Farm Bureau Insurance is implementing a package of rate reductions that will save the company’s auto policyholders some $40 million per year.

June 1, 2005

Fifty-seven Kentucky high school seniors have been chosen to receive scholarship grants from programs administered through the Kentucky Farm Bureau Education Foundation.

May 26, 2005

Kentucky Farm Bureau is teaming with Farm Bureau Bank to offer lump-sum settlements to participants in the tobacco buyout.

April 20, 2005

Jeremy C. Roy of Russell County has been named an area program director for Kentucky Farm Bureau Federation.

April 18 , 2005

Robert Shrader has been named video production specialist for Kentucky Farm Bureau.

April 11 , 2005

April 22 marks this year’s observance of Earth Day, an occasion when Americans are urged to do their part for a cleaner environment. For Kentucky farmers, Earth Day presents a good opportunity to reflect on their role in keeping our environment clean.

April 11 , 2005

Thanks to a scholarship from the White-Reinhardt Fund, Judy Hayden, kindergarten teacher at Utica Elementary in Daviess County, will attend the National Agriculture in the Classroom (AITC) conference and pick up ideas for new ways to teach children about agriculture. The conference will be held June 8-11 in Indianapolis, Indiana.

April 11, 2005

Retail prices for food at the supermarket rose 2.5% in the past six months, according to the latest Kentucky Farm Bureau marketbasket survey. The total cost of 40 basic grocery items in the 2005 first quarter was $96.50, an increase of $2.35 from the third quarter of 2004, the informal survey found.

March 2 , 2005

The American Farm Bureau Federation has presented a “2005 Golden Plow” award to Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.). McConnell is the Majority Whip in the Senate as well as a senior member of the Agriculture Committee.

February 24, 2005

Nowadays, if friends drop by Vicky Case’s house in Todd County to talk about riding their all-terrain vehicles (ATVs), she always has one piece of advice: “Wear your helmet.”

February 23, 2005

Kentucky Farm Bureau will offer a workshop to help farmers increase their language skills and communicate in Spanish with less difficulty.

February 2, 2005

Kentucky Farm Bureau is celebrating Monday, February 7 as Farm Bureau’s Food Check-Out Day, with Kentucky Farm Bureau members and staff traveling to Frankfort to deliver a basketful of Kentucky grown and packaged items to each legislator. The baskets, packaged by Taste of Kentucky, will contain a variety of items from country ham to goat jerky.

January 18, 2005

Kentucky Farm Bureau President Sam Moore has encouraged lawmakers to consider raising the state’s tobacco excise tax – if a portion of the new revenue is used to honor $124 million in payments promised to Kentucky’s tobacco growers for 2004.

January 11, 2005

A Fayette County family was selected as runner-up in the American Farm Bureau Achievement Award contest and a Boyle County resident was re-elected to a top leadership position at the American Farm Bureau convention in Charlotte.

January 6, 2005

With more than 250 members participating, Kentucky Farm Bureau will have a strong presence at this week's American Farm Bureau convention in Charlotte, North Carolina.