Logan County Farm Bureau Members Advocate for Agriculture in Washington, D.C.
More than 325 Kentucky Farm Bureau Members attended the Kentucky Farm Bureau Congressional Tour in Washington, D.C., Feb. 25 – Mar. 1. Logan Countians, Gary and Teresa Hendricks accompanied Joanna and Jenna Coles at this event. Jenna Coles of Logan County and Matthew Estes of Barren County were awarded the trip for being the KYFB state winners of the Outstanding Farm Bureau Youth contest. The Kentucky delegation met with Senators Mitch McConnell and Rand Paul along with all Kentucky U.S. Congressmen at a breakfast meeting to discuss legislative issues.
Farm Bureau members had time set aside for them to see historical points of interest of their choosing and take tours to see many of the sites such as the U.S. Capitol, Lincoln Memorial, Library of Congress, Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington Monument, Jefferson Memorial, Ford’s Theatre, White House, Smithsonian Institution Museum, Smithsonian Air and Space Museum, U.S. Supreme Court, Monticello, Arlington Cemetery and others.
KFB Spotlight
- Kentucky Farm Bureau Launches Kentucky Farmland Transition Initiative to Address Loss of Farm Acreage Across the State
- April 9, 2024
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The Kentucky Farmland Transition Initiative is a strategic project focused on helping farm families find ways to keep their acreage in active agricultural production as they consider the future of that land.
- KFB President Eddie Melton: Sustaining the Future of Kentucky Farms
- April 8, 2024
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Kentucky Farm Bureau is announcing the creation of the Kentucky Farmland Transition Initiative which will help get us on a sustainable path to ensure our farmland remains in agricultural production.
- Making Efforts Now to Save Farmland for the Future
- April 8, 2024
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When farmland goes out of production, it just doesn’t come back. Or if farmland is bought by investors outside of the rural community of which it is a part, the farmers, who have lived there, are no longer around to be a vital part of that community.