Allen County Wins Awards at the 2016 Kentucky Farm Bureau Convention

 

Al Pedigo, County Board President, and John Pedigo, Young Farmer Chair, accepted awards for the county's many activities. Also attending the state wide convention were Sarah Jones, Chair of the Women's Activities Committee who performs the bulk of the work in our organization!
 
Kentucky Farm Bureau President Mark Haney, Allen County Young Farmer Chair John Pedigo, and Kentucky Farm Bureau Executive Vice President David Beck
Al Pedigo accepts an award from David Beck, executive vice president of Kentucky Farm Bureau.

 

 

KFB Spotlight

Kentucky Production Agri-Tech (KPAT) Initiative
February 16, 2021
Kentucky Production Agri-Tech (KPAT) Initiative

The backbone of Kentucky’s agriculture industry is the existence of family-owned production farms and supporting businesses located in every region of the state. Often small operations, these entities make up the majority of the ag industry in the Commonwealth, therefore representing a significant portion of the state’s overall economic development structure.

Renewing Your 'Ag Tag' Could Help Kentucky's Agriculture Youth
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Renewing Your 'Ag Tag' Could Help Kentucky's Agriculture Youth

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Summit Offers Producers Tips for Direct Sales
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Summit Offers Producers Tips for Direct Sales

When income flows directly from consumers to farmers, everyone benefits. Consumers have access to the freshest food, farmers can ask a premium price for their product because there is no middle-man, and local economies benefit in the form of jobs and local purchases. For farmers who are thinking about this for the first time or have been doing direct sales for years, the Agriculture Direct Marketing Summit, Feb. 16-18, offers tips to improve the direct sales process.