County Corner

County Farm Bureaus support every community in the Commonwealth through information, products and service programs including: Women's Leadership Activities, Ag in the Classroom, Commodity Market Information, Scholarships, Certified Roadside Farm Markets and our Young Farmers program. County Farm Bureaus have established a reputation as effective advocates for its members. Check this space often for updates on County Farm Bureau programs and activities happening in our community.

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 Allen county's many activities.

2016 Allen County Fair: Ty Jones, son of Allen County Federation Board members, Bart and Sarah Jones, showed his sheep at the Allen County Fair.

2016 Days of Caring: As printed in a recent article of our local Citizen Times newspaper, our agency manger, Todd White, along with about 100 other volunteers were actively serving our community during the United Way of Southern Kentucky Days of Caring event.

In Memory of Ralston Bewley: A memorial table has been set up in memory and honor of the late Ralston Bewley who served Allen County Farm Bureau board of directors for 19 years.

2016 Allen County Farm Bureau Legislative Dinner: Allen County Farm Bureau invited local, state, and national officials to its 2016 Legislative Appreciation event on Thursday, June 30th. This annual tradition is a way of thanking board members and local, state, and national legislative representatives.

2016 Allen County Farm Bureau Pizza Demo: Allen County Farm Bureau showcased the importance of agriculture by organizing "Pizza Demo" days with the kindergarten classes at Allen County Primary Center.

Landscaping at Allen County Farm Bureau: We want to say THANK YOU to Nikki Towe and the ACSHS Agriculture Education students who worked on our landscape at Allen County Farm Bureau! We appreciate your hard work and enthusiasm.

2016 Allen County Reality Store: Along with other community businesses, Allen County Farm Bureau representatives, Amanda Carter and Teresa Martin-Law, had the honor of taking part in this year's 4-H Reality Store on April 20, 2016.

We Have a New Drop Box!: For our customers who have a need to drop something off after hours, we have installed a new drive-by drop-box just around the north side of our building.

Allen County Celebrates Ag Literacy Week: Students at Allen County Primary Center celebrated Ag Literacy week with fresh carrots, chocolate chip cookies, and the story of food, "How Did That Get In My Lunchbox?"

Congratulations, Glen Jordan!: Glen received the Kentucky Farm Bureau Agent of the Year Award for the entire company. What an honor! We are so proud of you.

2014 Allen County Farm Bureau Sales Leadership Council: On January 15, 2015, the 143 members of the 2014 Sales Leadership Council met for the annual Sales Leadership Council Conference this year held at The Hilton Hotel, Jackson, MS.

Allen County Farm Bureau Pizza Demonstration: During National Ag Week Allen County Farm Bureau celebrated by sharing it’s “Pizza Demo” with all 10 kindergarten classes at Allen County Primary Center.

2015 Allen County Farm Bureau Legislative Dinner: Allen County Farm Bureau invited local, state, and national officials to its 2015 Legislative Appreciation event. This annual tradition is a way of thanking board members and local, state, and national legislative representatives.

KFB Spotlight

Kentucky Farm Bureau Launches Kentucky Farmland Transition Initiative to Address Loss of Farm Acreage Across the State
April 9, 2024: 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: 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: 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.