County Corner - Kentucky Farm Bureau

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.

Now Accepting 2022 Farm Chemical Orders
Now Accepting 2022 Farm Chemical Orders

Boyd County Farm Bureau is now accepting 2022 Farm Chemical orders.  

Farm Bureau Sponsors a Tree at the Paramount Arts Center Festival of Trees
Farm Bureau Sponsors a Tree at the Paramount Arts Center Festival of Trees

Farm Bureau Agent Andrea Tussey decorated the Boyd County Farm Bureau Christmas tree which was entered in the Paramount Arts Center Festival of Trees in Ashland, KY.

Boyd County Farm Bureau Holds 2021 Annual Meeting
Boyd County Farm Bureau Holds 2021 Annual Meeting

Boyd County Farm Bureau held its Annual Meeting on October 11, 2021 at the Boyd County Extension Expo Building.

Boyd County Farm Bureau Now Accepting Orders for 2021 Florida Citrus Fruit and Nuts
Boyd County Farm Bureau Now Accepting Orders for 2021 Florida Citrus Fruit and Nuts

Boyd County Farm Bureau now accepting orders for 2021 Florida Citrus Fruit and Nuts.  Orders will be accepted through October 22.

Boyd County Farm Bureau 2021 Annual Meeting
Boyd County Farm Bureau 2021 Annual Meeting

Boyd County Farm Bureau will hold its 2021 Annual Meeting on Monday, October 11.

Boyd County Farm Bureau Supports Local School in Celebration of National Ag Day and Kentucky Ag Literacy Week
Boyd County Farm Bureau Supports Local School in Celebration of National Ag Day and Kentucky Ag Literacy Week

Boyd County Farm Bureau Board of Directors promoted National Ag Day and Kentucky Ag Literacy Week by donating Mitchell Tolle’s book titled, “The Most Wonderful Dream,” to Rose Hill Christian School.

Boyd County Farm Bureau Makes Donation to Local Law Enforcement
Boyd County Farm Bureau Makes Donation to Local Law Enforcement

Boyd County Farm Bureau supports local law enforcement with donations.

Boyd County Farm Bureau Celebrates Food Check-Out Day with Donation to River Cities Harvest
Boyd County Farm Bureau Celebrates Food Check-Out Day with Donation to River Cities Harvest

River Cities Harvest received a $500 donation from Boyd County Farm Bureau in celebration of Food Check-Out Day.

Erin Borders Receives Boyd County Farm Bureau Scholarship
Erin Borders Receives Boyd County Farm Bureau Scholarship

Boyd County Farm Bureau awarded a $1,500 college scholarship to Ms. Erin Borders.

Boyd County Farm Bureau Now Accepting Orders for 2020 Florida Fruit and Nuts
Boyd County Farm Bureau Now Accepting Orders for 2020 Florida Fruit and Nuts

Now accepting orders for 2020 Florida Fruit and Nuts!

Boyd County Farm Bureau Agency on US Route 60 Gets New Office Sign
Boyd County Farm Bureau Agency on US Route 60 Gets New Office Sign

The Boyd County Farm Bureau offices have new office signs.  

Boyd County Farm Bureau Agency at Carter Avenue Gets New Office Sign
Boyd County Farm Bureau Agency at Carter Avenue Gets New Office Sign

The Boyd County Farm Bureau offices have new office signs.  

Boyd County Farm Bureau Announces Date for 2020 Annual Meeting
Boyd County Farm Bureau Announces Date for 2020 Annual Meeting
Boyd County Farm Bureau honored in Kentucky Farm Bureau's County Activities of Excellence Program
Boyd County Farm Bureau honored in Kentucky Farm Bureau's County Activities of Excellence Program

Boyd County Farm Bureau was honored as one of the five winners in the 2019 Kentucky Farm Bureau (KFB) County Activities of Excellence program. All five recipients of the award were recognized during KFB’s annual meeting in Louisville Dec 4-7.

Now Accepting 2019 Orders for Florida Citrus Fruit
Now Accepting 2019 Orders for Florida Citrus Fruit
Boyd County Student Karli Jo Childers Attends Institute for Future Agricultural Leaders
Boyd County Student Karli Jo Childers Attends Institute for Future Agricultural Leaders

Boyd County High School junior Karli Jo Childers attended Kentucky Farm Bureau’s Institute for Future Agricultural Leaders (IFAL) in Lexington. 

Distracted Driving Essay Contest Winners
Distracted Driving Essay Contest Winners

Boyd County Farm Bureau hosts banquet for winners of the Distracted Driving Essay Contest

Boyd County Farm Bureau Celebrates National Ag Day
Boyd County Farm Bureau Celebrates National Ag Day

Boyd County Farm Bureau Board of Directors promoted National Ag Day and Kentucky Ag Literacy Week by donating Ag Book of the Year "Right This Very Minute":  A table-to-farm book about food and farming to a local elementary school.

Boyd County Farm Bureau to hold Annual Meeting on October 7, 2019
Boyd County Farm Bureau to hold Annual Meeting on October 7, 2019

Boyd County Farm Bureau will hold its 2019 Annual Meeting at the Boyd County Extension Franks Community Building on Monday, October 7, 2019 at 6:30 p.m.

Boyd County Farm Bureau supports River Cities Harvest
Boyd County Farm Bureau supports River Cities Harvest

In observance of Food Check-Out Week, Boyd County Farm Bureau donated $500 to River Cities Harvest.

KFB Spotlight

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

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
KFB President Eddie Melton: Sustaining the Future of Kentucky Farms

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
Making Efforts Now to Save Farmland for the Future

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.