May Meeting: Kroger Beef - Kentucky Farm Bureau

May Meeting: Kroger Beef

 

Breckenridge County Farm Bureau members learned about the Ky. Proud Beef Program, which is bringing local beef to Kroger stores, during its May meeting. Pictured from left: Tareena Horton, county Farm Bureau agent; Stacy Sipes, KFB Area Program Director; Bobby Foree, KY Cattleman's President; Jean Kaye Foree, Bobby Bell, Breckinridge County Cattleman's President; Brad Norsworthy, county Farm Bureau agent; and Greg Moore, Breckinridge County Farm Bureau President.

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