Kentucky Farm Bureau

Kentucky FFA Advisor Matt Chaliff says FFA is touching many lives in the state, but has also left a lasting mark on many leaders.  Chaliff discusses FFA Week activities, the role former members play in their communities and across the state, and the impact of FFA Advisers.

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Menifee County FFA members will collect food for the community animal shelter and host an impromptu speaking contest, among other activities during the National FFA Week.  First year FFA Adviser James Kash talks about the chapter, the events they are doing and shares some information about the importance of the agriculture program.

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Each FFA chapter in Kentucky celebrates National FFA Week in a different way.  LaRue County FFA Adviser Misty Bivens says their chapter will help prepare food for the local backpack program and celebrate another great year as an FFA chapter.

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FFA members in Kentucky and across the nation will take time out this week to celebrate National FFA Week.  Kentucky FFA President Joy Pidgorodetska talks about National FFA Week activities in Kentucky, what she and her fellow state officers are doing and how the week will wind up with a special event in Spencer County.  

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American Farm Bureau President Zippy Duvall recently made a stop in Kentucky to speak in Owensboro and visit some Kentucky farms.  President Duvall talks about the importance of visiting with farmers in Kentucky and across the country, and how that is part of the grassroots nature of Farm Bureau.

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Murray State University’s Hutson School of Agriculture is continuing to attract more than 1.000 agriculture students every semester.  Dean Dr. Tony Brannon talks about the 2018-19 school year, new faculty members and the industrial hemp research the university has been involved in during the past five years.

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A grant from the Gimbel Foundation will help compensate Kentucky farmers who sell produce to help feed the hungry in partnership with the Kentucky Association of Food Banks.  Program Director Sarah Vaughn talks about the grant program, what farmers can sell and how they can apply to participate this year.

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