IFAL applications now available
Are you a high school junior and interested in agriculture as a career? You could be eligible to attend the Institute for Future Agricultural Leaders (IFAL): a free five-day summer leadership conference at the University of Kentucky or Murray State University.
The Institute For Agricultural Leaders (IFAL) is a unique program that exposes students to college life and explores different fields of study for careers in agriculture.
IFAL participants will live in university dormitories, eat in university dining facilities and become acquainted with the college campuses of Murray State University or the University of Kentucky. The conference will include special leadership classes, exciting speakers, team building recreation, fellowship and visits to research farms and agriculture-related industries. Participants will be selected from the most well-rounded students in their class who have an interest in furthering their education at the post-secondary level.
Click here to obtain an application or stop by the Garrard County Farm Bureau office.
The deadline to apply is Friday, April 5, 2019. Enrollment is limited.
KFB Spotlight
- Clara Belle Bishop of Nelson County and Jeremiah Jury of Owen County awarded top honors in KFB's 2025 Outstanding Farm Bureau Youth contest
- December 19, 2025
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High school students Clara Belle Bishop of Nelson County and Jeremiah Jury of Owen County were named winners of the Kentucky Farm Bureau (KFB) 2025 Outstanding Farm Bureau Youth contest at the organization’s 106th Annual Meeting.
- Kentucky Farm Bureau President Eddie Melton Re-elected at Organization's 106th Annual Meeting
- December 6, 2025
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Webster County farmer Eddie Melton was re-elected today to continue serving as President of Kentucky Farm Bureau. Melton has been a member of the organization’s executive committee for 17 years. Also re-elected to their leadership roles are Shane Wiseman of Clark County as First Vice President and Larry Clark of Green County as Second Vice President.
- Keeping a Watch Over his Sheep
- November 25, 2025
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Young Green County farmer adds to his family’s farming operation as he prepares to have his own.