Jackson County Farm Bureau Awards Scholarship to Local Student
Jackson County Farm Bureau is proud to award a $1000 scholarship to Jackson County High School graduate, Nathaniel Rader. He will be attending Eastern Kentucky University and plans to major in science. Nathaniel has a great interest in animals and would like to pursue a career in Wildlife Management, Veterinarian Science or possibly Science Education. He has been very active in high school with the Jackson County Cross Country Team and the Varsity Baseball Team. He has participated in several 5-K charity runs. He is a member of the Gray Hawk Baptist Church Youth Group.
Nathaniel is the son of Dean and Julianne Rader of McKee.
KFB Spotlight
- 2026 KFB Congressional Tour
- March 11, 2026
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A fair estimate of visitors who make their way to the nation’s capital each year would be in the neighborhood of 27 million, according to various Washington tourism sources. However, the 300-plus Kentucky Farm Bureau (KFB) member advocates who annually join the organization’s Congressional Tour have made this trip a regular part of their advocacy efforts.
- Soybean Season Fueled with Hope
- March 11, 2026
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American humorist Will Rogers once said, “The farmer has to be an optimist, or he wouldn’t still be a farmer.”
- Comment Column | Zippy Duvall
- March 11, 2026
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USDA’s latest outlook confirms what farmers are experiencing firsthand, and it retells the story released just a few months ago. USDA has now sharply lowered its 2025 farm income outlook by $25 billion, reinforcing that this downturn is deeper and more persistent than many anticipated.