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.

Knox County Farm Bureau & the Barbourville Junior Women's Study Club hosted a Measure the Candidate Forum
Knox County Farm Bureau & the Barbourville Junior Women's Study Club hosted a Measure the Candidate Forum

Knox County Farm Bureau hosted a Measure the Candidate Forum for three local offices.

Knox County student attends Institute for Future Agricultural Leaders
Knox County student attends Institute for Future Agricultural Leaders

Knox County high school junior Blake Hubbard recently returned home from Kentucky Farm Bureau’s Institute for Future Agricultural Leaders (IFAL).

Knox County Farm Bureau Ag Day by the Southland Dairy Farmers
Knox County Farm Bureau Ag Day by the Southland Dairy Farmers

Hundreds of students and the general public were exposed to a “live cow milking” at the Knox County Farm Bureau Ag Day by the Southland Dairy Farmers Mobile Classroom. Knox County Farm Bureau supports dairy farmers.

Knox County Farm Bureau supports dairy farmers
Knox County Farm Bureau supports dairy farmers

The Southland Dairy Farmers Mobile Classroom conducted a "live cow milking" exhibition during Knox County Farm Bureau's Ag Day.

 

Knox County Attends the 2018 Legislative Drive-in and Food Check-out Day
Knox County Attends the 2018 Legislative Drive-in and Food Check-out Day

Kentucky Farm Bureau held its annual Legislative Drive-in in Frankfort on Wednesday, March 7, 2018. During the Drive-in, Farm Bureau members met with their state senators and representatives and advocated on behalf of agriculture.

Knox County Farm Bureau Receives 2017 Women's Gold Star Award of Excellence
Knox County Farm Bureau Receives 2017 Women's Gold Star Award of Excellence

Recognized for the achievements of its women’s program this year, Knox County Farm Bureau received the 2017 Gold Star Award of Excellence during Kentucky Farm Bureau’s annual meeting in Louisville.

KFB Spotlight

Kentucky Farm Bureau Names 2025 Farmer of the Year Finalists
July 8, 2025
Kentucky Farm Bureau Names 2025 Farmer of the Year Finalists

The three finalists are: Mark Metcalfe of Hopkins County, Scott Porter of Mason County and Mike Wilson of Anderson County.

Statement from KFB President Eddie Melton on Recently Passed Capital Gains Tax Relief
July 7, 2025
Statement from KFB President Eddie Melton on Recently Passed Capital Gains Tax Relief

Kentucky Farm Bureau President Eddie Melton commented today on the inclusion of capital gains tax relief to help keep agricultural land in production in the recently passed One Big Beautiful Bill Act.

President's Column | I Want Our Farming Legacy to Continue for Generations
July 3, 2025
President's Column | I Want Our Farming Legacy to Continue for Generations

Over the last 25 years, Kentucky agriculture has gone through an extraordinary transforma­tion moving from a tobacco-dominant ag economy into one of the most diversified ag industries in the country.