2016 Women's Gold Star Award of Excellence
Recognized for the achievements of its women’s program this year, Lyon County Farm Bureau received the 2016 Gold Star Award of Excellence during Kentucky Farm Bureau’s annual meeting in Louisville. The award honors county Women’s Committees for active participation in leadership development programs, agricultural promotion, educational initiatives and numerous other aspects of support to the local Farm Bureau.
Kentucky Farm Bureau, with more than 475,000 member families statewide, is the state’s largest general farm organization. Approximately 2,000 members attended KFB’s 97th annual meeting in Louisville, November 30-December 3 to recognize this year’s individual and organizational achievements and adopt policy for 2017. To view all the updates released from this year’s annual meeting, visit KYFBNewsroom.com.
KFB Spotlight
- County Leader Week: A Time to Recognize and Encourage Local Volunteer Leaders
- April 6, 2021
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Kentucky Farm Bureau was founded on the principle of grassroots advocacy, a methodology that has served the organization well for more than 100 years.
- KFB President's Column: Better and Stronger than Before
- April 6, 2021
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As we prepare for spring planting and another growing season on the farm, it goes without saying that most of us will be reflecting on the past year and the dark winter we have come through.
- Farm Bureau Prepares for the Discussion of Climate Change
- April 6, 2021
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As the subject of climate change gathers momentum in Washington, D.C., Farm Bureau has been preparing for it over the last year. In February of 2020, the American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) became one of the founding members of the Food and Agriculture Climate Alliance (FACA) which is comprised of organizations representing farmers, ranchers, forest owners, the food sector, state governments and environmental advocates that are working together to define and promote shared climate policy priorities.