2017 Lyon County Calendar
| January | |||
| 2 | NEW YEARS-OFFICE CLOSED | ||
| 8th-11th | AFBF Convention, Pheonix, AZ | ||
| 19 | 7:30 AM | County Meeting @ FB Office | |
| 20 | Young Farmer Leadership Conference, Covington, KY | ||
| 21 | Young Farmer Leadership Conference, Covington, KY | ||
| 24 | Murray Soybean Promotion Day, Murray, KY | ||
| 25 | Ag Expo, Owensboro, KY | ||
| February | |||
| 7 | KY General Assembly Resumes Session | ||
| 14 | President's & VP's Conference, Louisville, KY | ||
| 15 | President's & VP's Conference, Louisville, KY | ||
| 15th-18th | National Farm Machinery Show, Louisville, KY | ||
| 16 | 7:30 AM | County Meeting @ FB Office | |
| 25th-1st | Congressional Tour, Washington, DC | ||
| 28 | Scholarship Deadline (State & County) | ||
| March | |||
| 1 | Congressional Tour, Washington, DC | ||
| Food Check-Out Day | |||
| 10th-11th | Women's Conference | ||
| 13th-16th | Young Farmer Marketing Tour, St. Louis, MO | ||
| 16 | Certified Roadside Market Educational Meeting, BG, KY | ||
| 16 | 7:30 AM | County Meeting @ FB Office | |
| 20th-24th | Ag Literacy Week | ||
| April | |||
| 13 | GOOD FRIDAY-OFFICE CLOSED | ||
| 20 | 7:30 AM | County Meeting @ FB Office | |
| May | |||
| 18 | 7:30 AM | County Meeting @ FB Office | |
| 29 | MEMORIAL DAY-OFFICE CLOSED | ||
| June | |||
| 11th-15th | Institute for Future Agricultural Leaders, Murray, KY | ||
| 15 | 7:30 AM | County Meeting @ FB Office | |
| Various | Regional Teacher Workshop | ||
| 23 | Deadline for Communications Award Submission | ||
| July | |||
| 4 | 4TH OF JULY-OFFICE CLOSED | ||
| District Policy Development Meeting | |||
| 14th-15th | Young Farmer Summer Outing | ||
| 20 | 7:30 AM | County Meeting @ FB Office | |
| 27 | UK Corn, Soybean, Tobacco Field Day, Princeton, KY | ||
| August | |||
| 4 | Application Submitted for Public Relations Award | ||
| 17 | 7:30 AM | County Meeting @ FB Office | |
| 24 | Farm Bureau Day, State Fair, Louisville, KY | ||
| 25 | Deadline for Public Relations Award | ||
| September | |||
| 4 | LABORY DAY-OFFICE CLOSED | ||
| 8 | Deadline for Information Award | ||
| 16 | 5:00 PM | County Safety Day @ Lyon Convention Center | |
| 16 | 6:00 PM | County Annual Meeting @ Lyon Convention Center | |
| 28th-29th | Bluegrass and Backroads Tour, Bowling Green, KY | ||
| October | |||
| 6 | Deadline for Safety Challenge | ||
| 15 | County Resolutions DUE to state office | ||
| 19 | 7:30 AM | County Meeting @ FB Office | |
| 20 | Deadline for Women's Education & Mini Grant | ||
| District Outstanding Youth Contest | |||
| 31 | Deadline for Distinguished Service Award |
KFB Spotlight
- President's Column | Ham, Heart, and Heritage, a Good Way to Describe KFB this Time of Year
- September 5, 2025
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I’m a firm believer in the good our organization does for this state and our agriculture industry every day of the year. I say it because I believe in it, I have lived it, and I see the fruits of our labor from the front porches of our farmhouses to the Capitol steps in Washington, D.C.
- Tradition Meets Generosity | Kentucky Farm Bureau's Ham Breakfast Raises $10M at State Fair
- September 5, 2025
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The 61st Annual Kentucky Farm Bureau (KFB) Country Ham Breakfast and Charity Auction at the Kentucky State Fair brought in a combined winning bid of $10 million in support of Kentucky charities, continuing the longstanding tradition of generosity that has made this event one of the commonwealth’s most anticipated gatherings.
- Kentucky Tobacco, Still a Tradition for Growers
- September 5, 2025
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In 1994, Kentucky tobacco producers grew 187,000 acres of tobacco, weighing in at over 453 million pounds and worth nearly $841 billion. That was 10 years before the Fair and Equitable Tobacco Reform Act eliminated an antiquated tobacco quota system that had been in place since 1938.