2016 Mercer County Farm Bureau Awards Two Scholarships - Kentucky Farm Bureau

2016 Mercer County Farm Bureau Awards Two Scholarships

 

Benjamin Todd Pinkston, son of Lee Todd and Aimee Pinkston, received the Mercer County Farm Bureau $1,000 scholarship  and he plans on majoring in agricultural at the University of Kentucky.  Emily Hamilton, daughter of Tracy and Doris Hamilton, received the Mercer County Farm Bureau Young Farmer $1,000 scholarship and she plans on majoring in agricultural at the University of Kentucky.

 

 

 

KFB Spotlight

Kentucky Farm Bureau Launches Kentucky Farmland Transition Initiative to Address Loss of Farm Acreage Across the State
April 9, 2024
Kentucky Farm Bureau Launches Kentucky Farmland Transition Initiative to Address Loss of Farm Acreage Across the State

The Kentucky Farmland Transition Initiative is a strategic project focused on helping farm families find ways to keep their acreage in active agricultural production as they consider the future of that land.

KFB President Eddie Melton: Sustaining the Future of Kentucky Farms
April 8, 2024
KFB President Eddie Melton: Sustaining the Future of Kentucky Farms

Kentucky Farm Bureau is announcing the creation of the Kentucky Farmland Transition Initiative which will help get us on a sustainable path to ensure our farmland remains in agricultural production.

Making Efforts Now to Save Farmland for the Future
April 8, 2024
Making Efforts Now to Save Farmland for the Future

When farmland goes out of production, it just doesn’t come back. Or if farmland is bought by investors outside of the rural community of which it is a part, the farmers, who have lived there, are no longer around to be a vital part of that community.