Mercer County Farm Bureau receives 2017 Women's Gold Star Award of Excellence - Kentucky Farm Bureau

Mercer County Farm Bureau receives 2017 Women's Gold Star Award of Excellence

 

Louisville, KY (December 1, 2017) – Recognized for the achievements of its women’s program this year, Mercer County Farm Bureau received the 2017 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.

Megan DeHart of the Mercer County Farm Bureau Women’s Committee, accepts the 2017 Gold Star Award of Excellence from Vicki Bryant, chair of the Kentucky Farm Bureau state Women’s Committee. The award was presented during a December 1 recognition program at the 98th Kentucky Farm Bureau annual meeting.

 

KFB Spotlight

President's Column | The Methods Have Changed But the Tradition Remains
May 9, 2023
President's Column | The Methods Have Changed But the Tradition Remains

As farm families across the state continue with spring planting, I’m reminded of how far we have come over the years in this process, from an agricultural technology standpoint, while never losing sight of the reasons we plant a crop.

Water Quality and the Role of Agriculture
May 9, 2023
Water Quality and the Role of Agriculture

Improving water quality has been a long-term goal of the state’s agricultural sector well in advance of the many climate issues currently making headlines.

Down the Backroads | Looking Through the Eyes of My Heart"
May 9, 2023
Down the Backroads | Looking Through the Eyes of My Heart"

As humans, it’s very easy to draw conclusions about something by sight alone. But we don’t all see things—or in my case, places—in the same way. What I might think is beautiful, another may see just the opposite, and vice versa.