Mercer County Raise Funds for the Freear's Hope Foundation

 

Mercer County Farm Bureau Women's Committee grew and sold pinkish pumpkins for raise funds for the Freear’s Hope Foundation at the Commonwealth Cancer Center in Danville.  This foundation helps patients with rent, food, lodging, utilities etc.  They donated over $1,850.

 

Left to right: Joni Horn, Women’s Chair, Amber Ashford, Director of the Freear’s Hope Foundation and Cheryl Bolling, Director of Education and Resources, Commonwealth Cancer Center

 

KFB Spotlight

Steve Kelley Honored as the 2019 Kentucky Farm Bureau Farmer of the Year
November 11, 2019
Steve Kelley Honored as the 2019 Kentucky Farm Bureau Farmer of the Year

Steve Kelley of Carlisle County will be honored as the 2019 Kentucky Farm Bureau (KFB) “Farmer of the Year” during the organization’s 100th annual meeting in Louisville in December.

Down the Backroads: The Resources We Have Around Us That We Never Seem To Use
November 7, 2019
Down the Backroads: The Resources We Have Around Us That We Never Seem To Use

A good buddy of mine is an automotive technician and works on some of the newest and most technologically advanced vehicles on the road. During a recent conversation, I mentioned to him how surprised I am at the number of automobiles being manufactured these days without turn signals.

Johnson County Farm Family Making the Best of Available Resources
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Johnson County Farm Family Making the Best of Available Resources

Getting to Flat Gap, Kentucky is not the easiest of trips, but well worth it once you arrive. The small eastern Kentucky town is located in the heart of the mountain region of Johnson County as well as in the state’s rich coal mining country.