County Corner - Kentucky Farm Bureau

County Corner

County Farm Bureaus support every community in the Commonwealth through information, products and service programs including: Women's Leadership Activities, Ag in the Classroom, Commodity Market Information, Scholarships, Certified Roadside Farm Markets and our Young Farmers program.  County Farm Bureaus  have established a reputation as effective advocates for its members.  Check this space often for updates on County Farm Bureau programs and activities happening in our community.

Trigg County Farm Bureau now accepting grant applications
Trigg County Farm Bureau now accepting grant applications

Trigg County Farm Bureau is now accepting grant applications.  Grants are awarded to fulfill one-time needs in the areas of: safety, education, rural health, commodities, or projects and events.  Individuals and organizations may apply. 

Trigg County students awarded Farm Bureau scholarships
Trigg County students awarded Farm Bureau scholarships

Four Trigg County students received college scholarships from Trigg County Farm Bureau. In partnership with County Farm Bureaus, the Kentucky Farm Bureau Education Foundation awarded $465,400 this year to deserving students from across the Commonwealth.

Trigg County student attends Institute for Future Agricultural Leaders
Trigg County student attends Institute for Future Agricultural Leaders

Trigg County high school junior Ethan Nolcox recently returned home from Kentucky Farm Bureau’s Institute for Future Agricultural Leaders (IFAL).

Trigg County hosts Kentucky Farm Bureau Teacher Workshop
Trigg County hosts Kentucky Farm Bureau Teacher Workshop

Cadiz, KY (June 6, 2018) – School may be out for the summer, but teachers are still hard at work preparing for the next school year. Teachers from around the region assembled at the Lake Barkley Resort Lodge in Cadiz to participate in a free Kentucky Farm Bureau professional development workshop.

Trigg County student attends Institute for Future Agricultural Leaders
Trigg County student attends Institute for Future Agricultural Leaders

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.