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Farming is a risky business.  Many factors impact production, yields, and prices and most of those are completely out of the control of the farmer.  It is therefore critical that agriculture producers (especially young and beginning farmers) have plans in place for managing these risks.  The arti...

Applications are now available for the Kentucky FFA Livestock Grant Program.  The program provides funds to help underclassmen purchase an animal to start or expand their SAE Program. The program is open to any freshman or sophomore member who has not received a grant in the past. Application ...

The Kentucky Association for Career and Technical Education is again sponsoring the KACTE Entrepreneruship Event with $2500 in prize money up for grabs! This event challenges CTSO members in grades 9-12 to complete a pitch for funding for a new or existing entrepreneurial business.  The pitch ...

Career Development Event results for the Kentucky State Fair are listed below.  Congratulations to all competitiors. Agriculture Mechanics Agronomy Agronomy Team Dairy Dairy Team Floriculture Floriculture Team Junior Dairy Judging Junior Dairy Judging Team Junior Liv...

Eleven Kentucky FFA members have been selected to participate in the National Band, Chorus, and Talent at the 90th National FFA Convention and Expo.  These members were selected through an application and online audition process out of several hundred across the nation.  They will travel to India...

National FFA released results of national paperwork judging On August 3. As usual, Kentucky was well represented with five national proficiency finalists and thirteen national National Agriscience Fair finalists and two National Chapter Award finalsits.  .   National Chapter Finalists F...

  The 88th Annual Kentucky FFA State Convention was held June 6-8 in Lexington.  An all-time record 2815 FFA members, advisors, and guest attended the Convention which is the organization’s largest annual event.   The Convention included state contest finals in several Career and Leader...

  Watch the State FFA Convention Sessions live on Livestream. Click here!

The state Forestry Career Development Event was held April 27 at Green River Lake State Park in Campbellsville.  Competitors took a 50 question multiple choice exam related to forestry and participated in a variety of practicums including tree identification, timber measurements, forestry tool id...

Frankfort, KY – The Kentucky FFA Foundation and long-time partner Farm Credit Mid-America are bringing FFA’s 212° and 360° leadership training programs to more than 15,000 FFA members throughout Kentucky. The programs are designed to equip students with personal leadership skills and challenge th...

The Kentucky FFA Foundation is proud to announce the 2017 Agri-entrepreneurship Contest.  This program is made possible through Kentucky FFA Foundation Project LEAD, which was funded by the Kentucky Agriculture Development Board in 2002.  Since that time, this program has provided over $100,000 t...

The Kentucky FFA Alumni is again sponsoring scholarships for FFA members to attend the Kentucky FFA Leadership Training Center and the Washington Leadership Conference.  The WLC Scholarship is for $550 and the LTC Scholarships are for $150 each. Applications must be postmarked by April 1st and...

Kentucky FFA is looking for 12 outstanding members to lead the Association for the 2017-2018 year.  State Officer Candidates must be at least graduating seniors and either hold or be receiving the State FFA Degree at the 2017 Convention.  The State Officer Candidate Handbook contains complete inf...

The Extemporaneous Speaking Topics for 2017 are now available for use in speech preparation.  Click here to view and download the topics. Click here to view rules for Extemporaneous Speaking and all other state FFA contests.

State FFA Degree applications are to be completed and hand delivered to the regional degree evaluation.  Most regions hold the degree evaluation in conjunction with regional paperwork day.  Direct questions about regional degree evaluation to the regional KAAE Chair. State Degree applications ...