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The State Horse Evaluation, Horsemanship, and Veterinary Science Career Development Events were held November 13 at the William Cherry Ag Exposition Center in Murray.  Thanks to the Hutson School of Agriculture at Murray State University for coordinating these events.   Congratulations to Cald...

 Kentucky FFA Members Excel at National FFA Convention     Kentucky FFA was well represented at the 92nd Annual National FFA Convention, which was held October 30-November 2 in Indianapolis.  Approximated 70,000 FFA members, advisors, and guests attended the Convention, which is the larg...

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 ...

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 ...

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Join our Team! Gift Administation Specialist   The Kentucky FFA Foundation is building our team and searching for a full time Gift Administration Specialist. Our ideal team member would be passionate about detail, analytics, and customer service. We are looking for a savvy financial st...

Thanks to all those who made the 2019 Kentucky State Fair a success!  Contest results for FFA events are below. Exhibit Results Agronomy CDE Dairy CDE Floriculture CDE Jr. Dairy CDE Jr. Livestock CDE Livestock CDE Meats CDE Nursery CDE Seed ID Small Power CDE Team...

National FFA released results and finalists for National Star, Proficiency, Agriscience, and National Chapter Awards on August 1.  Congratulations to all of our finalists from Kentucky!   Star Finalist Blake Quiggins of Hart County FFA was named one of four National Finalists for the Sta...

The 2019-2020 State FFA Officers are: State President- Haley Nelson- Western Hills State Vice President- Amber Dotson- Montgomery County State Secretary- Pamela Miller- Rockcastle County State Treasurer- Ashlyn Gibson- McCracken County State Reporter- Mallory McDonald- Southwestern...

FFA Shark Tank Kentucky FFA Agriculture Venture Capital Grants Provided by a generous donation from Dr. Mark & Cindy Lynn Are you a Kentucky FFA member with a great agribusiness idea? What could $5,000 do to make your dreams happen? The Kentucky FFA Agriculture Venture Capital ...

The Kentucky FFA Foundation is seeking to hire a Agriculture Education Program Development Specialist. This position will coach teachers to develop their programs, identify & grow community partnerships and more. The application window is open until Friday, April 19th. Details and qualificati...

The Kentucky Department of Agriculture is sponsoring the Kentucky Proud Direct Farm Marketing Contest.  This contest is open to all FFA members who are involved in producing and marketing agricultural products directly to consumers.  Prize money will be awarded to regional and state winners.   ...

The Kentucky FFA Foundation is proud to announce the 2019 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...

Kentucky FFA is looking for 12 outstanding members to lead the Association for the 2019-2020 year.  State Officer Candidates must be at least graduating seniors and either hold or be receiving the State FFA Degree at the 2019 Convention.  The State Officer Candidate Handbook contains complete inf...

  Sixth grader Addison Thompson may have helped feed some of her classmates today, even though she probably doesn’t realize it. Addison, a student at McNabb Middle School in Mt. Sterling, showed cattle for the first time this year. She was pretty good at it too – her market heifer was s...