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Two individuals instrumental to advancing FFA and agricultural education in Kentucky were selected to receive an Honorary American FFA Degree at this year’s National FFA Convention in Indianapolis. This award recognizes those who demonstrate outstanding personal commitment to furthering the mi...

Chaliff Receives Outstanding FFA Executive Secretary Award Indianapolis, IN – Matt Chaliff of the Kentucky Department of Education Office of Career and Technical Education and Student Transition was selected the Outstanding FFA Executive Secretary by the National Association of Supervisors of ...

  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...

News Release     For more information:     Sheldon McKinney Executive Director Kentucky FFA Foundation, Inc. (606) 782-4620 sheldon.mckinney@kyffa.org   FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – November 26, 2018   Kentucky FFA Foundation Awards $15,000 in Grants to Help FFA Chapters Combat...

    Kentucky FFA Foundation Awards $20,000 to Help Fund New and Transitioning Agricultural Education Programs   The Kentucky FFA Foundation has awarded $20,000 in the form of nine grants to Kentucky schools who are starting new agricultural education programs or who are working to rev...

Bring together some of the most passionate advocates for Kentucky FFA, give them the opportunity to contribute, throw in a little dinner and dancing, and good things are bound to happen. This year’s Blue & Gold gala at Keeneland was the first event of its kind for Kentucky FFA, but it’s al...

The 2018 Blue and Gold Auction held at the National Farm Machinery Show (NFMS), in Louisville, KY raised $46,313 dollars for the Kentucky FFA Foundation consisting of 14,313 FFA members in 160 FFA Chapters.  The multi-faceted event featured a silent auction available for all 314,000 attendees ...

In the spirit of giving and supporting the future of American Agriculture BigIron co-founders, Ron and Mark, continually speak of their foundation of their youth on the farm and of the leadership that was instilled in them as FFA members. They have first hand experience of the success that...

Sitting in the middle of Kentucky’s second largest city and serving students from nine sending schools, the Locust Trace FFA Chapter is anything but typical. Since most of the chapter’s members don’t have an agriculture background, sharing the story of agriculture has been a huge priority for the...

FFA Members Attack Hunger One Community at a Time With one in six Kentuckians identified as food insecure, hunger is a huge issue facing communities across the state- and across the state local FFA members and chapters are doing their part to eliminate hunger in a variety of ways.  According t...

Displays of pumpkins, mums, and corn stalks in front of a homes and businesses have become as much a part of fall as pumpkin pie and falling leaves. For Hannah York of Caldwell County FFA, these displays have grown into an award winning business! In 2014, Hannah talked to a few businesses betw...

On Saturday, November 11, over 200 volunteers gatherd at Harrison County Middle School to pack over 16,000 meals for impoverished regions of Haiti.  Volunteers included agriculture students from Harrison County Middle School and Harrison County High School as well as various members of the commun...

The Kentucky FFA Foundation has announced the selection of 11 FFA chapters across Kentucky for a 2017 Better Days Through Better Ways grant.  The Better Days Through Better Ways initiative awards $1,000 grants to Kentucky FFA chapters for service learning projects addressing food insecurity an...

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...

  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...