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Kentucky FFA is seeking an intern for the 2023 Fall Semester.  This individual will work on a variety of projects and administrative tasks.   Applicants will be expected to: Travel to Frankfort 2-4 times during the semester Travel to Hardinsburg for the Rising Sun Conference on September ...

When Joe McCarty reflects on his life and career, one of the many bright spots is the strong foundation built by FFA and his ag teacher, Mr. Stanley DeBoe. Mr. DeBoe even drove Joe and his father to visit the University of Kentucky, where McCarty later enrolled. It was Joe and his dad’s first tri...

  Spring 2023 Launch Grants Made possible by  Mulhollem Cravens Foundation, Owensboro Grain & Give FFA Day Donors  SAE stands for “Supervised Agricultural Experience,” it is an opportunity for students to put into practice the real-life, entrepreneurial skills learned in the c...

Kentucky FFA is looking for FFA members (or groups of members) to perform as part of our first ever Kentucky FFAs Got Talent which will be held on June 6 at the State FFA Convention.  Details are below: 15-20 talent acts will be selected to participate based on video auditions Each act will ...

This article was written by Kentucky FFA Foundation Executive Director, Sheldon McKinney. It first appeared in a February issue of The Farmer's Pride.    Each January, the Foundation starts the new year by traveling all over the Commonwealth with the Kentucky FFA State Officer team on our a...

”He’s making a list, he’s checking it twice…he’s gonna find out who’s naughty or nice…” We all know the tune to the classic Christmas carol. We sing it over and over again until it’s just embedded into our brains. Well folks, I hope that’s how you will start feeling about me and my message ...

When Ken Reed was 15 years old, his ag teacher co-signed on a $17,500 loan so he could buy cattle. To put that in perspective, that would be a loan for more than $185,000 today. Reed bought the cattle, paid back the loan, and never forgot the support Mr. C.O. Neel showed him as a student. Beca...

This February, I have two special anniversaries to celebrate and they go hand in hand. At the 2012 National Farm Machinery Show, I interviewed for a job as interim Executive Director of the Kentucky FFA Foundation, working alongside my mentor and friend Billy Ray Smith as he transitioned to retir...

There is a long list of successful Hopkinsville High School graduates who credit their agriculture teacher, Mr. Earl Webb, for having a tremendous influence on them in high school.    “We had an excellent vocational agriculture/FFA ad...

Kentucky native and philanthropist Bill Gatton is well-known for supporting many causes benefitting a huge number of people from all walks of life. His recent gift to the Kentucky FFA Foundation has a connection to a much earlier time in his own history - 72 years ago ...

Kentucky FFA was well represented at the 94th Annual National FFA Convention, which was held October 27-30 in Indianapolis.  Over 60,000 FFA members, advisors, and guests attended the Convention, which is the largest youth organization gathering in the United States.    Mallory White of Un...

After twenty-six years, the Kentucky FFA Foundation tractor collection is coming to a close. The tractor collection was started in 1995 in a partnership with Southern States stores, led mostly by agriculture teacher Brenda Oldfield. To date, the program was raised well over $500,000 for the Found...

Proceeds from Endowment Will Directly Benefit Lyon County Agricultural Education Program A number of people who value their experiences in the agriculture program at Lyon County High School are joining an initiative to raise $100,000 and show their appreciation for Lyon County agriculture teac...

Mulhollem Cravens and Kentucky FFA Foundations Award $10,000 in Grants to Help Agriculture Students Fight Hunger   In a year that has shone a spotlight on the food insecurity faced by many Kentuckians, the Kentucky FFA Foundation has awarded FFA chapters $10,000 in the form of ten $1,000 gr...

Arthur Green has been everybody’s ag teacher, or at least that’s what people in Todd County like to say. Considering he taught high school agriculture in Todd County for the 33 years between 1973 and 2006, it’s probably pretty close to true. Green’s influence on generations of community member...