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October 31, 2023   Indianapolis- Josh Mitcham of Hardinsburg, Kentucky was named the Outstanding Young Member of the National Association of Supervisors of Agricultural Education at the organization’s annual convention.  Mitcham is and Agricultural Education Consultant and Director of the K...

News Release For more information: Sheldon McKinney Executive Director Kentucky FFA Foundation, Inc. (606) 782-4620 sheldon.mckinney@kyffa.org   FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – October 17, 2023   Central Kentucky Ag Credit Continues Long-Time Support of Kentucky FFA Foundation ...

  This article was written by Kentucky FFA Foundation Executive Director and was featured in the August 16th issue of The Farmer's Pride.    I’ve been thinking about storytelling. We are overwhelmed with information, nearly everywhere we turn. How do we cut through the noise and tell...

    Campers are getting a better night's rest this summer, thanks to a generous gift from Tempur-Sealy. The company has...

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...