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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...

Owensboro Grain’s reach may be international, they prioritize supporting the local community, especially when it comes to youth in agriculture. For the second time in just three years, the company has made a large donation that will directly impact agriculture students in Daviess County. The agri...

  Keelan Pulliam credits FFA as the thing that allowed him to see beyond the end of his family farm’s driveway, and he and his wife Diana have spent their recent years making sure current Kentucky FFA members have the same opportunity. Most recently, the Pulliams have given  $50,000 to ...

  Check These Charitable Items Off Your List The end of the year is a time of reflection and anticipation. It’s also a time of deadlines. Here are some important charitable considerations ahead of the last day of December. IRA DISTRIBUTION If you are 59½ or older, you can take a distr...