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Kentucky FFA is looking for motivated and organized individuals to assist with the Kentucky FFA State Convention!  These individuals will work during (and in some cases before) the State FFA Convention which will be held in Lexington on June 2-6.  Successful candidats will get a behind the scenes...

The American FFA Degree is the highest honor that an FFA member can earn.  American FFA Degree applications must be completed and submitted online by February 15.  Click here to view complete guidelines and instructions.    FFA Advisors are expected to review applications and submit them for r...

The Kentucky Association for Career and Technical Education released details of the 2024 KACTE Entrepreneurship Event.  The KACTE Entrepreneurship Event is intended to: encourage all CTE programs to include entrepreneurship education in their curriculum encourage CTE students to think about...

  Kentucky FFA was well represented at the 96th Annual National FFA Convention, which was held October November 1-4 in Indianapolis.  Nearly 73,000 FFA members, advisors, and guests attended the Convention, which is the largest youth organization gathering in the United States.    Paxto...

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 ...

2023 Kentucky State Fair Results Agricultural Mechanics CDE Agronomy Team Agronomy Individual Dairy Team Dairy Individual  Floriculture Team Floriculture Individual Jr. Dairy Team Jr. Dairy Individual Jr. Livestock Team Jr. Livestock Individual   Livestock Team...

  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...

  Kentucky FFA is looking for motivated and organized individuals to assist with the Kentucky FFA State Convention!  These individuals will work during (and in some cases before) the State FFA Convention which will be held in Lexington on June 5-8.  Successful candidats will get a behind t...