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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...

The State Horse Evaluation, Horsemanship, and Veterinary Science Career Development Events were held November 7 at the Cherry Exposition Center at Murray State University.  Thanks to the faculty and staff of the Hutson School of Agriculture at Murray State for coordinating these events.   The ...

The State FFA Land Judging Career Development Event was held November 1st in Hardinsburg.  The top five teams were:      1st- Montgomery County      2nd- Spencer County      3rd- Calloway County      4th- Madison Central      5th- Muhlenberg County The top three individuals were...

Does your FFA chapter have a service event planned for National FFA Week? Maybe you are planning to host a winter safe driving day for your community. This is a reminder that FFA offers Day of Service Mini-Grants for up to $400 to support one-day service events in the areas of Community Safet...

Kentucky FFA Members Excel at National FFA Convention Kentucky FFA was well represented at the 91st Annual National FFA Convention, which was held October 24-27 in Indianapolis. An all-time record of 69,944 FFA members, advisors, and guests attended the Convention, which is the largest youth o...

    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...

Applications are now available for the Kentucky FFA Livestock Grant Program.  The program provides funds to help underclassmen purchase an animal to start or expand their SAE Program. The program is open to any freshman or sophomore member who has not received a grant in the past. Application ...

The Kentucky Association for Career and Technical Education is again sponsoring the KACTE Entrepreneruship Event with $2500 in prize money up for grabs! This event challenges CTSO members in grades 9-12 to complete a pitch for funding for a new or existing entrepreneurial business.  The pitch ...

FFA Chapter Receives Ag Tag Dollars FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 4, 2018   Contact: Sheldon McKinney                         Kentucky FFA Foundation                 606-782-4620 Kentucky farmers made $612,106.42 in voluntary donations to the Ag Tag Program in the 2018 fi...

FFA CDE results are available below.  Thanks to everyone who made our events possible. Podium Winners List (complete placings for CDEs and exhibits) Agricultural Mechanics CDE Agronomy Team Agronomy Student Dairy Team Dairy Student Floriculture Team Floriculture Student ...

The National FFA Organization announced this week that 144 Kentucky FFA members will recieve the American FFA Degree at the National FFA Convention in October.  The American FFA Degree is the highest degree that can be earned by an FFA member.  The American Degree represents years of committment ...

Twenty nine Kentucky FFA members have been named National Finalists by the National FFA Organization.  Four members were named as National Finalists in Agricultural Proficiency Contests.  They will complete an interview process with a panel of industry experts for the honor of being named a N...

How is your chapter Living to Serve? Help highlight how Kentucky is putting our leadership into action through service projects that benefit local communities. Right now there are two opportunities to receive funding to support service activities. Semester-Long Living to Serve Grant is now ...

The Kentucky State Fair is now less than two months away!  Kentucky FFA is proud to be part of a new exhibit area known as Ag Land which will highlight the agriculture industry in the Commonwealth.  As part of the move to Ag Land, Kentucky FFA will have a larger exhibit area in South Wing A, whic...

The 89th Annual Kentucky FFA State Convention was held June 5-7 in Lexington.  An all-time record 2839 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 Development Events,...