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Kentucky FFA is looking for 12 outstanding members to lead the Association for the 2017-2018 year.  State Officer Candidates must be at least graduating seniors and either hold or be receiving the State FFA Degree at the 2017 Convention.  The State Officer Candidate Handbook contains complete inf...

The Extemporaneous Speaking Topics for 2017 are now available for use in speech preparation.  Click here to view and download the topics. Click here to view rules for Extemporaneous Speaking and all other state FFA contests.

State FFA Degree applications are to be completed and hand delivered to the regional degree evaluation.  Most regions hold the degree evaluation in conjunction with regional paperwork day.  Direct questions about regional degree evaluation to the regional KAAE Chair. State Degree applications ...

American Degree applications must be completed online and the cover page submitted to the Executive Secretary by March 1.  The address for mailing cover pages is: Kentucky FFA 300 Sower Boulevard Frankfort, KY 40601   American Degree applications must be completed online.  Applications...

The Kentucky Soybean Promotion Board is sponsoring a T-shirt design contest.  Over $3000 in prizes are available to the winners.  Entries are due by Noon on December 21st.  Complete information is below. T-shirt Design Information

The State FFA Horsemanship Contest was held on November 16 at Murray State University. The top team was Henderson County FFA.  Click here to view all team scores. Thanks to the MSU Hutson School of Agriculture for hosting!

The State FFA Horse Judging and Veterinary Science Career Development Events were held November 16 at Murray State University.  A record 37 Horse Judging teams and 35 Veterinary Science teams participated.  Thanks to the MSU Hutson School of Agriculture for coordinating and hosting these events. ...

Applications for the Kentucky FFA Livestock Grant program are due December 1, 2016.  Applications must be postmarked by December 1 or emailed to matt.chaliff@education.ky.gov by December 1. The Livestock Grant Program provides funds to help underclassmen purchase an animal to start or expand t...

The State Land Judging CDE was held at the Kentucky FFA Leadership Training Center on November 3.   The top teams were: 1st Place- Jackson County 2nd Place- Adair County 3rd Place- Cumberland County 4th Place- Caldwell County 5th Place- Spencer County   The high individ...

The 212 Leadership Conference will be held at Eastern Kentucky University in Richmond on January 27-28. The conference is designed for 9th-10th grade students.  It is recommended that a student only attend the 212° Conference once, because the content is similar from year to year.  Each partic...

Kentucky FFA was well represented at the 89th Annual National FFA Convention, which was held October 19-22 in Indianapolis.  Over 64,000 FFA members, advisors, and guests attended the Convention, which is the largest youth organization gathering in the United States. Spencer County FFA won the...

On November 11, 2016 the Kentucky Agricultural Council along with several other groups will host the first ever Kentucky-Tennessee Beginning Farmers Summit.  The Summit will be held in Louisville in conjunction with the North American International Livestock Exposition. Click here for complete...

The KACTE Entrepreneurship Event is a great opportunity for you to earn some extra money for your SAE program.  Entries in the contest take the form of a 4-6 minute online video about your plan to start or expand an entrepreneurial business and the submission of a one page executive summary. P...

Public school students in grades 10-12 are invited to apply for membership on the Commissioner’s Student Council, an advisory group that provides input and feedback to Kentucky Commissioner of Education Stephen Pruitt. The council also is designed to engage student leaders in learning by doing. ...

FFA Contests were held at the Kentucky State Fair on August 18-19, 2016.  Click here to view placings for Career Development Events and exhibits.   CDE Results are below: Agriculture Mechanics CDE Agronomy CDE Dairy Evaluation CDE Floriculture CDE Livestock Evaluation CDE ...