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Thanks to all those who made the 2019 Kentucky State Fair a success!  Contest results for FFA events are below. Exhibit Results Agronomy CDE Dairy CDE Floriculture CDE Jr. Dairy CDE Jr. Livestock CDE Livestock CDE Meats CDE Nursery CDE Seed ID Small Power CDE Team...

National FFA released results and finalists for National Star, Proficiency, Agriscience, and National Chapter Awards on August 1.  Congratulations to all of our finalists from Kentucky!   Star Finalist Blake Quiggins of Hart County FFA was named one of four National Finalists for the Sta...

The 2019-2020 State FFA Officers are: State President- Haley Nelson- Western Hills State Vice President- Amber Dotson- Montgomery County State Secretary- Pamela Miller- Rockcastle County State Treasurer- Ashlyn Gibson- McCracken County State Reporter- Mallory McDonald- Southwestern...

FFA Shark Tank Kentucky FFA Agriculture Venture Capital Grants Provided by a generous donation from Dr. Mark & Cindy Lynn Are you a Kentucky FFA member with a great agribusiness idea? What could $5,000 do to make your dreams happen? The Kentucky FFA Agriculture Venture Capital ...

The Kentucky FFA Foundation is seeking to hire a Agriculture Education Program Development Specialist. This position will coach teachers to develop their programs, identify & grow community partnerships and more. The application window is open until Friday, April 19th. Details and qualificati...

The Kentucky Department of Agriculture is sponsoring the Kentucky Proud Direct Farm Marketing Contest.  This contest is open to all FFA members who are involved in producing and marketing agricultural products directly to consumers.  Prize money will be awarded to regional and state winners.   ...

The Kentucky FFA Foundation is proud to announce the 2019 Agri-entrepreneurship Contest.  This program is made possible through Kentucky FFA Foundation Project LEAD, which was funded by the Kentucky Agriculture Development Board in 2002.  Since that time, this program has provided over $100,000 t...

Kentucky FFA is looking for 12 outstanding members to lead the Association for the 2019-2020 year.  State Officer Candidates must be at least graduating seniors and either hold or be receiving the State FFA Degree at the 2019 Convention.  The State Officer Candidate Handbook contains complete inf...

  Sixth grader Addison Thompson may have helped feed some of her classmates today, even though she probably doesn’t realize it. Addison, a student at McNabb Middle School in Mt. Sterling, showed cattle for the first time this year. She was pretty good at it too – her market heifer was s...

During the 2019 Legislative Session, kentucky Ag Education will be having a one day, Legislative Page program.  Due to space limitations participation is limited to approximately 12 FFA members from across the state.     Applications for the program will be accepted now through December 20....

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 m...

American Degree applications must be completed online.  Applications may be accessed through AET or the student’s Ag Career Network (AgCN) account.  Below are instructions for accessing the application through AET: Go to www.theaet.com and login using information provided by the Advisor Clic...

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...