Louisville, KY (November 23, 2020) – Ginny Lyle of Franklin County and Brady Lawson of Morgan County were awarded top honors in the Kentucky Farm Bureau 2020 Outstanding Farm Bureau Youth contest.

Lyle and Lawson were selected from 22 district finalists, 11 male and 11 female, out of approximately 350 young people who competed in county and district contests over the past several months. At each level, the competition consists of two portions: a personal interview and a two-minute prepared speech related to agriculture or Farm Bureau. Contestants are judged by three people with backgrounds in youth work and/or agriculture.

This year’s contest was held virtually via Zoom. Judges heard speeches and spoke with finalists for personal interviews, awarding points for each contestant’s leadership record, conversational ability and scholastic achievement. KFB gave both winners a $3,000 college scholarship, a luggage set, and watch for winning the contest.

Runners-up in the contest were Kennedy Little of Fayette County and Colby Dye of Warren County. They each received a $300 cash award and leather portfolio.

The 22 district finalists who competed at KFB’s annual meeting included: Ava Kelly (McCracken County), Cooper Long    (Trigg County), Lexie Miller (Muhlenberg County), Austin Randolph (Muhlenberg County), Jenna Logsdon (Hart County), Isaiah Pruitt (LaRue County), Lindsey Brinkley (Logan County), Colby Dye (Warren County), Kennedy Little (Fayette County), Ben Williams (Nelson County), Ginny Lyle (Franklin County), Avery Stivers (Henry County), Gracie Johnson (Casey County), Cooper Garmon (Russell County), Ansley Cornelius (Madison County), Jake Lyons (Boyle County), Kaitlyn Wiseman (Clark County), Randall Sparks (Bourbon County), Riley Warner (Bath County), Brady Lawson (Morgan County), Emma Thornsberry (Knott County), Jarrod Cornett (Laurel County)

All 22 contestants received luggage pieces and $100 for winning district competitions.