Maintaining adequate roads and bridges will continue to be the focus of rural and urban areas of Kentucky, especially with talk of changes in the gasoline tax by the Kentucky General Assembly.  Lincoln County Farmer David Campbell, who chairs the Kentucky Farm Bureau Energy and Transportation Committee, says maintaining the current gas tax formula is critical for rural roads and bridges.

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Ground will be broken Thursday for the new Grain and Forage Center of Excellence at the University of Kentucky Research and Education Center in Princeton.  Director Dr. Chad Lee says Thursday will be an exciting day that is being made possible by a number of partners, with the center to server farmers in Kentucky and the southeast region of the United States.

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Although the deadline to respond to the Census of Agriculture was in early February, only 40 percent of farmers and landowners have complied.  National Ag Statistics Service Eastern Mountain Region Director David Knopf says farmer still need to respond online or by mail, or they will  receive a phone call from the National Ag Statistics Service.

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Congressman Hal Rogers says the new interstate in rural Kentucky is technology and broadband internet service.  The Fifth District Congressman discussed the “New Interstate” with more than 350 Kentucky Farm Bureau members during the Congressional Tour February 24^th through the 28^th.

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Association Health Plans have the potential to provide farmers and ranchers across rural America an enhanced opportunity to improve access to better healthcare options at a much more affordable cost. 

Kentucky dairy farmers are facing uncertain times. The recent news that many dairy farms in the state will be losing their ability to sell locally to a major distributor has left these farm families and the Kentucky dairy industry in even greater uncertainty.

When you think of Kentucky, many things come to mind from beautiful horses to endless acres of some of the best farmland anywhere. But for those of us who live here and are members of Kentucky Farm Bureau (KFB), we know that educating our young people is the most important thing we can do.