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Across Kentucky - March 20, 2023
March 21, 2023
Across Kentucky - March 20, 2023

KFB Executive Vice President Drew Graham says every day is National Agriculture Day on the farm.

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2023 KFB Congressional Tour
March 21, 2023
2023 KFB Congressional Tour

Each year, Kentucky Farm Bureau (KFB) members by the hundreds make their way to the nation’s capital to participate in the annual Congressional Tour.

Water Quality and the Role of Agriculture
March 21, 2023
Water Quality and the Role of Agriculture

For decades, environmental experts, government agencies, and concerned citizen groups have been hearing about and monitoring an area in the Gulf of Mexico that has come to be known as the Hypoxia Zone.

2023 KFB Presidents and Vice Presidents Conference
March 21, 2023
2023 KFB Presidents and Vice Presidents Conference

Every February, Kentucky Farm Bureau (KFB) county volunteer leaders make their way to the Derby City for the annual KFB Presidents and Vice Presidents Conference.

Helping Our Neighbors in Eastern Kentucky
March 20, 2023
Helping Our Neighbors in Eastern Kentucky

Months after flood waters ravaged many communities in southeastern Kentucky, efforts are still being made to help in the recovery process.

AFBF Hails Bipartisan Effort to Freeze Flawed Wage Rate
March 20, 2023
AFBF Hails Bipartisan Effort to Freeze Flawed Wage Rate

The American Farm Bureau Federation urges Congress to pass newly-introduced legislation to freeze the flawed 2023 Adverse Effect Wage Rate (AEWR), which distorts labor costs for farmers across the country who hire nearly 400,000 employees through the H-2A program.

Candid Conversation | KFBF Director of National Affairs and Government Relations Ericka King
March 20, 2023
Candid Conversation | KFBF Director of National Affairs and Government Relations Ericka King

It has been called many things throughout the ages; "Father of Rivers," the "Great River, "and the "Mighty Mississippi," to name a few. But industries of all sectors, especially agriculture, have come to know the Mississippi River as one of the main transportation modes for goods going out and coming into this country.

March 17, 2023 – Legislative Report No. 8 – 2023 Kentucky General Assembly
March 17, 2023
March 17, 2023 – Legislative Report No. 8 – 2023 Kentucky General Assembly
Comment Column | Eli Mann, Chair, State Young Farmer Advisory Committee
March 17, 2023
Comment Column | Eli Mann, Chair, State Young Farmer Advisory Committee

Preserving the small family farm is extremely important, not only in Kentucky but across the nation, and we've got to find ways to keep the next generation on or coming back to the farm. KFB plays a vital role in helping make that happen, constantly thinking and trying to do things that would encourage these young farmers to continue in the agriculture industry.

Down the Backroads | A Big Hug and Love Ya Man
March 17, 2023
Down the Backroads | A Big Hug and Love Ya Man

If I had gone in any other direction, who knows where I may have ended up. And I’m so blessed and thankful to be where I am, and doing what I’m doing from both a personal and profession standpoint.