Ryan and Miranda Chaplin of Bourbon County won top honors in Kentucky Farm Bureau’s (KFB) Excellence in Agriculture Awards program during the organization’s 97th annual meeting in Louisville this week.

Randa Morris of Garrard County and Jacob Patterson of Pulaski County were awarded top honors in the 2016 Outstanding Farm Bureau Youth contest. Both winners were recognized during the December 1 general session of Kentucky Farm Bureau’s (KFB) 97th annual meeting, held at the Galt House Hotel in Louisville.

Mike Bach of Bath County  was honored as the 2016 Kentucky Farm Bureau (KFB) “Farmer of the Year” during the organization’s 97th annual meeting in Louisville.

CBOT futures closed lower with sharp losses in corn and wheat futures. The large funds were reported to be big sellers, especially in corn. The sharp drop in crude oil futures which occurred overnight pressured CBOT prices.  Live Cattle futures closed moderately lower in follow-through selling from Monday’s lower market. Losses were limited by a stronger boxed beef market.

Gov. Bevin today announced that U.S. Agriculture Secretary Thomas J. Vilsack has designated three Kentucky counties (Bell, McCreary and Whitley) as primary natural disaster areas due to drought.

Brad and Karen Hines of Hart County were honored as Kentucky Farm Bureau’s (KFB) 2016 “Outstanding Young Farm Family” during the organization’s 97th annual meeting in Louisville.

Recognized for its outstanding programming and for having a positive impact on both the community and its membership, Mercer County Farm Bureau was honored as Kentucky Farm Bureau’s (KFB) “Top County” in 2016.

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