One of the things I’m most proud of as president of Kentucky Farm Bureau (KFB) is being a part of the storied history of this organization which began more than 100 years ago.

CBOT futures closed mixed again today with old-crop corn and soybean oil futures leading the market higher. Cattle futures closed lower with larger losses in the feeder market. Lean hog futures closed sharply lower with the July LH down the daily $3.00/cwt limit. 

Kentucky Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Company was founded nearly eight decades ago, in 1943, to protect the assets of Kentuckians. From the start, our insurance services have been offered as a benefit to members of Kentucky Farm Bureau, ensuring that hardworking families across the Bluegrass State have access to the quality coverage they deserve.

A special edition of KFB Candid Conversation features a discussion with the folks from Oates Promotional Services, a long-time provider of all types of flags including American flags that have flown all over the world.  KFB News recently visited their Louisville facility to talk to family members who are carrying on truly American tradition.

COVID-19 caused many hardships and continues to be a concern, but as cases drop and vaccines make their way to more people, a re-opening of sorts is taking place throughout the state and much of the nation. And nowhere is it more welcome than in rural communities.

I am fortunate enough to have a job that allows, and often necessitates, much travel around this great state. Whether I’m interviewing someone for a story or just gathering as many photos as I can, it’s part of what I do in telling our agricultural story.

It’s an unusually muggy afternoon in late May as Reed and Heather Graham stand atop the 500 acres in eastern Kentucky they call home. The husband and wife team lean against a trusty white Jeep Cherokee Sport that carried them over steep, rutted dirt roads to summit the knob.

Of all the crops grown in Kentucky, perhaps some of the most colorful and picturesque are canola and its very close cousin, rapeseed. The glow from the yellow flowers, which bloom atop these plants in the spring, almost seem electrified in the bright late April sun.