Once again, the Kentucky Pork Producers Association sponsored the State Swine Production Proficiency Award at the Kentucky FFA State Convention in June.
According to the National FFA Organization, “Agricultural Proficiency Awards honor FFA members who, through their supervised agriculture experiences …
On August 20, the South Wing Lobby filled with the smells of a wide variety of pork dishes and a crowd of participants for the 2019 Kentucky State Fair Pork Challenge cooking competition.
Sponsored by the Kentucky Pork Producers for …
…The Kentucky Pork Producers is proud to support youth livestock exhibitors at the Kentucky State Fair by sponsoring the Championship Drive.
The Championship Drive features breed champions in each youth market animal species, honoring over 70 youth livestock exhibitors. A
The Kentucky Pork Producers hosted their second annual Show Pig Clinic in conjunction with the annual meeting.
Over 70 youth swine showmen and livestock volunteers attended the training.
This year’s presenter was Brian Hines from Linder Show Feeds. Hines is …
Visit the Kentucky State Fair on the day of the 4-H Country Ham Project and you’ll see hundreds of 4-Hers nervously preparing for their ham speeches. Entering its 20th year, the Country Ham Project has become a staple at the …
…At the 2018 Kentucky State Fair, the long-time tradition of the Sale of Champions was replaced with a new format to honor even more youth exhibitors – the Championship Drive. Grand Champions, Reserve Champions and a third, fourth and fifth
Fairgoers at the 2018 Kentucky State Fair were met with over an acre of exhibit space, dedicated completely to Kentucky agriculture and farm families.
AgLand, a new family-friendly interactive exhibit space brought together commodity groups, 4-H and FFA to create …
Once again, the Kentucky Pork Producers Association sponsored the State Swine Production Proficiency Award at the Kentucky FFA State Convention in June.
According to the National FFA Organization, “Agricultural Proficiency Awards honor FFA members who, through their supervised agriculture experiences …
The Swine Farm Family of the Year is the J.T. and Ashley Workman Family. They are the owners of Workman Farms, a 5,000 pig wean to finish operation where they are contract growers for Tosh Farms.
J.T.’s brother Zach also …
Ron Bowman is the recipient of the 2017 Kentucky Pork Producers Outstanding Service Award.
Bowman retired in January from his long held position as the University of Kentucky Extension Agent for Agriculture in Nelson County.
Bowman first became involved with …