News Releases & Top KyCGA Stories

04.16.12 - KyCGA Scholarship Recipients Announced
04.06.12 - Farmers Planting More Corn in 2012; Stocks Down
03.30.12 - KyCGA Offers Tornado Loss Assistance to Members
03.17.12 - Kentucky Farmers Connect with Foodies at Lexington Event
03.10.12 - Kentucky Farmers Achieve National Attention with Common Ground Program
03.05.12 - Kentucky Growers Contribute to NCGA Policy Priorities
02.24.12 - Message from the President
01.27.12 - Members Elect New Board Members, Honor Retiring Directors
12.27.11 - AUDIO: Across Kentucky - KyCGA Talks About New E85 Fuel Stations Opening in the State
12.23.11 - Kentucky Winners of National Corn Yield Contest Announced
11.15.11 - Kentucky Corn Production Update
11.11.11 - Scholarships Available for Corn Grower Member Families
11.11.11 - Third E85 Fueling Site Available for Northern Kentucky Residents
11.04.11 - KyCGA Helps Dispel Myths of Ethanol Effects on Small Engines
10.27.11 - CommonGround Volunteers Urge Other Kentucky Women Farmers to Reach Out to Consumers
10.21.11 - US Corn Leaders Offer Industry Support in India and China
10.13.11 - Corn Growers Praise Congress' Passage of Korea, Colombia and Panama FTAs

Corn Reigns Supreme for 2010 Kentucky Cash Crop Receipts
August 30, 2011 - According to the USDA's Economic Research Service, Kentucky's 2010 corn crop brought in $604 million to the Commonwealth, above soybeans, hay and tobacco. Poultry was the highest receipting commodity overall for the second year, bringing $953 million to the state. Horses second, cattle and calves in third, followed by corn, then soybeans.

Kentucky Farm Volunteers Reach Out to Consumer on Hot Summer Day
August 1, 2011 - Kentucky farm volunteers visited with consumers this past weekend  to discuss food and farming at The Comfy Cow, a gourmet ice cream parlor in Louisville, Ky. Read more

Kentucky Farmers Celebrate Use of American Ethanol at Hometown Racetrack
July 1, 2011 - When the green flag waves at the Kentucky Speedway NASCAR events, July 7-9, a host of farmers will be in the stands to cheer on every driver as they race towards the finish line using Sunoco E15, a fuel blended with 15 percent ethanol. Read more

KyCGA Presents CommonGround Program to Kentucky Teachers; Encourages them to "Follow a Farmer"
June 20, 2011 - Farmer volunteers are talking to Kentucky teachers this month during the Kentucky Farm Bureau Regional Teacher Workshops held across the state. Their hope is that our educators will invite them into their classrooms next school year to share their food and farming knowledge with Kentucky students. The workshops are being held at various locations between June 16 and June 30, and more than 620 teachers have registered to attend. KyCGA is a sponsor of the Kentucky Farm Bureau teacher workshops, which provided an ideal setting to introduce teachers to the valuable resource available to them, passionate farmers from all sizes and sectors of the industry. Read more

Kentucky Corn Farmers "Staying the Course" Despite Planting Challenges
May 12, 2011 - Message from the President