About KYCA

Who is KY Corn

Our vision is to sustainably feed and fuel a growing world.

KyCGA

Our organization empowers corn farmers to elevate their voice in the governmental process.

KY Corn Promotion Council

The Kentucky Corn Promotion Council collects and administers a .0025 checkoff, which is remitted on corn sold throughout Kentucky.

Annual Report

Review the latest Annual Report and explore highlights from 2023.

Checkoff at work

Overview

The Kentucky corn checkoff makes important market development, promotion, education, and research efforts possible.

Markets

We serve a variety of markets including, Ethanol, Bourbon & Distilled Spritis, Trade, and Livestock Feed to name a few.

Research

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Education

Kentucky Corn supports multiple programs about agriculture literacy and improving agriculture educations.

Sustainability

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Policy

Action Alerts

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Grassroots

For us, grassroots means that corn farmer members are the organization. Our organization is governed by a board of directors who are elected by farmer members.

Resources

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FAQs

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Programs

Read more about all programs offered

Corn farmer checkoff funds go to a variety of annual programming to ensure a strong and vibrant Kentucky agriculture industry and to strengthen the efforts of other organizations toward their missions to enhance the future of our industry.

Core Farmer Scholarship

The CORE Farmer Program is a two-year curriculum designed to deliver classroom-style instructional learning, expand participants’ peer network and gain perspectives from other business endeavors.

News & Resources

Blog, Press, Updates

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Corn Facts

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Agriculture Education

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Classroom Resources

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Education – Agriculture & Literacy.

Producer Education

  • Agriculture will always evaluate with new technologies, practices, agronomics and insights. Kentucky Corn works to centralize those resources into a Producer Resource Hub.
  • Carbon markets are an emerging opportunity for Kentucky corn farmers. Learn more about the carbon landscape to help orient yourself.
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  • The CORE Farmer Program has been a significant component in Kentucky Corn Growers Association’s effort to empower farmers with knowledge, friendships and understanding. The program concept aligns with Kentucky Corn Growers Association’smission to “develop and enhance a sustainable environment for Kentucky corn growers’.
  • Intensive Corn Management Seminar.
  • As an industry and community, we need to continue to raise awareness of farm stress. Review these tools and resources to learn more.

Consumer and Student Education

  • Kentucky Corn makes signage with corn facts and reading materials available to public corn mazes across the state. If you want to include an educational component in your corn maze, please contact Laura Knoth.
  • Growing the next generation of farmers and agribusiness professionals is paramount for the future of agriculture. Kentucky Corn invests in several FFA and 4-H programs.
  • Additional classroom activity pages and resources are available through our resources tab.