Kristan Wright, agriculture education consultant and Future Farmers of America (FFA) advisor for the Kentucky Department of Education (KDE), has been named the 2025 Farm Woman of the Year by the Kentucky Farm Bureau.
Kentucky FFA was well represented at the 98th Annual National FFA Convention, which was held Oct. 29-Nov. 1 in Indianapolis. More than 73,000 FFA members, advisors and guests attended the convention, which is the largest youth organization gathering in the United States.
This October, National Farm to School Month, three Kentucky school systems are being awarded for their dedication to purchasing and using locally grown produce and proteins.
About four years ago, Red Cross Elementary School Teacher Scott Johnson noticed one of his kindergarten students was wearing a rubber hand. His student, Jackson Farmer, was born without a right hand and would sometimes wear the rubber hand to give the appearance of having a hand. However, it didn’t have any functionality.
Several schools in the Boyle County school district hosted special events on Sept. 15 for All In for Ag Education Week.
SkillsUSA Kentucky earned SkillsUSA’s highest honor for state organizations during the annual SkillsUSA State Directors Association professional conference in August.
Trevor Ellis, a recent Mercer County High School graduate who placed 20th in the nation in welding at the SkillsUSA National Championships, is planning a career in welding.
Students from across the Commonwealth gathered at the Kentucky State Fair on Aug. 18 to compete in the first-ever School Garden Salsa Challenge.
The gift will create unprecedented opportunities for the more than 24,000 Kentucky students who participate in the FFA program in schools across the Commonwealth.
Kentucky students took home several awards during the 2025 SkillsUSA Championships in Atlanta on June 23-27.