Let's Get Rural Podcast

Kentucky Farm Bureau Young Farmer Director, Taylor Nash, discusses the 75th Anniversary of the KFB Young Farmer Program with KFB News Editor Tim Thornberry. Learn more about the YF Program at: kyfb.com/federation/programs/young-farmers/ Join the YF Program Facebook group at: https://www.facebook.com/groups/kyfarmbureauyoungfarmers/

Michael Cochran from the Kentucky Pork Producers and Cochran Farms joins Renee and Matt in the KFB Studio to discuss the significance of pork production in Kentucky. Learn more about the KY Pork Producers at: kypork.org Follow on facebook at: facebook.com/KYPork

Renee and Matt chat with the Commodity Marketing Specialist at Kentucky Farm Bureau about the harvest outlook and how the economy could affect farms in Kentucky. Visit the KFB Market Details site at: https://www.kyfb.com/federation/programs/commodities/market-details/ Download the KFB APP at: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/kentucky-farm-bureau/id580530986

KFB News Editor Tim Thornberry explores the many unsung heroes that impact our lives. Read the KFB News Magazine at: https://editions.mydigitalpublication.com/publication/?m=66493&l=1&view=issuelistBrowser

KFB News Editor Tim Thornberry talks with the President of the Tennessee Farm Bureau about the Farmland Transition Initiative. Learn more about the initiative at: www.kyfarmlandtransition.com Get to know our neighbors to the south at: tnfarmbureau.org

KFB News Editor Tim Thornberry speaks that certain life changes present great new opportunities. Read the latest KFB News Magazine at: https://editions.mydigitalpublication.com/publication/?m=66493&l=1&view=issuelistBrowser

Renee and Matt meet with Raising Hope Kentucky Program Coordinator Melissa Huggett to discuss her farm and current role. The Raising Hope program aims to promote the physical and mental health and safety of Kentucky’s farmers and farm families. Learn more about Raising Hope at: www.raisinghopeky.com Complete the application for the Raising Hope Grant at: https://form.jotform.com/242205988788070

KFB News Editor Tim Thornberry interviews Melissa McDonald, the Executive Director of Feeding Kentucky, about the organization's efforts to provide food for people across Kentucky. Learn more about Feeding Kentucky at: feedingky.org Read the latest KFB News at: https://editions.mydigitalpublication.com/publication/?m=66493&l=1&view=issuelistBrowser

Cathy Otis from Jackson's Orchard in Bowling Green joins Renee and Matt to discuss the market, current products in season, and the KFB Certified Farm Market Program Jackson's Orchard: jacksonsorchard.com Jackson's Orchard on Facebook: www.facebook.com/jacksons.orchard Find a Certified Market near you at: kyfb.com/federation/programs/certified-farm-markets

Join Renee and Matt as they sit down with Jonathan and Gracie Reynolds of Hickman County to delve into their journey as young farmers and to get an exclusive peek into the upcoming harvest. To keep up with the latest info on market data go to: kyfb.com/federation/programs/commodities/

KFB News Editor Tim Thornberry interviews Larry Thomas, chair of the new KFB Environmental Stewardship Advisory Committee, about the committee's goals and Kentucky farmers' conservation efforts. To read the article from KFB News go to: https://editions.mydigitalpublication.com/article/Environmental+Stewardship+Advisory+Committee/4823270/827427/article.html

Renee and Matt chat with the Katie Cecil Pedigo of Katie Ann Flowers at Cecil Farms about her life in ag and passion for advocacy. Click to learn more about Katie Ann Flowers: www.katieannflowers.com Read about the Generation Bridge Advocate of the Year program at: https://www.kyfb.com/federation/programs/generation-bridge/generation-bridge-advocate-of-the-year/

KFB Editor Tim Thornberry reflects on how power of the written word. To read the digital version of KFB News go to:https://editions.mydigitalpublication.com/publication/?m=66493&l=1&view=issuelistBrowser

We interview the newly crowned Miss Kentucky Chapel Tinius to discuss her exciting new role and the various agricultural events she will be involved in! Learn more about Homegrown by Heroes at: https://www.kyproud.com/programs/homegrown-by-heroes Read more about Honor Flight Kentucky at: https://www.honorflightky.org/

2024 KFB Farmer of the Year Jed Clark sits down with KFB President Eddie Melton and KFB Public Affairs Director Kyle Kelly to share the farmer's perspective on ag issues. Learn more about the Farmer of the Year competition at: https://www.kyfb.com/federation/programs/commodities/farmer-of-the-year/

Renee and Matt discuss with Caleb Brown of Meadowview Farms and Hutson Inc. about the upcoming future technologies farmers can anticipate. Caleb helps provide solutions for farmers’ purchasing needs with an emphasis on technology.

KFB News Editor Tim Thornberry recalls how small moments in life bring back vivid memories of the past. Read KFB News at: https://editions.mydigitalpublication.com/publication/?m=66493&l=1&view=issuelistBrowser

Renee and Matt chats with Kentucky Agriculture Commissioner Jonathan Shell about his life growing up on the farm and how it shaped the way he leads in his new role. Learn more about the KY Department of Agriculture at: www.kyagr.com Check out all the fun at the KY State Fair at: kystatefair.org

Tim talks with Dayna Fentress, The Family and Consumer Science agent at the University of Kentucky Martin- Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment Hardin County Extension Office, on how folks can save on the rising cost of food. Read the latest KFB News Magazine at: https://editions.mydigitalpublication.com/publication/?m=66493&l=1&view=issuelistBrowser

Renee invites the KFB Commodity Division intern Weston Wolf to chat with her and Matt about his life growing up on the farm and why he chose to intern at Kentucky Farm Bureau. Find out more about internship opportunities at: https://www.kyfb.com/insurance/careers/ Learn more about the commodity division at: https://www.kyfb.com/federation/programs/commodities/

Tim tells about his unique extended family members. Down the Backroads is a monthly column by KFB News editor Tim Thornberry, who shares his thoughts and memories about rural life in Kentucky and beyond.   Read KFB News at: https://editions.mydigitalpublication.com/publication/?m=66493&l=1&view=issuelistBrowser

KFB New Editor Tim Thornberry chats with Dr. John Newton, the Republican Chief Economist for the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture. Dr. Newton discusses the current forecasted U.S. agriculture trade deficit. Find the latest KFB News magazine at: https://editions.mydigitalpublication.com/publication/?m=66493&l=1&view=issuelistBrowser

Kentucky Senate Agriculture Committee Chair Senator Jason Howell joins KFB President Eddie Melton and KFB Public Affairs Director Kyle Kelly on this month's episode of Farm to Frankfort. Learn more about KFB's Public Affairs work at: https://www.kyfb.com/federation/public-affairs/

Kentucky Farm Bureau's Public Affairs Directory Kyle Kelly joins Renee and Matt to discuss is ag background and love of advocating for Kentucky farmers. Learn more about KFB's Public Affairs work at: https://www.kyfb.com/federation/public-affairs/ Learn more about the Kentucky Farmland Transition Initiative at: https://www.kyfarmlandtransition.com/

Rob McClanahan joins Renee and Matt to talk about agriculture issues, advocating for Farm Bureau, and his time with the KFB Generation Bridge program. Learn more about the Generation Bridge Program at: https://www.kyfb.com/federation/programs/generation-bridge/