Tim tells of lessons learned from, believe it or not, an outhouse. 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.  

Renee and Matt sit down with Kentucky 4H President Mollie Kate Webb about her year as president, and her passion for advocacy, education, and agriculture.

Learn more about Kentucky 4H at:

Kentucky Farm Bureau News:

https://editions.mydigitalpublication.com/publication/?m=66493&i=804631&view=articleBrowser&article_id=4657428&search=mollie%20webb&ver=html5

KFB President Eddie Melton and KFB Public Affairs Director Kyle Kelly speak with Kentucky Representative Michael Sarge Pollock about the recent Kentucky legislative session.

Tim sits down with KFB Federation Director, National Affairs And Government Relations Ericka King to discuss the current state of the Farm Bill. In this role, Ericka serves as the liaison between KFB and Kentucky’s Federal delegation. She tracks federal legislation and regulations impacting the agriculture community, and ensures KFB’s national legislative priorities are communicated

House Ag Committee Farm Bill Page:

To view the digital KFB News magazine go to:

https://editions.mydigitalpublication.com/publication/?m=66493&l=1&view=issuelistBrowser

Renee and Matt sit down with Kentucky Farm Bureau Youn Farmer Chair Mackenzie Wright about her passion for advocacy, education, and agriculture.

Learn more about the KFB Young Farmer Program at: https://www.kyfb.com/federation/programs/young-farmers/

Learn more about the UK Dept. of Plant and Soil Sciences:

https://pss.ca.uky.edu

KFB News Magazine: https://editions.mydigitalpublication.com/publication/?m=66493&l=1&view=issuelistBrowser

Meet Jacob "Jake" Settles of Rising Sons Beef of Springfield, Kentucky. Jake chats with Renee and Matt about his family farm and why they named their operation Rising Sons.

Learn more about Jake at: www.risingsonsbeef.com

KY Farmland Transition Initiative: kyfarmlandtransition.com

American Farm Bureau Federation Senior Director of Governmental Relations David Salmonsen discusses agriculture exports and the ag trade deficit.

Read more at:

https://editions.mydigitalpublication.com/article/Agriculture+Exports+and+the+Ag+Trade+Deficit/4757245/819547/article.html

Renee and Matt chat with Taylor Thompson, the Commodity Marketing Specialist for the Kentucky Farm Bureau Federation, about his passion for agriculture and educating farmers on economic trends.

Show Note links:

Learn more about the Commodity Division at:

www.kyfb.com/federation/programs/commodities/

Sign up for the KFB Commodity Reports at:

 kyfb.jotform.com/233545508760055