Twenty year-old Allison Brockman is proud to have many titles in her life. Daughter, sister, aunt, farmer, college student, Kentucky Cattleman’s Association regional board member. Not listed is her most recent title – one she gave herself – and that is: chicken-tender.
Read MoreAs my role in agriculture has changed over the years, I am able to meet more new people in our industry. Once in a while, you meet someone that gives you a clear picture of how they earned the job they have. One of those people is Ben Conner, Special Projects Coordinator at the Kentucky Department of Agriculture.
Read MoreGrowing up with an ill uncle, Hanna Earich always new she wanted to go into the medical field, but she didn’t want to leave her agricultural roots. To incorporate agriculture into her education, she decided to study agricultural biotechnology as a pathway to get into Pharmacy school.
Read MoreGrowing up in Louisville, Kentucky Beka Vaile was sold on becoming a zoo keeper ever since her first visit.
Read MoreIt is springtime in the Bluegrass and throughout the Commonwealth there is anticipation for this weekend’s Kentucky Derby. That is what brought Erin O’Keefe, Customer Relations Manager for Millenium Farms, to Kentucky.
Read MoreA picture is worth a thousand words, and for Emily Goins capturing some of cattle showman’s best moments is a privilege for her.
Read MoreWhile growing up in the suburbs of Louisville, the closest Matt Hilton ever got to agriculture was at the grocery store shopping for food. That wouldn’t last for long though as Matt was hired 11 years ago to be a video coordinator for Kentucky Farm Bureau.
Read MoreAgriculture has run in Elizabeth Riley's blood since she was born. Raised on a sheep and goat farm in Hopkinsville, Kentucky by her mother who is a 4-H agent, she knew her path always involved agriculture.
Read MoreAdam has been KyCorn’s program director for 11 years, where he manages the association’s membership, market development, and farmer leadership programs. He also organizes and mobilizes KyCorn’s grassroots base, which means he encourages farmer members to get involved in policy issues and public affairs.
Read MoreCara is a Feed Sales and Technical Rep for Cargill Animal Nutrition. Their brands of horse feed include Southern States, Legends and ProElite Feeds.
Read MoreEven though his official job title is futures broker, Boyd Brooks, a Cynthiana native, says he is truly a risk management specialist who helps farmers turn a profit in an industry of financial uncertainty.
Read MoreTaylor and Zac Jones brought in their first harvest with just 278 tomato plants. Their grandfather had given them a couple rows in his garden and the pair had been experimenting with the idea of starting their own farm.
Read MoreCarrie Knott, a Daviess county native, thought after high school she would get an associate’s degree and enter the workforce. A bachelor’s degree, master’s degree and Ph.D later, she is working as an extension agronomist for the University of Kentucky.
Read MoreFor most folks, a career in government comes by chance rather than pursuit, and that is exactly how Kimberly McDaniel became an agricultural statistician with the National Agricultural Statistics Service 28 years ago. She works out of the Eastern Mountain Regional Field Office in Louisville, Ky.
Read MoreNestled in Hodgenville, Kentucky sits Fresh Start Farms, owned and operated by Ryan Bivens, a first-generation farmer.
Read MoreIf you would have told Dr. Tammy Potter ten years ago, that she would be the state apiarist (fancy word for beekeeper), she probably would have laughed at you. Potter attended college to become an English professor and was one for many years until her grandfather called her back to the farm that she was determined to get away from, to help him take care of his bees.
Read MoreDr. Carl Bradley is a plant pathologist for the University of Kentucky. In his role, he studies diseases in field crops (corn, soybeans, and wheat), researches ways to manage those diseases, and then passes the information on to farmers across the commonwealth.
Read MoreThe time spent on the track solidified Carrie’s conviction that she was meant to live in Kentucky, so immediately upon graduating from high school, she accepted a groom position at Lane’s End Oak Tree division. She jumped in head first, learning how to groom and the ropes of how a first-class Thoroughbred farm operated.
Read MoreTyler Phipps has been a crop consultant with Crop Production Services (CPS) in Shelbyville for five years. Coming from eastern Kentucky, he did not realize the tremendous opportunities available in agriculture, but he is thankful CPS gave him a chance.
Read MoreLindie Huffman’s mantra is “People don’t care how much you know, until they know how much you care,” and building relationships is just one of this Jane-of-all-trade’s exceptional talents.
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