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

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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

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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.

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Programs

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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.

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by | Dec 5, 2017

Kentucky’s Pottinger Among America’s Best Farmers and Ranchers

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Quint Pottinger, 29, of New Haven, Kentucky, was one of five new honorees named today to The Progressive Farmer America’s Best Young Farmers and Ranchers program. The class of 2018 was introduced during a DTN/The Progressive Farmer Ag Summit award ceremony.

Now entering its ninth year, the program recognizes young farmers and ranchers who are building successful and innovative agricultural businesses. The award recognizes the work they do to promote agriculture and have a positive impact in their communities. The 2018 class joins 36 past honorees.

Pottinger, farms 1,500 acres of corn, soybeans, cover crops and soon, wheat. He is married to Leah, an IT project manager for Humana and professional photographer.

Pottinger pointed to a new grain storage system as one of his best management moves.

“The decision to add more grain storage and a drying system has had a significant impact on our farm. With the drying system we are able to shell our corn a month earlier. It has also dramatically improved our grain quality and helped us step into new markets we did not realize were even possible.”

In 2013, Pottinger was named a White House Champion for Change for production practices and ability to connect consumers to the farm. He serves as a board member of the Kentucky FFA Foundation as chair of fundraising and serves as the Agriculture Ambassador to the Kentucky-Haiti Partnership mentoring young producers in Haiti. He is also a graduate of the Kentucky Agricultural Leadership Program. 

Quint was nominated by the National Corn Growers Association. He and his wife Leah were featured in a Corn Farmers Coalition marketing campaign in 2014, and both have served on a variety of NCGA action teams and committees, with Quint continuing this year on the Resolutions Committee. Quint is also a current class member of the KyCorn CORE Farmer Program.

Congratulations, Quint!

Read about all the inductees.

What we do.

Kentucky Corn strives to create a future for Kentucky corn farmers where they can operate successfully, grow demand and foster an understanding of corn farmers and the industry.

Become a member.

For us, grassroots means that corn farmer members are the organization. Our organization is governed by a board of directors of volunteer farmers who are elected by farmer members. Kentucky Corn Growers Association’s ability to influence policy decisions depends entirely on the strength of its membership.

By being a member, you make the Kentucky Corn Growers Association a stronger advocacy group.