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.

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Kentucky Corn supports multiple programs about agriculture literacy and improving agriculture educations.

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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 | Mar 7, 2022

Chinese Agriculture Officials Visit with Kentucky Grain Producers and End Users

Chinese Embassy delegation visited with Sanderfur Farm and KyCorn Executive Director Laura Knoth in Hartford.

KyCorn and the Tennessee Corn Growers hosted a China Embassy team earlier this month to facilitate conversation about American grain production, transportation, and end use. The trade mission was accompanied by the U.S. Grains Council.

Representatives from the Washington D.C. office of the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) visited several farms in western Kentucky.

Tyson and Laura Sanderfur of Sanderfur Farm in Hartford spoke to the group about on-farm grain handling and storage. Josh Lancaster with L. Hust Farms in Slaughters discussed agronomic planning. KyCorn president Joseph Sisk provided a stop in Christian County to discuss environmental priorities, and Alana Baker of River Bend Farms in Cadiz provided the team a glimpse of cattle farming and discussed family farm transition.

Chinese delegates Agriculture Counselor Jiao Dian, and her colleagues An Xiao, Xu Gaoheng, also met with Daviess County ANR extension agent Clint Hardy and enjoyed a tour of Green River Distillery in Owensboro, where Yellow Banks Straight Bourbon Whiskey is made.

“The team thoroughly enjoyed the farm tours and the discussions with the producers,” remarked Stella Qian, US Grains Council Manager of Global Ethanol Market Development. “Visits like these help to enhance the agriculture trade relationship between U.S. and China, which contributes to increased profitability for U.S. agriculture.”

Several more stops were made in Tennessee, including a visit with Tosh Farms.

Above, Joseph Sisk talks with the delegation about soil conservation on his Christian County farm. Below, they met with Alana Baker Dunn with River Bend Farm in Cadiz.

Chinese Embassy delegation, KyCorn staff, and Clint Hardy with Master Distiller Jacob Call at Green River Distilling Co. A room is dedicated to show the Yellow Banks Bourbon partnership with KyCorn.

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.