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

Review the latest Annual Report and explore highlights from 2023.

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

Action Alerts

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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.

Resources

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FAQs

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Programs

Read more about all programs offered

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.

News & Resources

Blog, Press, Updates

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Corn Facts

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Agriculture Education

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Classroom Resources

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Kentucky Corn Facts.

  • Corn continues to be a top Kentucky crop in terms of acres and cash receipts.
  • Corn production for 2022 in Kentucky is forecast at 204 million bushels, down 26% from 2021.
  • Based on conditions as of August 1, yield is estimated at 147 bushels per acre, down 45 bushels from last year.
  • Acres for harvest as grain were estimated at 1.39 million acres, down 50,000 acres from 2021.
  • Corn production for 2021 was reported at 274 million bushels as of January 12, 2022. According to NASS surveys, this is the largest crop ever produced in the Commonwealth. The average yield is forecast at 192 bushels per acre, the highest average yield recorded in Kentucky and 15 bushels higher than the national average. Acres for harvest were estimated at 1.44 million acres.
  • Cash receipts for 2020 were reported at $835.4 million.
  • About 60 million bushels of corn are fed in-state to Kentucky livestock, with 33 million bushels being fed to the poultry industry alone. Kentucky beef, pork, and dairy are also important corn customers.
  • Commonwealth Agri-Energy, in Hopkinsville, uses 16 million bushels of Kentucky corn to make fuel ethanol and distiller’s grains/corn oil for livestock feed. Much of those co-products are fed in-state as well.
  • Another 15-20 million bushels of corn is utilized by Kentucky’s bourbon and spirits industry. (Source: Kentucky Distillers Association)
  • Kentucky is also home to a thriving food processing industry, where corn is ground for grits, cornbread mixes, tortillas, and taco shells. Another 40 to 45 million bushels are processed in Kentucky.
  • The corn not used within the state is exported to neighboring states or worldwide. According to the USDA Economic Research Service, Kentucky corn valued at $122 million was sold overseas in 2019.
  • Kentucky’s family corn farmers are producing twice as much corn as they did in the early 1900s — on two-thirds less land.
  • 95% of Kentucky’s corn farms are family-owned, and many of the remaining 5% are partnerships between family members.