It was more than 60 years ago when officials from the Soil Conservation District and the Trigg County Livestock Improvement Committee first hosted a series of focused stops south of Cadiz and near the state line — looking to tell the story of local crops and herds, and how they came to be.
Today, farmers and agri-business ventures of west Kentucky know this as the annual Trigg County Farm Tour — which Tuesday morning took locals through north Trigg County and the efforts of Barry and Luke Alexander, Cundiff Farms and Rhyan Syester, before closing shop and holding a luncheon at the Trigg County Recreation Complex.
Among the many in attendance, of course, was Judge-Executive Stan Humphries — whose own farm played host just last year before resuming his county political seat.
He noted one of the most important parts of the tour, outside of the camaraderie and familial atmosphere, is the exchanging of farming ideas and techniques.
According to datausa.io, more than 3% of Trigg County’s 5,900-plus workforce is directly involved with agriculture — and this does not include any of the tertiary farming jobs, like seed brokering or wholesale, that now exist in the realm.
Humphries said the Farm Tour typically does a good job showing just how much the industry has changed, especially at the micro level.
Humphries also said the Farm Tour ends up being a great time to just come together family-reunion style, as farmers don’t have as much free time to convene as maybe they once had.
Furthermore, he added its committee and its sponsors help make bring this event to its full realization.
Ag Edge and News Edge Director Alan Watts will have more on Tuesday morning’s visits to northern Trigg County later this week.
