Ag in My State

08/25/2026

Last day for my Growing Kentucky Ag Pop-Up Booth at the Kentucky State Fair, with KY Dept of Agriculture! I’ll be here in the West Hall til 5pm, with coloring sheets, giveaways every hour, and a whole bunch of Ag Education fun facts! Come say hello!

08/21/2026

Come see me at the Kentucky State Fair!
This idea has been almost a year in the making and I’m so incredibly thankful for all those at Kentucky Department of Agriculture who took my ideas to heart and made this happen not just for me but also all the other ag loving kids in Kentucky.

🌱📚 GROWING KENTUCKY AG IS POPPING UP AT THE KENTUCKY STATE FAIR! 🐮💚

Come meet Ayla Tolentino, author of Millie’s Farm Day — the Spring 2026 Ag Book of Ag Education Week!

Ayla will be bringing her love of agriculture and ag education to the Kentucky State Fair with a special Growing Kentucky Ag Pop-Up Booth!

📍 West Hall of the Kentucky Expo Center
📅 August 24 & 25, 9:00am-5:00pm
🎡 Kentucky State Fair

Stop by to:
📚 Meet Ayla and learn about her book
🌾 Explore agriculture through literacy
💚 Discover Kentucky agriculture resources
📖 Win a copy of Millie’s Farm Day! 1 signed book giveaway every hour on the hour
👩‍🌾 Celebrate the next generation of agricultural storytellers!

Bring the family, find Ayla, and grow your knowledge of Kentucky agriculture! 🌱🐄📚

07/26/2026

Girls in agriscience!! 💪🏼

Tomi raised a few eyebrows with her 4-H project at the fair this year. We are super proud of her for taking an interest in soil health and wanting to try this “Soil Your Undies” experiment. This experiment shows the difference in soil microbe activity over an 8 week period in a No-till field with cover crops (left) vs a field that uses conventional tillage (right). Minnesota Soil Health Coalition

07/02/2026

It’s so hard to put into words what June meant.
State Convention had some amazing moments for me (2nd in Extemporaneous Speaking, 1st in Agriscience Social Systems) but it also meant saying goodbye to some of my favorite state officers. And that was harder than I thought.

Happy retirement, Ty. 💙🌱

It’s funny how many little things we have in common. We both started our agriculture stories in Lexington, went to magnet schools, we’re both bilingual, both minorities, and somehow we both ended up being giant plant people.

I’m so thankful for the example you set Truthfully_Ty🫀🧘

You’ve encouraged me from the very beginning and reminded me that agriculture is a place where every kid can belong. Watching someone who shares parts of my story represent Kentucky FFA with kindness and confidence has meant more to me than you’ll ever know.

Idk how you kept your cool knowing I had won! But honestly that’s you, never showing favoritism, and leading by example. Thank you for showing me what leadership looks like. Thank you for always cheering me on. And thank you for making kids like me feel seen.

Your future students are going to be so lucky to have you, and I can’t wait to see all the incredible things you do as an ag teacher.💙

PS. I think you can admit I’m your favorite now. 🤣

05/17/2026

And that’s a wrap on FEAST 2026! Can’t wait to see you next year.

05/06/2026

Kenzie has been one of my “Ag Big Sisters” this year. It just kinda happen.

She stood in the longest line with me at FFA Nationals so I could fan girl over meeting John Crimber. She sat in the deer blind with me during my first hunting season… and the night I got my FIRST deer (in a snowstorm) she was out there helping me track. It was 6 degrees and we couldn’t feel our faces. Then she showed me how to process and helped with both my deers this season.

That’s just what ag big sisters do I guess!

Kenzie was recently diagnosed with a rare pancreatic tumor, and tonight our town showed up for a rival softball game, and silent auction. All for her and her family!

I probably would’ve cried tonight thinking about you leaving for college soon, but I was too excited that I won the quail and pheasant hunting trip. 🤣

Gonna miss you for real.

03/25/2026

Help a girl out! I’m studying whether University of Kentucky Extension horticulture programs improve invasive insect identification.

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