KENTUCKY FARM BUREAU HAS SELECTED ALLEN COUNTY RESIDENT…..KORI BETH THOMAS…..AS ITS 20-24 “FARM WOMAN OF THE YEAR”…..WHICH HONORS THE
ACHIVEMENTS OF WOMEN IN KENTUCKY AGRICULTURE……
THOMAS AND HER HUSBAND MICAH…..OWN AND OPERATE “PEACH TREE FARM AND GREENHOUSE”……WHICH IS A THIRD-GENERATION FARM WITH COMMERCIAL
BEEF CATTLE, AN ORCHARD OF PEACH, APPLE AND PEAR TREES, 29 VARIETIES OF PUMPKINS AND ROW CROPS AND HAY PRODUCTION…..
IN THE LAST TWO YEARS…..THOMAS OPENED AN AGRITOURISM VENUE AND RETAIL GARDEN CENTER ON THE PROPERTY…..WHICH SELLS ANNUAL BEDDING
PLANTS AND HANGING BASKETS…..ALONG WITH PERENNIAL FLOWERS, TREES AND SHRUBS……
THOMAS EARNED HER AGRIBUSINESS DEGREE FROM WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY……