Kentucky Department of Agriculture Kentucky Proud® Promotional Program 111 Corporate Drive | Frankfort, KY 40601 Phone: (502) 782-4129 www.kyproud.com
2021 Membership Application & Agreement
As referenced by KRS 260.030 a primary function of the Office of Agricultural Marketing is to “promote the sale of Kentucky- grown products locally and in domestic and international markets.” The Kentucky Proud marketing program assists Kentucky producers in marketing Kentucky grown, processed or manufactured agricultural products locally, nationally, and internationally.
Instructions: Please complete all information, including physical and mailing addresses, release statements, and business and product information details.
Business Information
Company/Farm Name:
Contact Name:
Physical Address (No P.O. Boxes):
City: County: State: Zip:
Phone: ( ) Mobile: ( ) Fax: ( )
Website: Email:
Mailing Address (If different from physical address)
Mailing Address:
City: County: State: Zip:
Phone: ( ) Mobile: ( ) Fax: ( )
Website: Email:
Final Approval from Department of Agriculture (For Office Use Only)
The applicant has met the requirements of the Kentucky Proud® program and is hereby granted a license to use the Kentucky Proud® logo as outlined by the terms and conditions included in this application.
Approver Signature & Title Approval Date
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Determination of Membership Eligibility
Instructions: Please check all of the following categories below that apply to you and your products. We have provided definitions to assist you in choosing the appropriate categories for your business and products.
Full Membership Categories
Membership in the Kentucky Proud marketing program is limited to those who produce or directly serve in a marketing capacity of Kentucky-grown agricultural products as defined by KRS 260.016. KRS 260.016(1) “Agricultural product” means any farm product grown, raised, or produced as a result of being in the business of “agriculture” as defined by KRS 246.010; and (2) “Kentucky-grown agricultural product” means any agricultural product grown, raised, produced, processed, or manufactured in Kentucky.
Agritourism Venue A working farm or any agricultural, horticultural, or agribusiness operation that is open to the public for the purposes of enjoyment, education or active involvement in the activities of the farm or operation.
Brewery A brewery is any place or premise where beer, malt liquor and/or hard ciders are manufactured for sale, and which are registered in the office of any collector of internal revenue for the United States. Breweries engage in the business of a brewer under the terms and conditions of KRS 243.150
Community Supported A CSA’s focus is usually on a system of weekly delivery or pick-up of vegetables and fruit, Agriculture Operation (CSA) flowers, eggs, dairy products and/or meat.
Contract Packer/Co-Packer A company that manufactures and packages foods for other companies to market and distribute. A co-packer works under contract with the hiring company to manufacture food as though the products were manufactured directly by the hiring company.
Cooperative An enterprise or organization owned by and operated for the benefit of those using its services.
Distillery A distillery is any place or premise where distilled spirits are manufactured for sale, and which are registered in the office of any collector of internal revenue for the United States. It includes any United States government bonded warehouse. Distilled spirits means any product capable of being consumed by a human being which contains alcohol in excess of the amount permitted by KRS Chapter 242 obtained by distilling, mixed with water or other substances in solution, except wine, hard cider, and malt beverages.
Distributor/Wholesaler Person or firm that buys large quantity of goods from various producers or vendors, warehouses them, and resells to retailers. Wholesalers who carry only non-competing goods or lines are called distributors.
Farmers' Market A prescribed location(s) where two or more producers gather on set days/times to sell products that they grow/produce directly to consumers. Though the market may allow other types of sales, the sale of agriculture products grown or produced by the seller or their family should be the primary business of the market. If the location sells for other farmers who are not present, then review the definitions of produce market/roadside market and on-farm market. (Only select this category if you are a representative of a farmers’ market. Do not select this category if you are only a vendor of a farmers’ market)
Food Service The practice or business of making, transporting, and serving or dispensing prepared foods, as in a restaurant or commissary.
Garden Center Retailer of flowers, trees, shrubs and/or ornamental landscape products.
Greenhouse A greenhouse is a building with glass walls and roof for the cultivation and exhibition of plants and plant products under controlled conditions. The definition of plants and plant products is the same for greenhouses as it is for nurseries.
Grocery A store established primarily for the retailing of food items. This includes produce markets and convenience stores along with the traditional grocery store.
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Hospital An institution that provides medical, surgical, or psychiatric care and treatment for the sick or the injured.
Manufacturer A person, an enterprise, or an entity that manufactures something.
Nursery A nursery is any grounds or premises on or in which nursery stock is processed and grown, or from which nursery stock is collected for sale, or any grounds or premises on or in which nursery stock is being fumigated, treated, packed, or stored. Nursery stock means all field or container-grown and native trees, sod, shrubs, herbaceous perennials, vines, cuttings, grafts, scions, buds, fruit-pits, and other seeds of fruit and ornamental trees and shrubs; also other plants and plant products for, or capable of, propagation, excepting field, vegetable, and flower seeds, bedding plants, bulbs, and roots. Plant and plant products means any trees, shrubs, vines, foliage and cereal plants, and fruit, vegetables, roots, bulbs, seeds, wood, lumber, and all other parts of plant or plant products.
On-Farm Market An on-farm market is located on the producer’s farm and may carry its own produce and value-added products and the products of others.
Producer Group An organization, association, or network of producers that utilizes a common marketing system. Example: CPH-45.
Producer/Grower/Breeder A farm or business with active farming operations that grows, raises and/or breeds Kentucky agricultural product(s).
Restaurant A retail establishment that serves prepared food and drink to customers. Service is generally for eating on premises, though the term has been used to describe take-out establishments and food delivery services. The term covers many types of venues and a diversity of styles of cuisine and service.
Retailer Any retail outlet that carries Kentucky Proud items that does not fit the other categories such as grocery, garden center, or roadside market.
Kentucky Farm Bureau A store or stand registered with Kentucky Farm Bureau that sells primarily produce and Certified Farm Market locally produced value-added products. This produce may be from local farmers or from other sources. This marketplace is different from a grocery store because it sells primarily produce.
School An institution for the instruction of children or people.
Winery A winery means any place or premises in which wine is manufactured from any fruit, or brandies are distilled as a by-product of wine of other fruit, or cordials are compounded. Wine means the product of the normal alcoholic fermentation of the juices of fruits, with the usual process of manufacture and normal additions, and includes champagne and sparkling and fortified wine of an alcoholic content not to exceed twenty-four (24%) by volume. It includes cider, hard cider, and perry cider and also includes preparations or mixtures vended in retail containers if these preparations or mixtures contain not more than fifteen percent (15%) of alcohol by volume. It includes ciders, perry, or sake having an alcohol content greater than that permitted under KRS 241.010 subsection (2)(i).
Other Applicants For those applicants that support Kentucky agriculture but do not qualify in one of above categories, who wish to promote the Kentucky Proud® brand in their business or marketing strategies. Supporter Kentucky Proud Supporters are granted rights to solely use the Kentucky Proud Supporter logo to promote and support the goals and mission of the Kentucky Department of Agriculture and the Kentucky Proud program.
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Farm Impact
1. Are your products or major ingredients of your products grown/raised in Kentucky? | Yes No N/A 2. Are your products processed in Kentucky? | Yes No N/A 3. Where are your products grown? (City, County, State) ______4. Where are your products processed? (City, County, State) ______5. Where are your products packaged? (City, County, State) ______6. Do state and/or federal organizations inspect or license your product or facilities? | Yes No N/A a. If yes, are all licenses, permits, and/or inspections up-to-date? | Yes No 7. How did you learn about the Kentucky Proud® program? | KDA Website | KDA Staff | Tradeshow | Referral Other: ______8. Does your business reside in one of the following Appalachian counties? (Adair, Bath, Bell, Boyd, Breathitt, Carter, Casey, Clark, Clay, Clinton, Cumberland, Edmonson, Elliott, Estill, Fleming, Floyd, Garrard, Green, Greenup, Harlan, Hart, Jackson, Johnson, Knott, Knox, Laurel, Lawrence, Lee, Leslie, Letcher, Lewis, Lincoln, Madison, Magoffin, Martin, McCreary, Menifee, Metcalfe, Monroe, Montgomery, Morgan, Nicholas, Owsley, Perry, Pike, Powell, Pulaski, Robertson, Rockcastle, Rowan, Russell, Wayne, Whitley, Wolfe) | Yes No
“Kentucky Proud®” Terms and Conditions (for full members only)
The Kentucky Proud® logo may only be used by licensed, qualified applicants on agricultural products grown and/or processed in Kentucky. 1. Product's major ingredients shall be grown and/or processed in Kentucky. 2. The farm(s) where the ingredients are grown, processing/production facilities, or corporate headquarters shall be located in Kentucky. 3. Facilities shall meet all State and Federal regulations where applicable. Products shall meet or exceed USDA and/or State of Kentucky standards where applicable. 4. Logo cannot deviate from its original design or color without prior written approval from the Kentucky Department of Agriculture, Office of Agricultural Marketing. The individual colors of the Kentucky Proud® Logo - red (PMS 187), blue (PMS 294), and green (PMS 357) - may not be changed to different individual colors. The Kentucky Proud® Logo may be produced in the following single colors without prior permission: black, white, green (PMS 357 C), or brown (PMS 13-16 C). Any other single color requires written permission from KDA. The Kentucky Proud® Logo in white on any solid color is acceptable. 5. The logo shall only be used in association with approved agricultural products for which the major ingredients were grown and/or processed in Kentucky. 6. The use of the logo is royalty free, but is personal only to the applicant. The logo shall not be reassigned to another party. The Kentucky Proud® symbol is registered with the Kentucky Secretary of State and regulated by the Kentucky Department of Agriculture. 7. Permission to use the logo may be denied or revoked at any time by the Kentucky Department of Agriculture, Office of Agricultural Marketing. 8. The Kentucky Department of Agriculture is in no way liable for, nor does the Department guarantee products using this logo. 9. Upon approval of the initial application, the Department shall provide artwork for each approved applicant.
Application to use the Kentucky Proud® logo 1. Any person, farm, or firm marketing Kentucky grown and/or processed agricultural or food products may submit an application to use the Kentucky Proud® logo on eligible products. 2. Applicants agree to allow visits to production and/or processing facilities to verify compliance with guidelines established by the Department. 3. Application shall be made on forms provided by the Kentucky Department of Agriculture or online at www.kyagr.com. 4. License to use the Kentucky Proud® logo shall be granted by Kentucky Department of Agriculture, Office of Agricultural Marketing upon approved application. Licenses shall be renewed annually. 5. Applicants shall provide a description of products, packaging and proposed marketing materials. When applicable, a label and sample of the product in a finished packaged shall be provided. All applicants shall provide a copy of appropriate licenses, health certifications, or records of inspection by appropriate state or federal agency when applicable.
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The Kentucky Department of Agriculture, Office of Agricultural Marketing shall provide the following services upon request: 1. Marketing service assistance. 2. Assistance in Retail, Food Service, and Institutional marketing. 3. Advertising, sales promotions, merchandising, public relations campaigns and special media promotions throughout the year. 4. Logo promotional materials at-cost.
The Kentucky Department of Agriculture reserves the right to revise these guidelines. The Kentucky Department of Agriculture does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, or genetic information in accordance with state and federal laws. Reasonable accommodations are provided upon request. Printed with state funds.
Release to Publicize Information
The following contact information will be used in the Kentucky Department of Agriculture’s printed and electronic marketing materials which include the Kentucky Proud® “Company and Product Search Applications” located on the Department’s Web site, www.kyproud.com: Company/Farm Name, Contact Name, Mailing Address, Physical Address, City, County, State, Zip Code, Website, and Phone Number.
Indicate if you would like the following information used in printed and electronic marketing materials: Cell Phone Yes No If yes, please provide: ( ) -
Email Address: Yes No If yes, please provide:
By entering into the Kentucky Proud® Program, I understand that I am authorizing the Department of Agriculture to make public my business contact and product information for use to the general public, both in printed and electronic format. If I choose to opt out of this provision I must indicate so in writing to the Department of Agriculture.
Applicant Signature Date Signed
Release to Publicize Information
Upon approval, I agree to release and hold harmless the Commonwealth of Kentucky, its successors and assigns, and its directors, officers, employees, and agents from all claims, demands, damages, losses, charges and causes of action arising or resulting from my participation in the Kentucky Proud® Program.
I have completed the application and read the Kentucky Proud® logo terms and conditions. I agree to follow these terms and conditions when using the Kentucky Proud® logo, and I certify that my representations in this document are correct and true to the best of my knowledge.
Applicant Signature Date Signed
Print and mail this completed application to: Kentucky Department of Agriculture Office of Agricultural Marketing Attn: Membership 111 Corporate Drive, Frankfort, KY 40601
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Products (Check all that apply)
Alternative Livestock Limousin Main-Anjou Alpaca Longhorn Piedmontese Deer Main-Anjou Polled Hereford Elk Piedmontese Red Angus Elk Meat Polled Hereford Red Poll Elk Replacement Stock Red Angus Salers Llamas Red Poll Santa Gertrudis Ratites Salers Shorthorn Other (Specify) Santa Gertrudis Simmental ______ Shorthorn Tarentaise Simmental Other (Specify) Baked Goods Tarentaise ______ General Baked Goods Feeder Cattle Beverages & Spirits Angus Beer Beef Cattle (Live) Beefalo Cider Breeding Stock Beefmaster Coffee Angus Belted Galloway Distilled Spirits Beefalo Brahman Juices Beefmaster Brangus Soft Drinks Belted Galloway Braunvieh Tea Brahman Charolais Water Brangus Chianina Other (Specify) Braunvieh Gelbvieh ______ Charolais General Chianina Highland Bison (Live) General Horned Hereford Breeding Stock Highland Limousin Market Horned Hereford Longhorn Other (Specify) Limousin Main-Anjou ______ Longhorn Piedmontese Main-Anjou Polled Hereford Certified Organic Piedmontese Red Angus Coffee Polled Hereford Red Poll Corn Red Angus Salers Dairy products Red Poll Santa Gertrudis Eggs Salers Shorthorn Fruits/Berries Santa Gertrudis Simmental Garlic Shorthorn Tarentaise Hay Simmental Market Cattle Herbs Tarentaise Angus Honey Club Calves Beefalo Livestock Angus Beefmaster Meats Beefalo Belted Galloway Mushrooms Beefmaster Brahman Poultry Belted Galloway Brangus Small Grains Brahman Braunvieh Soybeans Brangus Charolais Tea Braunvieh Chiangus Vegetables Charolais Chianina Other (Specify) Chiangus Gelbvieh ______ Chianina General Gelbvieh Highland Christmas Trees General Horned Hereford Christmas Trees Highland Limousin Garlands Horned Hereford Longhorn Wreaths Kentucky Proud Application Revised 12/2020 Page 6
Products (Check all that apply)
Other (Specify) General Ky Mountain ______ La Mancha Saddlebred Nubian Miniature Horse Dairy Cattle (Live) Oberhasli Morgan Baby Calves Recorded Grade Mountain Pleasure Ayrshire Saanen Horse Brown Swiss Sable Mules/Donkey General Toggenburg Paint Horse Guernsey Commercial Wethers Palomino Holstein Alpine Pinto Horse Jersey General Quarter Horse Milking Shorthorn La Mancha Rocky Mountain Red & White Holsteins Nubian Saddlebred Contract Grower Oberhasli Standardbred Ayrshire Recorded Grade Tennessee Walking Brown Swiss Saanen Thoroughbred General Sable Camp Riding/Driving Guernsey Toggenburg Programs Holstein Other (Specify) Competition Facilities Jersey ______ Disciplines Milking Shorthorn Barrel Racing Red & White Holsteins Dairy Products Cutting Market Steer Beer Cheese Dressage Ayrshire Butter Driving Brown Swiss Cheese Endurance General Cheese Spread English Pleasure Guernsey Cottage Cheese Eventing Holstein Creamer Fox Hunting Jersey Frozen Treats Halter Milking Shorthorn Goat Cheese Hunter/Jumper Red & White Holsteins Goat Milk Polo Replacement Heifer Ice Cream Racing Ayrshire Milk Reining Brown Swiss Sour Cream Roadster General Whipped Cream Roping Guernsey Yogurt Saddle Seat Holstein Other (Specify) Trail Riding Jersey ______ Western Pleasure Milking Shorthorn Eggs Other Red & White Holsteins Duck Education - Instruction Veal Poultry Eggs Feed Stores Ayrshire Quail Eggs Horse Camps/B&B Brown Swiss Turkey Eggs Horse Rescues General Other (Specify) Appaloosa Guernsey ______ Arabian Holstein Buckskin Jersey Equine General Milking Shorthorn Boarding/Layups Hackney Horse Red & White Holsteins Breeding/Stallion Services Ky Mountain Other (Specify) Appaloosa Saddlebred ______ Arabian Miniature Horse Buckskin Morgan Dairy Goats (Live) General Mountain Pleasure Breeding Stock Hackney Horse Horse Alpine Mules/Donkey Kentucky Proud Application Revised 12/2020 Page 7
Products (Check all that apply)
Paint Horse Other (Specify) Palomino ______Greenhouse Pinto Horse Annuals Quarter Horse Field Grown & Cut Flowers Hanging Basket Rocky Mountain Cut Flowers Perennials Saddlebred Day Lilies Plants Standardbred Iris Poinsettias Tennessee Walking Jewel Weed Tropical-House Plants Thoroughbred Mums Vegetable Plants Public Riding Stables Ornamental Grasses Other (Specify) Race Tracks Pussy Williow ______ Sales Facilities Other (Specify) Therapy (Animals or Human) ______Hay/Straw/Sod/Compost/Fertilizer Trail Riding Stables Compost Training/Instruction Fish/Seafood Fertilizer Appaloosa Bass Hay Arabian Catfish Mulch Buckskin Caviar Sod General Crappie Straw Hackney Horse Freshwater Prawn/ Shrimp Other (Specify) Ky Mountain Hybrid Striped Bass ______Saddlebred Large Mouth Bass Miniature Horse Paddlefish Hemp Morgan Seafood Hemp Mountain Pleasure Tilapia CBD Extracts Horse Trout Fiber Mules/Donkey Other (Specify) Grain or Seed Products Paint Horse ______ Other Floral Extracts Palomino ______ Pinto Horse Fruits Quarter Horse Apples Herbs, Spices & Mushrooms Rocky Mountain Blackberries Basil Saddlebred Blueberries Chives Standardbred Cantaloupes Cilantro Tennessee Walking Cherries Dill Thoroughbred Logan Berries Dry Rub Seasonings Vet Hospital Melons Garlic Pawpaws Ginger Farm Attractions Peaches Ginseng Ag Education Pears Lemon Verbena Christmas Tree Farm Plums Mint Farm Stay/B&B Raspberries Oyster Garden/Nursery Strawberries Parsley Orchard/Maze/U-Pick Table Grapes Portobello Farm Market/Store Watermelons Rosemary Distillery/Brewery Other (Specify) Sage Horse Farm/Racing ______ Scented Geranium Trail Rides Shiitake Winery Tarragon Zip Lining Grains Thyme Barley Other (Specify) Fiber Goats Oats ______ Angora Goats Rye Cashmere Goats Triticale Honey/Bees Wheat Chunk Honey Kentucky Proud Application Revised 12/2020 Page 8
Products (Check all that apply)
Comb Honey Summer Salami Broilers Honey Bees Turkey Chicken Liquid Honey Veal Contract Grower Other (Specify) Venison Layer Hens ______ Other (Specify) Peafowl ______ Pigeons Livestock Feed Quail Alternative Livestock Feed Merchandise Crafts & Farm Items Turkey Aquaculture Feed * Crafts must be * Other (Specify) Beef Feed * Agriculture Related * ______ Dairy Feed Arts & Crafts (Must Specify) Equine Feed Baby Items Rabbit (Live) Goat Feed Bamboo Meat Rabbit Feed Beeswax Replacement Stock Sheep Feed Firewood Other (Specify) Swine Feed Furniture ______ Other (Specify) Gourds ______ Grilling/Picnic Row Crops Health and Beauty Corn Meat Goats (Live) Household Supplies Soybeans Breeding Stock Indian Corn Boer Knitted Items Sauces Crossbred Leather Items BBQ Sauce Kiko Mulch Connoisseur Sauce Myotonic Nutrition Supplies Everything Sauces Pygmy Pet Food/Treats Gourmet Sauce Savanna Pet Supplies Marinade Spanish Soap Original Blend Club Kids Soy Candles/ Incense Racey/Spicey Sauce Market Kids Timber Steak Sauce Other (Specify) Toys Other (Specify) ______ Wool Items ______ Other (Specify) Meats (Frozen, Packaged or Cut) ______Seeds, Edible Alpaca Pumpkin Bacon Nursery Sesame Beef Bamboo Other (Specify) Bison Groundcovers ______ Brats Native Plants Chicken Perennial Ornamentals Sheep (live) Cold Cuts Shrubs Breeding Stock Country Ham Trees Black Face Cross Eggs/Quail Eggs Other (Specify) Border Cheviot Goat ______ Columbia Ham Corriedale Hot Dogs Nuts Dorper Jerky Hickory Dorset-horned & polled Lamb Peanuts General Mutton Pecans Hampshire Ostrich/Emu Walnuts Horned Dorset Pork Other (Specify) Katahdin Quail ______ Montadale Rabbit Natural Colored Sausage Poultry (Live) North Country Cheviot Squab Breeding Stock Chickens Oxford Kentucky Proud Application Revised 12/2020 Page 9
Products (Check all that apply)
Polypay Tunis Yorkshire Rambouillet White Face Cross Show Pigs Shetland Other (Specify) Berkshire Shropshire ______ Chester White Southdown Crossbred Suffolk Snacks and Confections Duroc Texel Bourbon Balls General Tunis Chips Hampshire White Face Cross Nuts Hereford Club Lambs Peanut Brittle Landrace Black Face Cross Popcorn Poland China Border Cheviot Pretzels Spot Columbia Rice & Corn Cakes Tamworth Corriedale Sorghum Yorkshire Dorper Syrup Other(Specify) Dorset-horned & polled ______ General Swine (Live) Hampshire Breeding Stock Timber Horned Dorset Berkshire Biofuels Katahdin Chester White Fencing Montadale Crossbred Logs Natural Colored Duroc Mulch and Landscaping Chips North Country Cheviot General Paper Oxford Hampshire Posts Polypay Hereford Preserved Wood Products Rambouillet Landrace Pulpwood Shetland Poland China Railroad ties Shropshire Spot Southdown Tamworth Vegetables Suffolk Yorkshire Artichokes Texel Contract Grower Asparagus Tunis Berkshire Beans White Face Cross Chester White Beets Market Lambs Crossbred Bok Choy Black Face Cross Duroc Broccoli Border Cheviot General Brussel Sprouts Columbia Hampshire Cabbage Corriedale Hereford Carrots Dorper Landrace Cauliflower Dorset-horned & polled Poland China Cucumber General Spot Cushaw Hampshire Tamworth Edamame Soybeans Horned Dorset Yorkshire Eggplant Katahdin Early Weaned Pigs Green Onions Montadale Berkshire Greens Natural Colored Chester White Herbs North Country Cheviot Crossbred Kohlrabi Oxford Duroc Lettuce Polypay General Mushrooms Rambouillet Hampshire Okra Shetland Hereford Onions Shropshire Landrace Parsnips Southdown Poland China Peas Suffolk Spot Peppers Texel Tamworth Potatoes Kentucky Proud Application Revised 12/2020 Page 10
Products (Check all that apply)
Pumpkins Radishes Rhubarb Summer Squash Sweet Corn Sweet Potatoes Tomatillos Tomatoes Turnips Winter Squash Zucchini Other (Specify) ______
Vineyard Wine Grapes Other (Specify) ______
Winery Wine Other (Specify) ______
Wood Products Cabinets Cooperage Crafts/Arts Flooring Furniture Lumber Millwork Pallets Reconstituted Wood Products Shavings and saw dust Veneer Wood Pellets Other (Specify) ______
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