Tanner Stroup
Fair fun and good weather brings nearly 8,000 to the Hancock County Fair
The 2023 Hancock County Fair was another huge hit this year. Vice President of the Hancock County Fair Board, Scott Basham, said the turnout was between 7,700 to 8,000 people over the 3-day event. That isn’t an exact figure, as they are still processing all of the numbers. Before covid, there were over 9,000 people…
Read MoreStroup Farms switch to “Drone Tech” for spraying crops
Tanner Stroup (28), co-owner of Stroup Farms in Maceo, has already won two state yield titles, one of which was the 2022 H & R Agri-Power Irrigated Corn Traveling Trophy. He managed to irrigate well enough during a drought to win, and now he is using that same kind of forward-thinking by investing in…
Read MoreLocal farm crew aids in Muhlenberg County
In the aftermath of the devastating tornadoes which carved a path through west and south central Kentucky Dec. 10-11, Tanner Stroup of Stroup Farms in Maceo felt drawn to help those affected. Stroup gathered five farm crewmembers, loaded up some heavy equipment and headed west to Muhlenberg County and the tiny community of Bremen on…
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