The 2007 Trigg County Country

Ham Grand Champion was Tony

Holland of Cadiz, KY. Tony is no

stranger to curing country hams.

Tony was the Grand Champion for

2006 as well!                                      2007 Grand Champion Tony Holland

The Trigg County Country Ham Festival is in its 31st year of celebration! So how did celebrating a "ham" come about? Below is brief history of how it all began:

Prior to 1977, Farm-City week culminated in a bar-b-que dinner with a baking contest for county residents. While this was a wonderful time of fellowship and fun for the locals, it did not seem to be quite enough. University of Kentucky Agriculture Extension Agent, John Fourquean, did some brainstorming with other people in his office and two long time residents of the county, George Bleidt and Marvin Broadbent, Jr. It seemed that many other rural areas had festivals in either the spring or fall. Trigg County needed one also!!!!

Thus came the first Trigg County Country Ham Festival. Trigg County has long been noted for its delicacy - the country ham. A festival to preserve the craft of curing hams seemed only appropriate

                                   Tyler Knight is the Trigg County University of Kentucky 4-H   

                                          Youth Grand Champion for 2007. Tyler was also the Grand Youth    

                                          Champion for 2006!

                                   The local 4-H program is gaining a lot of popularity as Trigg                

                                      County 4-H participants learn how to cure country hams at             

                                      Broadbent Hams in Cadiz, Kentucky. Ronnie & Beth Drennan,   

                                      owners of Broadbent Country Hams have donated time, hams,    

                                      and knowledge to help these youngsters learn the art of curing 

                                      the country ham.