There's a new push to save Kentucky farm land and the real ID deadline is getting closer.

Are Kentuckians responding?

Our Toby Gibbs has those stories and more in this Look at headlines around Kentucky.

The Kentucky Farm Bureau has started a program to curb the loss of farmland in the state.

The Hop Town Chronicle reports the Kentucky Farmland Transition Initiative will provide resources and information to landowners to help them better facilitate the transition of farmland between hands.

According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture data, Kentucky has lost more than 1.4 million acres of farmland in more than two decades time.

The campaign was also created to lobby for more state level incentives to keep farmland active.

Anthem Medicaid has launched a free digital mental wellness course at 17 Kentucky schools.

The Kentucky landlord reports the Understanding Mental Wellness program is accessible to more than 1500 students in grades eight through ten.

Anthem says the program exposes students to quote the Experian Voices of others in order to develop awareness and empathy, reduce stigma and provide facts on the prevalence and symptoms of mental health conditions and, quote.

Kentucky is below the national average for residents obtaining a real I.D.

ahead of a federal deadline in 2025 and has reports that 28% of the state's population has obtained a real I.D., a type of ID card that will be required to board domestic flights, visit military bases and enter some federal buildings, according to the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet.

The national compliance rate is currently 54%.

Vehicle Regulation Commissioner Matt Cole says the state's compliance rate is projected to reach 35 to 45%.

Alison Sloan has been named the Kentucky Education Association Teacher of the Year.

Sloan teaches special education at Rowan County Senior High School and has taught in the district for 24 years.

She is president of the Rowan County Education Association and leads the Appalachia Educators Alliance.

Wbay reports that Sloan created the Facebook group Kentucky Teachers in the Know which supplies over 28,000 teachers with resources and information with headlines around Kentucky.

I'm Toby Gibbs.