About Us - Kentucky Farm Bureau

About Us

OFFICERS

President     Brenda Barnes
Vice President     Alex Butler
Secretary/Treasurer     Jane Taylor
Farm Bureau Women's Chair     Marisa Barnes
Young Farmer Chair     Alex Butler
       

 

DIRECTORS

Brenda Barnes   Lawrenceburg
Clinton Barnes   Lawrenceburg
Marissa Barnes   Lawrenceburg
David Bird   Lawrenceburg
David Burge   Lawrenceburg
Randy Chrisman   Lawrenceburg
Bryson Combs   Lawrenceburg
Mark Crutcher   Frankfort
David Dennis   Lawrenceburg
Ricky Garnet   Lawrenceburg
Stewart Gritton   Lawrenceburg
Lee Hahn   Lawrenceburg
Bryan Jacobs   Lawrenceburg
Karen Litkenhus   Lawrenceburg
Randal Rock   Lawrenceburg
Zach Ruggles   Lawrenceburg
Jacob Sea   Lawrenceburg
Steven Sea   Lawrenceburg
James "Buddy" Smith   Lawrenceburg
Gloria Thomas   Lawrenceburg
Roy Toney   Lawrenceburg
Mike Wilson   Lawrenceburg
Tommy Yankey   Lawrenceburg
Brandon Yocum   Lawrenceburg

KFB Spotlight

President's Column | Never Doubt Your Value as an American Farmer
March 12, 2026
President's Column | Never Doubt Your Value as an American Farmer

As we continue to move through a very turbulent farm economy these days, I am constantly reminded of how the issues we now face on the farm compare to what has been described as the “farm crisis” of the 1980s.

Down the Backroads | Being there, In Person
March 12, 2026
Down the Backroads | Being there, In Person

Someone recently asked me if I knew how many interviews I had done over the last 30 years and my answer was, “I have no clue!” I never really thought there would be a need to count them all. I just know there have been a bunch!

Kentucky Leaders Highlight Opportunity for Farmers to Power the Future of Aviation
March 12, 2026
Kentucky Leaders Highlight Opportunity for Farmers to Power the Future of Aviation

State and industry leaders gathered at the Capitol Tuesday to highlight Kentucky’s leadership in the growing alternative aviation fuel market, supporting the state’s agriculture industry, attracting new investment, and strengthening supply chains across the Commonwealth.