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
Dorris Bruce   Lawrenceburg
Kelli Buckley   Lawrenceburg
David Burge   Lawrenceburg
Randy Chrisman   Lawrenceburg
Mark Crutcher   Frankfort
David Dennis   Lawrenceburg
Austin Goodpaster   Lawrenceburg
Stewart Gritton   Lawrenceburg
Lee Hahn   Lawrenceburg
Bryan Jacobs   Lawrenceburg
Karen Litkenhus   Lawrenceburg
Zach Ruggles   Lawrenceburg
Jacob Sea   Lawrenceburg
Steven Sea   Lawrenceburg
James "Buddy" Smith   Lawrenceburg
Roy Toney   Lawrenceburg
Mike Wilson   Lawrenceburg
Tommy Yankey   Lawrenceburg
Brandon Yocum   Lawrenceburg

KFB Spotlight

Kentucky Farm Bureau Names 2025 Farmer of the Year Finalists
July 8, 2025
Kentucky Farm Bureau Names 2025 Farmer of the Year Finalists

The three finalists are: Mark Metcalfe of Hopkins County, Scott Porter of Mason County and Mike Wilson of Anderson County.

Statement from KFB President Eddie Melton on Recently Passed Capital Gains Tax Relief
July 7, 2025
Statement from KFB President Eddie Melton on Recently Passed Capital Gains Tax Relief

Kentucky Farm Bureau President Eddie Melton commented today on the inclusion of capital gains tax relief to help keep agricultural land in production in the recently passed One Big Beautiful Bill Act.

President's Column | I Want Our Farming Legacy to Continue for Generations
July 3, 2025
President's Column | I Want Our Farming Legacy to Continue for Generations

Over the last 25 years, Kentucky agriculture has gone through an extraordinary transforma­tion moving from a tobacco-dominant ag economy into one of the most diversified ag industries in the country.