About Us
Farm Bureau is a voluntary organization operating under the code 501(c)5 not-for-profit guided and directed by our nearly 13,000 member families. We are committed to educating the public about agriculture, encouraging youth in advancing education and leadership skills and contributing to our community to make Fayette County the best place to live, work, raise a family and have a great quality of life.
OFFICERS
President | Jason Whitis | |
Vice President | Robert Cole James | |
Secretary | Nick Carter | |
Treasurer | Patrick Robinson | |
Executive Director | Carrie McIntosh | |
Farm Bureau Women's Chair | Bonnie Eads | |
Young Farmer Chair | Paige Mattingly | |
DIRECTORS | ||
Robert Botkin | Lexington | |
Nick Carter | Paris | |
Aaron Clark | Lexington | |
Todd Clark | Lexington | |
Tanya Dvorak | Lexington | |
Bonnie Eads | Lexington | |
Dr. John Gray | Lexington | |
Patrick Higginbotham | Lexington | |
Katie James | Lexington | |
Robert James | Lexington | |
Jill Mahan | Lexington | |
Carrie McIntosh | Lexington | |
John T McGuire | Winchester | |
Philip Meyer | Lexington | |
Beau Neal | Lexington | |
Christopher Riggs | Wilmore | |
Patrick Robinson | Lexington | |
Larry Ryan | Lexington | |
John Tucker | Lexington | |
Justin Verville | Lexington | |
Stacy K. Vincent | Versailles | |
Julie Waits | Lexington | |
Jason Whitis | Lexington | |
Bill Witt | Lexington |
KFB Spotlight
- Mark Haney to Finish His Tenure as Kentucky Farm Bureau President after Fifteen Years
- September 21, 2023
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Mark Haney announced today that he is stepping away from his role as president of Kentucky Farm Bureau (KFB) in December. Haney is the longest serving president in the organization’s history.
- Farmer Appreciation Day Honors Farmers, Their Occupation
- September 20, 2023
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Commissioner of Agriculture Dr. Ryan Quarles honored Kentucky’s farmers and proclaimed Sept.17-23 as Farm Safety and Health Week in Kentucky at a Farmer’s Appreciation and Awards Day on the Capitol Lawn Wednesday.
- Making the Case for Crop Insurance
- September 18, 2023
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Pilot Oak, Kentucky is a very small community in southern Graves County. And while it may seem like a different world there from the hustle and bustle of Washington, D.C., the looming deadline to pass the next Farm Bill draws the two places closer than ever as farm families in this community and thousands of others advocate for programs contained in this legislation.