Kentucky Farm Bureau (KFB) has announced its 2026 national and state policy priorities following the conclusion of its 106th Annual Meeting. These priorities, developed by KFB members and approved by the KFB Board of Directors, will guide the organization’s advocacy efforts at both the federal and state levels throughout the 2026 legislative sessions.

At the national level, Kentucky Farm Bureau’s 2026 priorities focus on protecting crop insurance, expanding water resources for irrigation and livestock, and ensuring fair and open trade. KFB will advocate for improvements to transportation infrastructure, including rural highways and waterways, regulatory reform grounded in sound science, and meaningful immigration and farm labor reforms to strengthen the H-2A program. Additional priorities include increased domestic fuel and fertilizer production, incentives for sustainable aviation fuel using domestic agricultural feedstocks, federal tax policies that protect family farms, health care reforms, and stronger wildlife depredation protections for producers.

At the state level, KFB’s 2026 priorities emphasize continued investment in agriculture programs and services, including funding for the Agricultural Development Board, soil and water conservation and a well-supported Kentucky Department of Agriculture. KFB will also advocate for policies that protect farmland and existing tax exemptions for production agriculture, sustain rural road funding, require decommissioning bonds for commercial solar projects, expand broadband and rural economic development, strengthen wildlife management, increase transparency for eminent domain proceedings, and support forestry initiatives that benefit woodland owners and rural communities.