About Us - Kentucky Farm Bureau

About Us

OFFICERS    
President   Steve Wooden
 Vice President   Byron Nelson
 Secretary/Treasurer   Mark Thomas
 Farm Bureau Women's Chair   Stephanie Mackey
 Young Farmer Chair   Zach Heibert
DIRECTORS    
Matt Adams   Upton
Jason Buckles   Glendale
Chuck Crutcher   Rineyville
Paul Hayse   Rineyville 
Zach Heibert   Cecilia
Larry Jaggers   Glendale
David Mackey   Elizabethtown
Ryan Allan Mackey   Elizabethtown
Melissa Miller   Elizabethtown
Kevin Mobley   Elizabethtown
Kyle Mobley   Elizabethtown
Byron Nelson   Vine Grove
Richard Preston   Glendale
Laura Sadler   Upton
Doug Shepherd   Hodgenville
Nicholas Stuecker   Cecilia
Larry Thomas   Elizabethtown
Mark Thomas   Elizabethtown
Robert Thomas   Cecilia
Charles Wooden   Elizabethtown

 

KFB Spotlight

President's Column | Ham, Heart, and Heritage, a Good Way to Describe KFB this Time of Year
September 5, 2025
President's Column | Ham, Heart, and Heritage, a Good Way to Describe KFB this Time of Year

I’m a firm believer in the good our organization does for this state and our agriculture industry every day of the year. I say it because I believe in it, I have lived it, and I see the fruits of our labor from the front porches of our farmhouses to the Capitol steps in Washington, D.C.

Tradition Meets Generosity | Kentucky Farm Bureau's Ham Breakfast Raises $10M at State Fair
September 5, 2025
Tradition Meets Generosity | Kentucky Farm Bureau's Ham Breakfast Raises $10M at State Fair

The 61st Annual Kentucky Farm Bureau (KFB) Country Ham Breakfast and Charity Auction at the Kentucky State Fair brought in a combined winning bid of $10 million in support of Kentucky charities, continuing the longstanding tradition of generosity that has made this event one of the commonwealth’s most anticipated gatherings.

Kentucky Tobacco, Still a Tradition for Growers
September 5, 2025
Kentucky Tobacco, Still a Tradition for Growers

In 1994, Kentucky tobacco producers grew 187,000 acres of tobacco, weighing in at over 453 million pounds and worth nearly $841 billion. That was 10 years before the Fair and Equitable Tobacco Reform Act eliminated an antiquated tobacco quota system that had been in place since 1938.