Harlan County Farm Bureau attends Kentucky Farm Bureau Legislative Drive-In in Frankfort, KY - Kentucky Farm Bureau

Harlan County Farm Bureau attends Kentucky Farm Bureau Legislative Drive-In in Frankfort, KY

Harlan County Farm Bureau attended the Kentucky Farm Bureau Legislative Drive-In in Frankfort, Kentucky February 28. Harlan County Farm Bureau President Dustin Miniard, Harlan County Farm Bureau Vice President Paul Caldwell, Harlan County Farm Bureau Young Farmer Chair Jace Howard, Harlan County Farm Bureau Generation Bridge Chair Nathan Boggs, and Agent Pete Cornett talked with Senator Johnnie L. Turner, Representative Adam Bowling, Representative Chris Fugate, and Senator Brandon Smith about Farm Bureau priorities, Rural Water Projects, and Rural Road Projects in Harlan County. Dustin Miniard said, “It was a privilege to meet with our Legislators and discuss issues that are important to Harlan Countians.”

 

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