About Us - Kentucky Farm Bureau

About Us

OFFICERS

President   JW Goodwin
Vice President   Dewain Gipson
Secretary/Tresurer   Bettie Bean
Farm Bureau Women's Chair   Bettie Bean
Young Farmer's Chair   Wyatt Wood
Generation Bridge Chair   Paul Koverdan

DIRECTORS

Leslie Bean   Paducah
David Baumer   Paducah
Daniel Edwards   Paducah
 Wayne Elliott   Paducah
Ted Kaler   Paducah
 Daniel Phelps   Paducah
Joe Walters   Melber
John Wyatt Wood   Paducah
Stephen Wurth   Paducah

KFB Spotlight

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 | Supporting Agriculture, Shaping its Future
July 3, 2025
President's Column | Supporting Agriculture, Shaping its Future

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.

Kentucky Agriculture | Built to Last and Ready for the Future
July 3, 2025
Kentucky Agriculture | Built to Last and Ready for the Future

In 2024, we reached a new mile­stone—$8.3 billion in agricultural cash receipts.