About Us - Kentucky Farm Bureau

About Us

OFFICERS

President   Fred Sipes
1st Vice President   Homer Lee Richardson
2nd Vice President   Thomas Hobbs
 Secretary/Treasurer   Jamie Barger
Farm Bureau Women's Chair   Vacant
 Young Farmer Chair   Adam Benham

DIRECTORS

Jamie Barger   Guston
Timmy Barr   Payneville
William Basham   Brandenburg
Tom Benock   Battletown
Neal Dodson   Webster
Nicholas Hardesty   Guston
Terry Miller   Ekron
Larry Schmidt   Rhodelia
Leslie J. Stith   Guston

KFB Spotlight

President's Column | Never Doubt Your Value as an American Farmer
March 12, 2026
President's Column | Never Doubt Your Value as an American Farmer

As we continue to move through a very turbulent farm economy these days, I am constantly reminded of how the issues we now face on the farm compare to what has been described as the “farm crisis” of the 1980s.

Down the Backroads | Being there, In Person
March 12, 2026
Down the Backroads | Being there, In Person

Someone recently asked me if I knew how many interviews I had done over the last 30 years and my answer was, “I have no clue!” I never really thought there would be a need to count them all. I just know there have been a bunch!

Kentucky Leaders Highlight Opportunity for Farmers to Power the Future of Aviation
March 12, 2026
Kentucky Leaders Highlight Opportunity for Farmers to Power the Future of Aviation

State and industry leaders gathered at the Capitol Tuesday to highlight Kentucky’s leadership in the growing alternative aviation fuel market, supporting the state’s agriculture industry, attracting new investment, and strengthening supply chains across the Commonwealth.