About Us - Kentucky Farm Bureau

About Us

OFFICERS

President   Ray Tucker
Vice President   Darren Wills
Secretary   James Tucker
Treasurer   Amanda Gajdzik
Farm Bureau Women's Chair   Debbie Rothenburger
Young Farmer Chair   Patrick Hargadon VI

DIRECTORS

Ethan Bailey   Bagdad
Cody Bain   Mt. Eden
Josh Ballard   Shelbyville
Melissa Ballard   Shelbyville
Zach Bennett   Simpsonville
John Bradshaw   Waddy
Emily Buckler   Pleasureville
Nate Buckler   Pleasureville
David Case   Pleasureville
Paul Case   Pleasureville
Shelia Case   Pleasureville
Vicky Case   Pleasureville
Britney Cox   Shelbyville
Matthew Darst   Waddy
Kaitlin Eades   Shelbyville
Roger Early   Shelbyville
Amanda Gajdzik   Shelbyville
Matt Gajdzik   Shelbyville
George Goetzinger   Bagdad
Guy Grubbs   Waddy
Alex Hagan   Shelbyville
Julie Hammond   Shelbyville
Spencer Hammond   Shelbyville
Nicholas Harbin   Shelbyville
Patrick Hargadon   Waddy
Paul Hornback   Shelbyville 
Griffin Huelsman   Shelbyville
James Insco   Shelbyville
Suzanne Insco   Shelbyville
Leslie Lafferty   Shelbyville
Samuel Lafferty   Shelbyville
Paul Langley   Shelbyville 
Eddie Mathis   Shelbyville 
Allen Phillips   Shelbyville
Debbie Rothenburger   Shelbyville
Fred Rothenburger   Shelbyville
Katherine Tingle   Shelbyville
Larry Joe Tingle   Shelbyville
John Trumbo   Shelbyville
Gilbert Ray Tucker   Shelbyville 
Gilbert Tucker   Finchville
James Tucker   Shelbyville
Jeremy Tucker   Shelbyville
Nathan Tucker   Shelbyville
Debra Truax   Simpsonville
John Way   Shelbyville
Judith White   Waddy
John Wills   Shelbyville
Gene Witt   Shelbyville

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.