About Us - Kentucky Farm Bureau

About Us

OFFICERS

President   Bo Boles
1st Vice President   Danny Liggett
2nd Vice President   Ryan Hammack
Secretary/Treasurer   Greg Shouse
Farm Bureau Women's Chair   Sharon Edwards
 Young Farmer Chair   Cameron Edwards

DIRECTORS

Jeremy Benson   Slaughters
 Jeffrey Blanford   Sebree
Kenneth Brown   Providence
Jason Cole   Dixon
Tim Cottingham, Dvm   Sebree
Brandon Higdon   Slaughters
 Chad Hobgood   Robards
Richard Leslie   Dixon
Eddie Melton   Sebree
Chris Mitchell   Clay
John Montgomery   Dixon
Jeff Pettit   Sebree
Joshua Scott   Slaughters
Keith Tapp   Sebree
Ben Turley   Sebree
Doug Turley   Clay
 Jerry Winstead   Dixon

 

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.