About Us - Kentucky Farm Bureau

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OFFICERS    
President   Jeremy Dotson
Vice President   Shawn Knight
Secretary   Alfred Hurst Nuckols
Treasurer   Beau Neal
Farm Bureau Women's Chair   Melissa Tomblin
Young Farmer Chair   Austin Baker
DIRECTORS    
Chris Allen   Versailles
Jeff Adams   Versailles
Austin Baker   Versailles
Kerry Barling   Frankfort
Connie Bush   Versailles
Tom Bush   Versailles
Bob Mac Cleveland   Versailles
 Curtis Congleton   Versailles
Jeremy Dotson   Versailles
Byron Drury   Versailles
Paul Gonnelli   Frankfort
Jeff Greenwell   Frankfort
Hunter Hicks   Versailles
Shawn Knight   Frankfort
Jesse Lane   Versailles
Vernon Leach   Versailles
Edwin Lippert   Versailles
Ken Marshall   Versailles
David Martin   Midway
Donald Mitchell   Midway
Luke Mitchell   Versailles
Beau Neal   Versailles
Alfred Nuckols   Midway
Lillian Portwood   Versailles
Martha Prewitt   Versailles
Adam Probst   Versailles
Ken Reed   Versailles
Jeremy Shryock   Versailles
Travis Thompson   Versailles
Melissa Tomblin   Versailles
Darrell Varner   Midway
Rick Wallin   Midway
Michael Woods   Versailles

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.