About Us - Kentucky Farm Bureau

About Us

OFFICERS

President   Lee Burks
Vice President   Travis Dowell
2nd Vice President   Eddie McAfee
 Secretary/Treasurer   Elizabeth Gipson
 Farm Bureau Women's Chair   Tammy Cashman
 Young Farmer Chair   Brandon Henning
Young Farmer Co-Chair   Isaak Jeffries

 

DIRECTOR

Linda Buchanan   Hardinsburg
Jonathan Burke   Cloverport
James Burks   Hardinsburg
Robert Cashman   Webster 
Travis Dowell   Irvington
Eddie Dyer   Harned
Pat Henderson   Irvington
John Henning   Hardinsburg
Steven Hinton   Falls of Rough
Tony Hobbs   Hardinsburg
Joe Howell   Hardinsburg
Titus Lockard   Vine Grove
Greg Moore   Falls of the Rough
Ashley Norwood   Hardinsburg
Arnold O'Reilly   Hardinsburg
Presley Paul   Harned
Gilbert Scott   Hudson
Kevin Tucker   Hudson

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.