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
Kate 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 | 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.