About Us - Kentucky Farm Bureau

About Us

Farm Bureau is a voluntary organization operating under the code 501(c)5 not-for-profit guided and directed by our nearly 13,000 member families. We are committed to educating the public about agriculture, encouraging youth in advancing education and leadership skills and contributing to our community to make Fayette County the best place to live, work, raise a family and have a great quality of life.

 

OFFICERS

President   Robert Cole James
 Vice President   Patrick Robinson
 Secretary   Phil Meyer
 Treasurer   Nick Carter
Executive Director   Carrie McIntosh
 Farm Bureau Women's Chair   Bonnie Eads
 Young Farmer Chair   Paige Mattingly
DIRECTORS    
Nick Carter   Paris
Aaron Clark   Lexington
Todd Clark   Lexington
Brian Colon   Lexington
Ben Conner   Lexington
Tanya Dvorak   Lexington
Bonnie Eads   Lexington
Rob Eads   Lexington
John Evans   Lexington
Brennan Gilkison   Winchester
Patrick Higginbotham   Lexington
Robert James   Lexington
Jill Mahan   Lexington
Carrie McIntosh   Lexington
John T McGuire   Winchester
Philip Meyer   Lexington
Beau Neal   Lexington
Christopher Riggs   Wilmore
Patrick Robinson   Lexington
Larry Ryan   Lexington
John Tucker   Lexington
Stuart Turlington   Lexington
Stacy K. Vincent   Versailles
Jason Whitis   Lexington
Bill Witt   Lexington

KFB Spotlight

President's Column | Eddie Melton
April 3, 2025
President's Column | Eddie Melton

It has been a year since Kentucky Farm Bureau (KFB) announced the creation of the Kentucky Farmland Transition Initiative (KFTI) to help get us on a sustainable path to ensure our farmland remains in agricultural production.

Down the Backroads | The Love Rural Communities Have for Their Hometown Heroes
April 3, 2025
Down the Backroads | The Love Rural Communities Have for Their Hometown Heroes

There is likely no more exciting time for sports enthusiasts than basketball season in March.

Kentucky Farm Bureau Farm Woman of the Year
April 3, 2025
Kentucky Farm Bureau Farm Woman of the Year

As the planting season begins in earnest, farm families across the state are hard at work preparing for what they hope is a productive season including Kentucky Farm Bureau’s (KFB) Farm Woman of the Year (FWOY) Kori Thomas and her husband, Micah.