Jack Roberts of Wayne County has dedicated his life to his family and farm while also serving Farm Bureau at the local and state levels, as well as his community in a multitude of capacities. Because of that service, Roberts has been named winner of the 2017 Distinguished Service to Farm Bureau Award and honored at Kentucky Farm Bureau’s (KFB) 98th annual meeting at the Galt House Hotel.

Fayette County farmer James William Barton, Jr. has been named winner of Kentucky Farm Bureau’s (KFB) annual award for Distinguished Service to Agriculture. He was honored at the organization’s 98th annual meeting at the Galt House Hotel. Mr. Barton passed away earlier this year.

Recognized for its outstanding programming and for having a positive impact on both the community and its membership, Butler and Mercer County Farm Bureaus were honored as Kentucky Farm Bureau’s (KFB) “Top County” in 2017. This is the first time there has been a tie for the award.

Amber Dotson of Bourbon County and Braedon Price of Warren County were awarded top honors in the 2017 Outstanding Farm Bureau Youth contest. Both winners were recognized during the November 30 general session of Kentucky Farm Bureau’s (KFB) 98th annual meeting, held at the Galt House Hotel in Louisville.

Rae Wagoner, Communication Director for the Kentucky Soybean Board, was named the winner of Kentucky Farm Bureau’s (KFB) 2017 Communications Award. She was recognized on November 30 during the general session of KFB’s annual meeting at the Galt House in Louisville.

Carol Hinton, a Breckenridge County Extension Agent with University of Kentucky Cooperative Extension, is the recipient of Kentucky Farm Bureau’s (KFB) Farm Public Relations Award. She was recognized on November 30 during the general session of KFB’s annual meeting at the Galt House in Louisville.

Tresa Skaggs of Henderson County, a teacher at East Heights Elementary School in Henderson, is the recipient of Kentucky Farm Bureau’s 2017 Excellence in Ag Literacy Award. The announcement was made at the organization’s 98th annual meeting, held at the Galt House Hotel in Louisville.

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