About Us - Kentucky Farm Bureau

About Us

OFFICERS 

President   Rick Messingschlager
 Vice President   Christopher Back
 Secretary   David Miller
 Treasurer   Raymond Vaske
 Farm Bureau Women's Chair   Annetta Atkins
 Young Farmer Chair   Chris Back

DIRECTORS

Annetta Atkins   Walton
Kenny Bach   Walton
William Casson   De Mossville
Donald Easybuck   Walton
Justin Lafollette   Morning View
Dale Magee   Morning View
 Rick Nitschke   Walton
Gary Spegal   Morning View
     

 

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.