Board Members

Statutory members

Steve Beshear, Governor (Chair)

James R. Comer, Commissioner of Agriculture (Vice Chair)

Larry Hayes, Secretary of Economic Development

Dr. M. Scott Smith, Director of the Kentucky Cooperative Extension Service

Dr. Mary Evans Sias, President of Kentucky State University

Appointed members

Sam Lawson, Warren County

Agribusiness owner
Representative of Kentucky Chamber of Commerce
Term Expires: July 6, 2015
 

Sam Moore, Butler County

Representative of Kentucky Farm Bureau
Term Expires: July 6, 2013
 

Dr. Betty Bailey, Bath County

Active farmer
Term Expires: July 6, 2013
 

Roy G. Collins, Clay County

Attorney with farm experience
Term Expires: July 6, 2014
 

Karen M. Curtis, Robertson County

Active Farmer w/ag. diversification experience
Term Expires: July 6, 2012
 

Pat Henderson, Breckinridge County

Active Farmer
Term Expires: July 6, 2012
 

Wayne Hunt, Christian County

Cash grain and tobacco producer; Agribusiness owner
Term Expires: July 6, 2014
 

Jim Mahan, Fayette County

Cattle, tobacco, alfalfa hay, grass & clover hay, and grain producer
Term Expires: July 6, 2012
 

Wayne Mattingly, Daviess County

Independence Bank in Owensboro
Agricultural Lender
Term Expires: July 6, 2014

Troy Rankin, Scott County

Farmer
Term Expires: July 6, 2015

Jim Sidebottom, Green County

Dairy Farmer
Term Expires: July 6, 2015

Updated: March 4, 2012