Kentucky Agriculture Resources Development Authority:
Board Members

Statutory members

Steve Beshear, Governor
Commonwealth of Kentucky
Roger Thomas, Governor's Alternate

Richie Farmer, Commissioner
Kentucky Department of Agriculture

Tom Jensen, Committee Chair
Senate Agriculture & Natural Resources

Tom McKee, Committee Chair
House Agriculture & Small Buseiness

Dr. M. Scott Smith, Dean
University of Kentucky College of Agriculture

Marshall Coyle, President
Kentucky Farm Bureau

Jack Hughes
National Farmers' Organization

Doug Lawson
Kentucky Bankers Association

Appointed members

Terry Ashby

Kentucky Poultry Federation
Ohio County
Term Expires: June 2008
 

Dr. Harold Benson

At-large Member
Franklin County
Term Expires: June 2007
 

William Fritz

Council for Burley Tobacco
Harrison County
Term Expires: June 2010
 

Sharon Furches

At-large Member
Calloway County
Term Expires: June 2008
 

Jeremy Hinton

At-large Member
LaRue County
Term Expires: June 2008
 

Dr. Jack Kimbrough

Kentucky Cattlemen's Association
Shelby County
Term Expires: June 2010
 

George Martin

Kentucky Soybean Association
Hopkins County
Term Expires: June 2007
 

Peter McNeill

At-large Member
Fleming County
Term Expires: June 2007
 

Randall Meadows

Kentucky Milk Producers
Fleming County
Term Expires: June 2007
 

Alvin D. Haynes

Kentucky Forage & Grasslands Council
Jessamine County
Term Expires: June 2010
 

Billy Joe Miles

Kentucky Association of Conservation Districts
Daviess County
Term Expires: June 2007
 

Russel D. Morgan

At-large Member
McCracken County
Term Expires: June 2008
 

Dr. Gil Myers

At-large Member
LaRue County
Term Expires: June 2007
 

Terry L. Rhodes

Kentucky Corn Growers Association
Daviess County
Term Expires: June 2010
 

William Southerland

Kentucky Horticulture Association
Bourbon County
Term Expires: June 2010
 

David L. Switzer

Kentucky Thoroughbred Association
Fayette County
Term Expires: June 2010
 

Roger Thacker

Kentucky Sheep & Wool Producers
Woodford County
Term Expires:   
 

Derek D. Vaughn

At-large Member
Fayette County
Term Expires: June 2008
 

John M. Wright, Chairman

At-large Member
Daviess County
Term Expires: June 2008