2009 AFBF Annual Meeting
San Antonio, TX
January 11-14, 2009
Contact with any questions, Katherine Fugate at kfugate@kyfb.com or at 502-493-7633

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Kentucky Farm Bureau's newly-elected leaders appeared before a legislative committee today to outline the organization's priority issues for the 2009 legislative session.

KFB President Mark Haney, who operates an orchard and cattle farm in Pulaski County, was joined by Vice Presidents John Hendricks of Clark County and Eddie Melton of Webster County in testifying to the Rural Issues Subcommittee. The three were elected to those posts at the recent KFB annual meeting.

The subcommittee meeting focused on agriculture's agenda for the upcoming session, with other presentations coming from the Department of Agriculture, Governor's Office for Agricultural Policy, the University of Kentucky College of Agriculture and the Kentucky Agriculture Council...read more

Kentucky Farm Bureau officials say that expansion of the state's renewable fuels industry will be a primary focus of the organization during the 2009 session of the Kentucky General Assembly.

The group will also ask lawmakers to deal with critical livestock issues and environmental concerns, and will work to protect private property rights for farmers.

Farm Bureau's voting delegates adopted dozens of pages of policy statements during the closing session of the group's 89th annual meeting...read more

Pulaski County farmer Mark Haney is the new president of Kentucky Farm Bureau Federation.

Haney, who has served on the Kentucky Farm Bureau's executive committee for 10 years, was elected president at the organization's annual meeting in Louisville that concluded on Dec. 6... read more

Click here for more highlights from the 89th Kentucky Farm Bureau Federation annual meeting

The topic of food price increases and their linkage to fuel costs and ethanol production is dominating much current news coverage, both in Kentucky and nationally. Much of that discussion in the media is driven by various political agendas and seems more focused on placing blame than in getting to the facts.

It is important that all of us in leadership positions for Farm Bureau be armed with factual information that can be used when discussions of these issues arise, whether in casual conversation or through local media. To provide this information, we have compiled a list of talking points that cover a variety of issues relevant to the current food-fuel-farm price agenda.

Please view the information by clicking on the links below.

Where Does Your Dollar Go?
Food Fuel Talking Points

 

2008 State Legislative Priority Issues

2008 National Legislative Priority Issues