Objectives

• Promote fellowship and add to the knowledge and interest of farm life.

• Serve as a forum for discussion of problems of vital concern to agriculture at the local, state and national levels.

• Study problems of conservation, production, the marketing of farm products, and economics of farm life.

• Study problems of conservation, production, the marketing of farm products, and economics of farm life.

• Function as a committee on agriculture and to serve generally as a headquarters of agricultural interest in both Louisville and surrounding areas.

• Bring the agricultural, agribusiness and industrial communities together and improve their mutual understanding of their complementary roles.

• Encourage the hosting of festivals, fairs, livestock exhibits and similar events designed to promote public awareness of the contribution of agriculture.

• Aid the efforts of club members who are farmers in producing and marketing the yield of their farms by facilitating the trading of ideas and the scheduling of informative programs at club meetings.

• Promote cooperation between Louisville area distributors, processors, consumers and Kentuckiana farmers.

• Encourage and support the education of young people interested in pursuing careers in agriculture and agriculture-related fields.

Leadership

Officers

• President - Jennifer Elwell, University of Kentucky
• Vice President - Dennis Craig, Blackacre State Nature Preserve
• Treasurer - David Trotter, Purdue Extension
• Secretary - Phillis Mudd, Jefferson County Extension Service
• Past President - Dr. Jeffrey Young, UK Cooperative Extension Service

At-Large Board of Directors

• Bill McCloskey, Kentucky Agricultural Finance Corporation
• Megan Wetencamp, Henry County Extension Service
• Justin Bryant, CoBank
• Annie Tolle, Kentucky Venues
• Marcus Tyler, Farm Credit Mid-America

Committee Chairs

• Scholarships/Fundraising - Bryce Roberts, Spencer County Extension Service
• Membership - Hannah Johnson, Kentucky Office of Agricultural Policy
• Public Affairs - Becca Besok, Kentucky Office of Agricultural Policy
• Programs - Jeff Young, UK Cooperative Extension Service