PRINCETON, Ky. — In its January meeting, the Kentucky Soybean Association (KSA) board of directors elected a new slate of officers for the year. Brent Gatton of Muhlenberg County was chosen to serve as President. He is joined by Vice-President Adam Hendricks of Logan County, Secretary Jonathan Reynolds of Hickman County, and Treasurer Clay Wells of Union County.
The Kentucky Soybean Association is a membership-based organization that focuses on policy efforts at both the state and national levels. KSA’s farmer-leaders travel to Frankfort and host legislators on their farms to promote open dialogue about issues that affect those in the agriculture sector. Those same farmer-leaders have also developed relationships with our lawmakers in Washington, D.C. and (under normal circumstances) travel to the Capitol multiple times each year to visit our Senators, Congressmen and their staff members to talk about direct and unintended consequences of legislation and to lobby for the best interests of Kentucky’s soybean farmers.
The association’s directors are elected to represent the farmers in their respective areas of the state by the farmer-members in those areas.
For 2022, KSA’s directors are as follows:
- Purchase Area: Andrea Williford, Jonathan Reynolds, and Dan Pirtle. The Purchase Area currently has one open seat on the Association board.
- Pennyrile Area: Craig Roberts, Brent Gatton, and (newly elected) Daniel Adams
- Green River Area: David Winchell, Jason Strode, Clay Wells, and (newly elected) Bryan Kuegel
- Mammoth Cave Area: Adam Hendricks, Andy Alford, and Shane Wells
- Lincoln Trail Area: Quint Pottinger, Anna Reding, Caleb Ragland, and Houston Howlett
- Central Bluegrass Area: Ben Furnish, Brennan Gilkison, Spencer Sims, and Jeremy Tucker
- Directors At-Large include Jeremy Stull, Neal Milliken, and Mark Wilson.
For more information on soybean farming in Kentucky, visit www.kysoy.org.
— Kentucky Soybean Association