By Blake Jackson
Kentucky Farm Bureau (KFB) has announced the finalists for its annual Kentucky Farmer of the Year award. The finalists are Jed Clark of Graves County, Tom Folz of Christian County, and Brenda Paul of Bourbon County.
Clark is a farmer who raises corn, soybeans, wheat, and tobacco across nearly three thousand acres. He also owns Seed Smart LLC., a seed and crop protectant dealership. He and his wife, Chrissy, have three children.
Folz and his family raise corn, soybeans, wheat, and tobacco plants on more than 4,500 acres. In addition to his farming operation, he runs a Beck’s Hybrids dealership. He considers sustainability to be an important part of his farming.
Paul and her family raise cattle, alfalfa, hay, sorghum, and soybeans on her nearly six-thousand-acre farm. She is a graduate of Purdue University and she and her husband have been farming their land in Bourbon County for the past thirty years.
All three finalists are fitting examples of the thousands of Kentucky farm families across the state committed to the agriculture industry, efficient in their farm practices, sound in their fiscal management, and leaders in their communities.
Photo Credit: Kentucky Farm Bureau
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