New members join Kentucky Farm Bureau board

By Blake Jackson

Webster County farmer Eddie Melton has been re-elected as President of Kentucky Farm Bureau (KFB), continuing his leadership role in the organization.

Melton, who has served on the KFB executive committee for 16 years, previously held the position of President of the Webster County Farm Bureau.

Melton is also a past chair of the KFB State Resolutions Committee and former President of the Kentucky Center for Agriculture & Rural Development Board.

In addition to his local contributions, Melton serves on the Board of Directors for both the Southern Farm Bureau Life Insurance Company and the American Farm Bureau Federation.

On his Sebree, Kentucky, farm, he produces corn, soybeans, and beef cattle. Melton and his wife, Regina, have one daughter and two grandchildren.

Shane Wiseman of Clark County was re-elected as First Vice President. Wiseman, a fourth-generation farmer, has a long history of leadership in agriculture, having served as President of the Clark County Farm Bureau.

Wiseman produces beef cattle, hay, corn, soybeans, and wheat, and is a passionate advocate for agricultural education, holding a master’s degree and Rank I in agricultural education from the University of Kentucky.

Wiseman is also the Chair of the KFB Resolutions Committee and serves on the AFBF Agricultural Labor Issues Advisory Committee. He and his wife, Stephanie, have three children.

Larry Clark of Green County will continue as Second Vice President. Clark, who grows corn, beans, and tobacco while raising beef cattle across multiple counties, has served in various leadership roles, including Past President of the Green County Farm Bureau and the Green County Cattlemen’s Association.

Clark is currently Chair of the KFB Federation Audit Committee and a member of the KFB Insurance Company Audit Committee. Clark and his wife, Sundown, have two children.

Additionally, five new members were elected to the KFB Board of Directors, including Laura Stephenson from Fayette County, Jed Clark from Graves County, Justin Imel from Greenup County, Brandon Sears from Madison County, and Matt Chaliff from Rockcastle County.

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