Taylor and Hannah Jones Named 2025 KFB Outstanding Farmers

By Blake Jackson

Kentucky Farm Bureau (KFB) has announced Taylor and Hannah Jones of Gallatin County as the recipients of its 2025 Outstanding Young Farm Family Award.

The annual honor recognizes a young couple or individual who demonstrates excellence in agricultural management, innovation, and leadership, while maintaining strong community engagement and active involvement with the Farm Bureau organization.

Taylor Jones began his agricultural journey just two years after graduating from high school, inspired by a college project in 2010 where he developed a business plan for locally grown tomatoes.

Building on the traditional farming knowledge passed down from his grandfather who raised tobacco and cattle Taylor combined those roots with the technical and entrepreneurial skills he gained while earning a degree in agricultural education.

Taylor wife, Hannah, who holds degrees in exercise science and nursing, joined him after their marriage in 2020. Together, they have built a thriving family farm while raising two daughters and fostering the same values of dedication, family, and faith that shaped their upbringing.

The Jones family now manages a diversified operation in Northern Kentucky, producing row crops, beef cattle, hemp, and tomatoes. Their community-supported agriculture (CSA) and home-delivery program supplies fresh produce and beef to thousands of households across the state each summer.

Over the past decade, the couple has grown their business steadily, creating local employment opportunities and demonstrating a commitment to innovation and long-term sustainability.

“We’ve faced plenty of setbacks and had to get creative more than once,” said Taylor Jones. “But every challenge taught us how to adapt, how to make better decisions and how to build something that lasts for our family and our employees.”

Looking ahead, the Joneses plan to strengthen efficiency, stability, and leadership development within their farm to ensure its continued success for future generations.

The couple will be honored at the KFB Annual Meeting in Louisville this December and will go on to represent Kentucky in the American Farm Bureau Federation’s Young Farmers & Ranchers Achievement Award competition at the 2026 AFBF Annual Convention in Anaheim, California.

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