PRINCETON, Ky. — The best thing about the Kentucky Soybean Board is its people. This organization is fortunate to have a number of dedicated, involved farmer-leaders who volunteer their time to further the best interests of all soybean growers – with Kentucky soy at the forefront of those efforts. Those farmer-leaders are tasked with a big job: investing Kentucky’s portion of the soybean checkoff.

Did you know that the farmer-created soybean checkoff generates, according to a third-party study, $12.34 in added value for every dollar invested? The national soy checkoff has been hard at work, increasing inclusion rates for soy and soy components in everything from animal feed and asphalt to tires, shoe treads, chainsaw oil and more. At the state level, the farmer-leaders of the Kentucky Soybean Board invest the Commonwealth’s portion of the checkoff into research, education, promotion, and building demand, both domestically and internationally.

The Kentucky Soybean Promotion Board is appointed for a two-year period.

The 2023-2025 Kentucky Soybean Board members include (back row, from left): Jeff King of Corydon, (American Soybean Association Director), Glenn Howell of Fulton, (Ky. Farm Bureau appointee), Andrea Williford of Clinton, (Kentucky Department of Agriculture appointee), Ryan Bivens of Hodgenville, (United Soybean Board director), Jonathan Reynolds of Clinton, Clay Wells of Clay, and Adam Hendricks of Russellville, (Kentucky Soybean Association appointees), Caleb Ragland of Magnolia, (American Soybean Association Director), Allen Pace of LaCenter, (Kentucky Soybean Association appointee).  Seated are Fred L. Sipes of Ekron, (American Soybean Association Director), Barry Alexander of Cadiz, and Brent Gatton of Bremen, (United Soybean Board Directors) and, standing, Larry Thomas of Elizabethtown (Kentucky Farm Bureau appointee).

At their meeting on July 24, the members of the board elected Barry Alexander as Chairman for 2023-2024. Fred L. Sipes was elected Vice-Chairman, and Brent Gatton was elected Secretary/Treasurer. The Board thanked Larry Thomas for his two years of service as Chairman of the organization.

In addition to officer elections, the Board reviewed proposals from national and international partners and made appropriate investments to continue increasing demand for renewable, sustainable U.S. Soy. To learn more about the work of the Kentucky Soybean Board, visit KySoy.org.

— Kentucky Soybean Board

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