KCA Elects 2023 Officers

Carey Brown Kentucky Cattlemen's Association

LEXINGTON, KY - Kentucky cattlemen from across the state voted for new officers during their Annual Convention held January 5-6 in Lexington, KY. Over 900 producers were on hand to see Andy Bishop, a cattleman from Nelson County, elected to serve as the president for 2023. “We are coming off of our largest membership year to date and have some great plans for 2023 so I am excited to see what this year brings,” said Bishop. Bishop has years of service in the Kentucky Cattlemen’s Association, serving as a Region 2 Director from 2011-2014. Bishop then served as Region 2 Vice President from 20152017 and as Kentucky Beef Council Chairman from 2018-2020. He is also currently serving as Cattlemen’s Beef Board Secretary/Treasurer for 2022. Andy and his wife, Meagan, stay busy with fulltime jobs, four children and their farm. They operate Fairfield Farms, a small registered Angus operation where they sell bulls and females as well as a commercial cow herd and selling freezer beef directly off the farm. They have 75 cows on 200 acres of owned and rented land. Other officers include President-Elect, Jeff Pettit of Sebree, KY; Vice President, Randy Warner, Sharpsburg, KY; Secretary/ Treasurer, Ken Adams of Upton, KY; and Past President, Cary King of Harrodsburg, KY. Others on the Executive Committee include KCA Program Chair Daniel Hayden, Whitesville, KY; KBC Program Chair, Joe Lowe, Smith’s Grove, KY; KBN Chairman, Allan Bryant, Eminence, KY; and Beef Solutions Manager, Jeff Pettit, Sebree, KY. Regional vice presidents from across the state were elected by their regions at the convention including: Bobby Bell, Region 1; Phyllis Gentry, Region 2; Allan Bryant, Region 3; Amy White, Region 4; and Adam Chunglo, Region 5. KCA is an organization representing the state’s livestock industry on legislative, regulatory and industry issues at both the state and federal levels. The KCA mission is to provide a strong, proactive voice for all of Kentucky’s Beef Farm Families, serve as a resource for information and education for producers, consumers and the industry and be a catalyst for enhancing producer sustainability. You can find additional information at www. kycattle.org.

Rachel Cain welcomed 2022 KCA Presidents on Friday morning for the County Presidents Awards Banquet.

The 2022 top three counties per division in numerical increase received a cash reward.

The top ten counties overall for 2022 membership totals

Joe Mike Moore accepted the 2022 Big Bull Award for Barren County. Barren County had the largest 2022 county membership, with a total of 490 members.

Nikki Whitaker presented Arch Sebastian, President of the Mountain Cattlemen’s Association, with the 2022 Outstanding Service to the Kentucky Beef Industry award. Arch coordinated relief efforts over a 9-county area when Eastern Kentucky was hit with a devastating flood in July.

The 2022 County Presidents who exceeded membership in their county by 10 or more members received a red jacket.