Kentucky Nominating Committee Election

Steven Bach

Mount Sterling

Bach farms on 900 owned and 1,400 leased acres, where he raises 300 beef cows, corn, soybeans, alfalfa, peach trees, and asparagus. He currently serves on the Bath County Farm Bureau and Kentucky Corn Growers Association Boards of Directors and is a member of the Owingsville First Church of God. Bach previously served on the University of Kentucky Ag Alumni Association. He has an Animal Science Degree from the University of Kentucky and is a graduate of the Kentucky Agricultural Leadership Program. He has served on the Farm Credit Mid-America Nominating Committee.

Eric Howard

Calhoun

Howard serves as the farm manager/co-operator at Vandiver Farms, a 2,400-acre corn and soybean farm operation in McLean County, KY. He runs the day-to-day operations which includes buying equipment, planting and harvesting, repair and maintenance, input to marketing and overseeing the daily tasks. He is a member of the Calhoun Baptist Church and an alumni of McLean County FFA.

Bruce D. Langley

Shelbyville

Langley is a fourth-generation full-time farmer. He farms on 18,960 acres, where he raises cattle, hay, straw, corn, soybeans, tobacco, watermelon, and rye. He oversees the daily operations of Langley Farms LLC, including supervising 60 full-time employees and seasonal workers. He is a graduate of Western Kentucky University. Langley is a former member of the Extension Ag & Horticulture Board and currently serves on the Shelby County Fair Board. He is a parishioner at Southeast Christian Church.

Chris Mitchell

Flemingsburg

Mitchell is a full-time farmer who operates a 300 cow/calf operation, hay and finished beef sales and row crops on 325 owned and 500 leased acres. He also runs a lime spreading business. He previously served on his local Farm Credit Advisory Committee and the Farm Credit Mid-America Nominating Committee. Mitchell serves on the Board of Directors for the Fleming County Farm Bureau, Fleming County Cattlemen’s Association, Inc. and A Better Community Foundation. He is also Vice President of the Lions Club.

Kevin Mobley

Elizabethtown

Mobley is a fourth-generation full-time farmer raising corn and soybean row crops on approximately 1,600 acres. He has previously served on Farm Credit Mid-America’s Advocate Council. Mobley currently serves as a member of the Hardin County Farm Bureau Board, is a Deacon at the Severns Valley Baptist Church and is the Chair of the FSA Committee.

Alice Maze Porter

Hillsboro

Porter owns 650 acres and leases an additional 300 acres. Her operation includes cow/calf pairs, backgrounding feeder calves, and she retains heifers from her herd to breed and sell. She previously served on her local Farm Credit Advisory Committee and has served on the Farm Credit Mid-America Nominating Committee.

Tyson Sanderfur

Hartford

Sanderfur farms in Ohio County, Kentucky with his wife, father, 3 sons and a daughter. He started farming in 1992 at the age of 13. Sanderfur operates 2,500 acres. He grows corn, soybeans, wheat, canola, and tobacco. He also raises beef cattle and turkeys. Along with farming, he has 20 years of experience in the agriculture insurance field. He is a member of the Farm Credit Mid-America Advocate Council. He is secretary of the Lions Club, chairman of the No Creek Community Church and Director of Kentucky Corn Growers. He served as Director of the Chamber of Commerce from 2010-2016.

Aaron Tucker

Calhoun

Tucker runs a farming operation on 140 acres of owned and leased land where he raises beef cattle and hay and has a welding shop. Tucker, an agriculture teacher at Apollo High School, previously served as the Regional Chair and State Treasurer of the Kentucky Association of Ag Educators and as the Vice President of Daviess County Cattlemen. He has served as moderator at Buck Creek Baptist Church and has served on the Farm Credit Mid-America Nominating Committee. He lives in McLean County with his wife, Jennifer, and their three children.

Matt Watson

Flemingsburg

Watson is a fifth-generation cattle farmer in Northeastern Kentucky. He currently runs a purebred and commercial cattle operation on 100 acres. Watson has previously served on the Farm Credit Mid-America Nominating Committee. He is involved in the Fleming County Farm Bureau, the Fleming County FAA Alumni Association, Kentucky Cattlemen’s Association, the Hereford Youth Foundation of America, and the Kentucky Hereford Association. Watson holds director roles with the Fleming County Cattleman’s Board of Directors, the Fleming County Livestock Improvement Board of Directors, and serves as an Advisor to the Kentucky Junior Hereford Association.

Greg Wilson

Olmstead

Wilson farms grain/corn, wheat, and beans on 3,288 acres. After obtaining his Agriculture Business Bachelor of Science degree, Wilson worked in agricultural retail and then transitioned into other roles, ultimately landing at Channel Seed where he has spent the last 20 years focused on sales, customer engagement, and marketplace expansion. Wilson has been an active member of Dripping Spring Baptist Church since 2003 and was selected as a Deacon in 2016. Since 2023, he has served that church as Chairman of the Deacons. Wilson is a member of the Farm Credit Mid-America Advocate Council.