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KyCGA News
For Immediate Release
November 16, 2009
Knoth will Lead the Kentucky Corn & Small Grain Growers
Associations
 (EASTWOOD, KY) Laura Knoth, Public Affairs Division director
for the Kentucky Farm Bureau, has been named executive
director of the Kentucky Corn and Kentucky Small Grain
Growers Associations, which serve the interests of more than
2000 grain farmers across the Commonwealth. Knoth will
officially begin her responsibilities on January 4, 2010.
Association leaders say her experience and environmental
background will serve the organizations well.
“We are extremely pleased to have Ms. Knoth coming to work
for our organization,” said Phillip McCoun, president of the
Kentucky Corn Growers Association (KyCGA) and chair of the
executive director search committee, “and we are fortunate
to have such a qualified candidate take us to the next
chapter.”
Knoth has served as director of the Public Affairs Division for Kentucky Farm
Bureau (KFB) since 2004, supervising KFB’s public affairs
activities, including state and national lobbying, policy
development programs, political education, natural
resources, local affairs and commodity activities.
She joined KFB in 1991 as director of natural and
environmental resources, serving as a registered lobbyist
and working with the Kentucky General Assembly and
administrative agencies to obtain balanced and reasonable
environmental policies affecting farmers. Knoth also served
as a KFB area program director, from 1998 to 2003, working
with county KFB offices in 12 Western Kentucky counties to
coordinate member service and policy implementation
programs.
Knoth, a native of Grand Rivers (Livingston Co.), Ky, is a
graduate of the University of Kentucky, holding a Bachelor
of Science degree in agriculture with an emphasis in natural
resources and environmental economics. She worked as an
environmental consultant with private industry before
joining Kentucky Farm Bureau.
“Having a strong focus on environmental issues is of extreme
importance in today’s agricultural economy,” McCoun also
said. “Ms. Knoth’s expertise in this area will serve the
association well and I look forward to working with her.”
Knoth succeeds Todd Barlow, KyCGA/KySGGA executive director
for the last 18 years. The search committee was made up of
the officers and selected board members from both the KyCGA
and KySGGA.
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The Kentucky Corn Growers Association and the Kentucky Small
Grain Growers Associations, based near Louisville, Ky., work
to improve producer profitability through sound policy,
production and utilization research, market development, and
education initiatives. The Kentucky Corn Growers Association
incorporated in 1982. The Kentucky Small Grain Growers
Association incorporated in 1989. Learn more at
www.kycorn.org or
www.kysmallgrains.org.
Contact:
Jennifer Elwell, Kentucky Corn Growers Association
jennifer@kycorn.org / (502) 921-2625
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