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Apr 13, 2021 5:24 AM
A man with local roots has been named the new director of the Kentucky Office of Agricultural Policy.
Brian Lacefield, who now resides in Versailles, most recently served as the Kentucky State Director of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Farm Service Agency, where he directed and administered FSA programs and managed staff across the state.
Lacefield previously served as market president at Trigg County FNB Bank. He has also worked as chief financial officer of Agri-Chem and general manager for Commonwealth Agri-Finance, both divisions of Hopkinsville Elevator Cooperative. He served as vice president of agriculture and commercial banking with Planters Bank and as an area extension specialist with the University of Kentucky Farm Business Management Program.
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Former Kentucky Farm Service Agency Director Brian Lacefield has been named by Agriculture Commissioner Dr. Ryan Quarles as the new director of the Kentucky Office of Agriculture Policy.
The Kentucky Office of Agriculture Policy is the new name for the former Governor’s Office of Agricultural Policy. Senate Bill 3 shifted responsibilities from the Kentucky Agricultural Development Fund from the governor’s office to the Kentucky Department of Agriculture.
Quarles says Lacefield, of Versailles, is well-respected in Kentucky’s agricultural community and has years of agribusiness and investment experience that makes him the perfect fit to lead the Kentucky Office of Agricultural Policy. He adds Lacefield will be a strong asset for the KDA as they implement Senate Bill 3 and move the management from the Governor’s Office to the Department of Agriculture. Quarles says he is grateful for Lacefield’s willingness to serve.