Tim Hughes is the Senior Trade Advisor for the Kentucky Department of Agriculture (KDA). He transfers to this position after serving three year's as KDA's Deputy Executive Director for the Office of Marketing and immediately before that the Director of Biofuels for the Kentucky Energy & Environment Cabinet. Prior to these roles he served as the Senior Policy Analyst of the Governor’s Office of Agricultural Policy where he also held various other roles in agricultural development since 2004. Tim and his wife Lori own TLC Farms in Simpson County. He is a graduate of Western Kentucky University where he also served as their farm manager in 2002 and 2003. Tim has served as the state chairman of two young farmer groups and has played leadership roles in various national farm organizations. Tim and Lori now reside in Frankfort, KY where they are active members of Buck Run Baptist Church.
