Farm City Luncheon
Farm City Celebration Luncheon
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Friday, November 13, 2026
The Details
PRODUCED BY: Agribusiness Industry Network
DATE: Friday, November 13
SITE: Kentucky Exposition Center South Wing Conference Center
PROGRAM: Agribusiness of The Year Award & Wing Tip Rodeo Competition
TICKETS: Individual $45 each; Table of Eight $350; Rodeo Nomination Table of Eight $400.
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The Luncheon
The Farm City Celebration Luncheon is produced annually by Louisville, Kentucky’s Agribusiness Industry Network. The event celebrates the contributions of the agribusiness industry to the community and recognizes the interdependence of rural and urban economies. It is held in conjunction with the world’s largest, purebred livestock exposition – Louisville’s own North American International Livestock Expo – at the Kentucky Exposition Center.
Agribusiness of the Year Award
During the event, the annual Agribusiness of the Year Award winner is announced. The program centers on spotlighting the winner’s business and the aspects of the enterprise that helped earn the award. The nomination deadline for 2026 is July 14th.
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Ashbourne Farms of LaGrange, KY, was named the 2025 Agribusiness of the Year.
From left to right: Gary Huddleston, Chairman, Agribusiness Industry Network, David Bohnlein (Livestock Manager), Billy Cortes (Farm Operations Manager), Toni Myers (Farm Manager),
Paul Merryweather (Garden Manager), Abby Fletcher, Director of Economic Development, Greater Louisville Inc.
Harold Workman Agriculture Leadership Award
From left to right:Harold Workman is pictured with Shelley Rudolph Powell, daughter of the 2024 Harold Workman Agriculture Leadership Award recipient Dr. Jim Rudolph. Shelley Powell and her family Todd Powell and Carson Gilliam accepted the award on Dr. Rudolph’s behalf during the North American International Livestock Exhibition Farm City Luncheon.
Wing Tip Rodeo
The program ends with an entertaining event … the annual Wing Tip Rodeo. Two teams of “cowboys” --- area business leaders who have donned cowboy hats and bandannas --- compete in a real roping contest. This friendly competition has grown quite competitive over the years as the two teams vie for annual bragging rights and possession of the traveling “horse collar trophy”.
Annually, more than 280 area business people attend the luncheon to congratulate the Award winner and to cheer on their favorite Wing Tip Rodeo Team.
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2025 Wing Tip Rodeo | Winning Farm Team
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Our thanks to these organizations who support the Farm City Celebration Luncheon:
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Kentucky State Fair Board
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North American International Livestock Exposition
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Kentucky Department of Agriculture
Beef, pork, fish & ice cream for luncheon provided by:
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Kentucky Cattlemen’s Association
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Kentucky Pork Producers Association
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Kentucky Aquaculture Association
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Ehrler's Ice Cream
Wing Tip Rodeo Winners
The Farm Team leads the series 23-15
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L-R: Miss Rodeo Kentucky 2025, Ashley Polson, Jackson Tolle, Business Development Manager and Regional Lead, United Producers, Inc., Brandon Hartfield, Project Manager,
Dan Cristiani Excavating, Ryan Dale Bivens, Farmer, Fresh Start Farms & State Representative, Chris Jackson, Owner & CEO, Gotta Go Waste & Recycling & Dan Cristiani Excavating,
Michael Tobin, Area Program Director, Kentucky Farm Bureau, Junior Miss Rodeo Kentucky 2025, Nelle Williams, Miss Teen Rodeo Kentucky 2025, Olivia Davis
2025 Wing Tip Rodeo | City Team
L-R: Miss Rodeo Kentucky 2025, Ashley Polson, Derek Miles, Partner, DBL Law
Clark Welch, VP of Economic Development, Greater Louisville Inc., Abby Fletcher, Director of Economic Development, Greater Louisville Inc., Team Captain, Jordan Clemons, Director of Investor Development, Greater Louisville Inc., Robert Link, Kentucky Market Leader, Collier Insurance, Junior Miss Rodeo Kentucky 2025, Nelle Williams, Miss Teen Rodeo Kentucky 2025, Olivia Davis.