The Paducah Area Chamber of Commerce’s March 7th Power in Partnership Breakfast will feature Kentucky Agriculture Commissioner Jonathan Shell. The breakfast is sponsored by Four Rivers Nuclear Partnership.

The breakfast begins at 7:30 a.m. at the Paducah-McCracken County Convention Center. Pre-registration is required by Monday, March 4 at noon at paducahchamber.org or by calling 270-443-1746. Power Card holders do not have to pre-register.  The cost is $25. 

Jonathan Shell was elected Kentucky Agriculture Commissioner in November 2023. A fifth-generation farmer, he, alongside his dad Gary, owns and operates Shell Farms and Greenhouses in Garrard County where they raise cattle and grow flowers, corn, and pumpkins.

Commissioner Shell is dedicating his administration to ensuring a bright future for Kentucky agriculture. His goal is to ensure the important business of the Kentucky Department of Agriculture continues seamlessly, while remaining a resource Kentucky farmers can count on as they feed their neighbors and the entire world.

Prior to being elected Agriculture Commissioner, Shell was elected to the Kentucky House of Representatives in 2012, becoming the youngest member of the General Assembly. Before the 2016 election, he was tapped by Republican leadership to spearhead candidate recruitment. It was that year Kentucky elected its first Republican House Majority in nearly 100 years.

The following year, Shell’s colleagues elected him Kentucky’s first Republican House Majority Floor Leader. During his time with the House of Representatives, Shell developed and executed legislative strategies to pass policies into law that focused on job creation, support for farmers, and cracking down on opioid traffickers.