Joe McKinnon, Tennessee Farm Bureau Federation field services administrator, has announced he will retire at the end of the year.
“The 35 years I’ve been with Farm Bureau, as an agent and then as field staff, has been one of the greatest blessings,” said McKinnon. “The staff and volunteers are the absolute best, and there’s no doubt I’ll miss the people of Farm Bureau the most. It has been an honor to serve, and I hope I’m leaving the organization having made a small contribution to its success.”
In 1988, McKinnon began his career with Tennessee Farm Bureau as an insurance agent in Hardeman County before joining the field staff team in 1995. During that time, he served thirteen counties in West Tennessee and three in Middle Tennessee. When he took over the role of field services administrator in 2013, he continued serving eight counties in lower West Tennessee while also administering the other field staff across the state.
“Joe is to be commended for the time, effort and dedication he has loyally committed to this century-old organization, said Tennessee Farm Bureau Executive Vice President Rhedona Rose. “He has served his county leadership well through the years, and over the past decade has recruited and developed a topnotch field service team. We wish him all the best as he moves to this next chapter of spending more time with his family.”
Raised on a cattle, hog and row crop farm in Chester County, McKinnon graduated from the University of Tennessee at Martin in 1982 with a degree in agricultural business. While in college, he was a member of the Ag Club, Collegiate FFA and Alpha Gamma Rho agricultural fraternity. He also worked at Hardeman Farmers Co-op and after graduating was hired as assistant manager and served in that capacity for six years before coming to Farm Bureau.
McKinnon and his wife, Carol, have been married for almost 40 years and currently reside in Henderson where they are active members of Trinity United Methodist Church. They are proud of their children and grandchildren and look forward to spending more time with them in retirement.
