Jake Taylor

Jake Taylor of Ashland, Mo., is a first-generation farmer. He and his wife, Molly, started J Taylor Farms, LLC in 2014. In July of 2021, Taylor retired from the insurance business after a successful 21-year career. Today, Taylor works full time expanding his grain and cattle operation. He also sells Einbock equipment used for weed control in organic row crop production and manages his wife’s family’s farms in Henry and Johnson County, Mo. Taylor is an MFA Oil delegate, a member of The Crossing Church of Columbia, Mo., an advisory board member for Farm Credit Services, and a past board member of Boone County Farm Bureau. Taylor was elected to the MFA Oil Board of Directors in 2018 and became its vice-chairman in 2020.