Brian Hardin is the Director of Governmental & Agricultural Programs for the Alabama Farmers Federation based in Montgomery. He is a native of Moulton, Alabama, located in Lawrence County, where he grew up on a beef cattle farm. He graduated from Auburn University with a B.S. in Animal Science in 1995. After completing a Master of Science in Horticulture from Auburn University in 1998, he began work as a sales representative with Dow AgroSciences in its Turf & Ornamental Division, living in Orlando and Bradenton, Florida. In 2000, Brian and his family returned to Alabama to begin work with Alabama Farmers Federation as Director of the Greenhouse, Nursery & Sod, Horticulture, and Pork Divisions. In his current role, Brian leads Alfa Farmers’ department responsible for agricultural programs, agricultural policy and national government programs. He and his wife, Kelli, have three children.