About Us

Hudson’s Farm Service, Inc. was established in 1957. It was started as a feed business and eventually evolved into a full service grain elevator company for area farmers. In 2018 Patrick Covington and Todd Perry purchased Hudson’s Farm Service from the Hudson family and began the next chapter as Hudson Grain Company.

Shortly after purchasing the company, expansion of the facility began. By late October 2018, two new 300,000 bushels bins from Chief had been added. In the spring of 2020, the third 300,000 bushel bin for Chief was added. The current facility storage capacity is 1,655,000 bushels. Also during the expansions, a new receiving pit and leg where added as well as the original dump leg was replaced. All of the expansion and replacement of material handling has increased unloading capacity to over 25,500 bushels per hour.

Our Team

Vice President

Todd Perry

Todd was born and raised in Hopkinsville, KY. After graduation from Hopkinsville High School, Todd attended Murray State University where he graduated with a degree in Agriculture Economics in 1999. After graduation, Todd worked a brief time for Security Seed and Chemical from Clarksville, TN. In 2000 Todd accepted a grain merchandiser position with Siemer Milling Company in Hopkinsville, KY. In 2004 Todd was named Co-General Manager of the Hopkinsville location while still handling all the wheat procurement needs for that location. Todd joined the Christian County Grain family in June 2017. In 2018 along with Pat Covington, Todd purchased the Hudson’s Farm Service from the Hudson family. The new company was named Hudson Grain Company.

Todd is a 2010 graduate of the Kentucky Agriculture Leadership program He has also served on several community and state board including: Kentucky Feed and Grain Association (President), Kentucky Small Grain Growers Board, Hopkinsville Chamber of Commerce Board, and Christian County Agribusiness Association (President).

Todd and his wife, Amanda, live in Hopkinsville with their two daughters.

President

Patrick Covington

Patrick (Pat) Covington is a 1987 graduate of Western Kentucky University with a degree in Agriculture Business. After graduation, he returned to Hopkinsville to join his father, Joe, in the family business. After the untimely death of Joe in 2003, Pat assumed the role of President of Christian County Grain overseeing daily management and operation of the business.

Under his leadership, Christian County Grain has experienced tremendous growth. Storage capacity and unloading capacity has be a major focus of the company under his guidance. He believes it is extremely important to provide timely customer service to the customers. In 2018 Pat started another chapter in his career by partnering with Todd Perry to purchase the Hudson’s Farm Service in Franklin.

Pat served on the Board of Directors of the Farm Bureau Association, is a member of the Christian County Agribusiness Association, served on the Board of Kentucky Feed and Grain Association, and served as Public Director on the Board of Southern States Petroleum in Hopkinsville.

Pat is married to the former Lisa Chiles and they have one daughter, Sarah. He is a member of Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Church where he is an usher and has served on the Parish Pastoral Council.

General Manager

Daryle Stevens

Daryle was born in Georgetown, Kentucky. He attended Georgetown College for one year. Daryle then moved to Bowling Green, Kentucky to purse a degree in Agriculture with a teaching certificate at Western Kentucky University. After Graduating from WKU in 1972, he taught Agriculture for one year at Warren Central High School. He then decided teaching was not for him; Daryle went to work for Ag Services in Bowling Green, Kentucky. Later, he became the manager of this location for eight years.

For approximately five years, Daryle worked for his father in the tractor and farm machinery business. He decided he missed the grain business and in 1985 moved back to Franklin, Kentucky to work for Bill Hudson at Hudson’s Farm Service, Inc. Daryle served as manager of the Franklin location for thirty-three years until the business was purchased by Pat Covington and Todd Perry in 2018 and became Hudson Grain Company. Daryle now serves as General Manager of Hudson Grain Company.

Daryle has served on the Franklin-Simpson Fair Board, Franklin-Simpson Chamber of Commerce Board and Kentucky Feed and Grain Association Board (President).

Daryle lives in Franklin, Kentucky with his wife Myra. They have one daughter and two grandchildren.