A veteran agricultural writer and business editor, Kay Ledbetter joined the Texas A&M University System's Agricultural Research and Extension Center in Amarillo as the communications specialist on Jan. 24, 2005.

Ledbetter earned a bachelor's in journalism from West Texas State University in 1982. She began her career as a general assignments reporter with the Amarillo Globe-News newspaper in 1982. She was the Globe-News farm and ranch writer for two years, and served as farm and ranch editor since 1986. She also worked as an assistant regional editor and senior business writer during her last four years at the newspaper.

Ledbetter has earned several journalism and communications awards. She is also a photographer and freelance contributor to several magazines.