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Farm Bureau elects new grassroots leaders

Jan 29, 2018, 12:35 PM by American Farm Bureau Federation

CindyRamsey_AFBF-WLCDelegates at the American Farm Bureau Federation’s 2018 annual convention elected members to serve as board and committee leaders for the organization.

AFBF President Zippy Duvall and Vice President Scott VanderWal were re-elected to two-year terms.

Bryan Searle, president of Idaho Farm Bureau, and Ron Gibson, president of Utah Farm Bureau, were elected to two-year terms on the AFBF board of directors, representing the Western Region. Hans McPherson, president of Montana Farm Bureau, was elected to a one-year term, also representing the Western Region. Rodd Moesel, president of Oklahoma Farm Bureau, was elected to a one-year term, representing the Southern Region.

Twelve other state Farm Bureau presidents were re-elected to two-year terms to represent their regions on the board: Carl Bednarski, Michigan; Jim Holte, Wisconsin; Blake Hurst, Missouri; and Steve Nelson, Nebraska (Midwest Region); Mark Haney, Kentucky; John Hoblick, Florida; Harry Ott, South Carolina; Jimmy Parnell, Alabama; Wayne Pryor, Virginia; and Randy Veach, Arkansas (Southern Region); and Rick Ebert, Pennsylvania, and Ryck Suydam, New Jersey (Northeast Region).

Russell Kohler of Utah was elected the new chair of the AFBF Young Farmers & Ranchers Committee for a one-year term, which makes him a member of the AFBF board of directors.

Elected to two-year terms on the AFB Women’s Leadership Committee were Cindy Ramsey, Indiana (pictured above); Jennifer Cross, Maryland; and Lou Nave, Tennessee. Lillian Ostendorf of Montana was re-elected to a two-year term on the committee.

AFBF’s 100th Annual Convention & IDEAg Trade Show will be held in New Orleans, Jan. 11-16, 2019.

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