Committees
Missouri Farm Bureau members drive the organization on a daily basis. Much of that work is done through committees that align with each member’s expertise and interests. To get involved in a committee, contact the committee’s advisor for more information about how you can be a part of our process.
State Resolutions Committee
The policy development process is spearheaded annually by the State Resolutions Committee (SRC), which is made up of members of the MOFB State Board, a county president from each board district, first-year members of the Young Farmers & Ranchers Committee, members of the Promotion and Education committee, and the chairs of each Commodity Advisory Committee. Learn more about our policy development process.
Promotion & Education Committee
The Promotion and Education Committee works to strengthen Missouri Farm Bureau and provides leadership development for all members. As members of the 10-person committee, these volunteers help develop, implement and evaluate projects and programs that promote agriculture.
Promotion & Education Committee
Chairman – Dana Lane, Linn County
Vice Chairman – Michelle Cloud, Jasper County
District 1 – Katie Martin
District 2 – Suzi Beck
District 3 – Beth Bruckerhoff
District 4 – Samantha Rieckhoff
District 5 – Sara Schwartze
District 6 – Kyla Estes
District 7 – Tonya Claybrook
District 8 – Paula Bodenhamer
Young Farmers & Ranchers Committee
The State YF&R Committee is made up of young individuals, all involved in agriculture, all active in their communities, and all interested in helping improve the future of agriculture. Two couples from each board district are appointed in a staggered basis. In some instances, there may be a single individual instead of a couple. In order to serve as the Committee Chair, the member must be at least 18 and not older than 34 at the time of appointment. Committee members are appointed by the State Board of Directors.
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Commodity Committees
Missouri Farm Bureau is a general farm organization. To focus on the various sectors within agriculture, Farm Bureau has commodity advisory committees and special interest work groups that assist staff with issues affecting that specific industry. Advisory committees include beef, cotton, dairy, equine, feed grains and wheat, forestry, horticulture, rice, sheep, soybean and swine. Each year Farm Bureau members are appointed to the advisory committees by the state board of directors. If you are a member and have an interest in serving on one of the committees, please contact Davin Althoff.
Agritourism Committee
Chairman: Curtis Delgman, Pike County
Matt Moreland, Cass County
Artie Cole, Barry County
Rachel Jones, Johnson County
Phil Lecrkone, St. Louis County
Brett Howell, Shannon County
Bryan Boeckman, Osage County
Dwight Crevelt, Greene County
Charlie Brooks, Wright County
Larry Helms., Phelps County
Zachary Oberdiek, Platte County
Buck Counts, Johnson County
Ben Paulsmeyer, Osage County
Karen Null, Bollinger County
Justin Ogle, Vernon County
Steve Salt, Adair/Schuyler County
Curtis Millsap, Greene County
Jason Hirtz, Lawrence County
Beef Committee
Chairman: Jim Sherrell, Camden County
Darin Biegel, Macon County
Kevin Cassmeyer, Cole County
Rick Squibb, Stone County
Cody Holt, Mercer County
Nathan Isakson, Lawrence County
Aaron Holder, Cass County
Paul Gillam, Dent County
Ted Probert, Wright County
Tanner Clark, Douglas County
Cotton Committee
Chairman: Jeff Hux, Scott County
Justin Rone, Pemiscot County
Jason Mayer, Stoddard County
Rick Faulkner, New Madrid County
Steve Droke, Dunklin County
Gregg Mayberry, Stoddard County
David Blakemore, Dunklin County
Jerod Scott, Scott County
Matt Deane, New Madrid County
Kenneth Keller, Stoddard County
Patrick Turnage, Pemiscot County
Aaron Reeves, Dunklin County
Austin Littleton, Scott County
Dairy Committee
Chairman: Josh Walther, Cape Girardeau County
John Schoen, Cape Girardeau County
James Penn, Knox County
Nathan Thorpe, Newton County
Mark Chamberlin, Benton County
Loren Eilenstine, Wright County
Jessy Schomaker, Marion County
James Brixey, Douglas County
Justin Raef, Laclede County
Equine Committee
Chairman: Erica Schwoeppe, Franklin County
Dusty Bell, Shannon County
Lynn Martin, Boone County
Joann Becker, Reynolds County
Stephanie Howard, Jasper County
Jennifer Keaton, McDonald County
Lori Nelson, Saline County
Gwen Sloan, Pulaski County
Brittany Meads, Camden County
Feed Grains and Wheat Committee
Chairman: Brad Meineka, Lafayette County
Marc Kaiser, Carroll County
John Smith, Randolph County
Jeremie Nothdurft, Cape Girardeau County
Andrea Kientzy, Lincoln County
Bryant Kagay, Dekalb County
Andrew Boerding, St. Charles County
Ryan Britt, Randolph County
David Beck, Livingston County
William Sheppard, Pike County
Charlie Kerr, Livingston County
Brad Arnold, Bates County
Addie Yoder, Shelby County
Sarah Kliethermes, Cooper County
Nathan Woehr, Osage County
Forestry Committee
Chairman: Leon Michel, Shannon County
Rick Merritt, Pike County
Randy VanWinkle, Carter County
Wesley Roberts, Reynolds County
Brian Merkel, Washington County
Matt Arndt, Dekalb County
Jason Green, Dent County
Chad Cook, Dent County
Johnathan Blakey, Douglas County
Kane Roth, Wright County
Horticulture Committee
Chairman: Zachary Oberdiek, Platte County
John Trinklein, Cole County
Buck Counts, Johnson County
Ben Paulsmeyer, Osage County
Karen Null, Bollinger County
Justin Ogle, Vernon County
Steve Salt, Adair/Schuyler County
Curtis Millsap, Greene County
Jason Hirtz, Lawrence County
Dana Lane, Linn County, Advisory
Juan Cabrera-Garcia, Extension Specialist
Poultry Committee
Chairman: Dustin Stanton, Boone County
Rodney Fulks, Moniteau County
Don Steen, Miller County
Jeremy Phillips, Morgan County
Keith Haslag, Pettis County
James Rickman, Cedar County
Todd Mitchell, Barry County
Clint Blankenship, Barry County
Rusty Griffis, Barry County
Derrick Hill, Moniteau County
Luke Haslag, Osage County
Evan Boeckman, Osage County
Rice Committee
Chairman: Ryan Wilson, Stoddard County
Blake Gerard, Cape Girardeau County
Kevin Fennewald, Scott County
Rance Daniels, Dunklin County
Daniel Eddy, New Madrid County
Will Spargo, Ripley County
Dale Hardin, Stoddard County
Blake Davis, Pemiscot County
Nathan Holmes, Scott County
Alex Clark, Butler County
Sam Stacks, Dunklin County
Tom Jennings, Scott County
Rick Spargo, Butler County
Justin Landers, New Madrid County
Mike Gross, Butler County
Chuck Stewart, Wayne County
Trent Haggard, Pemiscot County
BT Merideth, Jr., Pemiscot County
Colin Stewart, Stoddard County
Sam Schneider, Cape Girardeau County
Jacob Jones, New Madrid County
Sheep & Goat Committee
Chairman: Maxwell Helm, McDonald County
Jeff DeShon, Boone County
Jess McPhee, Clinton County
Brenda Kern, Washington County
Donald Herring, Linn County
Will Dennis, Laclede County
Valerie Petzold, Cape Girardeau County
Don Wissman, Crawford County
Ed Crowley, Cape Girardeau County
Austin Stanton, Boone County
Soybean Committee
Chairman: Brad Meineka, Lafayette County
William Sheppard, Pike County
Wes Gay, Daviess County
Charlie Kerr, Livingston County
Brad Arnold, Bates County
Addie Yoder, Shelby County
Sarah Kliethermes, Cooper County
Nathan Woehr, Osage County
Drew Lock, Adair/Schuyler County, Advisory
Kelly Nelson, Extension Specialist
Swine Committee
Chairman: Brian Kliethermes, Cooper County
Doug Luebbering, Osage County
Donnie Hays, Monroe County
Cory Neier, Maries County
Michael Phillips, Clark County
Tony Morgan, Barton County
Jesse Heimer, Marion County
Dale Akey, Caldwell County
Cody Demoss, Mercer County
Nathan Deppe, Franklin County
Beekeeping/Pollinator Interest Workgroup
Bill Allinder, Clay County
Valerie Duever, Callaway County
Tim Fredericks, St. Charles County
Walter Els, Gasconade County
Breanda Polen, Jasper County
Bud Motsinger, Caldwell County
Eugene Makovec, Lincoln County
Bill Bennett, Iron County
Ivan Kraniek, Madison County
Larry Huber, Washington County
Sara Leiber, St. Clair County
John Pashia, Jefferson County
Vince Sampson, Osage County
Canine Interest Workgroup
Cathy Griesbauer, Montgomery County
Theck Triplett, Putnam County
Hank Grosenbacher, Phelps County
Jim Proffitt, Ray County
Phil Hoover, Scotland County
Lena Cross, Cooper County
Grape/Vineyard Workgroup
Gus Schlottach, Gasconade County
Stephen Littlefield, Washington County
Kevin Shopher, Audrain County
David Horst, Howell County
Kraig Keesaman, Clinton County
Mike Ripplemeyer, Phelps County
Ethan Butler, Adair County
Lee Rupert, Callaway County
Elmer Schneider, St. Louis County
