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.
State Resolutions Committee
State Board of Directors
Todd Hays – Chair, Vice President (Marion, Monroe City
Drew Lock – District 2 (Adair/Schuyler), La Plata
Brent Hampy – District 4 (Pettis), Smithton
Barry Bean – District 6 (New Madrid), Gideon
Charles Bassett – District 8 (Pulaski), Dixon
Victoria Schwader – Advisory (Buchanan), Easton
State Promotion & Education Committee
Amy Jo Estes – Vice-Chair (Gasconade), Rosebud
Jim Proffitt – District 1 (Ray), Richmond
Ken McDonald – District 3 (Lincoln), Silex
Chery Fricke – District 5 (Gasconade), Hermann
Tracy White – District 7 (Newton), Stark City
County Presidents
Brad Bray – District 1 (DeKalb), Cameron
Ryan Britt – District 2 (Randolph), Clifton Hill
Dustin Stanton – District 3 (Boone), Centralia
Vince Buck – District 4 (Saline), Marshall
Erica Schwoeppe – District 5 (Franklin), Labadie
Cindy Faulkner – District 6 (New Madrid), New Madrid
Ben Fizette – District 7 (Lawrence), Golden City
Roger Shanks – District 8 (Howell), Willow Springs
State Young Farmers’ Committee
Joe Attema – District 1 (Platte), Farley
Marc & Brooke Zell – District 2 (Linn), Meadville
Casey & Jennifer Poindexter – District 3 (Montgomery), Montgomery City
Matthew & Jennie Noakes – District 4 (St. Clair), Lowry City
Adam & Jessica Naeger – District 5 (Ste. Genevieve), Ste Genevieve
Dustin & Kyla Estes – District 6 (Bollinger), Sedgewickville
Jered & Ashley Brown – District 7 (Polk), Brighton
Kevin & Jamie Johansen – District 8 (Laclede), Lebanon
Commodity Committee Chairs
Heather Counts – Agritourism (Johnson), Warrensburg
Ernst Uthlaut – Beef (Montgomery), New Florence
Justin Rone – Cotton (Pemiscot), Portageville
Mark Fellwock – Dairy (Lawrence), Monett
Becki Krueger – Equine (Clark), Kahoka
Jason Kurtz – Feed Grains & Wheat (Holt), Oregon
Steven Wilkerson – Forestry (Douglas), Drury
John Trinklein – Horticulture (Cole), Jefferson City
Nathan Deppe – Pork (Franklin), Washington
Tim Asbridge – Poultry (Lincoln), Hawk Point
Rance Daniels – Rice (Dunklin), Hornersville
Adam Uthlaut – Sheep & Goat (Montgomery), New Florence
Bruce Wilson – Soybean (Audrain), Mexico
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 – Amy Jo Estes, Gasconade County
Vice Chairman – Dana Lane, Linn County
District 1 – Darren Farmer, Caldwell County
District 2 – Brooke Zell, Linn County
District 3 – Jana Thompson, Cole County
District 4 – Jason Dieckhoff, Cass County
District 5 – Sunshine Shanks, Maries County
District 6 – Kimberly Jones, Scott County
District 7 – Megan Allison, Dade County
District 8 – Ashleigh Nye, Texas County
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 Kelly Smith.
Agritourism Committee
Steve Meier, Chairman, Cape Girardeau County
Matt Moreland, Cass County
Tara Peters, Phelps County
Holly Bough, Cedar County
Zach Diederick, Boone County
Rachel Jones, Johnson County
Artie Cole, Barry County
Curtis Delgman, Pike County
Amy Jo Estes, Gasconade County, Advisory
Beef Committee
Keith Tate, Chairman, Wright County
Will Grady, Daviess County
Rodney Johnson, Benton County
Rick Ayers, Sullivan County
Diane Bolinger, Cass County
Brad Slone, Pulaski County
Mike Crews, Oregon County
Lacey Miller, Marion County
Jim Sherrell, Camden County
Darin Biegel, Macon County
Kevin Cassmeyer, Cole County
Stan Coday, Wright County, Advisory
Tanner Clark, Douglas County, Advisory
Cotton Committee
Allen Below, Chairman, Stoddard County
Justin Rone, Pemiscot County
Darren Brown, New Madrid County
Jason Mayer, Stoddard County
Rick Faulkner, New Madrid County
Aaron Porter, Stoddard County
Steve Droke, Dunklin County
Gregg Mayberry, Stoddard County
Brent Pearson, Scott County
Gary Hayes, Pemiscot County
David Blakemore, Dunklin County
Jerod Scott, Scott County
Jeff Hux, Scott County
Matt Deane, New Madrid County
Kenneth Keller, New Madrid County
Patrick Turnage, Pemiscot County
Barry Bean, Dunklin County, Pemiscot
Dairy Committee
David Martin, Chairman, Hickory County
Mark Fellwock, Lawrence County
James Penn, Knox County
Rick Scheer, Franklin County
Susan Brooks, Wright County
Adam Lenz, Cooper County
John Schoen, Cape Girardeau County
Jared Brown, Polk County
Mark Kimmons, Christian County
Duane Kaiser, Barry County, Advisory
Amy Jo Estes, Gasconade County, Advisory
Equine Committee
Debbie Birk, Chairman, Cape Girardeau County
Lynette Miller, Dallas County
Chelsie Abercrombie, Cedar County
Kelly Eddy, Boone County
Laurie Ward, Scotland County
Erica Schwoeppe, Franklin County
Mike Daniels, Texas County
Dusty Bell, Shannon County
David Buxton, Ripley County
Morgan Adams, Phelps County
Todd Hays, Marion County, Advisory
Feed Grains and Wheat Committee
Mike Rosenbohm, Chairman, Nodaway County
Adam Casner, Carroll County
Monty Schmutzler, Cole County
Jon Robnett, Audrain County
Alex Fodge, Monroe County
Kendall Kircher, Howard County
Kevin Ficken, Benton County
Sharon Arnold, Bates County, Advisory
Forestry Committee
Steve Wilkerson, Chairman, Douglas County
Randy VanWinkle, Carter County
Wesley Roberts, Reynolds County
Chris Dickel, Sullivan County
Brian Merkel, Washington County
Dennis Potter, Howard County
Rick Merritt, Pike County
Matt Arndt, Dekalb County
Jason Green, Dent County
Leon Michel, Shannon County
Stan Coday, Wright County, Advisory
Horticulture Committee
Brett Fahrmeier, Chairman, Lafayette County
John Trinklein, Cole County
Buck Counts, Johnson County
Kenny Anderson, Cole County
Ben Paulsmeyer, Osage County
Karen Null, Bollinger County
Zachary Oberdiek, Platte County
Duane Brune, Franklin County
Julie Neer, Monroe County
Mary Fischer, Bates County, Advisory
Pork Committee
Nathan Deppe, Chairman, Franklin County
Justin Oaks, Sullivan County
Kathy Chinn, Macon County
Donnie Hays, Marion County
Doug Luebbering, Osage County
Shawn McEwen, Shelby County
Cory Neier, Maries County
Brian Kliethermes, Cooper County
Chris Mallett, Scotland County
Todd Hays, Marion County, Advisory
Chris Brundick, Maries County, Advisory
Poultry Committee
David Brittenham, Chairman, Barry County
Tim Asbridge, Lincoln County
Dustin Stanton, Boone County
Don Steen, Miller County
Rodney Fulks, Moniteau County
Jeremy Phillips, Morgan County
Keith Haslag, Pettis County
Brett Martin, Barry County
James Rickman, Cedar County
Todd Mitchell, Barry County
Andy Clay, Moniteau County, Advisory
Rice Committee
Kevin Fennewald, Chairman, Scott County
Rance Daniel, Dunklin County
Daniel Eddy, New Madrid County
Will Spargo, Ripley County
Dale Hardin, Stoddard County
Scott Wheeler, Stoddard
Blake Davis, Pemiscot County
John Burnett, New Madrid County
Nathan Holmes, Scott County
Ryan Wilson, Stoddard County
Alex Clark, Butler County
Sam Stacks, Dunklin County
Tom Jennings, Scott County
Elvin Kingree, Stoddard County
Rick Spargo, Stoddard County
Justin Landers, New Madrid County
Mike Gross, Butler County
Zach Bell, Scott County
Chuck Stewart, Wayne County
Blake Gerard, Cape Girardeau County
Trent Haggard, Dunklin County
Baughn Merideth, Jr., Pemiscot County
Barry Bean, New Madrid County, Advisory
Sheep & Goat Committee
Jess McPhee, Chairman, Clinton County
Harry Cope, Montgomery County
Tony Francis, Monroe County
Don Wissmann, Crawford County
Jeff DeShon, Boone County
Rachel Stauffer, Cedar County
Paul Peterson, Wright County
Lynn Fahrmeier, Lafayette County
Brenda Kern, Washington County
Megan Boedges, Montgomery County
Donald Herring, Linn County
Jason Kurtz, Holt County, Advisory
Soybean Committee
Brian Martin, Chairman, Boone County
Michael Phillips, Clark County
Gary Noakes, St. Clair County
Sam Hannah, Atchison County
Ben Fizette, Lawrence County
Paul Alt, Franklin County
Michael Hicks, Lewis County
Joshlin Yoder, Shelby County
Nathan Alpers, Cooper County
Fred Thompson, Henry County
Drew Lock, Adair/Schuyler County, Advisory
Beekeeping/Pollinator Interest Workgroup
Bill Allinder, Clay County
Valerie Duever, Callaway County
Ray Nabors, Pemiscot County
Tim Fredericks, St. Charles
Scott Laden, Stoddard County
Walter Els, Gasconade County
Erin Mullins, Nodaway County
Maxwell Helm, McDonald County
Brenda Polen, Jasper County
Bud Motsinger, Caldwell County
Phillip Kaufmann, Perry County
Eugene Makovec, Lincoln County
Canine Interest Workgroup
Cathy Griesbauer, Montgomery County
Theck Triplett, Putnam County
Kelly Brown, Barry County
Randy Bartkoski, Jasper County
Tom Nelson, Macon County
Hank Grosenbacher, Phelps County
Jim Proffitt, Ray County
Joe Newell, Bollinger County
Phil Hoover, Scotland County
Tyler Williams, Wright 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
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