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.

College of the Ozarks

President

Ashlin Usrey (email)

Advisor

Caleb Robertson (email)

Social Media

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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