Tammy Rapp, Rockville, has been appointed to Missouri Farm Bureau’s Promotion and Education (P&E) Committee.

Rapp farms with her husband, Mike and son Tyler raising cattle and row crops . Tyler, age 30, is the fourth generation on the Rapp farm. They also have a daughter, Ashleigh, age 28. Besides farming, Rapp is an insurance customer service representative and clerk for a local water district.

She is currently treasurer and P&E chair for the Bates County Farm Bureau. She hasserved on the county board for several years.

The family was the 2013 Bates County Extension Farm Family and 2002 Missouri Hereford Association breeder of the year. Rapp has an honorary chapter FFA degree and long-time boosters of the FFA, as well as other school and community organizations. Rapp’s appointment to the P&E committee was made at Missouri Farm Bureau’s annual meeting December 5 at the Lake of the Ozarks. He represents District 4 in the west-central area of the state. As a member of the 10-person committee, he will help develop, implement and evaluate projects and programs that promote agriculture.

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