Area farmers to serve on the Ohio Farm Bureau’s 2024 Policy Development Committee

Area farmers are among 20 Ohio Farm Bureau leaders named to the 2024 Ohio Farm Bureau Federation Policy Development Committee.

The committee collects and organizes public policy recommendations from county Farm Bureaus and presents the final policy suggestions to be voted on by Ohio Farm Bureau’s delegates during the state annual meeting in December.

In its initial session, the committee heard from government leaders, subject matter experts and Farm Bureau staff on topics such as carbon sequestration, CAUV, sustainable aviation fuel, land use, annexation, rural child care, aquifer/water issues, livestock traceability and vet telehealth.

The policy committee consists of 10 members from Ohio Farm Bureau’s board of trustees and 10 representatives of county Farm Bureaus.

The committee is chaired by Ohio Farm Bureau First Vice President Cy Prettyman of New Bloomington and includes OFBF President Bill Patterson of Chesterland and Treasurer Adele Flynn of Wellington. State trustees on the committee are Matt Aultman of Greenville, Danielle Burch of Salem, Mackenzie Deetz of Sugarcreek, Katherine Harrison of Groveport, Craig Pohlman of Venedocia, Nicol Reiterman of Washington Court House and Matt Vodraska of Doylestown.

County Farm Bureau representatives are Heather Bryan of Hancock County, Brandie Finney of Crawford County, Mary Fleming of Delaware County, Christine Haines of Washington County, Stacy Irwin of Columbiana County, Jim Percival of Greene County, Larry Theurer of Cuyahoga County, Hannah Thompson of Athens-Meigs County, Cindy Petitti-Walton of Stark County and Vicki Vance Weiser of Knox County.