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Twenty leaders have been named to the 2026 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 delegates during the state annual meeting in December.
In its initial session, the committee heard from subject matter experts and Farm Bureau staff on topics such as property taxes, land use, data centers, livestock management and electricity availability.
The policy committee consists of 10 members from Ohio Farm Bureau’s board of trustees and 10 county Farm Bureau members.
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 OFBF Treasurer Adele Flynn of Wellington. Other state trustees on the committee are John Bolte of Tiffin, Evan Davis of Leesburg, Todd Davis of Carrollton, Al Miller of Marietta, Matt Schmerge of Botkins, Gary Truance of Vinton and Greg Williams of Lucasville.
County Farm Bureau representatives are Jonathan Collins of Warren County, Denver Davis of Auglaize County, David Fischbach of Putnam County, Greg McGlinch of Darke County, Blake Metzger of Pickaway County, William Ray of Noble County, Marsha Stanhope of Trumbull County, Andrew Stiegler of Muskingum County, Kevin Ungerer of Wayne County, and Duayne Wetherell of Jefferson County.
