Curtis Kratz was elected to the 2006 PFB Board of Directors at the annual meeting in November 2005.

Mr. Kratz works as a consultant of environmental and governmental business affairs effecting farmers, utilizing his past experience of 24 years as a self-employed dairy farmer in Souderton, PA

He is currently affiliated with the following organizations outside of Farm Bureau:

• PA Council for Farm Organization
• PA Ag Law Center at Dickinson Univ.
• Montgomery Co. Conservation Dist. Bd.
• Franconia Township Supervisor Franconia Township Ag Security Rep
• Phila. Society for Promoting Ag
• Indian Valley Chamber - Leg. Comm. Memr.
• Senate appointment to 17 member Citizens Advisory Council to PA Dept. of Env. Protection
• County Farm Preservation Chairman

Kratz worked in collaboration with DEP to help with research and development of the Agriculture Residuals Manual for Food Processors, which was recognized with the National Agriculture Engineering Award.

Mr. Kratz is the past Montgomery County Farm Bureau president, a current PFB board director, past president of the PA Council of Farm Organizations, and past Board Member of the Penn State Ag Council.

His goals for the future of farming are to work as a liaison between agriculture-related organizations and crucial stakeholders.