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For Immediate Release: November 23, 2009
(Hershey) – Westmoreland County dairy farmer Richard “Rick” Ebert has been re-elected Vice President of the Pennsylvania Farm Bureau by delegates at the 59th Annual Meeting of the state’s largest farm organization. Ebert, who was elected to another two-year term, has served as Pennsylvania Farm Bureau (PFB) Vice President since December 2004.
“I’m honored to be re-elected and am looking forward to carrying out the direction of our delegates through the policies they have adopted. I enjoy working with members to achieve positive outcomes on agricultural issues at the state and national level,” said PFB Vice President Richard Ebert.
Ebert has many responsibilities as Vice President, including chairing the State Dairy Committee and heading up the annual policy development process, which results in the setting of Farm Bureau policy on state and national farm issues.
“One of the greatest challenges ahead is working to identify a better pricing structure for milk,” added Ebert.
Ebert has achieved a number of awards over the years, including the 2007 Keystone “Farmer of the Year”award. The Blairsville dairy farmer has been active on a statewide level since 1996 when he was first elected to the PFB State Board of Directors. A decade earlier, Ebert and his wife Diane were selected the winners ofPFB’s Young Farmer & Rancher Achievement Award.
“Pennsylvania farmers recognized Rick’s hard work for agriculture. He has demonstrated leadership skills over the years and will continue to be a strong representative for farmers and our industry,” said PFB President Carl T. Shaffer.
Hundreds of farmers from across the state attended Pennsylvania Farm Bureau’s 59th Annual Meeting at the Hershey Lodge and Convention Center from November 16-18, to set policy for the statewide organization on issues affecting farm and rural families.
Pennsylvania Farm Bureau is the state’s largest farm organization with a volunteer membership of
nearly 47,000 farm and rural families, representing farms of every size and commodity across Pennsylvania.
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