July 20, 2015

Indiana Farm Bureau President In The Running For National Post

Indiana Farm Bureau President DonVillwock will run for president of the American Farm Bureau Federation. - file photo

Indiana Farm Bureau President DonVillwock will run for president of the American Farm Bureau Federation.

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LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- About a month after he announced his plans to retire as President of the Indiana Farm Bureau, it seems Don Villwock may not be out of agriculture politics just yet.

Villwock, who’s led the Indiana chapter for 14 years, says he’d planned to return to his family farm in Knox County, but was encouraged by a number of southern Farm Bureau leaders to try to succeed Bob Stallman as president of the American Farm Bureau Federation.

Villwock will run against the presidents of the Oregon, Arizona and Georgia Farm Bureaus, and says he thinks it’s a win-win proposition.

“If I win, I’ll be thrilled, but if I don’t win, and actually do retire and go back to our farm, I’d be happy as well," Villwock said.  "What a great position to be in.”

The election takes place at the AFBF’s Janury meeting in Orlando, Fla.

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