The organization is facing a crisis; the normally routine succession of leadership has been disrupted... 

As a 21-year veteran of farm broadcasting, I have covered several intriguing issues at local, state and national levels, building a long-standing relationship with every major Ag organization in the process... 

I have been director of network and audio services at the Illinois Farm Bureau since January, 2015... 

 I assumed I would be a life long dairy farmer, until I was introduced to the world of farm broadcasting... 

I grew up on a diversified farm in rural South Dakota and have since moved to Washington, D.C., to cover agriculture and food policy for Agri-Pulse Communications...