New U.S. EPA official visits Ohio agriculture officialsFormer Illinois Farm Bureau staffer Jon Scholl, second from right, was appointed special counselor for agricultural policy to the administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in August. Recently he visited Ohio Farm Bureau’s offices to meet with organization staff and officials from the Ohio Department of Agriculture. Meeting with Scholl are, l to r, Matt Biehl, ODA’s assistant chief of plant industry; Kevin Elder, executive director of ODA’s livestock permitting program; Fred Shimp, ODA deputy director; and Keith Stimpert, OFBF vice president for government affairs. | |