Troutmans a finalist for OFBF Outstanding Young Farm CouplePublished on 11/21/2007 For Immediate Release COLUMBUS, Ohio (OFBF) – Ohio Farm Bureau Federation (OFBF) has announced Andy and Deanna Troutman of Wooster as a finalist couple of its 2007 Outstanding Young Farmer contest. The award recognizes individuals or couples age 35 or younger for their accomplishments in their farming operations and their leadership in the agricultural community. The winner of the contest will be announced at the OFBF annual meeting Nov. 28 to 30 in Columbus. The Troutmans own and operate a vineyard in Wayne County, complete with two retail sites and a wholesale operation to market their wine. Their goals include installing a goat milk processing facility, an aggressive introduction of new products and a long-term goal of a restaurant specializing in locally produced and processed food. Both have served as Farm Tour Committee members for Wayne County Farm Bureau and Andy is active in the membership campaign. They are also active in Lions Club, the Chamber of Commerce and the Ohio Grape and Wine industry. The Troutmans have two children, Sophia, 5, and Asa, 2. The winner will receive an expense-paid trip to the American Farm Bureau Federation annual meeting in New Orleans in January to represent Ohio in the national contest. The state winner also receives a $1,000 purchase certificate at Grainger Industrial Supply courtesy of Farm Credit Services of Mid America, a year’s free lease on a Kubota M-series tractor courtesy of Kubota, $500 from Dodge Trucks and a $250 product voucher to any NAPA store courtesy of Valvoline. All finalists receive a commemorative chime clock from Ohio Farm Bureau.
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