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The Growing Tomorrow Grant will provide grants to new or early-stage agricultural businesses. Applications are due July 31.
Read MoreWhittney Bowers of Amanda has been named director of state policy and grassroots engagement for Ohio Farm Bureau.
Whittney Bowers of Amanda has been named director of state policy and grassroots engagement for Ohio Farm Bureau.
Bowers returns to the Ohio Farm Bureau policy team after previously serving as the director of grassroots and political outreach from 2015 to 2017, then as a contract employee to manage the organization’s Agriculture for Good Government Political Action Committee (AGGPAC) activities.
She is a graduate of The Ohio State University, earning a bachelor’s degree in agricultural communications and Kent State University, with a master’s degree in journalism and mass communication.
Bowers, her husband, Brad, and their two children, reside on a multi-generation family grain farm with a cattle feedlot operation. They are Fairfield County Farm Bureau members.
Ohio Farm Bureau’s mission is working together for Ohio farmers to advance agriculture and strengthen our communities. Learn more at ohiofarmbureau.org.
This is a news release for use by journalists. Questions should be directed to Ty Higgins, 614-246-8231 or [email protected].
Editors: A high-resolution photo of Ms. Bowers is available for download.
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