James W. (Bill) Patterson of Chesterland has been re-elected District 4 trustee for the Ohio Farm Bureau Federation (OFBF). Patterson will help govern the state’s largest and most inclusive farm organization and will represent Farm Bureau members from Ashtabula, Geauga, Lake, and Trumbull counties.
Patterson will serve his first full three-year term. He originally joined the board one year ago when he was elected to fill an unexpired term.
He and his wife Melinda farm with Bill’s family raising apples, strawberries and peaches. They also have a farm market and a wholesale cider operation. They are the parents of two sons.
Patterson is a 19 year member of Geauga County Farm Bureau. He has served as county board president and vice president. He is a member of the Farm Credit of Mid-America board of directors and the Ohio Produce Growers and Marketers Association. He is a graduate of Ohio’s LEAD Program – Class VII and received his bachelor’s degree in agricultural economics from Ohio State University.
Ohio Farm Bureau’s mission is to forge a partnership between farmers and consumers. To learn more, visit the website.
Author: Ty Kellogg
Ty Kellogg has been the Organization Director of the Lake, Geauga, Ashtabula and Trumbull County Farm Bureau for just shy of two years. His primary duties include management of the four-county Farm Bureau office, assisting volunteers with membership drives, programs that promote agriculture and engaging the public in agriculture and community policy development. Born, raised and living in Geauga County, Ty can also be seen playing music throughout northeast Ohio, running, hunting, fishing and helping his parents on their farm.