Time for
Annual Meeting!
Make plans now to attend the West Virginia Farm Bureau Annual Meeting! This
year’s event features a number of fascinating seminars and dynamic speakers, full of
great information for you, your family and your farm! And don’t miss the opportunity to
greet old friends and make new ones! Don’t miss out - make your reservations today
using the attached brochure or go online using the QR code or to www.wvfarm.org.
(Note: no other brochures will be mailed to members)
Presenters for this year include:
Tom McConnell has worked to help WV’s farm families for more than
40 years as an employee of the WVU Extension Service. His career started
in Preston County. He then moved to Morgantown, assuming a position in the
Dean’s office, and later became the Extension Farm Management Specialist.
The last five years Tom has headed up the WVU Extension Small Farm
Center. In this role Tom created the WV Small Farm Conference which, now
in its eleventh year has grown into a huge event for farmers young and old to
learn, share, and teach each other.
Along the way, Tom developed an interest in farm income tax
management. He has lectured across the country sharing his unique
view of tax management that can reduce tax liability for anyone who
listens.
At home, Tom with help from a partner, manage a herd of beef cow and a
flock of ewes. He also grows dry beans and hard Red Spring wheat that he
mills and markets.
Terry McClure has served on Nationwide’s board of directors
since 2004. Serving on the boards of other Nationwide companies, he
is also board chairman of Farmland Mutual Insurance Company and
Nationwide Agribusiness Insurance Company.
McClure served as the 20th president of the Ohio Farm Bureau
Federation. In 2002, he was elected to the American Farm Bureau
Federation Board of Directors, representing the Midwest Region.
Among a number of boards on which he serves, McClure is of
Heartland Agdeavor Association, an organization that provides
opportunities for farmer investment in value-added agricultural
enterprises.
The McClure family produces corn, soybeans and wheat on their
farm in Paulding County, Ohio.
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