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Rusty Goebel farms over 2,800 acres of corn, soybeans and wheat in Williams County. He is a Board Member for the Ohio Soybean Association. Rusty also helps run hog and cattle finishing operations. In addition to OSA, he is a member of Ohio Farm Bureau and the Ohio Pork Producers. Rusty also serves on the board of the Stryker Farmer’s Cooperative, is a Springfield Township Trustee, and is a member of the Stryker Chamber of Commerce. He is a member of the First Lutheran Church.
Patrick Knouff of Shelby County serves on the Ohio Soybean Association (OSA) Board of Trustees. He previously served as Ohio Soybean Council Chairman, Vice Chairman and Secretary. Patrick manages more than 2,000 acres of soybeans and corn, as well as a herd of 75 heifers and small show pig operation. Patrick is a graduate of The Ohio State University with a B.S. in Agriculture and remains an active member of The Ohio State University Alumni Association. In addition, he is a member of Ohio Farm Bureau and Grace Lutheran Church. Patrick previously served as Chairman of the national Soy Transportation Coalition.
Bennett Musselman of Pickaway County farms 550 acres of corn, soybeans, wheat, and rye in Pickaway, Madison, and Franklin Counties. The operation, which he farms with his parents, wife, and two sons, has been no-till since the early 1980s and they introduced cover crops 12 years ago. Today, the Musselmans cover crop 100% of their ground and plant all of their corn and beans “green,” and have done so the last 8 years or more.
Bennett works off the farm for Leist Mercantile to provide risk management services for our area farmers by utilizing grain marketing, hedging, futures trading, crop insurance, and property and casualty insurance. Prior to working at Leist Mercantile, he worked as an Agricultural Lender for nearly 15 years.
Bennett is involved with the Pickaway County Farm Bureau, including currently serving as president. He is the vice president of the Pickaway County Sales Committee and also sits on the Muhlenberg Township Board of Zoning Appeals. He and his wife Liza were past chairs of the Ohio Farm Bureau Young Ag Professionals and they completed the American Soybean Association Corteva Agriscience Young Leader Program in 2021. Bennett is a graduate of the Ohio Farm Bureau’s AgriPOWER Institute. He holds a bachelor’s degree in business management and human resource management from Franklin University.
Trish Cunningham serves as a member of the Ohio Soybean Association’s Board of Trustees. She farms soybeans and corn, and also grows full garden mums. In addition, she owns a crop insurance company. Trish was a 2017 DuPont Young Leader. She is also a graduate of Oklahoma State University and Agripower. Trish is also a member of the Ohio Corn and Wheat Growers Association and Ohio Farm Bureau.
Jeff Magyar of Ashtabula County is a member of the Ohio Soybean Council and Ohio Soybean Association Board of Trustees. Jeff currently serves on the national Soy Transportation Coalition Board of Directors, Republican Party Executive Committee and the Western Reserve Co-op Board. He is also an Ohio Farm Bureau County Trustee, Pymatuning Valley FFA Alumni member and Wayne Township Trustee. In addition, Jeff is a member of St. Mary Church where he serves on the Finance Committee.
David Clark of Warren County raises over 3,000 acres of soybeans, corn and wheat. He serves on the Ohio Soybean Council Board of Trustees and the Ohio Soybean Association Board of Trustees. He represents the Ohio Soybean Council on the North Central Soybean Research Program board and Soy Transportation Coalition board. David earned his Bachelor’s Degree from Purdue University in material science and engineering.
Scott Metzger, a farmer from Williamsport, OH, began serving on the American Soybean Association Board of Directors in December 2017. He farms 1,400 acres of soybeans, in addition to producing corn, wheat and malting barley.
Scott is a sixth-generation farmer who farms with his uncle and two cousins. He joined the Ohio Soybean Association in 2011 and has served as treasurer, vice president and first vice president. Scott has also completed the ASA/DuPont Young Leader program, Syngenta Leadership at Its Best program and Ohio Farm Bureau AgriPOWER leadership program. In addition, he is a member of the Ohio Corn and Wheat Growers Association and the Ohio Malting Barley Committee.
Scott is a graduate of The Ohio State University with a bachelor’s in agronomy and minor in agri-business. He enjoys spending time with his children, kayaking and watching dirt track races.
Derek Reusser of Holmes County serves on the Ohio Soybean Association Board of Trustees. Derek farms 900 acres of soybeans and corn in Lakeville, Ohio. Derek is a past Ohio Farm Bureau Young Ag Professional participant, FFA Alumni and an active 4-H advisor. He is a worship band member of the Nashville Church of Christ. Derek received a degree in Sales Management from the University of Akron.
Ryan Rhoades of Marion County farms nearly 3,000 acres of soybeans and corn in Delaware County. He previously served as First Vice President. In addition to row crops, they run a 2,500 head finishing operation. Ryan is a member of the Ohio Farm Bureau and attends Fite Memorial Baptist Church. He holds a B.S. in Agriculture and Spanish from Wilmington College. Ryan is also a past Beck’s Young Farm Leader, a program that recognizes young Ohio soybean farmers for their leadership and dedication to the soybean industry.
Andy Stickel of Wood County is a member of the Ohio Soybean Association Board of Trustees. Andy farms 400 acres of soybeans and corn, 100 acres of wheat, 100 acres of alfalfa and 40 acres of tomatoes. He also works as a beef cattle and calf herd, as well as running a feedlot. Andy received his Bachelors and Masters degrees from Kansas State University. He is a member of the Wood County Beef Producers Board, the Great Lakes Family Farms Co-op Board, and the Wood County Farm Bureau.
Bob Suver is a fifth generation soybean and corn farmer in Clark County, OH. Bob serves on the Ohio Soybean Council Board of Trustees as well as the Ohio Soybean Association Board of Trustees. He also serves on the World Initiative for Soy and Human Health (WISHH) of the American Soybean Association and on the steering committee for Soy Excellence Center of the United State Soybean Export Council. He is a member of the Clark County Farm Bureau and the Ohio Corn and Wheat Growers Association. Bob is president of the Glenn Haven Memorial Park Committee and is a member of Bethel Baptist Church. He holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Ohio University.
Kerrick Wilson farms 375 acres of corn and soybeans in Preble County. He served as the treasurer on the Ohio Soybean Association Board of Trustees. Kerrick is also a board member of the Preble County Farm Bureau chapter and a member of the Preble County Agriculture Society. He served as the secretary of the Preble County Senior Fair Board. Kerrick attends Missionary Alliance Church in Centerville, OH.
Jennifer Wilson of Van Wert County farms soybeans and corn, and serves as a member of the Ohio Soybean Association Board of Trustees. She is a member of the Ohio Farm Bureau, Ohio Farm Bureau Young Agriculture Professionals Committee, active in both Hancock and Van Wert County Farm Bureau’s and is an Arlington FFA Alumni group member. In addition, Jennifer is a Northwest Ohio Gladiolus Society member and Auxiliary Director for the Van Wert County Fair board. She graduated from The Ohio State University with a B.S. in Agriculture Education as well as an MBA.