​​​ Vermilion County Farm Bureau
  Serving Vermilion County Agriculture Since 1918

2025 Executive Committee

Brian "BJ" DeAth - President

Michael Severs - Vice President

Curt Elmore - Secretary

Mark Shepherd - Treasurer

Cole Acton - Danville

Brian Blackford - Armstrong

Curt Elmore - Allerton, Secretary

Gary Emmert - Georgetown

Andy Gernand - Potomac

Tyler Johnson - Royal

Greg Learnard - Catlin

Ted Olson - Danville

The Vermilion County Farm Bureau is a non-profit membership organization serving our members through activities, educational seminars, legislative representation, and membership discounts.

Staff

Kerry Wienke - Executive Director

Tom Fricke - Director of Information

Barbie Wombles - Membership Secretary

Missy Buhr- Ag Literacy Coordinator

The Vermilion County Farm Bureau is led by a farmer-member volunteer board of fifteen members. They serve three-year terms (with five directors elected each year), serving a total of three terms. The board is led by the President, who is elected annually by the board, with a tenure of eight years.

The current president is Brian "BJ" DeAth of rural Indianola. The other board members include:

Carl Phillips - Rossville

Michael Severs - Collison, Vice President

Mark Shepherd - Fithian, Treasurer

Jason Smith - Georgetown

Tyler Turner - Danville

Daniel Wagoner - Hoopeston
Jay Winland - Georgetown

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