2025 Director Elections

There were four open director seats to be filled in 2025. Following the close of the election on April 16, the following individuals were elected by membership.

Eastern Region

Seat One | Three-year term

James V. Crane (age 63) of Exeter, Maine, is co-owner and manager of Crane Bros. Inc., growing 2,200 acres of grain corn and 1,750 acres of chipping potatoes throughout six Maine counties. Learn more about Jim

Seat Two | Four-year term

LouAnne King (age 61) of Waddington, New York, is an owner of Mapleview Dairy LLC, a family owned and operated farm which provides forages and grains from 5,600 acres to feed the dairy herds of Mapleview Cattle Company LLC and Forest View Heifers LLC. Learn more about LouAnne

Central Region

Seat Three | Four-year term

Joel Robert Viereck (age 41) of Logan Twp, New Jersey, is the farm operations manager of Viereck Farms LLC, a fourth generation, diversified agricultural operation spanning 800 acres, specializing in high tunnel vine-ripe tomato production, alongside a diverse mix of vegetables, fruits and grains. Learn more about Joel

Western Region

Seat Four | Four-year term

John Patrick Knopf (age 64) of Canandaigua, New York, is senior member and majority owner of Fa-Ba Farms, LLC, a dairy farm. Learn more about John