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 Wuebker Farms of Versailles is one of four pork farms to be honored as 2011 Pork Industry Environmental Stewards.

 Jeff and Alan Wuebker raise nearly 43,000 weaned pigs per year on their diversified farming operation near Versailles, Ohio. The brothers, together with their families and employees, tend to not only the pigs, but to about 50 head of dairy beef cattle and more than 1,200 acres of corn, soybeans, wheat and alfalfa. 

The Wuebker’s will receive the recognition of their peers at the 2012 National Pork Industry Forum next March in Denver, Colo. 

This is the 17^th year for the award that recognizes producers who demonstrate a commitment to protecting the environment and their local communities. 

Dwayne Siekman has announced he’s leaving the Ohio Corn and Wheat Growers Association, to pursue new career opportunities. Siekman has served the Ohio grain industry for the past 15 years. 

“Dwayne is certainly well-respected in the agricultural and political communities not only in Ohio, but nationally, and will be remembered for his significant contributions to our state’s corn and wheat economies,“ said Mark Wachtman, OCWGA board president. 

Tadd Nicholson, OCWGA’s director of government and industry affairs, will serve as the interim CEO. 

The Ohio Farm Bureau Federation has named Jody Carney as the new organization director for Delaware, Franklin, Madison and Union Counties. 

“Jody’s going to be a great asset to our members and to the organization,” said Brian Peach, vice president, organization for Ohio Farm Bureau. 

In her role, Carney will serve as the liaison between the county Farm Bureaus and OFBF.