Brenna Ramsden of Iowa County, Samantha Solin of Langlade County and Victoria Wachholz of Marquette County have been appointed to the Wisconsin Farm Bureau’s Promotion and Education Committee by the organization’s Board of Directors.
Their terms begin at WFBF’s Annual Meeting and Young Farmer and Agriculturist Conference, December 5-8, in Wisconsin Dells.
“From leadership development to hands-on consumer engagement, the Promotion and Education program has become a cornerstone of member involvement and agricultural advocacy across the state,” said WFBF President Brad Olson. “We look forward to the valuable insight and perspective these new committee members will provide.”
Brenna grew up in southwest Wisconsin as the fourth generation on her family’s farm, raising beef cattle and row crops. At a young age, she found a love for sharing farm stories, which led her to a career in communications, starting in TV news, then digital media, reporting and magazine publication. Brenna runs Rural Creative Co., offering brand and web design for rural small businesses. As a member of Iowa County Farm Bureau, Brenna is excited to promote and share the stories of agriculture in Wisconsin.
Samantha grew up heavily involved in 4-H and showed beef heifers at the national level. Her experiences in and outside the show ring are where Samantha found her love for all things agriculture. Today, Samantha and her husband Matt and daughters Olive and Wrynn own and operate Solin Cattle Company, where they manage 25 cow-calf pairs in the great north woods. In addition, Samantha enjoys her role with DATCP as a dairy sanitarian.
Victoria and her husband, Aaron, along with their four children, raise grass-fed organic beef as well as naturally raised pork, chicken and eggs in Marquette County. She helps manage their on-farm store, where they direct market all their farm-raised products. Victoria is passionate about agriculture and enjoys helping bridge the gap between farmers and consumers by sharing her knowledge and making connections within the community. In her free time, she enjoys spending time with her family and participating in local agricultural events.
In addition to these new appointees, Rob Klussendorf was appointed to a two-year term to fill an unexpired term.
Rob grew up on a dairy farm in Waukesha County where he eventually became the farm manager of the family corporation until the farm was sold for development. Rob was an active member of the Waukesha County Farm Bureau board for 37 years and served as Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation Young Farmer and Rancher chair, along with holding many other community leadership roles. After moving to Taylor County, Rob joined the Taylor County Farm Bureau, where he has served as the Promotion and Education and Agriculture in the Classroom chair, and for the past six years as president. He is also a member of the Taylor County Fair Board and currently serves as vice president of the Taylor County Dairy Promotion committee.
The Promotion and Education Committee is a group of nine leaders who represent the nine Wisconsin Farm Bureau districts. Committee members develop, implement and promote projects and programs that build awareness and understanding of agriculture and provide leadership development for the agricultural community. The committee’s chair sits on the Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation’s Board of Directors as the program’s representative. The Promotion and Education Program is funded by the Wisconsin Farm Bureau Foundation.
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