Through his involvement in the National Pork Producers Council, he has been at the forefront of many influential conversations with elected officials.

April 26, 2022

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Ohio Agricultural Council

A tireless advocate for local, state and national pork producers, fourth-generation farmer Duane Stateler of McComb, Ohio, will be honored Friday, Aug. 5, by the Ohio Agricultural Council when he, along with three other 2022 inductees, are inducted into the Ohio Agricultural Hall of Fame.

In addition to Stateler, the OAC will induct Leon Boucher of Dublin; Steven C. Drake of Colorado Springs, Colorado; and Lisa Hamler-Fugitt of Lancaster. The four inductees will join 241 prior recipients named since 1966 when the program was incepted.

"We are pleased to recognize this impressive class of Hall of Fame inductees," says Chris Henney, president of the Ohio Agricultural Council and president and CEO of the Ohio AgriBusiness Association. "Through their advocacy, mentorship and conservation efforts, the contributions to the agricultural industry of the 2022 class have been recognized across local, state, national and international levels."

Stateler has devoted his entire life to agriculture. With an unextinguishable passion for crop and pork production, Stateler has always been driven to give back to the industry that had given him and his family so much – leading him to pursue countless leadership appointments, memberships and opportunities to promote agriculture in practically every way available.

Growing the family farm from a 100-sow farrow-to-finish operation to the contract production operation he has today, Stateler's devotion to the pork industry is paramount. Through his involvement in the National Pork Producers Council and Ohio Pork Council, he has been at the forefront of many influential conversations with elected officials at the state, local and national level. His charisma and ability to have transparent conversations with political influencers has paid dividends to the pork industry in the areas of African swine fever, global trade, cultured meat, gene editing and Proposition 12, to name a few.

As a farmer in the Western Lake Erie Basin, Stateler knows first-hand the challenges agriculture has endured regarding water quality. Always ready to be part of the solution, the Stateler farm joined the Blanchard River Demonstration Farms project in 2016, opening their doors to thousands of visitors to observe the conservation practices designed to improve manure and nutrient management. As a friend of the industry and a true leader, Stateler has dedicated countless hours working diligently to find concrete solutions for hot-button issues.

Source: Ohio Agricultural Council, which is solely responsible for the information provided, and wholly owns the information. Informa Business Media and all its subsidiaries are not responsible for any of the content contained in this information asset.

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