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Mr. Villwock owns and operates Donald Villwock Farms in Knox and Daviess counties,
raising corn, soybeans, wheat, and popcorn. He started in 1972 with 40 acres
and a shared equipment arrangement. Today he farms more than 2,000 acres,
with 400 acres under ownership. The Indiana Prairie Farmer cited his unit as
one of the best managed operations in the state in 1985. Prairie Farmer also
awarded him the Master Farmer Award in 1985.
He served as the Indiana State Executive Director for the Agricultural Stabilization
and Conservation Division of the United States Department of Agriculture
under the Bush Administration. Prior to that, he held the position of State
Agriculture
Liaison to Senator Richard Lugar from 1984 to 1989. As Agricultural Liaison
for Senator Lugar, he assisted hundreds of Indiana farmers in their efforts
to negotiate the bureaucratic maze and furthered his reputation as a friend
to agriculturalists.
Mr. Villwock has served as a member of the Federal Reserve Board Agricultural
Advisory Committee, board member of the American Farm Bureau Federation,
and as national chairman of the American Farm Bureau Young Farmers Committee.
He
is also a member of the Edith and Dana Bennett Roundtable of the Farm Foundation.
He has served Indiana agriculture in many capacities. He was a member of
the Indiana Tax Commissioners Agricultural Advisory Council and chairman
of the
board of directors of the Indiana Institute of Agriculture, Food and
Nutrition. Mr. Villwock also served as secretary for the Indiana Council
on Agricultural
Re-search, Extension and Teaching. Within his community and local area,
he held the offices of either president or director for the Knox County
Extension
Council, the Farm Bureau Board, the Young Farmers Organization, and the
Knox County Purdue Ag Alumni Association.
Mr. Villwock has always been a strong supporter of Purdue Agriculture.
He is a past president of the Purdue Ag Alumni Association and continues
to
serve
as a member of their board of directors. Mr. Villwock has also been a
member of Purdue Agriculture's Dean's Advisory Council and a member of
the Purdue
University Farm Policy Group.
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