Sam Snyder of Moran was elected to the Texas Farm Bureau board in December 2019. He raises cattle and grows wheat in Callahan and Shackelford counties. For nearly 40 years, he has served several in numerous roles—including president, vice president, secretary/treasurer and board member—on the Callahan-Shackelford County Farm Bureau board of directors and assisted with the county Farm Bureau’s efforts recognized by the County Activities of Excellence program. He has participated in TFB’s leadership program, FarmLead, and served on TFB’s Natural Resources, Resolutions and Feral Hog committees. Snyder graduated from Texas Tech University with a bachelor’s degree in animal science. Snyder has also served in leadership positions on the Moran ISD board of directors, the Shackelford County Hospital District board of directors, the Fort Griffin Special Utility District (vice president) and the Shackelford County Farm Service Agency Committee (chairman). He and his wife, Mary Anna, have two children and five grandchildren.
Walt Hagood of Wolfforth was elected to the Texas Farm Bureau board of directors in December 2018. He served as TFB secretary-treasurer in 2021. He is a cotton farmer in the Texas Panhandle. Hagood served as president for six years and as a board member for eight years of Lynn-Garza County Farm Bureau. While serving on the Lynn-Garza County Farm Bureau board of directors, the county was named Most Outstanding County Farm Bureau—the highest award a county Farm Bureau can receive from the state organization. Hagood has participated in Texas Farm Bureau’s two-year leadership program, FarmLead, and served on the state Resolutions and Cotton Advisory committees. He and his wife, Glinda, have two children and five grandchildren.
Jared Blankenship of Hereford was elected to the Texas Farm Bureau board of directors in December 2023. He is a third-generation farmer and rancher in the Panhandle. He grows corn, grain sorghum, wheat and hay and raises cattle. He also owns an ag construction company. He has been active in Farm Bureau for several years, serving as the president of Deaf Smith-Oldham County Farm Bureau and on the TFB Resolutions and Feed Grains committees. He’s also a graduate of FarmLead VI, an agricultural leadership program offered by TFB. He and his wife, Sheri, have two children.
Greg Buenger, DVM, of Newcastle was elected to the Texas Farm Bureau board of directors in December 2023. He raises bulls and replacement females, as well as a small number of show steers and heifers. He is a retired veterinarian. As a Farm Bureau member, he has served on the TFB Resolutions Committee and as a judge for TFB’s scholarship program, including the Rural Veterinary Scholarship. He has also supervised the Ag Safety Day. He and his wife, Anneta, have six children.
John Paul Dineen III of Waxahachie was elected to the Texas Farm Bureau board of directors in December 2018. The first-generation farmer grows wheat, corn, grain sorghum and hay. He also raises cattle and pigs. He and his wife, Heather, market their products directly to consumers through their Yellow Farmhouse brand. He has served on the Ellis County Farm Bureau board for 15 years, with six years as president. Dineen has served on the Resolutions Committee and previously served three years on TFB’s Young Farmer & Rancher Advisory Committee, with one year as chairman. Dineen also founded the Texas Agricultural Memorial Day to remember the lives of the state’s farmers and ranchers in their efforts to raise food, fiber and fuel. The couple has four children.
Kevin Wilkerson of Mabank was elected to the Texas Farm Bureau board in December 2019. He has a commercial cow-calf operation, stocker operation and a custom hay baling business in Van Zandt County. He also has a custom metal design and fabrication business. Wilkerson has participated in TFB’s leadership program, FarmLead, and served on TFB’s Small Farm & Ranch and Resolutions committees. Wilkerson also served as a board member and former president of Van Zandt County Farm Bureau. He is a director on the Trinity-Neches Soil and Water Conservation District and a director of the Little Hope-Moore Water Supply Corporation. He and his wife, Pam, have four children and eight grandchildren.
Warren Cude of Fort Stockton was elected to Texas Farm Bureau’s board of directors in December 2020. Cudehas a commercial cow-calf operation and raises registered and commercial sheep. He also operates a helicopter service for livestock gathering and predation management. Cude previously served as president and vice president of Pecos-Reeves County Farm Bureau. He has participated in TFB’s leadership program, FarmLead, and served on TFB’s Sheep and Goat, Animal Health and Predator advisory committees, as well as the state Resolutions Committee. He and his wife, Darla, have one son and two grandchildren.
Mickey Edwards of Lampasas was elected to the Texas Farm Bureau board of directors in December 2018. He raises cattle, grows hay and manages wildlife. Edwards has served on the Lampasas County Farm Bureau board of directors for more than 20 years, including several years as president. He was also a member of the TFB Resolutions Committee and 2020 Vision Committee. He and his wife, Jani, have two children.
John Griffith of Alto was elected to the Texas Farm Bureau board in December 2019. He is a retired agricultural science teacher at Alto High School. He also has a commercial cow-calf operation and grows hay in Cherokee County. Griffith has been an active member of Cherokee County Farm Bureau, serving as president, vice president and secretary/treasurer. He has also served on TFB’s Resolutions Committee and traveled to Washington to advocate for agriculture with TFB’s National Affairs Awards Trip. Griffith graduated from Stephen F. Austin State University with bachelor’s degree in agricultural education. He is also a member of the Agriculture Teachers Association of Texas, a board member of the Cherokee County Soil and Water Conservation Committee, a lifetime committee member of the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo, and a member of the Cherokee County Junior Livestock Show Association. He and his wife, Kimberly, have two children.
Pete Pawelek of Poteet was elected to the Texas Farm Bureau board of directors in December 2018. He raises cattle and backgrounds calves on small grains. He also grows hay and cotton. Pawelek has served on the Atascosa County Farm Bureau board of directors for 30 years and served in all officer positions, including president for eight years. He also served on the Beef and Resolutions Committees and attended the National Affairs Awards Trip in Washington, D.C., to discuss agricultural issues with Congressmen and women. He and his wife, Lynse, have four children.
Stuart Traylor of Conroe was elected to the Texas Farm Bureau board of directors in December 2023. He’s been active in Farm Bureau since 1973 and served as president of Montgomery County Farm Bureau since 1986. He has a small hay operation with his brother and works in the feed business. Traylor has served on the TFB Resolutions Committee twice and is active in state and national legislative advocacy efforts. He and his wife, Beth, have four children and 10 grandchildren.
Brian Adamek of Victoria was elected to Texas Farm Bureau’s board of directors in December 2020. Adamek grows corn and cotton in Victoria County. He has served several years in numerous roles, including president, on the Victoria County Farm Bureau board of directors. He participated in AgLead, a TFB leadership program, and served as TFB’s Young Farmer & Rancher Advisory Committee chair. He and his wife, Jaclyn, have two sons.
Brian Jones, of Edcouch, was elected to the Texas Farm Bureau board in December 2021. He grows irrigated cotton, corn, grain sorghum and soybeans in Hidalgo County. Jones has served several years in numerous roles, including president and vice president, on the Hidalgo County Farm Bureau board of directors. He participated in TFB’s leadership program, AgLead, and served on TFB’s Feed Grains Advisory Committee. Jones also served as the state Young Farmer & Rancher Advisory Committee chair, as well as served on the advisory committee for three years. He was a member of TFB’s 2020 Vision Committee and participated in the Food Dialogues panels to help foster communication between consumers and farmers. He and his wife, Lisa, have two grown children and one granddaughter.