Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation President Jim Holte announced Aug. 6 that he will retire from the WFBF board of directors effective Dec. 9.

A Dunn County Farm Bureau member and past county president, Holte was elected to the WFBF board of directors in 1995. He was selected as president on Dec. 2, 2012. Holte represents District 9, which consists of Barron, Chippewa, Dunn, Pierce, Polk, Rusk, Sawyer and St. Croix counties, as well as the Superior Shores Farm Bureau made up of Ashland, Bayfield, Douglas and Iron counties.

“I will forever be grateful for the people I have met who have guided me through my Farm Bureau journey and the experiences this organization has provided,” Holte says.

In addition to retiring from serving as president of the WFBF and Rural Mutual Insurance Co. boards, he will retire from his role on the American Farm Bureau Federation board of directors.

Holte grows corn, soybeans and alfalfa south of Elk Mound. He also raises beef steers.

Holte’s term will wrap up at the 2019 WFBF Annual Meeting in December, when the organization will also be celebrating its centennial. During a reorganization meeting of the WFBF board of directors, a new president will be selected.

“I look forward to doing more reflecting in the next few months as my service winds down,” Holte says. “It is bittersweet to see this moment on the horizon, but I look forward to more family time, especially with my wife and our grandchildren.”

Made up of 61 county Farm Bureaus, the Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation is the state’s largest general farm organization.

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