Day Named Ohio Pork Council Executive Vice President
Source: Ohio Pork Council
Cheryl Day has been named executive vice president of the Ohio Pork Council beginning March 23. In this role, Day will work closely with the board of directors to execute strategic goals based on producer priorities, coordinate state checkoff programs, maintain working relationships with stakeholders and allied industry representatives and execute legislative strategies.
“Given her professional experience in agriculture, Cheryl hosts a wealth of knowledge on the pig farming community and the issues that our industry faces,” Ohio Pork Council President Dave Shoup said in an Ohio Pork Council release.
Hailing from Cerro Gordo, Ill., Day most recently served as vice president of livestock management for Nedap Livestock Management, USA, where she provided strategic leadership to the Nedap, USA team. Day formerly served as editor of National Hog Farmer and executive director of the Illinois Association of Drainage Districts. She has experience as a professional speaker and public relations consultant, through which she has provided leadership training, strategic planning, brand management, legislative strategy and more.
Day, a ninth-generation farm owner, began her agriculture adventures raising Angus Cattle. She and her family own and operate a farm in Illinois, where they grow corn, soybeans, and raise cattle.
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