A new leader is taking the reins at the largest lobbying group representing Ohio鈥檚 largest industry.
is the new executive vice president at the .
Sharp, who鈥檚 been serving the farm bureau since 2004, says he鈥檚 excited about the current relationship between Ohio and its farmers with the growth of farmers markets, farm-to-table restaurants and the attention to buying local.
鈥淵ou didn鈥檛 have a lot of food conversation and I think now we do and I think that鈥檚 something that鈥檚 valued and should be valued," Sharp said. "We should be talking about our food, we should be talking about what鈥檚 grown here and how it鈥檚 grown.鈥�
Sharp credits his involvement with , and attending Ohio State University as some key factors to earning the job.
