Essex County cattle and grain producer J. Barry Bates of Tappahannock was elected Nov. 30 to a second three-year term on the Virginia Farm Bureau Federation board of directors.

Cumberland County cattle, forage and forestry producer William F. “Bill” Osl Jr. of Columbia was elected Nov. 30 to a third three-year term on the Virginia Farm Bureau Federation board of directors.

Woodstock beef cattle farmer Justin Pence was elected Nov. 30 to a three-year term on the Virginia Farm Bureau Federation board of directors.

Montgomery County cattle and hay producer Bruce N. Stanger of Christiansburg was elected Nov. 30 to a third three-year term on the Virginia Farm Bureau Federation board of directors.

Tazewell County farmer and math teacher Michelle Fox was elected Nov. 30 to a two-year term as chairman of the Virginia Farm Bureau Federation Young Farmers Committee.