Board of Directors
Josh Churchwell
Josh Churchwell is a farmer from Madison, Florida. For the past 15 years, he has worked with Merck Animal Health, where he is the territory manager for animal health needs in Florida, Georgia, and Alabama. Mr. Churchwell has been the owner/operator of Churchwell Farms for 14 years, where he has a 200-head cow-calf operation on 600 acres in Madison County, FL. He is a graduate of the University of Florida with a Bachelor's Degree in Animal Science and a graduate of the Cornell Dairy Executive Program. He serves as the Vice Chairman of the Madison County Cattlemen's Association, a State Director of the Florida Cattlemen's Association, the Beef Chairman of the North Florida Livestock Show, a member of the Dairy Field Advisory Board for Merck Animal Health, and prior to being elected as a Board member, he serves as a member of the Association's Young, Beginning, and Small Farmer Advisory Committee. Mr. Churchwell shares, "I am honored to have been nominated to serve as a board member for Farm Credit of Northwest Florida...This role carries numerous responsibilities that I will take seriously, and act ethically on behalf of all shareholders within this organization. Farm Credit has a long history of supporting youth leadership programs such as 4H and FFA with a mission to help rural America grow. These are things I'm passionate about, and I'm honored to serve as a Board member."