Missouri Farm Bureau Services

Chris Cloud was appointed chairman of the Missouri Farm Bureau Young Farmers and Ranchers (YF&R) Committee during the organization's 91st annual meeting in December 2005. The appointment was made by Charles Kruse, Missouri Farm Bureau president. As YF&R chairman, Cloud also serves as an advisory member on the Missouri Farm Bureau Board of Directors. Cloud and his wife, Michelle, run a 90-head commercial cow/calf herd on 320 acres. He currently teaches at Carthage R-9 High School as a vocational agriculture instructor and FFA advisor. Cloud's family also owns and operates a meat processing plant that offers full-service catering, retail and wholesale meat sales, and custom processing. The couple was instrumental in founding a Collegiate Farm Bureau chapter at Southwest Missouri State University (now Missouri State University). Cloud received a bachelor's degree in agricultural education from SMSU in 1996 and a master's degree in the same field in 2003. Chris and Michelle have two young children, Kaitlyn Michelle and Kara Ann. They are expecting their third child in May.