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Jeff McKanna

member, Ohio Soybean Council Board of Trustees

Jeff knows a lot about: farming, soybeans, Hancock County

Jeff McKanna, from Hancock County, serves on the Ohio Soybean Council Board of Trustees. He farms over 500 acres of soybeans, corn and wheat. He also serves as the secretary of the Ohio Soybean Council Board of Trustees. Jeff is a member of the Ebenezer Mennonite Church and is a board member of the Youth for Christ of Northwest Ohio. Jeff studied at Purdue University, earning his bachelor’s degree in agricultural economics.

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