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Mike Ralph

member, Ohio Soybean Council Board of Trustees

Mike knows a lot about: farming, soybeans, Marion County

Mike Ralph is a board member on the Ohio Soybean Council Board of Trustees. He farms 4000 acres of soybeans and corn in Marion County. Mike is a board member and past president of the Marion County Farm Bureau. He is also active with the Marion County Soil & Water Conservation District and a member of the Ohio Soybean Association. Mike is a past president of the Ridgedale FFA and a recipient of the American Farmer Degree. He is a member of the Epworth United Methodist Church, Upper Sandusky Masonic Lodge and Ohio Eastern Star. of the Epworth United Methodist Church, Upper Sandusky Masonic Lodge and Ohio Eastern Star.

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