06/21/18 – 3:50 P.M.

The U.S. Farmers and Ranchers Alliance picked a former Findlay resident to be their CEO. Erin Fitzgerald will fill the position effective July 16. Fitzgerald was formerly the senior vice president global sustainability for the Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy.

The U.S. Farmers & Ranchers Alliance is based near St. Louis. It is a coalition of farmer and rancher led organizations and agricultural partners that was formed in 2010. They facilitate dialogues between the farming and ranching industry and consumers.