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Doug Ohlemeier, who has written for The Packer since 2001, serves as eastern editor, a position he has held since August 2006. He started at The Packer as a staff writer after working for nearly a decade in commodity promotion at the Kansas Wheat Commission, where he was a marketing specialist. Doug worked in radio and television news writing, producing and reporting for seven years in Texas, Missouri and Nebraska. He graduated from Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, in 1984, with a bachelor of science degree in broadcast journalism and a minor in history. He earned a master’s in corporate communications from the University of Kansas, Lawrence, in 1991. In college, he served as a news editor of the daily O’Collegian newspaper and interned in radio and television news departments.

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Gary proofreads articles for Farm Journal and contributes articles on new products and biofuels. His duties expand beyond Farm Journal to sister publications, as he also copy edits articles for Dairy Today and proofreads Top Producer, Beef Today and Implement & Tractor. Gary moved to Missouri from his home state of New York in 2000 and joined Farm Journal Media in 2008. A graduate of Brown University with a degree in English, his previous position was as an editor at the University of Missouri Press. He lives with his wife and daughter in Columbia, Mo.

Jonathan has brought years of psychology and counseling expertise to the pages of Farm Journal since 1992. His column, Helpline, answers reader questions and provides helpful information regarding the mental and physiological issues involved with agriculture. After growing up on a family farm in Mexico, Mo., Jonathan attended the University of Missouri and Iowa State University. He earned a bachelor’s degree in psychology and a master’s degree in counselor education from ISU. Since earning his degrees, Jonathan has worked for the Iowa Methodist Medical Center and several mental health providers and centers. He currently owns a mental health practice that has grown into a community residential placement provider for individuals with developmental disabilities. Jonathan and his wife, Charlene, live with their three children live on a row-crop farm. Contact Johnathan helpline@farmjournal.com (573) 581-8202 17079 ACR 929 Mexico, MO 65265

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Marcia formerly wrote for Top Producer.

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Michelle formerly wrote for Farm Journal.