01/08/2026
Congratulations, Mr. Stoneman!
Join us in congratulating Wilmer Stoneman III on his appointment as the Virginia state executive director of the U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency. In this three-year appointment, Stoneman will be working on behalf of the state’s farmers under the direction of U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins.
Stoneman most recently served as vice president of agriculture, development and innovation at Virginia Farm Bureau Federation.
He began his career at Farm Bureau in February 1995 as an assistant director in the Public Affairs Department, was promoted to associate director of governmental relations, and eventually was appointed as director of Farm Bureau’s Commodity/Marketing Department. He was founder and executive director of the Virginia Foundation for Agriculture, Innovation and Rural Sustainability—a division that fosters sustainable agricultural economic development opportunities that empower farmers, agribusinesses and their communities.
We’re grateful for his years of service to Virginia Farm Bureau Federation and look forward to working with him in this new role.