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Former WFBF President Dan Poulson Dies at 85
Wisconsin Ag Connection - 
Funeral services will be held on Saturday for Howard 'Dan' Poulson of Palmyra, who served in top leadership roles at the Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation for more than three decades. Poulson died on July 23 at his home at the age of 85.
Dan graduated from Palmyra High School in 1954 and served as a state FFA officer for two years, including a stint as state president in 1956-57. He owned and operated his own farm for the majority of his working career. In 1970, he was elected vice
president of the Farm Bureau and served in that position until 1992 when he took over the helm of the organization as president and CEO. He retired in 2003.
Poulson first became active in Farm Bureau when he joined the Jefferson County Farm Bureau board of directors in 1959. He was chairman of the American Farm Bureau Young Farmer & Rancher Committee from 1960-1961, and then president of the
Jefferson County Farm Bureau board from 1966-1970 before serving on the state board of directors. He also served on the American Farm Bureau Federation board of directors for four years, and in other positions on the Board of Visitors for the College of
Agricultural and Life Sciences at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Competitive Wisconsin, the Wisconsin Council of Economic Education, and the Wisconsin 4-H Foundation.
He was also a longtime member of the Wisconsin Natural Resources Board from 1995-2007.
"I've always felt that being an advocate for agriculture was the utmost," he said upon his retirement. "I can't think of a better opportunity than to have been an advocate for agriculture."
WFBF President Kevin Krentz called Dan a strong leader who left a lasting legacy on the organization and the agricultural industry.
A celebration of life will take place at 12:00 p.m. on July 31 at the Palmyra United Methodist Church. Friends may call the church Friday evening for a visitation from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m.