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Today's edition of "Meet Your Supervisor." Ronald R. Anderson
Posted on 3/19/19 at 9:54 am
Posted on 3/19/19 at 9:54 am
Mr. Ronald R. Anderson
P.O. Box 95004
Baton Rouge, La. 70895-9004
225-922-6203
rranderson@lsu.edu
Mr. Anderson is a member-at-large; his term of service ends on June 1, 2020. He is president of the Louisiana Farm Bureau Federation.
Ronald "Ronnie" Anderson is serving his 23rd term as president of Louisiana Farm Bureau Federation, having been elected in July of 1989 to succeed James Graugnard.
A native of Ethel, La., Anderson raises 400 head of beef cattle, horses, hay and timber in both East and West Feliciana Parishes.
Anderson is a 1970 graduate of LSU, where he received a Bachelor of Science degree in animal science. He was the recipient of the American Society of Animal Science Scholarship and is a member of Alpha Zeta and Gamma Sigma Delta Societies. He serves as a member of the LSU Agricultural Development Council within the College of Agriculture, as well as a member of the Board of Directors of the Agricultural Leadership Program within the Agricultural Center. Anderson was appointed to the LSU Board of Supervisors to represent the 6th Congressional District in July of 1997 and served as Chairman for 2000-2002. He was reappointed by Gov. Bobby Jindal in 2009. He currently serves as the member at large.
He served as second vice-president of the Louisiana Farm Bureau Federation from 1985 to 1989 and is a past president of the Feliciana Parish Farm Bureau.
Anderson is a member of the American Farm Bureau Federation Board of Directors and was appointed to the AFBF Executive Committee in January 2007. He served as past chairman of the American Farm Bureau Wetlands Study Committee and past member of the American Farm Bureau Trade Advisory Committee. He serves as chairman of the Board of Directors for Southern Farm Bureau Casualty Insurance Company and also sits on the Board of Directors for Southern Farm Bureau Life Insurance. Anderson also serves as chairman of the Board of Farm Bureau BanCorp and was appointed to the Board of Directors of Hancock Bank in October 1997.
Anderson holds a seat on the Louisiana Feed and Fertilizer Commissions.
In February 1995, he was named “Man of the Year in Louisiana Agriculture” by Progressive Farmer Magazine. He was also honored in 1995 by the LSU College of Agriculture by being awarded its “Agricultural Alumnus of the Year” award. In April 2000, Anderson received the Award of Merit from LSU’s Gamma Sigma Delta Honor Society; and in October 2000, he was inducted into the LSU Alumni Hall of Distinction.
He is married to the former Vivian Norsworthy of Jackson, La., and has two children, Erin and Ron, and five grandchildren: William, Anderson and Sarah Beth Sirmon, and Anna Kate and Allie Grace Anderson. Anderson and his wife are members of the Ethel United Methodist Church.
James M. Williams, Chairman
Mary L. Werner, Chairman-elect
J. Stephen Perry, Past chair
P.O. Box 95004
Baton Rouge, La. 70895-9004
225-922-6203
rranderson@lsu.edu
Mr. Anderson is a member-at-large; his term of service ends on June 1, 2020. He is president of the Louisiana Farm Bureau Federation.
Ronald "Ronnie" Anderson is serving his 23rd term as president of Louisiana Farm Bureau Federation, having been elected in July of 1989 to succeed James Graugnard.
A native of Ethel, La., Anderson raises 400 head of beef cattle, horses, hay and timber in both East and West Feliciana Parishes.
Anderson is a 1970 graduate of LSU, where he received a Bachelor of Science degree in animal science. He was the recipient of the American Society of Animal Science Scholarship and is a member of Alpha Zeta and Gamma Sigma Delta Societies. He serves as a member of the LSU Agricultural Development Council within the College of Agriculture, as well as a member of the Board of Directors of the Agricultural Leadership Program within the Agricultural Center. Anderson was appointed to the LSU Board of Supervisors to represent the 6th Congressional District in July of 1997 and served as Chairman for 2000-2002. He was reappointed by Gov. Bobby Jindal in 2009. He currently serves as the member at large.
He served as second vice-president of the Louisiana Farm Bureau Federation from 1985 to 1989 and is a past president of the Feliciana Parish Farm Bureau.
Anderson is a member of the American Farm Bureau Federation Board of Directors and was appointed to the AFBF Executive Committee in January 2007. He served as past chairman of the American Farm Bureau Wetlands Study Committee and past member of the American Farm Bureau Trade Advisory Committee. He serves as chairman of the Board of Directors for Southern Farm Bureau Casualty Insurance Company and also sits on the Board of Directors for Southern Farm Bureau Life Insurance. Anderson also serves as chairman of the Board of Farm Bureau BanCorp and was appointed to the Board of Directors of Hancock Bank in October 1997.
Anderson holds a seat on the Louisiana Feed and Fertilizer Commissions.
In February 1995, he was named “Man of the Year in Louisiana Agriculture” by Progressive Farmer Magazine. He was also honored in 1995 by the LSU College of Agriculture by being awarded its “Agricultural Alumnus of the Year” award. In April 2000, Anderson received the Award of Merit from LSU’s Gamma Sigma Delta Honor Society; and in October 2000, he was inducted into the LSU Alumni Hall of Distinction.
He is married to the former Vivian Norsworthy of Jackson, La., and has two children, Erin and Ron, and five grandchildren: William, Anderson and Sarah Beth Sirmon, and Anna Kate and Allie Grace Anderson. Anderson and his wife are members of the Ethel United Methodist Church.
James M. Williams, Chairman
Mary L. Werner, Chairman-elect
J. Stephen Perry, Past chair
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Posted on 3/19/19 at 10:01 am to Smalls
I’d like to meet him... at Sonic!
Posted on 3/19/19 at 10:04 am to Random LSU Hero
Yeah, I'm not sure how raising cattle qualifies one to be a member of the board.
Posted on 3/19/19 at 10:05 am to Smalls
The same guy who in 2015 said that Miles needed to win the last 2 games of the regular season to potentially save his job 
Posted on 3/19/19 at 10:08 am to Smalls
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Yeah, I'm not sure how raising cattle qualifies one to be a member of the board.
On paper, though, he seems to have served in many related leadership capacities over years, and is likely very knowledgeable about the Ag side of LSU.
Posted on 3/19/19 at 10:19 am to Smalls
I can promise you, he is not the problem on the BOS.
Posted on 3/19/19 at 10:35 am to Smalls
He seems like one of the good guys.
Posted on 3/19/19 at 10:40 am to btforlsu
quote:Name the problems. This needs to continue to be exposed.
I can promise you, he is not the problem on the BOS.
Posted on 3/19/19 at 10:40 am to btforlsu
He was a BIG problem during the Les MIles hiring/ firing fiasco and was unable to keep his mouth shut to the press.
Posted on 3/19/19 at 10:44 am to Smalls
I've met him. He is the epitome of Big Ag/Monsanto. Not sure how he feels about sports except for his comments during the Les Miles Saga.
Posted on 3/19/19 at 11:07 am to Smalls
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Yeah, I'm not sure how raising cattle qualifies one to be a member of the board.
Could you do it? I love how people like to crack on farmers and ranchers as if what they do (which btw is feed, clothe, and shelter the world, among other things) is somehow easy. I would love to see most on this board attempt to do it and see how quickly you fall on your arse and then get buried 6 ft under.
Aside from that, Ronnie Anderson is on the BOS b/c of his position as president of Farm Bureau. FB is the leading advocacy group for agriculture in the state, which btw, is still the leading industry. FB holds a lot of power in the legislature that many do not realize. Additionally, and most importantly, LSU is a land grant university that also has “A&M” in its official name. For those of you that don’t know, the “A” stands for agriculture and is to be one of the focal missions of the university (even though the school itself often misses that mark).
Posted on 3/19/19 at 11:10 am to Smalls
He's good people.
Posted on 3/19/19 at 11:16 am to DWaginHTown
I should clarify, I hate Big Ag, but Ronnie is a genuinely nice guy and is not one to "big league" you, in my experience.
I hope he hates F. Queen and loves sports.
I hope he hates F. Queen and loves sports.
Posted on 3/19/19 at 12:03 pm to TigerLaw40
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I love how people like to crack on farmers and ranchers as if what they do (which btw is feed, clothe, and shelter the world, among other things) is somehow easy. I would love to see most on this board attempt to do it and see how quickly you fall on your arse and then get buried 6 ft under.
Who is "cracking" on farmers? Nobody put them down. Many people can excel in their given profession, but that doesn't necessarily qualify them to supervise a university system.
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LSU is a land grant university that also has “A&M” in its official name. For those of you that don’t know, the “A” stands for agriculture and is to be one of the focal missions of the university (even though the school itself often misses that mark).
Who is arguing otherwise?
Posted on 3/19/19 at 1:25 pm to Smalls
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Who is "cracking" on farmers? Nobody put them down. Many people can excel in their given profession, but that doesn't necessarily qualify them to supervise a university system.
It’s a crack because you attempted to disqualify his ability to serve in BOS role based on his job, which I’m sure you perceive as not prestigious enough to quality one to serve LSU. Also negating the fact that his day to day job is to serve as president of Farm Bureau. So yes, all of those qualifications do make one qualified to serve.
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Who is arguing otherwise?
Never said you were arguing it. My point is, again, that LSU is a major agricultural university with the purpose of training and advancing the industry. So being a rancher who leads the largest agricultural organization in the state again more than qualifies a person to be on the BOS.
Posted on 3/19/19 at 1:27 pm to GumboPot
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He seems like one of the good guys.
I can attest to this. He takes zero dollhairs as the president of Farm Bureau. Completely voluntary. He's a goood ole baw.
Posted on 3/19/19 at 1:27 pm to TigerLaw40
This shite has gotten way out of hand on here, IMO
Posted on 3/19/19 at 1:55 pm to NIH
Anderson is a good one.
Posted on 3/19/19 at 2:08 pm to Smalls
Ronnie Anderson has been a valuable leader in Agriculture his entire career. Good man.
Posted on 3/19/19 at 2:09 pm to MrKnowItAll
Good to hear.
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