The Utah Farm Bureau Federation (UFBF) has named that Spencer Gibbons its new CEO. Gibbons will oversee the Utah Farm Bureau staff and is responsible for providing administrative coordination among Utah Farm Bureau’s affiliated companies, with an emphasis on execution of UFBF policy, the organization said.
Gibbons previously served as chief operating officer for UFBF since 2020 and as a northern regional manager since he was hired in 2003. Gibbons succeeds the late Dale Newton, who passed away in December 2021 from cancer.
“We’re really excited for Spencer and know he will do a great job leading our organization,” said Ron Gibson, president of the Utah Farm Bureau Federation. “His experience working with farmers in our counties, in implementing policy, working with our insurance agents and his ease at building relationships makes him a great choice. Our future looks bright.”
Gibbons grew up in Lewiston, Cache County, on a multi-generational dairy farm and obtained agriculture and business and economics degrees from Utah State University. Gibbons continues to be involved in the family dairy with his brother and cousins. He and his wife, Krista, live in Richmond, Utah, and have four children.
“I look forward to this new challenge and am excited to see how we can further serve our members and connect all Utah families to the ‘Miracle of Agriculture,’” Gibbons said. “Our staff are dedicated to the mission of the Utah Farm Bureau and I’m confident we’ll continue to deliver premium services to our members.”
The Utah Farm Bureau Federation is the largest general farm and ranch organization in the state, with more than 32,000 member families.