A graduate of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, where she studied accounting, Vinton has served on the Cattlemen’s Beef Board and the Nebraska Environmental Trust board. Vinton also served as treasurer and mentor for the Nebraska Grazing Lands Coalition and is a member of the Agriculture Builders of Nebraska.
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Sherry Vinton has been named the new director of the Nebraska Department of Agriculture.
Starting in 2019, Vinton served as vice president of Nebraska Farm Bureau and served as a member of its board for six years.
In her presentation to the Legislature's Agriculture Committee last month, Vinton said she would make international trade of the state's agriculture products a top priority.
"I will continue to defend, promote and grow Nebraska agriculture," she said.