Agriculture 2024: WAYNE F. PRYOR

In November 2022, Pryor was elected to his ninth term as president of the Virginia Farm Bureau Federation. As of June, Pryor had not announced if he would seek another term; his current term will end in November.

The owner of a hay and grain farm in Goochland, Pryor is president, CEO and chairman of Virginia Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance.

He also is president and chair of the board of Jackson, Mississippi-based Southern Farm Bureau Life Insurance, a board member of the American Farm Bureau Federation, president and board chairman of Countryway Insurance, a board member of American Agricultural Insurance and a board member of the American Farm Bureau Insurance Services.

Pryor says he chose his career path because of his family farm and the fact that his father sold Farm Bureau insurance.

“I’ve had a unique opportunity to see the value of a Farm Bureau membership,” Pryor says. “I like being a part of that, and I feel very fortunate to be able to lead this organization.”

HOW I CHOSE MY CAREER: I’ve been involved in my family’s farm operation in Goochland County my whole life, and my father sold Farm Bureau insurance. I’ve had a unique opportunity to see the value of a Farm Bureau membership.