LITTLE ROCK — The Arkansas Farm Bureau Board of Directors met Thursday and named Chuck Tucker to the new position of senior vice president of organization and administration, which will report directly to the executive vice president. They also named Evan Teague vice president of commodity and regulatory affairs, succeeding Warren Carter, who was named executive vice president of Arkansas Farm Bureau in January.

In addition to these moves, Leslie Terrell has been named executive administrative assistant, where she will work directly with Carter and other team members.

Tucker has served as Arkansas Farm Bureau’s vice president of organization and member programs since 1997. He has been with Farm Bureau since 1985 and is a graduate of Arkansas State University (ASU), where he earned a bachelor’s degree in agronomy and a master’s degree in agriculture. In his new, expanded role, he will serve as second in charge of Arkansas Farm Bureau to Carter. 

“These moves better position Arkansas Farm Bureau for the future,” said Carter. “Chuck and Evan have years of experience and a deep understanding of the challenges Arkansas farmers and ranchers face as they work to provide a safe and abundant food supply for all of us. We believe Chuck and Evan will provide the strong and perceptive leadership we need to help guide our organization for years to come.” 

ASU recognized Tucker with the Distinguished Alumni Award in 2001 and the ASU College of Agriculture presented him with a Distinguished Service Award in 2004. The national FFA organization awarded him the Honorary American FFA degree in 2007. Tucker served five years on the ASU Foundation Board and now serves on the College of Agriculture Advisory Board. 

“I am honored and excited to take on this new role. I look forward to working with Warren, Evan and the rest of our leadership team to continue our work on behalf of Arkansas farmers and ranchers,” Tucker said.

Tucker grew up in Des Arc (Prairie County) and now resides in Conway. He and his wife, Phyllis, have three children and four grandchildren.

Teague has been with Arkansas Farm Bureau since 2004. As the organization’s first full-time environmental specialist, he has been instrumental in establishing new outreach and research efforts, such as the Illinois River Watershed Partnership and the Discovery Farms Program, a program to evaluate the environmental impact of agriculture practices by conducting edge-of-field water quality monitoring on real, working farms.

He is a native of Dumas (Desha County), and a graduate of Walnut Ridge High School in Lawrence County. He holds a bachelor’s degree in engineering with a civil concentration from ASU, and a master’s degree in environmental engineering from the University of Arkansas.

Teague is a registered professional engineer and a member of professional organizations such as the Arkansas Water Works and Water Environmental Federation. He was recently appointed by Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson to the Nutrient Water Quality Trading Advisory Panel.

Terrell, a native and resident of Sherwood (Pulaski County), has been with Arkansas Farm Bureau since 2002. She is a graduate of Mount Saint Mary Academy in Little Rock and she earned a bachelor of science degree in business administration from ASU.

Chuck Tucker

Evan Teague

Leslie Terrell

Arkansas Farm Bureau is a nonprofit, private advocacy organization of more than 190,000 families throughout the state working to improve farm and rural life.