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Scott E. Sink

Scott E. Sink

Vice President

Franklin County farmer Scott E. Sink of Blacksburg was elected to a sixth two-year term as vice president of the Virginia Farm Bureau Federation in November 2022.

Sink chairs the VFBF National Affairs Committee and is a member of the Virginia Farm Bureau Federation AgPAC board of trustees and a board member of the Virginia Foundation for Agriculture, Innovation and Sustainability. He is past chair of the VFBF Young Farmers committee and past board member of the Virginia Foundation for Agriculture in the Classroom.

Additionally, he is a past president of Franklin County Farm Bureau.

Sink also is a member of the American Farm Bureau Federation Federal Deficit Task Force and a past vice chair of the AFBF Young Farmers & Ranchers Committee.

He and his wife, Mendy, were the 2010 recipients of the AFBF Excellence in Agriculture Award. They operate SES Agricultural Enterprises, which produces beef cattle, hay, agricultural services and agritourism opportunities. They also own Hethwood Market in Blacksburg, where they sell locally grown produce and offer catering services. Sink holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees in agricultural economics from Virginia Tech.

The Sinks have two daughters, Mekinsley and Mehailyn.