Wexford County fish farmer Dan Vogler was elected in December 2024 to represent District 9 on the Michigan Farm Bureau Board of Directors, succeeding Ben LaCross upon his ascension to the MFB presidency.
A leading figure in Michigan aquaculture, Vogler runs Harrietta Hills Trout Farm alongside his wife Susan and parents Jim and Katherine Vogler. The 122-acre facility produces fresh rainbow trout for retail and restaurant sales, with sidelines in fish farming equipment, pond and water maintenance and nuisance bird deterrence.
Vogler has an extensive resume of Farm Bureau involvement going back 25 years. He’s chaired MFB’s Aquaculture & Fish Commodity Advisory Committee since 2004. The following year he joined the state’s Water Action Team and more recently has served as president of the Wexford County Farm Bureau. Locally he’s also been foundational to Wexford’s Policy Development and Candidate Evaluation programs.
Outside Farm Bureau he’s a longtime president of the Michigan Aquaculture Association and has represented the industry on more national-level boards and organizations than he can recall.