Joe Osborn

Joe Osborn is a founding partner of Osborn & Barr Communications (O&B), an agricultural marketing and public relations agency with offices in St. Louis and Kansas City, Missouri, Des Moines, Iowa (USA), and in Winnipeg, Manitoba, and London, Ontario (Canada). At one time, the company's slogan on its website was, "We create belief."

O&B was formed in 1988 with Monsanto as its founding client. The agency now represents other agricultural brands such as John Deere, United Soybean Board, the Cattlemen's Beef Board/National Cattlemen's Beef Association and the National Pork Board." Osborn co-founded it along with Steve Barr, its current CEO.

Front Groups
front groups formed by O&B for its clients include American Farmers for the Advancement and Conservation of Technology (AFACT) and CommonGround. The front group U.S. Farmers & Ranchers Alliance (USFRA) is managed by Hugh Whaley, now of Drake & Company but a former executive of O&B.

Background
Previous to co-founding O&B, Osborn oversaw Monsanto's agricultural advertising with a New York agency. Barr also has ties with Monsanto, working as a marketing executive in its agricultural division. and "managed client programs" for John Deere.

Contact
Steve Barr, CEO Osborn & Barr Communications 914 Spruce St. St. Louis, MO 63102 Phone: (314) 726-5511 Email: nfo@osborn-barr.com Web: http://www.osborn-barr.com/ and http://blog.osborn-barr.com/steve-barr-co-founder-and-chairman/

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