Steve Barr

Steve Barr is the CEO and co-founder 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." Joe Osborn co-founded it along with Barr.

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, Steve Barr worked for Monsanto as a marketing executive in its agricultural division, and "managed client programs" for John Deere. Osborn oversaw Monsanto's agricultural advertising with an unnamed New York agency.

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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