MARYSVILLE — Frank Phelps of Belle Center was recently honored at the 33rd Ohio Beef Expo, hosted by the Ohio Cattlemen’s Association with the Friend of the Expo Award for his dedication and contributions to the expo’s annual success.
The annual exposition this year took place March 18-21 at the Ohio Expo Center in Columbus.
Phelps has been dedicated to the Ohio Beef Expo since the start, where he purchased bulls at the breed sales, representatives related.
He has served on the Ohio Cattlemen’s Association board of directors since 2011 and as association president in 2014 and 2015.
For more than a decade, Phelps can be found at the membership booth in the expo trade show, “where he is always recruiting new members for the state and national organizations,” representatives said.
The award recipient operates an 1,800-acre grain farm and manages 250 head of registered Limousin cattle in Logan County. He has been around the industry since birth and attended The Ohio State University, where he was a part of the OSU livestock judging team during his college years.
Phelps has served on the Logan County Soil and Water Conservation District board for 33 years. He is also involved with his county’s cattlemen’s association where he served as president and continues to promote their product in a variety of ways and help provide scholarships to industry youth.
“He is one-of-a-kind when it comes to volunteers and outstanding industry leaders,” said Elizabeth Harsh, OCA executive director. “He just never has an off day and is always a tremendous ambassador for Ohio’s cattle industry.”