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Checkoff Report - February 20, 2019
 
United Soybean Board candidate applications due Feb. 28

 

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — Indiana soybean farmers interested in serving on the United Soybean Board (USB) must submit an application to Indiana Soybean Alliance (ISA) by Feb. 28.

Comprised of 73 volunteer farmer-directors, the USB oversees the investments of the national soybean checkoff on behalf of all U.S. soybean farmers. All USB directors serve three-year terms. Four directors represent Indiana on the USB board, and two of these positions are open for reappointment this year.

Any Indiana farmer eligible to apply must grow soybeans in the United States or own or share in the ownership and risk of loss of soybeans. Those who want to be an ISA nominee need to complete a background form and a candidate questionnaire.

Visit www.indianasoybean.com/elections or call Chris Weldon at 800-735-0195.

Indiana Soybean Alliance seeking a few good farmer leaders

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — The Indiana Soybean Alliance (ISA) seeks farmer leaders to join a 24-member board that is responsible for annually investing Indiana soybean checkoff funds in biofuel, livestock production, grain marketing, environmental research, new uses, aquaculture programs and more.

The ISA board of directors represents nearly 24,000 soybean farmers in Indiana who contribute their dollars through the checkoff program, and it manages soybean farmer investments. Applications for the 2019 election are due by March 8.

This year, the ISA seeks at least two candidates for each of its four districts. Each candidate must be a grower of soybeans for each of the last two years, certify ownership or share ownership and risk of loss of soybeans and complete a director expectation statement and return it to ISA by March 8.

To learn more about serving as an ISA director, or to receive a director expectation statement, call 800-735-0195 or visit www.indianasoybean.com/elections

The ISA will distribute ballots to soybean farmers by mail in June and will announce election results by late July.

Sheep checkoff funds projects; seeks nominees for Council

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Purdue University Agriculture’s Indiana Sheep and Wool Market Development Program (Indiana S&W) is funding new projects this year to promote the state’s lamb and wool industry, and is preparing to hold elections for three district seats in 2019.

At the checkoff’s biannual meeting last fall, Indiana S&W accepted four new funding projects: “Lamb Jam” event with central Indiana chefs; formation of a state Shearer’s School and Certification Program; organization of a statewide tour of sheep producers’ farms; and a donation of meat to be used for Scottsburg High School’s Home Economics curriculum.

The council asks that producers and others continue to submit funding requests for projects involving the promotion of or research about the Indiana Sheep Industry. More information can be found at iswcheckoff.wixsite.com/indianasheepandwool

Indiana S&W will also be holding elections for three district seats. If interested in running in District 3 (Miami, Wabash, Whitley, Allen, Huntington, Wells and Adams counties), email Valynnda Slack at valslack@gmail.com

For District 6 (Blackford, Jay, Delaware, Randolph, Henry, Wayne, Rush, Fayette and Union counties), email Duane Sickels at sickels@globalsite.net

And in District 9 (Perry, Orange, Lawrence, Washington, Jackson, Harrison, Floyd, Clark, Scott, Jefferson, Jennings, Ohio, Switzerland, Ripley, Dearborn, Franklin, Crawford, Brown, Bartholomew and Decatur counties) email Ken McMichael at kenmcmichael@gmail.com

Voting will occur in March; candidates must declare their intent to run before March 15.

NCGA action teams and committees announced for 2019

ST. LOUIS, Mo. — The National Corn Growers Assoc. (NCGA) announced the slate of new and returning farmer leaders who will serve as members of the organization’s action teams and committees for this fiscal year, which began Oct. 1, 2018.

Leadership for NCGA’s nine major teams in FY 2019 are:

•Consumer Engagement Action Team: Ted Mottaz, chair; Debbie Borg, vice chair; Bruce Rohwer, board liaison

•Corn Productivity & Quality Action Team: Charles Ring, chair; Randy DeSutter, vice chair; Jeff Sandborn, board liaison

•Engaging Members Committee: Brandon Hunnicutt, chair; and Denny Maple, vice chair

•Ethanol Action Team: Jay Schutte, chair; Mark Recker, vice chair; Tom Haag, board liaison

•Feed, Food & Industrial Action Team: Dan Wesely, chair; Chad Willis, vice chair; Chris Edgington, board liaison

•Freedom to Operate Action Team: Bob Hemesath, chair; Brent Hostetler, vice chair; Deb Gangwish, board liaison

•Market Access Action Team: Mike Lefever, chair; Larry Mussack, vice chair; John Linder, board liaison

•Risk Management Action Team: Randy Melvin, chair; Doug Noem, vice chair; Don Glenn, board liaison

•Stewardship Action Team: Roger Zylstra, chair; Carl Sousek, vice chair; Ken Hartman, board liaison

Leadership for NCGA’s standing committees in FY 2019 are: Finance Committee, John Linder, chair; and Governance Committee, Tom Haag, chair.

Lynn Chrisp serves as president and also as NCGA’s delegate to the U.S. Grains Council. Kevin Ross of Iowa serves as first vice president and, in this capacity, will chair the Resolutions Committee. Kevin Skunes of North Dakota will serve as chair and, in this capacity, will also chair the Nominating Committee.

 

2/21/2019