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| National Jersey leadership elected at annual meetings
REYNOLDSBURG, Ohio — Officers and directors for the two U.S. Jersey organizations were elected during recent annual meetings of the American Jersey Cattle Association (AJCA) and National All-Jersey Inc. (NAJ).
New directors were elected to the AJCA Board to succeed two-term members Paul Schirm of West Salem, Ohio (Fourth District) and Clint L. Collins III of Sylacauga, Ala. (Fifth District).
William P. “Bill” Grammer of Sebring, Ohio, was elected to serve from the Fourth District. He and his wife, Debbie, own more than 1,000 registered Jerseys, including 600 cows enrolled on REAP. Grammer serves as treasurer of Ohio-based DHI Cooperative, Inc., as well as a number of other community and industry boards.
Charles Steer of Cottage Grove, Tenn., was elected as director from the Fifth District. The Sunbow Jersey herd owned by him and his wife, Carol, is ranked 32nd in the U.S. for herd average Jersey Performance Index. Steer was recipient of the AJCA Master Breeder Award in 2004, and a founding director of Dixieland Jersey Sires, Inc.
The American Jersey Cattle Association was organized in 1868 to improve and promote the Jersey breed. Since 1957, National All-Jersey, Inc. has served Jersey owners by promoting the increased production and sale of their milk and milk products.
Farm Foundation names Fellows
OAK BROOK, Ill. — Farm Foundation has named two new Fellows. Neal Hooker of Ohio State University will work in the area of consumer issues, and Ron Knutson of Texas A&M University will address the role of agricultural institutions.
Farm Foundation works as a catalyst on economic and public policy issues impacting agriculture, the food system and rural communities. The Fellows program enhances Farm Foundation’s professional expertise in agricultural economics and the rural social sciences, and helps cultivate more robust networks within the agricultural community.
A key element is strengthening the Foundation’s programs in its six priority areas: consumer issues, globalization, new technologies, environmental and natural resources, rural community viability and the role of agricultural institutions. The Fellowships are three-year, part-time assignments.
Farm Foundation works to assist private- and public-sector decision makers identify and understand forces shaping the future, and options to address the resulting challenges and opportunities. Farm Foundation does not lobby or advocate. Established in 1933, Farm Foundation is an independent organization directed by a Board of Trustees comprised of leaders in the food system, government and academia.
KSPB elects new officers
PRINCETON, Ky. — The Kentucky Soybean Promotion Board (KSPB) elected new officers for the 2007-08 year at its July summer board meeting held at the Lake Barkley State Park.
Jack Trumbo of Shelby County will serve as chairman. Trumbo serves his area on the checkoff board and is a Kentucky director on the American Soybean Association board. He is active in his county Farm Bureau and local Soybean Advisory Committee. Trumbo was also recognized this past winter for nine years of service on the Kentucky Soybean Association (KSA).
Dennis Clark represents Graves County as vice chairman. He serves as president for KSA, is involved with the Southern Soybean Research Board and has served on his county’s Farm Service Agency board.
George Martin, the newly elected secretary/treasurer, represents Hopkins County. He also represents Kentucky on the United Soybean Board and has more than 30 years’ experience within the soybean industry. He is also involved with KARDA, Hopkins County Farm Bureau and serves on the Kentucky Ag Heritage Board.
KSPB is made up of appointed producers from across the state and oversees the investment of the state checkoff. For more information, visit www.kysoy.org
Kemper elected to second term
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Indiana soybean producers once again have representation on the American Soybean Association’s (ASA) Executive Committee as Alan Kemper of Lafayette, Ind. was re-elected vice president during the group’s summer Board of Directors meeting in Washington, D.C.
Kemper is part of the nine-member Executive Committee chosen to guide the organization in 2007-08. This will be Kemper’s second term as vice president and as a member of the Public Affairs Committee.
Kemper was chairman of the U.S. Ag Team at the GATT/WTO conferences in Brussels and Geneva, served on trade committees for the USDA Secretary and was a member of former President Clinton’s Development Task Force on Sustainable Agriculture.
Kemper runs a farming operation of corn, soybeans and cattle with his son, Brian, in Tippecanoe County.
Ziegler promoted in NFU; Chilton goes to CFTC
WASHINGTON, D.C. — National Farmers Union announced two staff changes to its Washington, D.C. Government Relations office.
Katy Ziegler has been promoted to head the NFU office. She currently serves as the organization’s legislative director and, prior to that, was a government relations representative. Before coming to NFU in 2003, Ziegler spent two years on the legislative staff of South Dakota Sen. Tim Johnson.
Prior to that, Ziegler worked for the South Dakota Farmers Union. She grew up on a family farm in Clay County, Minn., where her family still grows corn, wheat and soybeans.
Ziegler replaces Bart Chilton, who served as NFU’s Chief of Staff and Vice President for Government Relations. Chilton was confirmed by the Senate last week to serve as Commissioner at the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC).
This farm news was published in the Sept. 12, 2007 issue of Farm World, serving Indiana, Ohio, Illinois, Kentucky, Michigan and Tennessee. |
| 9/12/2007 |
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