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URBANDALE,
Iowa - The Iowa Soybean Association (ISA) announces its
new executive board and district directors, all of which were
elected this week at the ISA annual meeting held in West Des Moines.
The executive board consists of President Ray Gaesser of Corning,
President Elect Curt Sindergard of Rolfe, Treasurer Delbert Christensen
of Audubon, Secretary Larry Marek of Riverside, and At-Large Representative
John Heisdorffer of Keota. Each executive board member will serve
a one-year term, at which time the president elect will become
the president and all other seats will be up for reelection.
President Ray Gaesser plans to make biodiesel his top priority
for the upcoming year. “We really need to increase biodiesel
consumption in the next year,” says Gaesser. “It’s
so important for everyone to use a renewable product that is grown
right here in Iowa. Not only will this decrease our dependency
on foreign fuels, but it will increase profit for Iowa’s
farmers.
“ISA will also work closely on Farm Bill issues to develop
policy that is beneficial to Iowa’s farmers,” Gaesser
continues. “I also want to be sure that we (ISA) are getting
farmers the most up-to-date soybean information, whether that
be information about disease or production practices or anything
that is beneficial to soybean farmers.”
The newest district directors are Cindi Grover of Elma (District
3), Ben Schmidt of Iowa City (District 6), and Mark Trively of
Sidney (District 7).
Cindi Grover and her husband Kurt have a farrow to finish hog
operation and also farm corn and soybeans. They have two children.
Schmidt along with his wife, Elsa, owns and operates his own row
crop farm and is a partner in Black Diamond Farms, a corporation
that does custom farming including planting, spraying, harvesting
and trucking. Ben and Elsa have two children. Mark Trively and
his wife, Theresa, have a row crop operation where they practice
custom farming, including planting, harvesting and grain hauling.
They have two children. All three new directors are very involved
in their communities and local organizations.
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