K S G R A I N A N D F E E D . O R G
Spring 2014
And Safety For All Special safety report by KGFA General Counsel NGFA releases new sweep auger guide OSHA Visit webinar materials available
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CONTENTS Member Spotlight: Deb Miller...3 KGFA celebrates Kansas Ag Day...4
President & CEO Tom R. Tunnell
Officers participate in Washington D.C. Fly-in...4
Senior Vice President, Government Affairs Ron Seeber
KGFA members visit Statehouse on Legislative Action Day...5
Senior VP and Chief Financial Officer Stephanie Jensen
Not too late to register for Annual Meeting...6 Over 100 apply for scholarships...6
Vice President and General Counsel Randy Stookey
Grain Grading Schools provide valuable skills for Grain Handlers...6
Vice President of Event Planning Shari Bennett
And Safety For All...6-7
VP of Member Services & External Operations Dana Minihan
NGFA releases new sweep auger guide...8
VP of Marketing & Communications Shahira Stafford
“OSHA Visit” Webinar materials available...8 Kansas Agricultural Remediation Board (KARB) Reappointments...8 K-State, NGFA and AFIA offering Feed HACCP Short Course in Manhattan...8 Job Opportunities...9 Posters and products for sale...9 Trade Talk...10 Committee volunteers needed...10 KGFA welcomes new member...10 Update your membership profile...10
Mark your calendars...10
Senior Director of Internal Operations Lisa Anschutz Executive Assistant to the President Julie Stueve The Kansas Grain and Feed Report is published quarterly for the members, friends and affiliates of the Kansas Grain and Feed Association. Mail contributions to KGFA, Attention: Shahira Stafford, 816 SW Tyler, Topeka, KS 66612. The KGFA team welcomes your comments, contributions and suggestions. Annual subscriptions for members can be purchased for $25.00. © 2011 KGFA Read this newsletter online at www.ksgrainandfeed.org/printnewsletters.
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MEMBER SPOTLIGHT Member Spotlight: Deb Miller In each issue of the Grain & Feed Report, KGFA is featuring a new member. Let’s get to know each other better and share in each other’s industry success. Thank you to Deb for answering the call this time; but beware, you may be next! Name: Deb Miller Job title: General Manager Company: Farmer’s Union Mercantile and Shipping Association, Stockton, KS Business started in: 1911 Company specializes in: Because we are small, I tend to think that we specialize in great customer service. It is the one thing that I hope makes us stand out from our competitors. We know our customers on a personal level. Services provided: We sell propane, bulk fuel, anhydrous ammonia, liquid and dry fertilizer, oil, seed, feed, chemicals and farm merchandise. We custom mix farmers rations in our feed mill and have a feed delivery truck. There are automated fuel pumps at Stockton and our branch at Woodston. We do not apply ourselves but work with an adjoining cooperative to provide that service to our customers. We also clean seed wheat and recently started working with an individual to apply anhydrous with a no-till knife applicator. Something unique about your company: We are one of the few remaining small cooperatives in Kansas. In addition the Stockton location, we have one seasonal branch at Woodston. Between the two elevators, we take in an average of 1.2 million bushels of wheat and about a million bushels of milo, corn and soybeans. Where do you consider your “hometown” or where you grew up:. I grew up in Stockton. I never had any desire to come back but am really glad that I did. How did you get started in the grain business: I started working in 1974 at the Damar elevator weighing wheat trucks for Ray Cryderman. Never in a million years did I think that working in the grain industry would become my profession. I graduated from Fort Hays State University in 1978 with a degree in secondary math education. Little did I know that in most small schools the math teacher coached football also. When I couldn’t find a teaching job in the area, I was asked to work as a bookkeeper at the Farmers Union with the understanding that if a job opened up in education I could leave without any hard feelings. That August I was offered a teaching job; but by then, I really liked working with farmers. What KGFA services are the most valuable to you and your company: KGFA has been an asset to me in so many ways. When I first became a manager, I called on the association often for resources, and I still do. The other managers that I have met through KGFA have also help guide me through the years. The organization keeps me informed on governmental issues that affect my business and lets me know when to contact my legislators. I feel that KGFA is a very valuable organization for the entire grain industry.
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ADVOCACY KGFA celebrates Kansas Ag Day In recognition of the state’s largest industry, Kansas Governor Sam Brownback declared March 23-29 as Kansas Agriculture Week, and KGFA was proud to be a sponsor of the celebration. The Kansas Department of Agriculture (KDA), along with help from the agricultural community, Dillon’s Food Stores, and several local food banks, planned a number of activities for Kansas Agriculture Week. One event that was highlighted was the Neighbor to Neighbor statewide food drive, which ran from March 3 to March 25 and raised thousands of meals for Kansas Officers from KGFA and the Kansas Agribusiness Retailers families in need. Another featured event was Kansas Association meet with U.S. Senator Pat Roberts during a fly-in to Agriculture Day at the Capitol, which took place on Washington D.C. Tuesday, March 25 at the Kansas Statehouse, and allowed KGFA the opportunity to host a booth and Issues discussed were reauthorization of the Commodity distribute industry information to legislators and Futures Trade Commission and regulation of the futures Statehouse visitors. market; GMO labeling; and modernization of the inland waterways transportation system. The KGFA group met with Senators Pat Roberts and Jerry Moran and the entire Kansas congressional delegation including Congressman Tim Huelskamp, Congressman Mike Pompeo, Congressman Kevin Yoder and Congresswoman Lynn Jenkins. While in Washington, the KGFA group also took the opportunity to talk with Federal Grain Inspection Service Administrator Larry Mitchell and Deputy Administrator Randall D. Jones regarding grain sorghum odor issues at the Texas Gulf. KGFA staff hosts a booth in the Statehouse rotunda celebrating Kansas Ag Day and promoting agriculture to legislators.
Officers participate in Washington D.C. Fly-in Last month, KGFA Chairman Ted Schultz, Team Marketing Alliance in Moundridge, and Vice Chairman Pete Goetzmann, ADM in Overland Park, joined KGFA President Tom Tunnell in a three day visit to the nation’s capital to call on the Kansas Congressional delegation and inform them about important issues to the Kansas grain and feed industry. Also participating in the visits to Capitol Hill was KGFA Board member and incoming National Grain and Feed President, Gary Beachner, Beachner Grain in Parsons.
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KGFA officers meet with Federal Grain Inspection Service Administrator Larry Mitchell and Deputy Administrator Randall D. Jones regarding grain sorghum odor issues.
LEGISLATIVE ACTION DAY KGFA members visit Statehouse on Legislative Action Day On January 24, KGFA, in conjunction with the Kansas Agribusiness Retailers Association and the Kansas Cooperative Council, held its Legislative Action Day at the Statehouse. The day started out with a lunch for members at the Topeka Country Club where incoming Secretary of Agriculture Jackie McClaskey and Kansas Water Office Director Tracy Streeter spoke at length to an audience of over 100 members of the three associations on the Governor’s development of a 50 year vision for water policy in Kansas. After the presentations from some of Kansas’ top leaders, KGFA staff Ron Seeber and Randy Stookey and KCC President Leslie Kaufman gave a briefing to members on key points they need to update their legislators on regarding the industry. Those items included proper funding of the scales program, taxation policy, common sense immigration reform, trespasser liability, and a proposed bill dealing with spray drift. After the briefing, members headed to the statehouse and met with their elected representatives and senators. After meeting, members returned to the Country Club where they spent time with the governor, numerous legislators and other elected officials. The association staff is very appreciative of our members who set aside work and traveled to our state capitol. Their actions speak volumes to our Legislature and will help the industry promote good policy and avoided proliferation of ill-conceived agendas.
Members listen to Secretary of Agriculture Jackie McClaskey and Kansas Water Office Director Tracy Streeter discuss the Governor’s 50 year water vision during lunch.
Johnny Dawley, Michael Keiser, Stan Stark and Lance Nelson from Farmers Coop in Haviland visit Representative Ron Ryckman Sr. (far right) during legislator visits at the Statehouse.
J.R. Isch (middle) enjoys the evening reception with his elected officials, Senator Dennis Pyle (left) and Representative Randy Graber (right).
Billy Smith, Cargill in Topeka, lobbies his elected official, Senator Vicki Schmidt, on behalf of agribusiness during Legislative Action Day.
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EDUCATION, TRAINING Not too late to register for Annual Meeting! The 2014 KGFA Annual Meeting - KGFA ~ Staying Relevant for the Future - is quickly approaching on April 14 -15 at the Mariott Hotel in Wichita. If you have not yet registered, don't delay. This is your once-a-year opportunity to gather with other agribusiness men and women to network, socialize and learn about important topics that will help you in your business.
Grain Grading Schools provide valuable skills for Grain Handlers KGFA and the Kansas Grain Inspection Service offered valuable information to elevator operators, producers, brokers, and grain buyers about grain grades and how to use grain standards in marketing during the 2014 Grain Grading Schools held on February 18-20 and March 4-6.
Hands-on training was utilized by participants to KGFA is excited to welcome back recognize various types of kernel damage and samples agricultural speaker and humorist, were graded to assist in practical, cost effective Damian Mason. Although you may procedures for grain inspection. remember him as President Bill Clinton from the 2011 Kansas Agri Business Expo, don't be fooled. He's back to give his newest presentation, "Agriculture: Trends, Topics & Tomorrow" - part humor, part serious evaluation of the agribusiness challenges ahead. Visit www.damianmason.com to learn more about Damian and this exciting new presentation. You don't want to miss this!
In addition, U.S. Senator Pat Roberts will speak to members during breakfast on the the new Farm Bill and other agricultural policies in Washington D.C., followed by an afternoon of golf at Crestview Country Club. See the enclosed form to register. Over 100 apply for scholarships KGFA received 104 scholarship applications from students across Kansas hoping to receive one of the association’s $1,000 scholarships for the 2014-2015 school year. The KGFA Scholarship Committee will meet on April 14 in Wichita to choose the winners, and announcements will be made shortly thereafter.
Attendees learn how to recognize various types of kernel damage at the 2014 Grain Grading Schools.
And Safety For All By Randy Stookey, KGFA General Counsel
Recently, an association member presented an interesting - if not alarming - question to association staff. The member described a situation where an inspector with a federal agency failed to follow standard operating safety procedures regarding bin entry. Even after the inspector was notified of the safety rule, and was asked to comply, the facility could not gain Each year, KGFA awards $8,500 in scholarships to high compliance with the safety standard. school students wanting to pursue an education in Kansas. Eight scholarships are offered: one Dub and What is a facility to do in this situation? Inez Johnson $500 Memorial Scholarship, seven KGFA $1,000 Scholarships, and one $1,000 John Cranor As an industry, we are acutely aware of our legal, Memorial Scholarship, chosen by Kansas State regulatory, and moral duty to ensure the safety of all University’s College of Agriculture. persons on-site, at all times. Clearly, we understand that our safety standards and procedures apply to our
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INDUSTRY NEWS employees, on-site contract workers, and visitors. We are made especially aware of this standard by the heightened scrutiny placed on our industry under OSHA’s Local Emphasis Program. However, unique circumstances exist during interactions when official state and federal inspection personnel are on-site. The normal flow of daily operations is interrupted, and Operations Managers and Safety Officers find themselves removed from their normal duties to locate and provide records, answer questions, and accompany inspectors around the facility. Through all of this, we can become preoccupied and not fully recognize our duty to ensure the safety of the inspection staff, or assume that they will automatically conduct themselves in a professional and safe manner. So what happens in the rare circumstance when inspection personnel unnecessarily expose themselves to unsafe or hazardous situations in violation of our (and OSHA) safety standards? Are our hands tied so that the inspectors simply have free reign of our facilities? In finding answers to these difficult – but vitally important – questions, I spoke with the Acting Director of DOL/OSHA’s Regional Office in Wichita, and received the following guidance on the proper procedure to handle such situations: 1. Federal agencies are required to promulgate safety standard operating procedures (SOP) for their employees. (29 CFR, Part 1960.1(g)). 2. When a federal inspector is on-site at a facility, that inspector is required to follow the agency’s inspection SOPs and safety procedures. 3. Federal inspectors are also required to comply with all OSHA industry workplace safety standards. 4. If an inspector’s activities are not consistent with OSHA workplace safety standards, then the facility may expose themselves to both private liability and regulatory enforcement action for any injuries caused by accidents related to that noncompliant, unsafe behavior. 5. In order to protect the facility from liability and regulatory enforcement actions, it is advised that the facility’s safety officer initially notify inspection personnel of its safety SOPs prior to the inspection, make a record of that notice, and accompany the inspection personnel at all times while on-site.
6. If the safety officer observes any unsafe activity by the inspection personnel, the safety officer should immediately notify the inspector of the safety SOP requirement, explain why the action is unsafe and in violation of the safety SOP, and provide the inspector with an alternative action in compliance with the safety SOP. 7. If the inspection personnel refuses to comply with the safety SOP and continues the unsafe activity, the safety officer should request a brief delay in the inspection in order to consult with the inspection personnel’s supervisor. 8. The safety officer, or operations officer, should then immediately contact the inspection personnel’s supervisor to find a resolution to the situation, being prepared to provide the inspection personnel’s supervisor with the following information: the site location, the name of the inspector, the pertinent facts of the safety violation to include the safety standard that was/or would have been violated, the request that was made to the inspector to alter their activity, and the inspector’s response to that request. 9. If the matter is resolved through contact with the area supervisor, then the safety officer should make an internal memorandum of record detailing: A. the site location and a general description of the site B. the name of the inspector(s) C. the date of the incident (or incidents if this has happened on prior occasions) D. a record of the safety briefing, if any, conducted prior to the inspection E. the pertinent facts of the safety violation to include the standard that was/or would have been violated F. the clear directive/request that was made to the inspector to stop the unsafe activity G. the inspector’s specific response to that directive H. the fact that the inspector was provided with an alternative action to complete the inspection in a manner that was consistent with safety standards I. the inspection personnel’s response to the alternative action request J. the name and contact information of the person that the safety officer or operations officer contacted in the inspector’s chain of
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INDUSTRY NEWS command following the inspector’s refusal to follow the safety SOP and directive, and K. any other information deemed relevant to the situation. 10. Note: This is a vitally important step in protecting the elevator from future civil suit or regulatory enforcement actions. 11. If the matter is not resolved through contacting the inspection personnel’s supervisor, then the safety officer should contact their area OSHA office or KGFA for further assistance. 12. When the safety officer contacts the area OSHA office or KGFA, he/she should be prepared to provide all of the information above, along with a brief explanation of the response received from the inspector’s supervisor, and why that response did not resolve the situation. 13. Remember that the more facts you can provide to OSHA the better OSHA will be equipped to assist the elevator in resolving the noncompliance.
“OSHA Visit” Webinar materials available Those who were unable to view the Epstein Becker Green webinar on "Preparing for an OSHA Visit at Your Grain Facility" on February 11, 2014 may view the event and other resources by going to www.ksgrainandfeed.org. The webinar recording, presentation slides, OSHA Field Operations Manual and EBG Law OSHA Inspection Checklist are all available. Kansas Agricultural Remediation Board (KARB) Reappointments Last month, Governor Sam Brownback’s office announced the reappointment of Laura Pearl, J.B. Pearl Sales & Service of St. Marys, KS and Brian Norton, Syngenta, of Girard, KS to the Kansas Agricultural Remediation Board. Congratulations to Laura and Brian, and thank you for your continued service to the agricultural industry and our state. K-State, NGFA and AFIA offering Feed HACCP Short Course in Manhattan The National Grain and Feed Association (NGFA) is teaming up with Kansas State University’s International Grains Program to present a Feed Manufacturing Short Course, which is designed to provide training and education on developing a hazard analysis and critical control point (HACCP) plan for all sectors of the feed industry.
I hope you have found this information helpful. Remember, most inspectors intend to do their job in a professional and safe manner. The best approach to resolving any issue with inspection personnel is to address the issue on the lowest (and most direct) level as possible. As always, however, your association staff is The Feed HACCP Short Course will be conducted April here to assist you whenever possible. 14-17 in Manhattan and is designed for personnel involved with the safety of feed products, including feed NGFA releases new sweep auger guide mill supervisors and managers, quality assurance The National Grain & Feed Association (NGFA) has personnel and ingredient purchasers. Topics for the completed a sweep auger guide designed to assist grain interactive course include an overview of HACCP in the handlers in developing and implementing a sweep auger feed industry, current feed industry regulations, HACCP operations safety policy. Over the past several years, prerequisite programs, hazard identification and risk there has been uncertainty within the industry regarding analysis, and the seven HACCP principles. what type of sweep auger equipment can be used, and the types of procedures that OSHA may find acceptable. The American Feed Industry Association also is a NGFA’s sweep auger guide is consistent with the OSHA sweep auger memo that was released in May of 2013. NGFA’s Safety, Health, Environmental and Quality Committee recommended the new guide be developed to assist the industry in complying with the OSHA memo. Contact KGFA for a copy of the new guide.
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collaborator in the course. Lead instructor for the course is Matt Frederking, vice president of regulatory affairs at Ralco Nutrition, Marshall, Minn., who chairs NGFA’s Feed Manufacturing and Technology Committee. To register or to obtain further information, contact Carlos Campabadal at 785-532-3187 or campa@ksu.edu.
INDUSTRY NEWS Underwriter $15,000 KFSA
Job Opportunities MKC is seeking a Senior Location Manager to lead one of their largest operations plus manage two smaller operations in central Kansas. MKC is seeking a manager who can lead and develop employees and manage the activities of four other managers. Two managers are located at the large operation involved with grain operations and agronomy operations. The other two managers are involved with over all location management of two other locations. This position will have reporting responsibilities to a Director of Operations. The career growth possibilities for this position would be to move to a senior management level position reporting directly to the CEO in the future. This position would also participate in annual strategic planning for the company along with members of senior management. The successful candidate must have a minimum of five years of experience in managing a grain or agronomy operation. Experience in both areas is a plus but is not needed. The position will be located in near Newton, KS, approximately 45 miles from Wichita. Apply at www.mkcoop.com under the Careers tab or email a resume to: Jeff Frizell, Human Resources Manager, MKC, Team Marketing Alliance, jfrizell@mkcoop.com. KFSA currently has an opening for a Commercial Accounts Manager in their Agribusiness Insurance Department. This position is responsible for providing insurance and other services to existing accounts as well as marketing products and services to new accounts. This position travels over 65% of the time. Qualified candidates must have a valid driver’s license and be willing to obtain and maintain appropriate insurance agent licenses. Successful candidates will have outstanding communication skills with a sales and service mind-set. Preference will be given to candidates that already possess an insurance license. Please submit your resume and cover letter to PO Box 1747, Hutchinson, KS 67504 or email skepley@provaluellc.com. To learn more please visit their website at www.kfsa.com. Posters and products for sale Don’t forget that KGFA sells several posters and products for your facilities, including:
Daily Position Record Book $25 Storage Records $15/100 Deferred Price Contract $.50 Security Agreements $.50 Deferred Payment Contract $.50 Cranor Commemorative Print $30 UCC-4 Forms $10/100 Grain Grading Manual $15 Grain Quality Poster $10
Founder $7,000 Kansas Grain Inspection Service Patron $3,000 ADM Companies BNSF Railway Company Cargill CHS Inc. CoBank ACB Frisbie Construction Co., Inc. Hammel Scale Co. Inc. Hannebaum Grain Co. Inc. Industrial Maintenance Inc. Korol Financial Group LLC Union Pacific Railroad Watco Companies Builder $1,500 Bartlett Grain Company, L.P. Bunge CTEC AG First National Bank of Hutchinson Frontier Ag Inc. Gavilon Grain, LLC HABCO Hooker Equity Exchange INTRUST Bank Jade Millwrights Inc. KC Supply Co. Inc. Louis Dreyfus Commodities McPherson Concrete Storage Systems RBH Mill & Elevator, a Lewis Goetz Co. Team Marketing Alliance The Cooperative Finance Association The Scoular Company Tri-States Grain Conditioning Inc. Donor $500 ADM Investor Services Inc. Advance Trading Inc. AgChoice Feed and Grain AgMark LLC AgTrax Technologies Andale Farmers Coop Bank of the West BarnesCo Inc. Central States Fumigation Cline Wood Agency Comark Grain Marketing, LLC Cornerstone Ag LLC D.E. Bondurant Grain Co. Drake Inc. Ernest-Spencer Gamet Mfg. Inc. Hutchinson/Mayrath Irsik & Doll Feed Service Kansas Coop Council Offerle Coop Grain & Supply Co. Palmer Grain Inc. Rolfes @ Boone Schoen Fumigation Inc. Skyland Grain LLC Southern Plains Coop Commodity Partners Kansas Soybean Commission Kansas Wheat Kansas Corn Commission Kansas Grain Sorghum Commission United Sorghum Checkoff Program
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MEMBER CORNER Trade Talk If you have a short business announcement you’d like included in the newsletter, email shahira@kansasag.org.
Effective February 3, W.B. Johnston Grain joined CGB Enterprises, Inc.
KGFA welcomes new member Thanks to the reputation of our membership and industry, KGFA continues to grow and provide useful products and services for grain handlers in Kansas. Please welcome this company to KGFA:
BCI Bulk Conveyors Inc., Wichita, KS
Dave Warrington, retired ADM Milling executive, was appointed to serve on the board of directors of Update your membership profile Midwest Management Solutions. Warrington Did you move or take a new job? Have a new phone replaces Don Timmel who resigned earlier this year. number or email address? KGFA wants to know, and we’ve made it easier than ever to update your Effective March 1, Farmers Coop in Nickerson membership profile. merged with Farmers Union Coop in Sterling. The new company name is Central Prairie Co-op. Visit www.ksgrainandfeed.org and click on Member Directory. From there, enter your login information and make your changes directly online. Forgot your username or password? Email lisa@kansasag.org, and we’ll get it to you. Mark your calendars! Mark your calendars for the following events happing later this year: Elevator Safety and Maintenance Workshop May 6-8, Salina, Wichita, Garden City
(l-r) Tom Tunnell, KGFA President & CEO; Rich Fisher, retiring General Manager; and Joe Schauf, new General Manager; attend a retirement celebration for Fisher on March 5.
John Cranor Memorial Golf Tournament August 10-11, Dodge City Kansas Agri Business Expo November 19-20, Wichita
7B/4 Recertification Training Committee volunteers needed KGFA is looking for volunteers to serve on one of our November 19, Wichita many committees for 2014-2015. The 16-member board of directors governs the association with input from many special and standing committees. CORRECTION Our committee volunteers shape some of the most important decisions KGFA makes. If you are interested On page 268 of the 2014 KGFA Official Directory, in getting more involved in your association and want to Jesse McCurry’s email address was misprinted. It have a voice in KGFA affairs, we have a place for you. should be jessem@sorghumcheckoff.com. See the enclosed flier for more information. We apologize for the error.
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Are you taking full advantage of your KGFA membership? For details on the following benefits, please visit www.ksgrainandfeed.org or call (785) 234-0461. Thanks to KGFA’s Underwriting Sponsor, comprehensive hospital and medical, group life, dental, salary continuation, accidental death and property/casualty programs are offered through KFSA at a rate which is considerably less than what could be enjoyed by an individual firm. In today’s competitive business climate, it is essential that you engage your customer base, and KGFA and Agri-Services Agency has just the program for you. As many of your producers struggle to find health insurance, ASA lets you extend insurance to your customers at no cost to you. Does your company need new apparel? Looking for appreciation gift ideas for your customers? Get 10% off Cabela's merchandise and 5% off Cabela's gift cards just for being a KGFA member. Turn waiting callers into customers. Spectrio On Hold Messaging is giving KGFA members a 25% discount on monthly rates. Promote specials, decrease caller agitation, reduce hang-ups and enhance your company's image for only $75/month. A 30-day trial is also available. KGFA and Purple Wave are working together to provide members with the best resource to liquidate your unused assets through an online auction service. Purple Wave will make a donation to KGFA every time a member utilizes their services.
Chairman Ted Schultz Team Mktg. Alliance, Moundridge Vice-Chairman Pete Goetzmann ADM Grain Co., Overland Park Second Vice-Chairman Scott McWilliams Lansing Trade Group, Overland Park Immediate Past Chairman Stan Stark Farmers Coop Co., Haviland Directors Rich Arpin Palmer Grain, Palmer Gary Beachner Beachner Grain, Parsons Brad Cowan Frontier Ag, Goodland Brent Emch Cargill, Kansas City Jeremy Girard Hannebaum Grain Co. Inc., Salina Glen Hofbauer The Scoular Company, Kansas City James Jirak Pro-Ag Marketing, Kensington Deb Miller Farmers Union Merc. & Shpg., Stockton Jerry Murphy Bunge North America, Emporia Russ Ronnebaum Hammel Scale, Wichita Steve Shaver Andale Farmers Coop, Andale Bob Temple WindRiver Grain, Garden City
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