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National
Corn Growers Association Corn Board Biographies
Leon
Corzine, Chairman, Assumption, Ill. - Corzine and
his wife, Susie, grow corn and soybeans on their family farm near
Assumption,
Ill. Corzine is past president of the Illinois Corn Growers Association.
He served as the vice chairman of the Production and Stewardship
Corn Action Team for 2000-2001. Corzine serves on NCGA’s
Association Relations Committee and as chairman of the Biotechnology
Working Group.
Gerald
Tumbleson, President, Sherburn, Minn. -
Tumbleson and his wife, Joane, farm corn and soybeans with his
two sons. He also has two 4,000-head finishing sites as his share
of a closed cooperative with 15 other farmers. Former chairman
of the NCGA Production and Stewardship Action Team, Tumbleson has
served in leadership positions with several organizations including
the Jaycees Cooperative Board, the Minnesota Corn Growers Association,
his church board and Harvest States Resolutions Committee. Gerald
served as liaison to Research & Development Action Team and
as chairman of the Finance Committee. He serves as liaison for
Production & Stewardship Action Team.
Ken
McCauley, First Vice President, White Cloud, Kansas -
Ken and his wife, Mary, and son,
Brad, farm 3,500 acres of corn and soybeans in North East Kansas near
White Cloud, Kansas. McCauley has served on the Kansas Corn Commission
in many different positions of leadership, and has held leadership
positions in his church and community. Ken was the vice chair of NCGA’s
Ethanol Committee and a member of the Research and Development Action
Team. Ken serves as a Finance Committee member and liaison on the Biotechnology
Working Group.
Charles
Alexander, Stonewall, N.C. - Alexander and his wife, Lois, farm
corn, soybeans and wheat as part of a 2,250-acre operation. He has
been a member of the North Carolina Corn Growers Association since
1997 and held the position of legislative chairman. Charles serves
as chairman of Association Relations Committee.
Cal
Dalton, Pardeeville, Wisc. - Cal and his wife, Joanne, farm 2,200
acres of corn, soybeans, specialty grains, wheat, oats and hay in Pardeeville,
Wisconsin. Dalton has held many leadership positions at the state and
local level, and served as a member of the 2001 Nominating Committee
and most recently as a member of the Growers Services Action Team.
Cal serves as a member of the Association Relations Committee and as
a board representative for the National Grain & Feed Association.
Bob
Dickey, Laurel , Neb. – Bob and his wife Mary, farm a
diversified grain and livestock operation in Laurel , Neb. ,
consisting of corn, soybeans, cattle and hogs. Bob has served
on the NCGA Ethanol Committee and the Structure Review Committee.
In addition, he has held many leadership positions on the state,
national and international levels. He currently serves on the
Finance Committee.
Daryl Haack,
Primghar, Iowa
– Daryl and his family have grown zone-till corn and no-till soybeans for the past 35 years. Based in Iowa, Daryl has held officer positions in his local farm bureau and Iowa checkoff board. Daryl has experience serving on the ICPB for eight years and has used it to bring a different perspective to serve NCGA’s needs as chairman of the ethanol committee.
Darrin
Ihnen, Hurley, South Dakota -
Darrin and his family operate a farm growing irrigated and dry-land corn and soybeans. They also raise stock cows and manage a contract hog-feeding operation. Darrin has been involved in corn-grower issues at local, state and national levels participating in NCGA’s Leadership Academy, South Dakota Corn Growers Association, NCGA’s Biotechnology Working Group, and Production and Stewardship Action Team.
Charles “Jamie” Jamison,
Dickerson, Md. - Jamie manages a family farm that grows
corn, soybeans, wheat and sod. He’s been an active member
in state and national agriculture associations for a number of
years. Aside from holding many leadership positions with the Maryland
Corn Producers Utilization Board, Charles served on the NCGA Production
and Stewardship Action Team, including a two-year term as its chair.
He has participated in several NCGA lobbying trips to Washington,
D.C., and says that growing corn on the East Coast gives him a
unique perspective.
Ron Litterer,
Greene, Iowa - Ron, a graduate of Iowa State University, runs a corn, soybean
and hog operation. Before deciding on farming
as a full-time occupation, Ron served as a vocational agriculture instructor
for four years and was a district sales manager for Ralston Purina
Company. He’s held a number of leadership positions in local,
state and national agriculture organizations. Ron is a past member
of the NCGA Ethanol Task Force, the Trade Task Force and the Disaster
Task Force. He also served on the Floyd County (Iowa) Ag Development
Authority for five years.
Dave Nelson,
Belmond, Iowa -
Dave raises corn, soybeans, oats, hay and vegetable crops and manages a region of Conservation Reserve Program land. He has held many offices including president, in several local organizations including Iowa Corn Growers Association board and NCGA Grower Services Action Team. He is currently president of the Midwest Grain Processors board of directors, on the Iowa Renewable Fuels Association Board of Directors and a member of the NCGA Ethanol Committee.
Garry Niemeyer,
Glenarm, IL - Garry grows value-added crops on his farm, including
high-oil
corn and soybean seed. He has been actively
involved in a host of agriculture organizations for a number of years.
Garry has served as president, vice president, market development director,
treasurer and public relations chairman of the Illinois Corn Growers
Association (ICGA). He currently acts as the District 10 director of
ICGA. Garry’s experience in politics is evinced by his appointment
to former Illinois Gov. George Ryan’s Illinois Farm Development
Authority. He also served on Ryan’s Ag Transition Committee and
was a delegate to the first Illinois Ag Assembly in 2000.
Eugene
Sandager, Hills, Minn. -
Eugene and his wife, Shirley, are full partners in a family
farm operation in Hills, Minn., with Eugene 's younger brother.
They
raise corn, soybeans, alfalfa and beef cattle, and have
a custom trucking operation. He is currently the Board liaison
to the
Joint Trade Policy A-Team.
Theresa
Schmalshof, Adair, Ill. - Theresa and her husband,
Gary, started farming in 1969. Today, with their two sons,
Jeff and Dan, they raise corn and soybeans. The family operates
a small trucking business and hauls its grain to the Illinois
River for shipment. Theresa has a long history of involvement
in agriculture organizations. At the state level, she has served
as secretary, treasurer, vice chair and chair of the Illinois
Corn Marketing Board. Nationally, Theresa has served on the
NCGA Public Relations Committee and Trade/Policy Committee.
She served in many positions with the U.S. Grains Council,
including director of the council and chair of the Value-Added
Team.
Steven
Yoder, Dalhart, Texas - Steven and his family operate a family farm, growing center pivot sprinkler irrigated corn, wheat and alfalfa. Through his experiences in running his own business and supervisory roles, he has gained a diverse view of the corn-growing industry. Steven’s leadership skills enable him to be a team player and lead by example.
Last Reviewed
October 3, 2005
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