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USDA Announces Appointments to United Soybean Board
USAgNet - 10/29/2020

U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue appointed eight new U.S. soybean farmers to the United Soybean Board and reappointed 11 directors for an additional term. These farmer-leaders will be officially sworn in for service at the annual USB meeting in December and will serve a three-year term.

"Every board member plays an integral role by lending their expertise and industry insights to determine checkoff investments that benefit all U.S. soybean farmers," said USB Chair Jim Carroll III from Arkansas. "The soy checkoff is led by a dedicated and diverse group of farmers, and I look forward to working with each of the newly appointed leaders to move our industry forward and further innovation."

The soy checkoff provides significant value to farmers by leveraging checkoff funds in investments and programs to build preference for U.S. soy across the country and around the world. Authorized by the Soybean Promotion, Research, and Consumer Information Act, the United Soybean Board is composed of 78 members representing 29 states, in addition to the Eastern and Western regions. The number of seats on the board is determined based on bushels produced in that region. Members must be soybean farmers nominated by a Qualified State Soybean Board.

The newly appointed farmer-leaders include:
- Alabama -- Sam Butler, New Hope
- Arkansas -- AJ Hood, Star City
- Iowa -- Timothy Bardole, Rippey
- Kentucky -- Ryan Dale Bivens, Hodgenville
- Michigan -- Laurie Isley, Palmyra
- Nebraska -- Greg Greving, Chapman
- South Carolina, Fitzhugh L. Bethea III, Dillon
- South Dakota -- Todd J. Hanten, Goodwin

The reappointed farmer-leaders include:
- Illinois -- Gary Berg, Saint Elmo
- Indiana -- Tom Griffiths, Kendallville
- Iowa -- Thomas E. Oswald, Cleghorn
- Kansas -- Dennis Gruenbacher, Andale
- Maryland -- Belinda Burrier, Union Bridge
- Minnesota -- Lawrence E. Sukalski, Fairmont
- Mississippi -- Philip Good, Macon
- Missouri -- Lewis Rone, Portageville
- Ohio -- David A. Dotterer, Rittman
- Tennessee -- David E. Nichols, Ridgely
- Texas -- Andrew W. Scott, Jr., Weslaco


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