IPSA Announces Officers for 2012

New Board members, Committee leaders also selected

OMAHA, NE - The Independent Professional Seed Association (IPSA) welcomed 2012 with its 23^rd Annual Conference and Trade Show, January 17-19 in Indianapolis, IN.  Attendance and registrations approached 300 for a program which featured outstanding keynote speakers on a variety of relevant topics.

A key responsibility of members at the IPSA Annual Conference is to make elections to the IPSA Board of Directors and to select Association Officers for the coming year.  Board members re-elected this year for a second three-year term include:

 

 
Chuck Cornelius, Cornelius Seed, Bellevue, Iowa
John Hennenfent, Munson Hybrids, Galesburg, Illinois
Carl Peterson, Peterson Farms Seeds, Harwood, North Dakota
 

Additionally, the following Officers were elected by the Board for the coming year:

• President - John Hennenfent, Munson Hybrids, Galesburg, Illinois

• First Vice President - Chuck Cornelius, Cornelius Seed, Bellevue, Iowa (also Chair of the IPSA Business Development Committee)

• Second Vice President - Lou Buice, Golden Acres Genetics, Waco, Texas

• Secretary - Terry Schultz, Mustang Seeds, Madison, South Dakota (also Chair of the IPSA Education Committee)

• Treasurer - Carl Peterson, Peterson Farms Seed, Inc., Harwood, North Dakota

• Randy Wilken, ProHarvest Seeds of Ashkum, Illinois serves as Chair of the IPSA Member Services Committee

 

 

IPSA recognized Steve Kinsell with Silver Lane Hybrids, Remington, Indiana for his past year of service as the Association's President.  The Association also recognized Dave Moe, who had retired during 2011 from Bayer CropSciences.  Dave had served on IPSA's Business Development and Education Committees for a number of years, including several years as Committee Chairman.

 

More information can be found at the IPSA website at http://www.independentseeds.com

 

The Independent Professional Seed Association (IPSA) was formed in 1989 by a group of independent seed producers who recognized the need for an organization to represent independent seed companies world-wide.  The Association addresses research and biotechnology issues and increases the media presence of the industry in an increasingly competitive and dynamic business climate.  IPSA represents approximately 100 seed companies from throughout the US and Canada, who produce and market a significant portion of the corn, soybeans, small grain and forage seeds planted annually.

 

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