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Lafayette, Indiana
March 2, 2009
The 2009-2010 Executive Committee
and the newly elected members for the Board of Directors of the
Indiana Crop Improvement
Association were recently announced at the 2009 ICIA Annual
Meeting held at the Sheraton Indianapolis Hotel & Suites,
Keystone Crossing, February 5-6, 2009.
2009-2010 Executive Committee members are:
President Jon Stafford,
Westbred LLC;
Vice President Ben Kaehler, Dow AgroSciences;
Director at Large Mike Davis, AgVenture;
Immediate Past President Jim Stewart, Stewart Seeds
Inc.; and
Dr. Sonny Ramaswamy, Ag Research programs Purdue
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Pictured (L to R): Jim Stewart, Jon Stafford, Mike
Davis, and Ben Kaehler (not pictured-Sonny
Ramaswamy) |
2009-2010 Newly elected Board
Members are:
Bob Bischoff,
AgriPro Coker Wheat;
Carlos Iglesias, Weaver Popcorn; and
Greg Smith, Hubner Industries LLC.
As the new president of the
Indiana Seed Trade Association: Tim Reese, Fielder’s
Choice/GrowDirect, serves as an Ex-officio board member.
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Pictured (L to R): Tim Reese, Greg Smith, Carlos
Iglesias, and Bob Bischoff |
Awards given during this year’s
ICIA Annual Conference.
- Zarrell Gray of Gray’s
Seed, Inc. /Teays River Investments, received the Crop and
Soils Merit Award; the Association’s highest award. This
award recognized Zarrell’s distinct and outstanding
contributions to the Association and to Indiana Agriculture.
- Dr. Randy Woodson; Purdue
University Provost, received the ICIA Distinguished Service
Award. This prestigious award has been given to only a few
individuals throughout ICIA history. Dr. Woodson was
recognized for his significant involvement with ICIA.
- 50 Year Seedsman awards
were given to Powell & Sons Seeds and L&R Rusch Farms
- Indiana Seed Industry
Graduate Study Fellowship was given to Michael Popelka.
Popelka is currently a graduate student studying corn
breeding genetics under the direction of Professor Mitch
Tuinstra in the Department of Agronomy at Purdue University.
Michael graduated from Kansas State University in 2008.
Indiana Crop Improvement
Association, Inc. is a science-based testing laboratory and
technology center, offering seed and green tissue testing
services for most crop species. In addition to conventional
lab tests, the Genetics Lab offers PCR and ELISA trait
testing and a line-up of GMO tests for seed, grain and
related products. ICIA also offers customized field service
programs, Identity Preserved (IP) programs, auditing
services, Quality Assurance (QA) programs and is an ISO
9001-2000 certified organization. |
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