Washington, DC
July 24, 2000
The National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) has elected a new slate of corn grower leaders as the organization as it represents corn
growers on key agricultural issues. Elections were held Friday, July 21, at NCGA's Corn Congress in
Washington, D.C. These directors will officially assume office on Oct. 1, 2000, the beginning of NCGA's
2000- 2001 fiscal year.
Moving to the helm as NCGA President is Leland Klein. He and who with his wife Sharon raise corn,
soybeans, rye, alfalfa and hay in Battle Creek, Neb. Klein also manages a cow/calf operation, and has held
many leadership positions in various state and local organizations.
Lynn Jensen, who with his wife Jodi grows corn, soybeans, edibles and alfalfa in Lake Preston, S.D. will
become chairman of the board. A farmer for 20 years, Jensen has been active in his state and national corn
grower associations for more than eight years.
Newly elected corn growers to the NCGA Corn Board are:
Charles Alexander, Stonewall, N.C. -- Charles and his wife Lois farm 2,200 acres of corn, wheat and
soybeans. Charles has served as past president of the North Carolina Small Grain Association and is a
member of the North Carolina Corn Growers Associations. Most recently, he served as a member of the
NCGA Production & Stewardship Action Team.
Jim Czub, Schaghticoke, N.Y. -- Jim and Jackie Czub partner with Jim's brother, farming 2,000 acres of
corn, soybeans and hay. Their farm operation also includes custom farming and grain processing, along with a
mining and excavation business. Jim has held several leadership positions in New York and within the
NCGA, including service as a Corn Board member. In that capacity, he has also served as a member of the
EPA's Tolerance Reassessment Advisory Committee, responsible for implementation of the Food Quality
Preservation Act.
John Tibbits, Minneapolis, Kan. -- John and Rosalee Tibbits operate a family farm in north-central Kansas
with both dryland and irrigated crops. They also operate a cattle operation. John has served NCGA and the
Kansas Corn Growers Association in many leadership positions. He currently serves as a Corn Board
member and as a member of the NCGA Finance Committee. He also serves as the NCGA representative to
the National Cattlemen's Beef Association.
Dee Vaughan, Dumas, Tex. -- Dee and Terri Vaughan farm 6,000 acres in the Texas Panhandle, raising
corn, seed sorghum, commercial sorghum, soybeans, wheat and seed sunflowers. They use center pivot
irrigation, and are adopting precision farming techniques. Dee has served in several leadership positions with
the Lone Star Corn Growers Association and the Texas Corn Producers Checkoff Board. He currently
serves as a member of the NCGA Public Policy Action Team.
Ron Woollen, Wilcox, Neb. -- Ron and Sue Woollen operate a family corporation, raising irrigated corn,
soybeans and sorghum, and dryland corn, soybeans, sorghum, wheat, sunflowers and alfalfa. Ron has held
several leadership positions for the South Central Corn Growers, the Nebraska Corn Growers Association
and NCGA. He is currently chairman of the NCGA Grower Services Action Team.
NCGA news release
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