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Ron Kindred, District 9, was elected Chairman after having
served as ISA Vice Chairman for the previous two years. Kindred
of Atlanta, Illinois farms with his wife, Jayne, and son Jay,
raising soybeans and corn. Kindred is a previous ISA director,
having served the association for 13 years, including time as
vice president, secretary and legislative chairman and
participation in several committees.
“I am honored and excited to serve as Chairman of ISA this next
year, says Kindred. “I want to continue to grow our
collaboration with other ag groups. I want to expand the
services we provide to Illinois soybean farmers, grow demand for
our soybeans and continue being the leader on soybean issues in
Springfield and Washington D.C. It is a very exciting time for
me to be Chairman of this great organization.”
Kindred was also a past Chairman of Illinois Soybean Growers (ISG)
SoyPac and a Soy Advocate for ISG’s Voice for Soy program.
Kindred also represented Illinois on the American Soybean
Association board and was both vice president and secretary for
that group. He is active with Illinois Farm Bureau and has
served as President of East Lincoln Farmers Grain Co-op and
Atlanta Township Trustee.
“Ron’s dedication to Illinois soybean farmers is highly visible
through his years of service on the ISA Board of Directors,”
says ISA CEO John Lumpe. “Having been with the organization for
13 years he has demonstrated his passion for the agriculture
industry, commitment to farmers' priorities, and his unwavering
leadership. We are fortunate for him to lead us into what is
next for the organization.”
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Other elected executive committee members include:
Vice-Chairman Brad Daugherty, Secretary Tim Scates, Treasurer Bryan
Severs, Assistant Secretary-Treasurer Dwayne Anderson, Steve
Pitstick as Government Relations Committee chair, Brian Atteberry as
Market Development Committee chair and Brady Holst as Soybean
Production chair.
Heath Houck of Nokomis, Illinois joined ISA as
District 13 director replacing Ed Murphy of Farmersville, Illinois.
ISA has a total board of 18 district directors and six at-large
directors from throughout the state who work on behalf of Illinois
soybean producers and the checkoff. Each board member serves one of
the following committees: Government Relations, Soybean Production,
or Market Development. To learn more about our board members, visit
https://www.ilsoy.org/board-of-directors/.
The Illinois Soybean Association (ISA) checkoff and membership
programs represent more than 43,000 soybean farmers in Illinois. The
checkoff funds market development, soybean production and government
relations efforts, while the membership program, Illinois Soybean
Growers (ISG) and the Illinois Soybean Growers PAC actively
advocates for positive and impactful legislation for farmers at
local, state and national levels. ISA upholds the interests of
Illinois soybean farmers through promotion, advocacy, research and
education with the vision of becoming a trusted partner of Illinois
soybean farmers to ensure their profitability now and for future
generations.
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