Indiana Soybean Alliance : Farmers Needed For State Leadership Role

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (Jan. 27, 2016) - Indiana soybean farmers interested in serving on the Indiana Soybean Alliance board of directors must submit completed applications by March 11, 2016. ISA directors are responsible for stewarding the Indiana checkoff funds on behalf of Indiana soybean farmers.

'As ISA directors, we are tasked with investing the state soybean checkoff funds in programs that increase the demand and viability of Indiana soybeans,' said Joe Steinkamp, ISA president and farmer from Evansville. 'We value the leadership and insight that comes from soybean farmers from across the state as we invest checkoff funds in the five major ISA focus areas: grain marketing, livestock, aquaculture, new uses, production and environmental research.'

Hoosier farmers must sign a Director Expectation Statement and submit an Indiana Soybean Leader Profile form. Download the form at www.indianasoybean.com/elections or call Hannah Vorsilak at 317-644-2791. Completed paperwork must be postmarked or faxed on or before March 11, 2016 to be eligible.

To find a listing of current ISA farmer-directors and a map of voting districts, visit www.indianasoybean.com/about-us/directors.

'Farmers interested in running for the board should reach out to the current farmer-directors in their district and ask about their experience with the organization,' said Steinkamp.

ISA has four voting districts in the state and farmers elected to the 24-member board of directors will serve a three-year term. Eight seats are up for re-election with vacant seats in Districts 1 and 4.

District I counties include: Benton, Carroll, Cass, Clinton, Elkhart, Fulton, Howard, Jasper, Kosciusko, La Porte, Lake, Marshall, Miami, Newton, Porter, Pulaski, St. Joseph, Starke, Tipton, Wabash and White.

District II counties include: Adams, Allen, Blackford, Dekalb, Delaware, Grant, Henry, Huntington, Jay, La Grange, Madison, Noble, Randolph, Steuben, Wayne, Wells and Whitley.

District III counties include: Clay, Daviess, Dubois, Fountain, Gibson, Greene, Knox, Martin, Montgomery, Owen, Parke, Pike, Posey, Putnam, Spencer, Sullivan, Tippecanoe, Vanderburgh, Vermillion, Vigo, Warren and Warrick.

District IV counties include: Bartholomew, Boone, Brown, Clark, Crawford, Dearborn, Decatur, Fayette, Floyd, Franklin, Hamilton, Hancock, Harrison, Hendricks, Jackson, Jefferson, Jennings, Johnson, Lawrence, Marion, Monroe, Morgan, Ohio, Orange, Perry, Ripley, Rush, Scott, Shelby, Switzerland, Union and Washington.

Candidates for the ISA Board are required to have been engaged in the growing of soybeans in Indiana in the last two years. Candidates must certify that they own the soybeans or share the ownership and risk of loss of the soybeans.

Voting will take place in July and ballots will be distributed to Indiana soybean farmers by mail. Those farmers elected in July will begin serving on the ISA board of directors in December 2016.

For more information or to obtain a Director Expectation Statement, download the form at http://www.indianasoybean.com/elections or call 317-644-2791.

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Contact: Megan Kuhn, Indiana Soybean Alliance, 317-614-0377 or [e-mail].

The Indiana Soybean Alliance works to enhance the viability of Indiana soybean farmers through the effective and efficient investment of soybean checkoff funds and the development of sound policies that protect and promote the interest of Indiana soybean farmers. The ISA is working to build new markets for soybeans through the promotion of biodiesel, livestock, grain marketing, aquaculture, new soybean uses, and research. ISA is led by an elected farmer board that directs investments of the soybean checkoff funds on behalf of more than 28,000 Indiana soybean farmers and promotes policies on behalf of the ISA's 800 dues-paying members. Visit www.indianasoybean.com for more information.

This communication was funded with soybean checkoff dollars.