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MABA 2010 COMMITTEES
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ADVISORY
Bernie Bessert, St. Louis, MI
Charles Dietrich, Ag Services & Products, Mason, MI
Bill Drushel, Webberville Feed & Grain Co., Webberville, MI
Randy Ettema, DuPont Crop Protection, Frankenmuth, MI
Ward Forquer, Northern Star Minerals, Okemos, MI
David Geers, Michigan Agricultural Commodities (MAC), Lansing, MI
Herman Geers, Michigan Agricultural Commodities (MAC), Lansing, MI
Mel Hahn, The Andersons, Inc., Maumee, OH
Art Loeffler, Star of the West Milling Co., Frankenmuth, MI
Don Lound, Lound Consulting, Mears, MI
Ted Luzenske, Sunburst Marketing, Frankenmuth, MI
Alan McTaggart, Star of the West Milling Co., Port Hope, MI
Roger Poscal, Monsanto Company, Merrill, MI
Phil Schmiege, Helena Chemical Co., Saginaw, MI
Robert VanArkel, CCA, United Phosphorus, Inc., Grand Ledge, MI
Clifford A. Vennix, Auburn Bean & Grain Company, Auburn, MI
EDUCATIONAL TRUST - Trustees James R. Suchodolski, Chair, Bay City, MI
John Christian, Green Valley Agricultural, Caledonia, MI
Bill Drushel, Webberville Feed & Grain Co., Webberville, MI
Ward Forquer, Northern Star Minerals, Okemos, MI
Phil Schmiege, Helena Chemical Co., Saginaw, MI
FEED Joel Johnson, Chair, Johnston Elevator Co., Clare, MI
Ed Driscoll, Webberville Feed & Grain Co., Webberville, MI
Brad Fletcher, Kent Feeds, Inc., Fort Wayne, IN
Timothy Lyons, Michigan Department of Agriculture, Lansing, MI
Alden Gonder, Falmouth Cooperative Co., Falmouth, MI Christopher Schafer, Michigan Dept. of Agriculture, Lansing, MI
Dave Troost, Moline Co-op Milling Co., Moline, MI
Philip C. Tuggle, Michigan Agricultural Commodities (MAC), Middleton, MI
Jamie Ward, Harvey Milling Co., Inc., Carson City, MI
Matt Wood, Vita Plus Corporation, Marlette, MI
Greg Zuver, Caledonia Farmers Elevator Co., Caledonia, MI
FERTILIZER Ronald Restum, Chair, Agrium Advanced Technologies, Reese, MI
Jason Apple, A & E Ag LLC, Saint Louis, MI
Robert Baxter, AgroCulture Liquid Fertilizer, Blanchard, MI
Mark John Boyne, Cooperative Elevator Co., Pigeon, MI
Barry Brant, Koch Nitrogen Company LLC, Wichita, KS
Randy Brenke, Winfield Solutions, LLC, Riga, MI
Ronald Brown, Brown Milling, Inc., Mt. Pleasant, MI
Tom Bruulsema, Potash & Phosphate Institute, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
John Christian, Green Valley Agricultural, Caledonia, MI
John Cnudde, Crop Production Services, Auburn, MI
Larry Crouch, Eaton Farm Bureau Co-op, Charlotte, MI
Aaron Day, Co-Alliance LLP Schoolcraft Agronomy, Schoolcraft, MI
Wesley C. Edington, CCA, Falmouth Cooperative Co., Falmouth, MI
Ward Forquer, Northern Star Minerals, Okemos, MI
Luanne Giesler, Terra Industries, Inc., Sioux City, IA
Stuart Grandy, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
Pamela Guffain, The Fertilizer Institute, Washington, DC
Spencer Harris, Crop Production Services Michigan Division, Auburn, MI
April Hunt, Michigan Dept. of Agriculture, Lansing, MI
Brian Irish, Crop Production Services, Henderson, MI
Dan Jonker, Northern Star Minerals, Okemos, MI
Ned Laubenthal, Crop Production Services, Findlay, OH
Curtis Mans, Alpine Plant Foods Corporation, Zeeland, MI
Robert C. Mansfield, Citizens L.L.C., Vermontville, MI
Alan McTaggart, Star of the West Milling Co., Port Hope, MI
Darryl Perry, Mosaic, Freeland, MI
Roger Poscal, Monsanto Company, Merrill, MI
Robin Rosenbaum, Michigan Dept. of Agriculture, Lansing, MI
Tim Schaub, Wilber-Ellis Company, Edmore, MI
Dustin Seley, Farmers Co-operative Grain Co., Kinde, MI Jim Sheppard, Harvey Milling Co., Inc., Carson City, MI
Doug Sibbitt, Agrium Advanced Technologies, Eaton Rapids, MI
Bud Smith, CCA, Caledonia Farmers Elevator Co., Caledonia, MI
John Stefanelli, The Andersons, Inc., Webberville, MI
Tom Thomas, PCS Sales, New Castle, IN
GRAIN
Don Seidl, Chair, Farmers Co-operative Grain Co., Kinde, MI
Klaus Bachmann, Chelsea Grain LLC, Chelsea, MI
Ron Balzer, Auburn Bean & Grain Company, Auburn, MI
Chuck Beier, The Andersons Metamora Grain, Metamora, OH
Ken Brown, Mason Elevator Co., Inc., Mason, MI
Ronald Brown, Brown Milling, Inc., Mt. Pleasant, MI
Rhonda Cole, SunOpta Grains & Foods Group, Sandusky, MI
Wesley C. Edington, CCA, Falmouth Cooperative Co., Falmouth, MI Kurt Fisher, Mid Michigan Specialty Crops LLC, Ithaca, MI
David Good, Poet Bio Refining - Caro, Caro, MI
James Howe, Star of the West Milling Co., Frankenmuth, MI
Sam Hudnutt, Citizens L.L.C., Charlotte, MI
Roger Hupfer, Freeland Bean & Grain, Inc., Freeland, MI
Tom Ittner, Ittner Bean & Grain, Inc., Auburn, MI
Mike Janowicz, Cooperative Elevator Co., Pigeon, MI
Dale Jury, Jury Commodities LLC, Saint Johns, MI
Gary Kaufman, Star of the West Milling Co., Frankenmuth, MI
Robert Kennedy, Hemlock Elevator Company, Hemlock, MI
Robert A. Leier, JBS United, Jonesville, MI
Art Loeffler, Star of the West Milling Co., Frankenmuth, MI
Tim Marlin, Caledonia Farmers Elevator Co., Caledonia, MI
Clifford Meeuwsen, Zeeland Farm Services, Inc., Zeeland, MI
Mark C. Stewart, Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP, Toledo, OH
Bruce Sutherland, Michigan Agricultural Commodities (MAC), Lansing, MI
Alan Thrush, Marysville Ethanol, LLC, Marysville, MI
Philip C. Tuggle, Michigan Agricultural Commodities (MAC), Middleton, MI
Chad Tyrakowski, The Mennel Milling Co. of MI, Dowagiac, MI
Marty Wendt, ADM Grain Company, Ottawa Lake, MI
Todd Wright, Knappen Milling Company, Augusta, MI
NOMINATING Robert Kennedy, Chair Hemlock Elevator Company, Hemlock, MI
Brian Brink, Brink Farms, Inc., Hamilton, MI
John Cnudde, Crop Production Services, Auburn, MI
Bill Drushel, Webberville Feed & Grain Co., Webberville, MI
Ward Forquer, Northern Star Minerals, Okemos, MI PESTICIDE David Schwallier, Chair, Wilbur-Ellis Co., Sparta, MI Guy Benn, Crop Production Services, Sunfield, MI
Jeff Case, Crop Life America, Washington, DC
Heidi Davey, Makhteshim Agan of North America Inc. - MANA Inc, Sparta, MI
Aaron Day, Co-Alliance LLP Schoolcraft Agronomy, Schoolcraft, MI
Mike Day, Daylight Enterprises, LTD, Fairgrove, MI
Christina DiFonzo, Michigan State University Entomology Dept., East Lansing, MI
Verne Scott Dumaw, Crop Production Services, Auburn, MI
Randy Ettema, DuPont Crop Protection, Frankenmuth, MI
Wesley Everman, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
David Flakne, Syngenta Crop Protection, Madison, WI
Jeff Fritz, DuPont, Fort Wayne, IN
Renee Gutzman, Winfield Solutions – Oakley Service Center, Oakley, MI
Brian Irish, Crop Production Services, Henderson, MI
Marshall Jenkins, Wilbur-Ellis Co., Breckenridge, MI
Lynnae Jess, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
James Johnson, Syngenta Agribusiness, Haslett, MI
Jack Knorek, Michigan Dept. of Agriculture, Lansing, MI
Scott Kohne, Bayer CropScience, Folsom, CA
Ben Kudwa, Potato Growers of MI, Inc., DeWitt, MI
Robert C. Mansfield, Citizens L.L.C., Vermontville, MI
John O. Martin, Bayer CropScience, Chesaning, MI
Clay Martz, Crop Production Services, Lake Odessa, MI
Ted McKinney, Dow AgroSciences, Indianapolis, IN
Adoree' Miron, Co-Alliance LLP, Schoolcraft, MI
Brian R. Mueller, BASF, Rockford, MI
Terry Muntz, Cooperative Elevator Co., Gagetown, MI
Mike Naig, Monsanto,
Patrick Nellenbach, Crop Production Services., Owosso, MI
Luke Orth, Falmouth Cooperative Co., Mc Bain, MI
Darren Pittman, Crop Life America, Washington, DC
Roger Poscal, Monsanto Company, Merrill, MI
Ken Rauscher, Michigan Dept. of Agriculture, Lansing, MI
Brian Rowe, Michigan Dept. of Agriculture, Lansing, MI
Allen Scarborough, Bayer CropScience, Raleigh, NC
Phil Schmiege, Helena Chemical Co., Saginaw, MI
Jason P. Simon, Harvey Milling Co., Inc., Carson City, MI
Christy Sprague, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
Rod D. Stevenson, Monsanto Company, Plainwell, MI
Dave Tierney, Monsanto Company, Ankeny, IA
Brian Verhoughstraete, Michigan Dept of Agriculture, Lansing, MI
Bernie Zandstra, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
JOINT SAFETY & HEALTH MICHIGAN AGRI-BUSINESS ASSOCIATION & MICHIGAN BEAN SHIPPERS ASSOCIATION
Wayne Bauer, Star of the West Milling Co., Frankenmuth, MI
Colleen Emerick, Cooperative Elevator Co., Pigeon, MI
Tom Kreiner, Harvey Milling Co., Inc., Sunfield, MI
Kevin P. Mandeville, Michigan Millers Mutual Ins. Co., Lansing, MI
Dave Marr, Michigan Agricultural Commodities (MAC), Breckenridge, MI
Rich McClure, Murray Equipment, Inc, Fort Wayne, IN
Stacy Schmidt, The Andersons, Inc., Maumee, OH
SCHOLARSHIP GOLF Joseph Rader, Chair, Millington Elev. & Supply Co., Millington, MIt
Rich McClure, Murray Equipment, Inc, Fort Wayne, IN
Ronald Restum, Agrium Advanced Technologies, Reese, MI
Tom Ryan, Rich Connell AGRI-SEARCH A Div. of Ryan Agribusiness Mgmt., Inc., Frankenmuth, MI
Phil Schmiege, Helena Chemical Co., Saginaw, MI
Russ Tiller, Bayer CropScience, Richland, MI
SEED Paul Varner, Chair, Treasure Valley Seed Company, Auburn, MI
Dan Bailey, Zeeland Farm Services, Inc., Zeeland, MI
Jay Hallenbeck, Michigan State Seed Solutions, Grand Ledge, MI
Randy Judd, Michigan Crop Improvement Association, Lansing, MI
Gary King, Michigan Dept. of Agriculture, Lansing, MI
Daniel Linquist, Harvey Milling Co., Inc., Carson City, MI
Steve McGuire, Michigan Dept. of Agriculture, East Lansing, MI
Barry Meyer, Monsanto Company, Constantine, MI
Adoree' Miron, Co-Alliance LLP, Schoolcraft, MI
Allen Pung, Winfield Solutions – Croplan Genetics, Portland, MI
Christopher Schafer, Michigan Dept. of Agriculture, Lansing, MI
Dan Schulz, Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc., Dewitt, MI
Al Spice, Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc., Constantine, MI
Rod D. Stevenson, Monsanto Company, Plainwell, MI
Frank J. Sweeney, Sweeney Seed Company, Mt. Pleasant, MI
SUMMER CONFERENCE Ward Forquer, Chair, Northern Star Minerals, Okemos, MI
Jan DeYoung, Michigan Chief Sales, Inc., Lake Odessa, MI
Bill Drushel, Webberville Feed & Grain Co., Webberville, MI
Brian Irish, Crop Production Services, Henderson, MI
Curtis Mans, Alpine Plant Foods Corporation, Zeeland, MI
Barb Meyer, Crop Production Services, Auburn, MI
Tom Ryan, Rich Connell AGRI-SEARCH A Div. of Ryan Agribusiness Mgmt., Inc., Frankenmuth, MI
Michael Sahr, Michael Sahr Crop Insurance Agency L.L.C., Reese, MI
Paul Varner, Treasure Valley Seed Company, Auburn, MI
TRANSPORTATION Brian Brink, Chair, Brink Farms, Inc., Hamilton, MI
Pat Anderson, Cooperative Elevator Co., Pigeon, MI
Ron Balzer, Auburn Bean & Grain Company, Auburn, MI
Rodney Gordon, Grand Elk Railroad LLC, Kalamazoo, MI
Brian Hitchcock, M.B.H. Trucking, L.L.C., Webberville, MI
Gary Kaufman, Star of the West Milling Co., Frankenmuth, MI
Don Seidl, Farmers Co-operative Grain Co., Kinde, MI
Bruce Sutherland, Michigan Agricultural Commodities (MAC), Lansing, MI
Alan Thrush, Marysville Ethanol, LLC, Marysville, MI
William Webber, Sargent Docks and Terminal, Carrollton, MI
WINTER CONFERENCE Mark Varner, Chair, Bayer CropScience, Davison, MI
Wade Blowers, Hamilton Farm Bureau Co-op, Inc., Hamilton, MI
Ronald Brown, Brown Milling, Inc., Mt. Pleasant, MI
James Collins, GVM West Ltd., Bellevue, OH
Heidi Davey, Makhteshim Agan of North America Inc. - MANA Inc, Sparta, MI
Aaron Day, Co-Alliance LLP Schoolcraft Agronomy, Schoolcraft, MI
Scott DeVuyst, BASF Corporation, Vassar, MI
Wesley C. Edington, CCA, Falmouth Cooperative Co., Falmouth, MI
Gail Frahm, MI Soybean Promotion Committee/MI Soybean Association, Frankenmuth, MI
Alden Gonder, Falmouth Cooperative Co., Falmouth, MI
Lynnae Jess, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
Craig Kubacki, Helena Chemical Co., Saginaw, MI
Clay Martz, Crop Production Services, Lake Odessa, MI
Pollyanne McKillop, Brighton, MI
Terry Medemblik, Walinga USA, Inc., Wayland, MI
Adoree' Miron, Co-Alliance LLP, Schoolcraft, MI
Jody E. Pollok-Newsom, Corn Marketing Program of Michigan/MI Corn Growers Assn., Lansing, MI
Tim Schaub, Wilber-Ellis Company, Edmore, MI
Dan Schulz, Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc., Dewitt, MI Don Seidl, Farmers Co-operative Grain Co., Kinde, MI
Kurt Thelen, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
Alan Thrush, Marysville Ethanol, LLC, Marysville, MI
Paul Varner, Treasure Valley Seed Company, Auburn, MI
Ken Zielinski, New Eezy Gro, Inc., Okemos, MI
MICHIGAN BEAN SHIPPERS ASSOCIATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS Mike Janowicz, Chair, Cooperative Elevator Co., Pigeon, MI
Larry Sprague, Vice-Chair, Kelley Bean Company, Inc., Durand, MI
Joe Cramer, Star of the West Milling Co., Frankenmuth, MI George Greenwood, ADM Edible Bean Specialities, Inc., Decatur, MI
Brad D. Witek, Bayside Best Beans LLC, Sebewaing, MI MICHIGAN CERTIFIED CROP ADVISER BOARD OF DIRECTORS Wesley C. Edington, Chair, Falmouth Cooperative Co., Falmouth, MI
Marshall Jenkins, CCA, Wilbur-Ellis Co., Breckenridge, MI
Jack Knorek, Michigan Dept. of Agriculture, Lansing, MI
Clay Martz, Crop Production Services, Lake Odessa, MI
Scott Piggott, Michigan Farm Bureau, Lansing, MI
Natalie Rector, MSU Extension Calhoun County, Marshall, MI
Bud Smith, Caledonia Farmers Elevator Co., Caledonia, MI
Kurt Thelen, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
Robert VanArkel, CCA, United Phosphorus, Inc., Grand Ledge, MI
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