ONE STAR

ARIZONA:

Peoria,Yuma.

CALIFORNIA:

Eureka,

Lompoc,

Riverside-Norte Vista

FLORIDA:

BradfordSr..SantaFe

Sr.,SarasotaSr.

KENTUCKY

Breckinridge County.Caldwell County,Lyon County.Wolfe County

LOUISIANA:

Beau Chene, Lacassine,LouisianaSchool of

Ag

Sciences, Mt. Hermon,

Oak

Grove.

Ponchatoula.Ruston.Walker

MAINE:

PresqueIsle

NORTH CAROLINA:

Barlett Yancey.NorthIredell.North Lenior, Princeton.West Craven

NORTH DAKOTA:

Divide County. Finley/Sharon

TEXAS:

Arlington,Bandera, Bryan,CaneyCreek, East Chambers.Fairfield.Iola.

Jacksboro,Jones-Coldspring.

Lewisville,McGregor.McKinney.

Mexia.Nacogdoches.PilotPoint.

Sinton. Texline,The Woodlands.

Tidehaven

WYOMING:

BuffaloBill.

Lyman

Members

representingtheEast Clinton

FFA

ChapterfromOhio werethrilled tolearn theirchapterwasthe

Model

of Innovationwinnerinthechapter developmentcategory.Thisawardrecognizes chapters

who

builda strong programofactivities

(POA)

designedtoencouragethe

FFA

chapterto provide opportunitiesandservices toitsmembers.

national chapter

1 oo%

Four outstanding states were recognized for having 100% FFA membership for students enrolled in agricultural education. California, Colorado, Ohio and Oklahoma were recognized with the honor during a convention session. These

states have worked hard to actively involve

all

of their members in FFA.

By working to improve classroom education, providing diverse FFA activities

and increasing the importance of supervised agricultural experience programs (SAEs), these states are on the cutting edge of agricultural education.

Congratulations to the California, Colorado, Ohio and Oklahoma members and advisors, as well as to chapters across the country who are encouraging others in their state to strive for this goal.

States with 100%

membership include:

States with increases in FFA membership include:

California Colorado Ohio Oklahoma

Alaska Connecticut Delaware Georgia Idaho

Illinois

Kansas Kentucky Maine Missouri Montana Nebraska

New Mexico

New York North Carolina North Dakota Pennsylvania Puerto Rico Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Texas

Vermont

Virginia Virgin Islands

Washington

A member

fromtheMissouri

FFA

Association happily accepts recogni- tiononbehalfof her^stateforachieving 100 percentmembership.

VIP ^citations

Wilbur H.

Palmer

ofAlvime HighSchoolin

New

Hampshire hasbeenteachingagriculture for fortyyears.Underhis leadership, the agricultureprogramhas experiencedtrulyamazing success.Enrollment hasgrown from 34students to400.Palmer's incredibledeterminationled to thebuildingofafirst-class,

$6millionvocationalcenter.The National

Academy

ofScience recognizedtheAlvime High Schoolagricultureprogramas oneof^fivemodelschoolsinthe UnitedStates.

Dr.Richard Rogersrecently retiredfromCalifornia State University-Fresno,wherehe devoted himselftotheadvance- mentofagriculturaleducation.

For24years,Rogerstrained andsupervisedover200 agriculture teachers.His

many

accomplishmentsincludehelping todeveloptheCaliforniastate agriculturecurriculum,directing thestateAgriscienceFairpro- gram andcreatinga$1 million scholarshipprogramassisting fifth-yearstudent teachers.

R.

W. "Bud"

Porter of Moline, Illinois,retiredin 1999after35 yearsofoutstanding successas anemployeeofJohn Deere.

Hismostrecent positionatthe corporationwasassenior vice presidentofNorthAmerican agriculturalmarketing.

Throughouthis career.Porter strengthenedtheimpact

made

byFFA.In2000,he servedas chairmanoftheNational

FFA

Foundation Sponsors' Board.

Whilechairman.Porterhelped tosecurefundingfor the

FFA

TechnologyProject,inaddition to$7.6million tosupport

FFA

programs andagricultural education.

Individualsprovidingexemplaryservice totheNational

FFA

Organizationwere honoredwith

VIP

Citationsatthe74th National

FFA

Convention

CharlesArensmeierofOkemos.

Michigan, taughtagriculture for seven yearsinMissouri.

He

then

moved

to hiscurrent

home

state ofMichigantoserveasproject coordinatorattheMichiganState

FFA

Association.

As

coordinator, he

managed

alloperations includingthestateofficers, careerdevelopmentevents, conferencesandconventions.

Arensmeierlead the restructuring ofthe association,servedonthe development teamfor the Michigan

FFA

Foundationand helpedtodeveloptheMichigan AgriscienceCurriculumProject.

Gary

SmithofPeoria,Illinois, servedforfiveyearsas the State

FFA

Executive Secretaryin

Oklahoma. Whileservingas executivesecretary,Smithimple- mentedatremendouspublic- relationsplan,includingweekly radioshowstopromote

FFA

pro- gramsthroughoutthestate. Since purchasingVenardFilms,Smith hasdevelopedhigh-quality pre- sentationsatthelowestcostpos- sible,featuringnumerous

FFA

programs.Smithembodiesthe truespiritof

FFA

bygivingextra effortineach endeavor.

HaroldB.

Van

Cleaveof Warrensburg, Missouri,mentored andsupervisedagricultural education studentteachers for1

8

years.

As

anagriculture teacher, he helpedhundreds ofstudents realize their potential.Thestrong leadershipskillsdeveloped throughhisprogram were evidenced throughalonglistof awards earnedbyhisstudents andtheelectionoffivestate

FFA

officersfromhischapter.

As

an advisor.VanCleave guidedhis chaptertowinningninestateand nationalgold

emblem

awards.

He

helpedtoensurethefuture ofagriculturaleducationas a professoratCentralMissouri StateUniversity.

F.Richard

Beard

from Utah StateUniversityhasworkedto

enhancethefieldofagricultural engineeringfor23years.Beard wasaleaderinthedevelopment ofthe

new

systems formatfor agriculturalmechanicsprograms.

This

new

formatis

now

usedin high schoolsanduniversities throughouttheUnitedStates,as wellasintheNational

FFA

AgriculturalMechanics

CDE.

A

contestjudgeforhundreds of eventsanda participantinstate officertraining forthree different states.Beardtrulycontinuesto help

FFA come

aliveforall

members.

Dr.

Adam

J.Sponaugle from Hurricane.WestVirginia, recently retiredasstatesuperintendentand director for theWestVirginia State

FFA

Association.His unshakablecommitmentto agriculturaleducationandthe

FFA made

possiblefundingin excess of$2million forprogram modernizationand

new

initia- tives.Keepingclosetieswiththe everydayrealitiesofFFA, Sponaulgeregularly participates in

FFA

activitiesandhasbeena strongvoiceineffortstolobby supportfor agriculturaleducation inWashington, D.C.

Gary Smith wasallsmilesashe receivedhis plaquefromJenniferEdwards.

honorary FFA degrees ^- FFA supporters

Honorary American FFA Degrees are awarded

to

those who advance agricultural education and the

FFA through outstanding personal commitment. The presentation of degrees was made during an onstage ceremony

at

the 74th National FFA Convention.

The National FFA Organization works

to

enhance the

lives

of youth through agricultural education.

Without the

efforts

of highly dedicated people, thousands of students would not be able

to

reach

their fullest

potential through membership

in

FFA.

The Honorary American FFA Degree

is

an opportu- nity

to

recognize those who have gone beyond the valuable daily contributions

to

make an extraordinary long-term difference

in

the

lives

of youth. All

received a

certificate

and medal.

The Honorary

FFA

Degree programisdesignedto honorindividuals

who

have rendered outstandingserv- ice toFFA.

Mary

Felumlee wasthrilledtoreceivethis recognition.

honorary FFA degrees

ALABAMA:

W.H."Buzz"

Sierke

ARIZONA:

Billye Foster.

HaroldKirchner,MonicaK.

Pastor

ARKANSAS:

RobertJ.

Griswold.JamesT.Tollett

CALIFORNIA:

ArtBoster.

PhillipBrown. Brad Dodson, LarryDutto,

Ron

Nishinaka, Kimberly

Ann

Perry

CONNECTICUT:

ErrolTerrell

DELAWARE:

WilliamF.Kirk

FLORIDA:

Robert Gornto, RichardJoyner.Carl B.Loop

GEORGIA:

Cindy W.Greene, WilliamJ.Lott.CliffRatliff.

Robert

F

Ray. DavidRichardson

ILLINOIS:

LarryH.Hageman, JohnEdwardHatzer.BarbaraH.

Valerious.Glenn

Webb INDIANA: Mark

Balschweid.

DavidL.Doerfert,DeanR.

Folkers,B.AllenTalbert

IOWA: Norman

Borlaug. Jerry Hillard.Dolores Mertz,Frederick C. Parnsh.EldonC.Weber

KANSAS:

Jerry Hardy

KENTUCKY:

JenniferBamett, ClarkBertloff,SueCalvert,

Sam

Crawford.Jenny Dunavan.Linda Edwards, Michael N.Harreld, DorisSims

LOUISIANA: Mark

A. Breaux

MASSACHUSETTS:

William L.

Thuemmel

MICHIGAN:

Carolyn Bloodworm.

Kim

Sumerix

MINNESOTA:

RonaldF.

Eustice.EugeneHugoson, Alan Hunter,AlanE.Krysan.Douglas E.Punke,

Tom

Rothman.Dallas

Sams

MISSISSIPPI: JamesRichard Bowers

MISSOURI:

LynnHenderson, DennisPlummer

NEBRASKA:

DeanA.Glock.

DianeD.Knutson

NEW HAMPSHIRE:

Richard L.Barker

NEW JERSEY:

William Brooks, SusanR.Butch,Michael lannitelli

NEW MEXICO:

Saundra Grimshaw-Castillo,Rudy Tarpley.Jim Whitlock

NEW YORK:

ZinaLawrence,

Tim

O'Leary, CarlH.Staib, HenryStaib.SherriStaib

NORTH CAROLINA:

James

L.Oblinger.LarryWooten

NORTH DAKOTA:

AlGustin, RogerJohnson

OHIO:

WesleyE.Budke,

Mary

Felumlee,JerryLayman, James C. Papritan,RickL.Utz WilliamD.Waidelich

OKLAHOMA:

^Dennis

Howard.CelesteNelson.Linda Shackelford, CliffordSmith, Les Tilley

OREGON:

PamelaL.Gilmore, Merie Linegar

PENNSYLVANIA:

Bill Campbell,NancyCampbell.

WillieSole

SOUTH CAROLINA:

Richard Brunson Ward,JerryD.Holley, KennethW.Lake,RonaldP.

Townsend

TENNESSEE:

Timothy

W.

Chowning,David Macius, John

W

^Rose

TEXAS: Dwayne

Pavelock

VIRGINIA:

Francis

F

Knott

WASHINGTON

D.C.:

Ron

Castaldi

WEST VIRGINIA:

JoeCasto, GeneFisher

WISCONSIN:

JamesDassow, BarbLee

WYOMING: Ed

Stratman, JaniceStratman,

Tom

D.Whitson

honorary american FFA degree ^-

agriculture teacher

ARIZONA: Mike

Gillispie, Peoria

High School

MINNESOTA:

EricJ. Deters, Stewartville

High School

OREGON: Les

Linegar, Ontario

High School

CALIFORNIA: Ron

Arington,

MISSOURI: William T PENNSYLVANIA:

Virgil E.

Sonora Union High

School; Halleran,Dallas

County R-

1

;

Gutshall,

Newport School Marc Coleman, Hilmar High

RobertL.Yearsley,Dallas District;MartinC. Heyler, School;

Kenneth

Godfrey,

La ^{County R-l} Cowanesque

Valley

High School

Sierra

High

School;

Jim

Isbell,

Etna

High

School;Steven

MONTANA:

PeteJ. Rising,

SOUTH CAROLINA:

Sampietro,

Golden West High

Culbertson

High School W. Frank

Sandifer.

Floyd

D.

School;HeidiVietor.

Ukiah Johnson Technology

Center

High

School;

Don

Wolford,

NEBRASKA: Joseph

A.

ShastaDistrict

Farm;

Robert Baldassare,

Mead High

School;

SOUTH DAKOTA: James Young.

Santa Paula

High School Marc

Wittstruck,CreteJr/Sr

High School

Chilson, Florence

School

#14-1

GEORGIA: Danny

Brooks,

TEXAS: Tom Brockman,

Kress

Habersham County High NEW HAMPSHIRE: William High

School; R.

W.

Claxton, School; TrifonioI.Papel,

Dodge

^Johns,

Dover High School Bland High

School;

David County High

School:

Mike

Regional VocationalCenter Frazier,

Snyder High

School;

Tanner,Coffee

County High David Kempen, Somerset High

School NEW MEXICO:

Steve School;

Robert Washington,

Bouvet,

Hatch

Valley

High Yoakum High School

IDAHO:

Larry Judd.

Lapwai School

High

School;Milton

W. VIRGINIA:

DarlaL.Miller,S.

Osgood, Middleton High School NORTH CAROLINA:

Jerry G. Stewart

Middle

School;

R. Jones,

Greene

Central

High Ronald

B. Roller,Strasburg

ILLINOIS:

Larry Eimer,Illini

School High School

Central

High

School;

David

Simms, Pope County High NEW DAKOTA:

Allen

D WISCONSIN: Gordon Gasch, School

Giese,

Wahpeton High School

Brillion

High

School; Cal

Geiger,Mayville

High

School;

IOWA: Alan

R.Sorensen,

OKLAHOMA:

^JoeScifres

Todd Kohlhepp,

Fall

Creek High Walnut Community

Schools;

Roff High

School;

John W. School

Eric Trager,

Audubon High

^Stricklin,StrotherPublic

School

School; ErnieWalker,

Hinton WYOMING: Tony Anson,

Public Schools Riverside

High School

MICHIGAN: Marvin Palmer Daglow,

Cassopolis

High School

hono rary ^Fl FA degrees _^i^ ^>

parents of parents of retiring national

national officers STAR ^{finalists FFA board of}

StarinAgribusiness StarinAgriscience

directors,

California:Cindy

& Tom

Browning Michigan:Barbara

&

PeterSweeney California:Terri

&

PaulLancaster

trustees and

Alabama: Mary

&

WilliamEdwards Missouri: Pauli

&

JimThies Florida:Robin

&

MichaelDukes

consultants

Missouri:ShirleyKueker North Dakota: Sandy

&

MaurusBrossart Kansas: Grace

&

MichaelBowser JimAllsup

Tommy

Gladden Texas:Billie

&

RossMcKnight Wisconsin:Cheryl

& Tom

Skclly Wisconsin: Gladys

&

PhilipOffer

LawrenceGundrum Ohio: Kathy

&

TedPoth

StarinAgriculturalPlacement ^StarFarmer David Howell

Florida: Jana

&

RonnieSimmons California:Estella

&

LuisManzano Kansas:Vickie

&

Jerry Friess Vickie Lantz Illinois:Julie

&

Kent Flesner

Missouri: Sharon

&

AllenLockard South Dakota: Karen

&

DanStreff

Kentucky:Ann

&

T.C.Sanderfur Oklahoma:Debbie

&

JimKahoc Wisconsin:Beth

&

JeffHahn

SuePoland RickySellers SarahOsbornWelty

outreach efforts

PALS, can hunger & agricultural ambassadors

American popular culture dictates that the guest should always be courteous and helpful to the host.

FFA members know how to do this better than any others and practiced

it

in Louisville. Community

service programs organized during the national FFA

convention connected the Louisville area with the heart and programs of the FFA.

The ^{Project Partners in} Active Learning Support (PALS) conference brought 500 elementary students to KFEC ^{to be} "siblings for a day." Most of the

little

pals were unfamiliar with agriculture and FFA, but after fun-filled hours they became educated and aware of the big picture of agriculture.

ThePartnersinActiveLearningSupport(PALS) conference,duringnationalconvention,broughtlocal ele- mentarystudentstothefairgroundstoparticipate inavarietyof funactivities.

Kentucky Harvest was trying to collect a million pounds of food for shelters and missions in one month. Their campaign, titled "A Million in a Month," saw the help of FFA members push them well beyond their original goal 15 days before their deadline.

Before convention even began, state officers were

visiting area schools teaching

fifth

grade students about the importance of agriculture as part of the agricultural ambassador program. State officers

were able to encourage students-with or without an agricultural background-to join FFA and

benefit from the leadership opportunities.

FFA members

visitedwithelementary school studentsto educatethemabouttheimportance ofagriculture.

alumni

Hundredsof

FFA

supporters attendedtheNational

FFA

Alumni Conventionto supporttheorganization,conduct businessandeducateothersaboutthe importance oflocalalumnichapters.

national FFA

alumni

Ittakes special

people

to supportthe

FFA.

Across

the country,

thousands of alumni mem-

bers givetheir

time and

resourcestosupport localchapters

and

stateassociations.

To

cele- brate

accomplishments and

planforthefuture,

FFA

supporters

converge

inLouisville

each year

forthe

National FFA Alumni Convention.

The National FFA Alumni Association

plays

an

activerole

by sponsoring

leadershipconfer-

ences and

scholarshipsforstudents

and

the

National FFA Alumni

State

Leaders Conference

for

alumni members.

Inaddition, the associa- tion

sponsors workshops

forstudents

and

advisors

during

the national

FFA

convention.

JD

Cant,

Oregon; Michael

Clark,

Pennsylvania;

and

ChrisVitelli, Florida;presenteda

workshop

entitled

"When's, Why's and How's of

Starting

an Alumni

Affiliate" tostudents

and

advisors, sharing thesecrets

of alumni

success

and how

tocharter

an

affiliatechapter.

At

thisyear's convention,

more

than

800 items were auctioned during

silent

and

^{liveauctions,}

with

the big-ticket

item being

a

2002 Chevy Avalanche. Other

items

included

a

Sundowner Prostock MP

Trailer, a

one-year

lease

on

a

New

Holland Boomer Compact

Tractor

and many

others.

Members

also

went

to the

2nd Annual Alumni Night

at

Joe Huber's Family Farm &

Restaurant

to

enjoy

a relaxing

evening and

a

wonderful home-cooked

meal.

Over 800itemswereauctionedthisyear duringthealumni'sliveand

silentauctions,withthe2002

Chevy

Avalanchethebig ticket item.

Thislittlegirlhas hereyessetonbeing a supporter of

FFA

andagriculturaleducationsomeday!

foundation

distinguished

service citations

The

National

FFA

Organization presentedthe Distinguished ServiceCitationto

two companies who

have spent years providing outstandingservice

and

opportunitiesto

FFA members

andagricultural educationstudents.

Representatives

from Monsanto Company, DeKalb,

111.,

and John

Deere.Moline, ^111.,acceptedthe

honor on

behalf oftheirorganizationsduringan onstage

ceremo-

ny heldatthe74th National

FFA

Convention.

A

47-yearpartneroftheNational

FFA

Organization,

Monsanto

has longhelped

FFA members

realizetheir

dreams

throughagriculturaleducation.

Over

the years, thecorporationhas given

more

that

$4

millionto support

FFA programs and

agriculturaleducation.This year,inadditiontoitsregularannualcontributions, the

company made

a

$100,000

contributiontohelpfinda solutiontotheshortageofagriculture teachers.

John Deere

has

been

apartneroftheNational

FFA

Organizationfor

58

years.

One example

of

John

Deere's

commitment

occurredlastyear

when

the

FFA emblem was

displayed

on

the

hood

ofthe

company-sponsored Winston Cup

carduring

NASCAR's Coca Cola 600

in Charlotte,N.C.

The

publicity

from

thisunique opportu- nitygreatly

added

to

more

thanahalf-centuryofthe corporation'sgenerousfinancialsupportofthe

FFA.

The

Distinguished ServiceCitationisthehighest

award

presentedtoanorganization,agency, businessor other

group by

theNational

FFA

Organization.

A

limited

number

ofcitationsarepresented annuallyatthe national

FFA

convention.

The

purpose ofthe

award

is torecognize outstandingcontributions

made

toagricul- turaleducation

and FFA

programs.

Representatives of JohnDeereand Monsanto werepleasedto receivetheDistinguished ServiceCitationsonbehalfoftheir respectivecompanies.

Forthe35th consecutiveyear,theNational

FFA Foundation

setarecord levelof supportraised for

FFA and

agriculturaleducation programs.

At

the74th National

FFA

Convention,

2001 FFA Foundation

Sponsors'

Board Chairman Lawrence

J.

Gundrum announced

thatthefoundation

had

raised atotalof $8,003,188in

2001

tosupportannualprojects

and programs

for

FFA and

agriculturaleducation

— ^an

^{all-timerecord.}

Since 1944,theNational

FFA

Foundation,throughthe supportofits

generous corporate

and

individualdonors,hasraised

more

than

$107

milliontodevelop curriculum, fund

programs and

recognize

FFA members

with

awards and

scholarships.

tete^

HI

s 1

Kh^^I

li " 1P^

^H B ^{'BbHsSKm ^^7}

Doug

DeVries. Senior VicePresident,Deere

&

Company,presented 2001 SponsorBoardChairLawrence

Gundrum

and2002Chair-Elect JimBorel withacheckfor$200,000fortheProject"Accessing Information

Management"

(ProjectAIM),athree-yearinitiativeto bringstate-of-the-arttechnologyto

FFA

.

2001 ^retiring

board

Chuck

Berger,

Chairman &

Chief ExecutiveOfficer,

The

Scotts

Company Gary

Flickinger,

RetiredVicePresidentManufacturing/Engineering,

Dean Foods Company

JerryL.

Hardy,

AssistantVice President-KansasCity ServiceRegion, BurlingtonNorthern SantaFe Corporation

Michael

N. Harreld,

RegionalPresident,

PNC Bank Lynn O. Henderson,

President

&

Chief ExecutiveOfficer,

Doane

AgriculturalServices

Company

JerryHillard,

Officer^-

Farmowners/Ag

Strategy,

Farmland

MutualInsurance

Company/Nationwide

AgribusinessInsurance

Company Diane

D.

Knutson,

VicePresident

&

General Manager-AgriculturalProducts,

Union

PacificRailroad

Company

Karen

J.Pedersen,

RetiredVicePresident

&

Directorof

Human

Resources, Pioneer Hi-BredInternational, Inc.

Dennis Plummer,

Chief ofStafftotheChief ExecutiveOfficer,

Monsanto Company

R.

W. "Bud"

Porter,

RetiredSeniorVicePresident,North

American

AgriculturalMarketing, Deere

& Company

John

C.

Rabby,

Group

VicePresidentNorth America,

BASF

Bruce

A. Scherr,

Ph.D

President

&

Chief ExecutiveOfficer,Sparks Companies,Inc.

executive council

2002 Chairman

James

C. Borel,President,

DuPont Crop

Protection,

DuPont Company 2003 Chairman-Elect

Christopher M. Cashman,

GlobalDirector,

New

Product

Development,

Pfizer

Animal

Health

Past

Chairman

(2001)

Larry

J.

Gundrum,

SeniorVicePresident, Operations, KraftFoods,Inc.

2001 sponsors' board

Dwight Armstrong,

Ph.D.,President

and

Chief OperatingOfficer,North

American

Nutrition

Companies,

Inc.

Emmett

Barker,President,Associationof

Equipment

Manufacturers

(AEM) Mike

Blair,Ph.D.,Director,Technical Servicesand

New

Product

Development, Aventis

Animal

Nutrition

Gerald W.

Brase, SeniorVice President-Merchandisingand Marketing, TractorSupply

Company

Joseph

P.

Burke,

VicePresident,

Customer

BusinessDevelopment,

Coca-Cola

Enterprises,Inc.

Kathy

Cornett, Chairman,

McCormick

Advertising

Company Tom

Davis,Publisher,Successful

Farming

Douglas

C. DeVries, Senior VicePresident,

Worldwide

Marketing, Deere

& Company

Max A.

Fisher,VicePresident,PublicRelations

and Communications,

PurinaMills,Inc.

AJ

Giombetti,

SUVATruck Group

MarketingManager, FordDivision^-

Ford Motor Company

Kenneth

A.Gregersen,Industry Liaison,

The

NationalCouncilfor AgriculturalEducation

Richard

C.

Hahn,

President

&

Chief ExecutiveOfficer,Farmers National

Company

Dirk

Hejnal,President

&

Chief ExecutiveOfficer,Westfalia*Surge, Inc.

E.C.

"Murph" Henderson,

SeniorConsultant-FeedIndustry,AgriCapital Corporation

Mark

S.

Hodgson,

VicePresident,BusinessDevelopment, Novartis

Animal

HealthU.S.,Inc.

Bill

Howard,

Publisher, FastlinePublications

StanJ.Howell, VicePresident, Insect

Management, Dow

AgroSciences Pat

James,

President

&

ChiefFinancialOfficer,Elanco

Animal

Health

Thomas

D. Larson, Executive VicePresident,

Member

andPublicAffairs,

CHS

Cooperatives

Ed

^Nicholson,Director

of Media & Community

Relations,

Tyson

Foods,Inc.

Keelan W.

Pulliam.

Group

Head,SyngentaProfessionalProducts,Syngenta

Kerry

Preete,VicePresident,U.S.

Branded

Business,

Monsanto Company Gerald Puppe,

VicePresident,Loss Adjustment, National

Crop

Insurance

Services

Chris

Ragland,

VicePresident,

Commercial

Operations, IntervetInc.

John Rakestraw,

President

&

Chief ExecutiveOfficer,ContiBeef

LLC Stephen

L.

Rhea,

President,

Rhea

and Kaiser Marketing

Communications Chuck

P.Roth,President,

Farm

Progress

Companies,

Inc.

Judy

Russell,SeniorDirector,Global Marketingand

Brand

Promotion,

Case IH

Drue M.

Sander, VicePresident,Administration,

Farmland

Industries, Inc.

Diane

E.Stadlen,Senior VicePresident,

cmf&z

Rick Van Genderen,

Director, U.S.

Crop

Protection,

BASF

Bill

Waack,

President

and

Chief ExecutiveOfficer,QualityStores, Inc.

Alan

D.Willits,VicePresident, U.S.

Ag

ProducerServices, Cargill

David

R.Zerfoss, President,

Husqvarna

Forest

and Garden Company

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