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Iowa Corn announces leadership election results

Scott Country farmer Jerry Mohr is the new president of the Iowa Corn Growers Association.  Meanwhile Chris Edgington of Mitchell County is the new president of the Iowa Corn Promotion Board.  The newly elected president, vice president, chair and directors officially take their seats on September 1.

Iowa Corn Growers Association directors bring grassroots policy issues forward while directors for the Corn Promotion Board work on market development, education and research.

*Re-elected directors.
**Newly elected directors.

Iowa Corn Growers Association

President – Jerry Mohr, Scott County
Vice President – Bob Hemesath, Winneshiek County
Chair – Roger Zylstra, Jasper County
District 1 – Dean Meyer, Lyon County
District 2 – Gary Woodley, Wright County
District 3 – Mark Recker, Fayette County**
District 4 – Curt Mether, Harrison County*
District 5 – Dennis Friest, Hardin County
District 6 – Jim Greif, Linn County
District 7 – Carl Jardon, Fremont County
District 8 – Kyle Phillips, Marion County
District 9 – Kurt Hora, Washington County*
At-Large – Pam Johnson, Floyd County
At-Large – Dean Taylor, Jasper County
At-Large – Kevin Ross, Pottawattamie County
At-Large – Bruce Rohwer, O’Brien County

Iowa Corn Promotion Board

President – Chris Edgington, Mitchell County
Vice President – Mark Heckman, Muscatine County
Chair – Bob Bowman, Clinton County
District 1 – Lowell Appleton, O’Brien County*
District 2 – Chris Weydert, Kossuth County
District 3 – Greg Alber, Buchanan County**
District 4 – Larry Klever, Audubon County
District 5 – Roscoe Eggers, Marshall County
District 6 – Pete Brecht, Linn County**
District 7 – Duane Aistrope, Fremont/Page County
District 8 – Donald Hunerdosse, Warren County
District 9 – Wayne Humphreys, Louisa County
At Large – Deb Keller, Wright County
At-Large – Kevin Rempp, Poweshiek County

Iowa corn farmers also serve on the governing board for the National Corn Growers Association (NCGA). The NCGA directors include:

Bob Bowman, Clinton County
Don Elsbernd, Allamakee County
Pam Johnson, Floyd County
Kevin Ross, Pottawattamie County

U.S. Grains Council members recently voted to elect a new slate of board of directors, including:

Dick Gallagher, Washington County
Craig Floss, Chief Executive Officer at Iowa Corn

Gallagher was elected as the Corn Sector director and Floss as the State Checkoff Sector director. Julius Schaaf from Fremont County will become the past chairman. Deb Keller from Wright County also serves as an At-Large Director.