Strickland Appointed to United Soybean Board
Reginald Strickland of Mt. Olive, NC has been appointed to the United Soybean Board by the Secretary of Agriculture, Sonny Perdue. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced the appointment, along with 42 other grower appointments, earlier this week. Strickland will be serving his first three-year term.
“It is a privilege to be representing the soybean farmers of North Carolina at the national level on the United Soybean Board,” Strickland said. The board is authorized by the Soybean Promotion, Research, and Information Act and is composed of 78 members representing 29 states and Eastern and Western regions. Members must be soybean producers nominated by a qualified state soybean board. Strickland also commented on his upcoming service, “I look forward to working with other producers from across the country to further engage the checkoff in the areas of research, market development, and communications, all to help maximize the efficiency of the American soybean farmer.” The NC Soybean Producers Association is proud to have Strickland on board and look forward to continuing working with him over the next few years.
Strickland will be joining fellow USB Director, Derek Potterof Grantsboro, NC, who began his first three-year term in 2019. Current USBDirector, Jacob Parker of Columbia, NC, will be retiring after 20 plus years ofservice to the soybean industry, both at the state and national level.
The full announcement from USDA can be found below:
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced theappointment of 43 members and five alternates to serve three-year terms on theUnited Soybean Board.
Newly appointed members are:
- Alabama – Wendy S.Yeager, Orville
- Arkansas – DerekHaigwood, Newport
- Delaware – CoryAtkins, Seaford
- Illinois – DougWinter, Mill Shoals, and Daniel Farney, Morton
- Indiana – KevinWilson, Walton, and Donald Wyss, Fort Wayne
- Iowa – Lindsay J.Greiner, Keota
- Kansas – Lance Rezac,Onaga, and Kurt Maurath, Oakley
- Kentucky – BarryAlexander, Cadiz
- Louisiana – Charles J.Cannatella, Melville
- Maryland – WilliamLayton, Vienna
- Michigan – David R.Williams, Elsie, and James B. Domagalski, Columbus
- Minnesota – WilliamZurn, Callaway, and Gene Stoel, Lake Wilson
- Mississippi – JerrySlocum, Coldwater, and C. Douglas Simmons III, Leland
- Missouri – MeaganKaiser, Bowling Green, and Neal W. Bredehoeft, Alma
- Nebraska – RonPavelka, Glenvil, and Ed Lammers, Hartington
- New Jersey – BillBibus, Chesterfield
- New York – Ralph K.Lott, Seneca Falls
- North Carolina –Reginald H. Strickland, Mt. Olive
- North Dakota – DarrenKadlec, Pisek, Matthew Gast, Valley City, and Ryan Richard, Horace
- Ohio – Steve Reinhard,Bucyrus, and Charles W. Bayliss, West Mansfield
- Oklahoma – PaulFruendt, Guithrie
- Pennsylvania – JohnHarrell, Lebanon
- South Dakota – MikeMcCranie, Claremont, and Jason Frerichs, Wilmot
- Tennessee – DonWillis, Hillsboro, and Steve May, Hurricane Mills
- Virginia – Susan A.Watkins, Sutherland
- Wisconsin – TonyMellenthin, Menomomie, Charles Prellwitz, Ripon, and Jennifer Poltermann, GenoaCity
- Eastern Region – J.Nicholas Kercheval, Harpers Ferry, WVa
- Western Region – GrantWatermann, Vona, Colo.
Newly appointed alternates are:
- Delaware – Robert L.Emerson III, Middletown
- Georgia – Mark O.Ariail, Carnesville
- New York – Rodman LottII, Waterloo
- Oklahoma – RobertGreenlee, Okmulgee
- Western Region – RossWatermann, Vona, Colo.
The board is authorized by the Soybean Promotion, Research andInformation Act and is composed of 78 members representing 29 states andEastern and Western regions. Members must be soybean producers nominated by aqualified state soybean board.
More information about the board and a list of board members isavailable on the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) United Soybean Board webpage and on the board’swebsite, Unitedsoybean.org.
Since 1966, Congress has authorized industry-funded research andpromotion boards to provide a framework for agricultural industries to poolresources and combine efforts to develop new markets, strengthen existing marketsand conduct important research and promotion activities. The AgriculturalMarketing Service (AMS) provides oversight to 21 boards. The oversight ensuresfiscal accountability and program integrity, and is paid for by industryassessments.