DuPont Young Leaders Participate in ASA Board Meeting, Meet with DuPont Leadership

Jul 24, 2014

Select members of the 2014 class of ASA DuPont Young Leaders met earlier this month in Washington, D.C. and Wilmington, Del.

Adam Cloninger (AR); Andrew and Savannah Moore (GA); Matt Hinderer (MI); Michael Petefish (MN); Joe Ericson (ND); Jay and Alice Ann Yeargin (TN) and Jonathan Gibbs (WI) participated in the ASA Board of Directors Meeting, Legislative Issues Forum and made Hill visits with their respective states. Young Leaders then traveled to Wilmington, Del. where they toured DuPont’s Stine Haskell Research Facility, interacted with Rik Miller, DuPont Crop Protection president, and Ed Makowski, director of marketing. Young Leaders also toured DuPont’s Chesapeake Farms.

The Washington and Wilmington program is an optional final phase of the ASA DuPont Young Leader Programs. Participants submitted an application to participate.

ASA is currently seeking nominees for the 2015 Class of Young Leaders who will meet at DuPont Pioneer’s headquarters in Johnston, Iowa, Nov. 18-21, 2014 and continue their training Feb. 24 – 28, 2015 in Phoenix, Ariz. in conjunction with the 20^th annual Commodity Classic.

Applications are being accepted online here. One grower or grower couple will be selected from each of ASA’s 26 state affiliates, including the Grain Farmers of Ontario.