Farmers in Iowa are not just talking the talk when it comes to putting in the hard work needed to help advance the agriculture industry for farmers across the country, they are walking the walk as well. Leadership in the industry is provided by everyday farmers who realize that things cannot advance without our help and that this industry can never stay at the current level of the status quo.
Randy Miller is one of those producers. The Lacona, Iowa farmer just took his seat on the board of the U.S. Soybean Export Council (USSEC). According to the USSEC website:
“Randy farms with his wife, Sheila, and their two children. They raise soybeans and corn, produce custom-feed nursery pigs, and run a cow-calf operation in central Iowa. Randy has been farming for nearly 30 years and plants cover crops to promote soil health, as well as using many other conservation practices. He values the connections made by exporting soybeans to various trading partners. In addition to serving with USSEC, Randy is a board member for the Iowa Soybean Association, the Warren County Fair Board and Indianola First Assembly Church. He is a past South-Central Co-Op Board member and county 4-H Youth Council leader.”
I had the chance to catch up with Randy at Commodity Classic, in Houston, and we talked about why it was important for him to be a member of the USSEC board.
Miller talks about the diverse group of stakeholders that make up the USSEC Board, and why it’s important to have so many perspectives at the table.
Miller will always be working with the Soy Excellence Center. This will allow him to help educate end-users around the world.
Miller says that this position will not only help him bring an Iowa perspective to the national and global stage, but it will also allow him to bring a global and national perspective back to the fields of Iowa.
Learn more about the work being done by the USSEC by visiting their website.
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