ASA Corteva Young Leaders explore issues, participate in leadership training

SAN ANTONIO — The 35th class of American Soybean Association Corteva Agriscience Young Leaders completed their training in San Antonio in conjunction with the annual Commodity Classic Convention and Trade Show.

“The ASA Corteva Agriscience Young Leader Program helps provide the soybean industry and all of agriculture with strong and forward-thinking grower leaders,” ASA President Bill Gordon said.

“The program focuses on leader development and emphasizes collaboration, providing us with growers who are working together to amplify the voice of the farmer. We are grateful to Corteva for their longstanding support of this program and for helping to secure the future of the soybean industry.”

While in San Antonio, the Young Leaders participated in training focused on leadership development, industry issue updates and outreach. The Young Leaders also were recognized at ASA’s annual awards banquet.

“Corteva has been a proud sponsor of the ASA Corteva Agriscience Young Leader Program for over 35 years. This program has a rich history of developing soybean growers from across the country and providing opportunities to strengthen their leadership skills and build their network in the agriculture industry,” U.S. Commercial Unit Leader Nate Miller said.

“I have interacted with this year’s class of Young Leaders and am excited about the positive impact these leaders will make on agriculture for generations to come.”

For more information about the ASA Corteva Young Leader Program, visit SoyGrowers.com.

Young Leaders Program

The American Soybean Association Corteva Agriscience Young Leaders program is a leadership training program designed for individual farmers and farm couples who are interested in developing their skills to represent the soybean industry’s ideals domestically and internationally and to pursue leadership positions at the state or national level.

2020 American Soybean Association Corteva Agriscience Young Leaders

Adam and Brittany Davis, Virginia

Nathan Engelhard, Michigan

Josh England, Nebraska

Justin and Emily Esselburn, Ohio

Noah and Anna Fedders, Iowa

Brady Holst, Illinois

Houston and Katy Howlett, Kentucky

Jesse King, South Dakota

Mike and Dawn Kunerth, Minnesota

Trey and Rebecca Liverman, North Carolina

Ryan Mackenthun, Minnesota

Lucas and Becky Miller, Nebraska

Allison Morse, Michigan

Ryan and Kristin Oberbroeckling, Iowa

Jeremy Olson, Kansas

Jesse Patrick, Georgia

Drew and Lauren Peterson, South Dakota

James Ramsey, Indiana

Matt Rehberg, Wisconsin

Chris and Rachel Renwick, Canada

Garrett and Cara Riekhof, Missouri

Caper and Alison Robinson, Arkansas

Scott Ruck, Ohio

Eric Schwenke, Indiana

Justin Sherlock, North Dakota

Casey Youngerman, Tennessee