Podcast: Golden Ear Award presented, leadership elected at NeCGA annual meeting

In this podcast, Carl Sousek, a farmer from Prague and president of the Nebraska Corn Growers Association, provides a report from the organization's annual meeting, which took place recently at the Nebraska Ag Classic in Kearney.

He reports that Keith Glewen was chosen to receive the 2011 Golden Ear Award from the Nebraska Corn Growers Association. The Golden Ear Award is presented annually by NeCGA to recognize and appreciate an individual’s contribution to agriculture.

Glewen is an Extension Educator for the University of Nebraska–Lincoln and is located at the University of Nebraska Agricultural Research and Development Center near Mead, Nebraska. His main area of program focus is row crop production, natural resources and environmental management. As an agronomist he has achieved success in developing field and classroom training programs for industry professionals and growers held annually across the state of Nebraska.

Sousek also notes new NeCGA board members and officers. Two new At-Large Directors for NeCGA were elected, including Chuck Emanuel from North Bend and Lynn Chrisp from Kenesaw. Elgin Bergt from Schuyler was appointed as an ex-officio member of the board.

Officers include Sousek as president; Joel Grams of Minden as vice president, Rick Gruber of Benedict as secretary and Bergt as treasurer.

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