Alan Kemper Next in Line for ASA President
A Hoosier farmer has been elected First Vice President of the American Soybean Association. Alan Kemper of Lafayette effectively becomes the president-elect of the group representing America’s soybean growers. “I was pleased and yet humbled to have the directors from around the nation recognize you as leadership,” Kemper said. “It’s really a thrill to be able to represent the soybean farmers across the country.”
A past president of the Indiana Soybean Alliance, Kemper attended Purdue University, and is a graduate of Harvard’s Senior Management Agribusiness Course, and a Texas A&M Executive Management Agriculture Course. He is the recipient of the Indiana Prairie Farmer Master Farmer award, the Indiana and U.S. Jaycees Outstanding Young Farmer of America. He also served as President of the National Corn Growers Association (1989-1990), and as Delegate/Director for the U.S. Grains Council (2001-present).
Kemper told HAT the ASA agenda will be full in the coming year and he outlined three top priorities. Listen to the full interview here:
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