Indiana Corn

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., (January 4, 2010) — Mike Shuter of Frankton, Ind. was re-elected president of the Indiana Corn Marketing Council (ICMC) at its December board of directors meeting. Shuter, a Madison County grain and livestock producer, has served on the ICMC board since 2001.

Also re-elected were David Howell of Middletown as vice president and Gary Lamie of West Point as secretary. Dennis Maple of Greentown was also elected to a first term as Treasurer.

The ICMC is responsible for investing state corn checkoff funds in programs that strengthen the demand for corn and corn products. Over the last two and a half years, the ICMC board has focused on five major areas, including ethanol, livestock, new uses, value-added exports and production/environmental stewardship research.

“I appreciate the opportunity to continue to provide leadership to our state’s corn checkoff organization, especially as we move towards adopting a new five-year strategic plan in March that will further define the areas where our checkoff investments can make the most difference to Indiana corn farmers,” said Shuter. “Continued support of our state’s ethanol and livestock industries as major consumers of corn are likely going to be at the top of the priority list, but I think we will see some other issues, including societal and environmental, demand more of our attention over the next several years.”

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For a high resolution photo of the 2010 ICMC officers, go to: http://incorn.org/2010ICMCOfficers.jpg

Cutline: The Indiana Corn Marketing Council Board of Directors elected their 2010 officer team at its December meeting. The officer team are pictured above (from left) Mike Shuter of Frankton; Secretary, Gary Lamie of West Point; Vice President, David Howell of Middletown; and Treasurer Dennis Maple of Greentown.

The Indiana Corn Marketing Council was established by the Indiana General Assembly to promote the interest of corn growers in the state and manage corn checkoff funds. The Council is composed of 17 voting producer directors and seven appointed industry, and government representatives.

Indiana Corn Marketing Council

Megan Kuhn, Communications Director

5730 W. 74^th St.

Indianapolis, IN 46278

1-800-735-0195

This communication was funded with corn checkoff dollars.