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In-Grain
August 2011
Volume 31, No. 8
Grain Elevator and Processing Society
The Knowledge Resource for the World of Grain Handlng Industry Operations
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Exchange Education Now Available Streaming Online
GEAPS Leaders Headed to
Argentina for JORNATEC
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Annual Awards Nominations
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International, Associates
Leadership Nominations
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LEADERSHIP
GEAPS
Grain Elevator and Processing Society
http://www.geaps.com
4248 Park Glen Rd
Minneapolis MN 55416 USA
Phone (00-1) 952-928-4640; Fax (00-1) 952-929-1318
Email info@geaps.com
@GEAPSinfo
GEAPS’ vision is to be “the knowledge resource”
by providing key information in these “core
competencies:”
The Bolsa de Comercio (Stock Exchange) in Rosario, Argentina.
GEAPS Leaders Travel to Argentina
for JORNATEC
In its tenth year, JORNATEC, APOSGRAN’s annual
conference on post-harvest grain issues, will draw a
large group of key constituents from Argentina, the
United States and Brazil, Aug. 31-Sept. 1. This annual
conference, similar to GEAPS Exchange, is expected
to include approximately 30 trade show exhibits, 700
attendees, countless networking opportunities and
12-15 educational sessions.
As in past years, JORNATEC will take place in
Rosario, Argentina, on the Paraná River. This river
is a major export channel for Argentina’s grain and
soybean crops. In addition, the region is home to many different soybean processing plants
and grain elevators.
GEAPS leaders have annually traveled to participate in APOSGRAN conferences since
2000, and this is always a great time of relationship-building with APOSGRAN leaders.
APOSGRAN and GEAPS have collaborated in a strategic alliance since 1998, leading to joint
programming in distance-education and speaker exchanges at the annual conferences, as
well as long-lasting personal and professional connections.
This year, GEAPS International President Mark Fedje, will be traveling to JORNATEC to
give a presentation on the industrialization of oats. GEAPS International Secretary David Krejci
will give a presentation on the International Center for Grain Operations and Processing, as
well as the strategic alliance between APOSGRAN and GEAPS. Chuck House, GEAPS Manager
of Professional Development, will also be traveling along to assist in the translation process.
They will travel to Argentina, participate in the
JORNATEC, meet with APOSGRAN leadership, and
tour a regional grain facility.
GEAPS member and former International President Wayne Bauer, Star of the West Milling Company,
will be traveling to Argentina and JORNATEC to give
presentations on grain bin entrapment.
Fedje, Bauer and Krejci will also be participating
in a networking program to discuss how various
countries deal with post-harvest grain challenges.
Watch for a report in a future issue of In-Grain
on JORNATEC 2011 to include presentation overviews and photos.
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• Grain Quality Management
• Grain-Handling Equipment Management
• Handling Systems & Operations
Technology Management
• Facility Operations Management
• Agribusiness Environment &
Management Practice
• Human Resources Management
• Property & Casualty Risk Management
By providing information relevant to these seven
skill sets or knowledge categories, GEAPS aims to
meet the needs of grain industry professionals and
to help them successfully perform their jobs.
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GEAPS Staff
David Krejci
Executive Vice President
Adrianne Fjerstad
Manager, Member Services Sales
Tami Greenwood
Chapter Services and Safety Awards Coordinator
Laura Hietala, editor
Manager, Marketing and Communications
Chuck House
Manager, Professional Development
Amy Jorgensen
Manager, Member Services & Information
Julia Kloehn
Manager, Chapter Services
Melissa Serres
Manager, Meeting Services
Jason Stones
Manager, Member Services and Publications
www.geaps.com
RECOGNITION
GEAPS Now Accepting Applications for Annual Awards
Even though March 2012 may seem
far away, GEAPS is already looking ahead to
Exchange 2012 in Minneapolis, Minn. A key
part of the President’s Banquet each year is
honoring those in GEAPS and the industry
whose commitment to the organization
deserves special recognition.
While there is no shortage of deserving
candidates out there, we need your help
finding them! If someone you know has
done exceptional work for the industry, your
chapter or GEAPS, nominate them for one of
the awards described below. Hardworking,
knowledgeable volunteers have led GEAPS for
over 80 years and we need to recognize their
dedication.
The awards that will be presented at
Exchange 2012 include:
International
Member of
Distinction
Chapter
Member of
Distinction
Industry
Leader
Corbett
Award
The International Member
of Distinction award is an honor
for GEAPS members who have
made outstanding contributions to the organization. In
the more than 35 years since
its inception, there have been
26 r e c i p i e nt s . A ny G E A P S
member—Regular, Associate
or Affiliate—may be designated
by the International board as
a Member of Distinction, but
nominees must meet the following requirements:
• Been a member for at
least five of the preceding 10
years; and
• Exhibited extraordinary
service to GEAPS. For example,
they must have made outstanding contributions through an
International committee, or
played a major role in achieving
excellence or innovation in
GEAPS programming, or positively enhanced the organization’s visibility and status in the
grain industry.
Recommendations
f o r Inte r n ati o nal M e mb e r
of Distinction must also be
sponsored by an International
board member. If you have a
person in mind, contact GEAPS
Executive Vice President David
Krejci at the GEAPS office (952928-4640 or david@geaps.com)
by Oct. 21. All information will
be kept confidential. If the
board member agrees, the
name will be submit ted to
the board for consideration in
November.
Chapter Member of Distinction is an award bestowed
by individual chapters. While
the International version
described at left honors contributions at the International
level, this award focuses on
service regionally. To be considered as a Chapter Member
of Distinction, candidates must
meet the following requirements:
• Been a member for at
least five of the preceding ten
years;
• Exhibited extraordinary
service to the organization
at the chapter level, through
contributions to excellence in
chapter-meeting programming,
achievements in promoting
meetings and fostering
member participation in
meetings, or significant gains
in recruitment of new chapter
members.
Chapters are urged to
advise the International office
of selected award recipients
by Nov. 30. Each chapter will
receive nomination forms next
month. If you are interested in
recommending someone for
the award, contact an officer of
your chapter.
While Chapter Members
of Distinction are recognized
at the Exchange, chapters are
encouraged to also organize
recognition ceremonies of their
own.
The Industry Leader award
is presented to anyone—GEAPS
member or not—who has provided extraordinary service to
the grain industry.
Q u a li f i c ati o ns f o r th e
honor could include a wide
variety of accomplishments,
ranging from technological
achievements to successful
efforts toward the enhancement of industry knowledge,
safety, efficiency or even public
perception. Nominations must
be made by or through an International board member. If you
have someone in mind, contact
a board member by Oct. 21 and
ask him to sponsor your candidate. The name would then
be considered at the board’s
meeting in November.
The Corbett Award¸ named
in honor of John Corb et t,
former Associates president
who passed away in 2006, recognizes outstanding service
to GEAPS and is presented by
Associate members to Associate members. All GEAPS members and chapters are invited by
the GEAPS Associates board to
submit names for nomination.
Recipients must be current
Associate members who have
been members for 10 years
or more and have provided
exceptional service to benefit
GEAPS or its Associate members. Nominations should be
submitted by Oct. 21.
www.geaps.com
Kevin Danner was
the most recent
recipient of the
International
Member of
Distinction Award
(2011).
GEAPS In-Grain | August 2011 – 3
LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE
Leadership Conference Equips Attendees with Applicable, Strategic
Leadership Skills
On July 12-14, 2011, almost 65 industry
professionals from across the United States
traveled to Minneapolis, Minn., for the July
Leadership Conference. This leadership
training, moderated by Leadership Strategist
Cynthia D’Amour, MBA, brought attendees to
their feet for hands-on, interactive opportunities to learn new leadership skills.
In addition to learning traditional leadership skills such as how to effectively work a
room and engage new attendees, participants also learned new, and perhaps a little
unconventional, methods for recruitment
and retention. These interactive activities
included creating a 30-second commercial,
drafting a series of tweets for Twitter, and
developing promotional content for events.
All of these modern engagement strategies
were designed to target the next generation
of future leaders.
At the conclusion of the training, Cynthia
asked each attendee to draft a “Lazy Leader”
action step to accomplish within the next 30 days. As an accountability factor, attendees are required to report back to the designated LinkedIn
group with an update on accomplishments, roadblocks, etc. Watch that LinkedIn discussion for ideas on how you, too, can become a lazy leader.
Also, over the next few months, watch the In-Grain for the “Lazy GEAPerS Column” that will include updates on how conference participants are
applying their new leadership skills.
To all who attended, thank you for your participation at the 2011 July Leadership Conference!
GEAPS International
President Mark
Fedje, General Mills,
Minneapolis Chapter,
and International
Board Chair Rick Krier,
Western Iowa Coop,
Siouxland, encouraged conference
attendees to embrace
opportunities for
leadership, both
in GEAPS and the
workplace.
Cynthia D’Amour
outlined strategies
for leadership
success including
tips for entering and
leaving conversations, how to identify
a prospective
member’s hot
button topics and
practical applications
for a TOWS (Threats,
Opportunities, Weaknesses, Strengths)
Analysis.
Conference attendees enjoyed a lovely dinner cruise aboard the Padelford on the Mighty Mississippi!
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www.geaps.com
Leadership Conference Stats
21 Chapters
20 States
2 Canadian provinces
48 Companies
26 Regular members
29 Associate members
29 International level leaders
16 Chapter level leaders
Attendees
worked
through
prevalent
leadership
challenges
in a series
of revolving
workgroups.
More Leadership
Conference Photos here:
http://bit.ly/rujHy9
As a result of the Leadership Conference’s strong
focus on social media outreach, two additional
chapters have created Facebook
chapter has created a
pages, one
LinkedIn group, and
seven GEAPS members have joined
Twitter.
Workgroups
collaborated to
create diverse
promotional
materials including
a 30-second commercial, potential
tweets, and much
more.
www.geaps.com
GEAPS In-Grain | August 2011 – 5
LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE
GEAPS Leaders Continue Advancing Professional Development,
Continuing Education Opportunities at 2011 Leadership Conference
International Center
for Grain Operations
and Processing,
GEAPS Foundation,
credentialing, social
media—all hot topics
brought up during the
2011 GEAPS Leadership
Conference, July 12-14
in Minneapolis.
Baby boomers will retire from the grain
industry in increasing numbers by 2015, and it
will be up to the next generation of operations
professionals to fill their shoes and ensure
necessary stability and growth in the agricultural commodity supply chain. In recognition
of the industry’s future, GEAPS hosted its
fourth consecutive Leadership Conference
dedicated to attracting and engaging the next
generation of leaders to the industry. At the
core of this mission is continuing education
and professional development.
International Board Meeting
GEAPS members met on July 14 to hear
progress reports on online learning, credentialing, the GEAPS Foundation, and the
International Center for Grain Operations and
Processing from the individuals in charge
of development for each program. Meeting
participants were asked to weigh in and
provide feedback to ensure developers are on
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the right course as these programs progress.
At their meeting, the International Board of
Directors used this input directly to inform
their decision to move forward with offering
online learning and a credentialing program
in grain operations management, which is a
new value-added component to the distance
education program, as well as providing
volunteer support to launch the International
Center for Grain Operations and Processing
and GEAPS Foundation.
Additionally, plans continue for the International Center for Grain Operations and
Processing, the first institution of its kind in
the grain industry. The ICGOP—a $20 million
endeavor that will become a reality following
an initial endowment of $5 million—is a
significant undertaking, one that founding
partners GEAPS, Kansas State University
and Iowa State University are confident will
be well worth the investment. Presently, no
such international forum for the exchange of
knowledge, research, information and ideas
exists within the grain industry. The ICGOP
will set not only a new standard, but a gold
standard, for educational resources in the grain
operations and processing field.
Collectively, online learning, credentialing, the GEAPS Foundation and the International Center for Grain Operations and
Processing mark a historic shift in professional
development available to the grain industry, a
shift which has become possible thanks to the
hard work of GEAPS volunteers and affiliate
members.
Other items on the IBD agenda included
setting 2011-2012 workgroup objectives for
the Marketing Oversight, Chapter Resource,
Distance Education Program Oversight, Educational Programming and Membership
Committees. In addition, the IBD reviewed
the allocation of resources to sustain the work
plans for these groups.
www.geaps.com
Membership Committee
Meeting
GEAPS’ Membership Committee met July 12 during the 2011
Leadership Conference in Minneapolis. Led by Chair Bill Jefferson,
Messick and Gray Inc, Mid-Atlantic, the meeting was well attended by
committee members and GEAPS International leaders alike.
Meeting highlights included an overview of and preparation for
the 2011 Member Retention Campaign, a review and update on the
proposed student profiles for the GEAPS website, and early discussion
of Student Day 2012.
1. Member Retention Campaign
• Chapters were assigned to MC members, who will call their
assigned chapter leaders and explain the program to them. In addition,
MC members will let chapter leaders know when to expect the lists of
non-renewing members from the GEAPS office. Liaisons then inform
GEAPS staff as to whom to send the non-renew information to within
each chapter.
• As in previous years, the MC will collectively contact nonrenewing Non-Chapter members via phone and e-mail to follow up.
• The membership retention campaign will begin in early August
and results must be sent to the GEAPS office via fax, e-mail or mail by
Sept. 1.
• It was agreed that staff liaison Amy Jorgenson will send weekly
updated rosters of non-renewed chapter members to the chapter
leaders and membership committee liaisons once the membership
retention campaign is underway.
• The website will feature a Retention Campaign Resource Page
for leader use. Retention reporting forms can be filled in online and
e-mailed directly to Amy at the GEAPS office. A PDF will be available
as well for those who prefer to fill out the forms and mail or fax them
in.
2. Student Profiles on GEAPS Website
• Although it is still in the planning stages, once complete:
» Students will be able to post profiles on the “members only”
section of the website for recruitment from GEAPS members
» All active GEAPS members may access the finished forms,
but only students may fill out the profile
» Depending on the popularity, student information could be
searchable (not immediately)
» Profiles would stay up for one year, and if they are not
updated, they will be removed after one year
3. Student Day 2012 Preliminary Planning
• Committee member Bill Pickell, Lakeland Companies, Minneapolis, has put together an extensive list of colleges and universities in the
Midwest for the MC to begin choosing the best schools to target, which
led to the discussion of how to best structure next year’s student day
program, what needs to change and what should stay the same.
www.geaps.com
Lazy GEAPerS
This new monthly column is dedicated to reporting your Lazy
Leader action step results! To submit your progress updates, please
post to the designated LinkedIn GEAPS group discussion or contact
publications@geaps.com.
Action Step: To create a Twitter account and learn how to use it
“I created a Twitter account and used it to learn what it could do initially,
but have not used it since. I hope to revisit it in the near future and apply what
I’ve learned.”
— Angela Zeck, Star of the West Milling Company, Michigan/So. Ontario
Action Step: To thank my supervisor for allowing me to
attend the Leadership Conference and to inform my
colleagues of GEAPS’ value
“I accomplished my action step by telling my
supervisor what I learned at the conference and how
the information will be implemented in my day-to-day
business planning. The latter was done the Friday
following the conference, during our weekly sales
meeting. Denny Petrovich and I informed the entire group
of the value we received from the conference and from GEAPS. We will encourage
others to sign up and help support their local chapters.
Thank you GEAPS leadership for a GREAT conference!”
— Valentine Sonnier, Siemens Industry Inc, Columbia River
Action Step: To thank my CEO and COO for the opportunity
to attend the Leadership Conference and to delegate a
project to my assistant.
“In addition to thanking the CEO and COO via email,
I also included a memo about the importance of what I
learned about myself as a manager and the steps I need
to take in delegating. I also included points to work on as
far as meeting leadership and getting “buy-in” for my areas
of responsibility within the organization.
The leaders from our local chapter were all at the conference so it was a
good team building experience for us to get to know each other better and talk
one-on-one about solutions to address our chapter’s challenges.
My other lazy leader action step was to delegate a project to my assistant.
Unfortunately, since the conference, she has moved from the area and will not
continue working for us. However, I did ask her to write out my plusses and
minuses as a manager so I know what I need to work on. In addition, she also
drafted ideas on how we can improve the communications of needs within
programs/projects for the new person.”
— Barb Grove, Farmway Cooperative Inc, Great Plains
GEAPS In-Grain | August 2011 – 7
EXCHANGE
Idea Exchange 2012
GEAPS’ greatest resource is the
collective knowledge of its 2,700
members and each year at GEAPS
Exchange, the Educational Programming Committee demonstrates its
appreciation of those who have made
a real contribution during the past
year with the annual Idea Exchange.
Has your company launched a product
that’s new to the industry during the
past year? Have you developed an
innovation that others might find
useful? If so, consider applying for a
spot on the stage at Exchange 2012 in
Minneapolis, Minn.
The Idea Exchange program is a
way for people in the grain-operations
industry, as well as industry suppliers,
to share good ideas and highlight
innovations or new products. The
Idea Exchange draws a sizeable audience each year, giving speakers a
large platform to share their ideas
and providing a great networking
opportunity. In addition to the live
event, Idea Exchange participants
will see their winning contributions in
In-Grain, on the GEAPS website and in
other industry publications. The Idea
Exchange program is divided into two
segments:
What’s New – Why Don’t They?...I Did!
What’s New?
(for Associate members, industry suppliers)
The new product is called (please print):
When was the product launched?
This is its purpose (Please be thorough. Attach sheet if necessary):
Here is what makes it unique:
Here is how it is utilized by the grain industry:
How does it improve safety/efficiency?
Why Don’t They…I did!
(for operations professionals)
We call it the (give your innovation a title):
This is its purpose (Please be thorough. Attach sheet if necessary):
For Regular Members
The first segment called “Why
Don’t They? … I Did!” features ideas
that grain operations managers and
workers put into practice to improve
safety or ef f iciency at their own
facilities. Applicants chosen to present
during this segment receive $100 cash.
Here’s how it helps promote safety and/or efficiency:
For Associate Members
The second segment called
“What ’s New?” includes new products
and services developed for grain
operations during the past year.
This is a great way to gain extra recognition for your company. With our
members’ help, the Idea Exchange
has consistently been one of the programs GEAPS does best at Exchange.
If you’ve got a good idea or a new
product of interest to the industry,
please fill out and send in the application form at right. All applications
are due by Sept. 30. Or send your
application information by e-mail to
chuck@geaps.com. If you have questions, please contact Chuck House at
(952) 928-4640.
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Your name:
Job title:
Company:
GEAPS member?
Yes
No
Company address:
Phone:
Fax:
E-mail:
Note to applicants: To get full consideration, make sure to answer the questions clearly and thoroughly. Applications that cover all the basic points in simple language stand a better chance of making it
through the selection process. Spell out what the innovation, product or service actually does, as well as
how it’s an improvement over existing technology or the current way of doing things. Feel free to attach
a separate page or two to make your case. Include drawings or photographs if you’d like.
www.geaps.com
ELECTIONS
Leadership Nominees Needed
Do You Know the Next GEAPS Leaders?
At the GEAPS 2012 Annual Meeting at Exchange in Minneapolis,
Minn., three director positions will become available on GEAPS International Board, and four director positions on the Associates Board, as
well as the executive officer position of International 2nd vice president.
We need motivated individuals to step forward and help lead the
organization, and GEAPS is searching for the next slate of nominees to
fill these vacancies.
We can’t do it without you! At the July Leadership Conference, we
heard time and time again that one person cannot do it alone. So, if you
know someone who demonstrates an interest in serving or displays
exceptional commitment to GEAPS, tell us about him or her.
GEAPS depends on your involvement to maintain its strong
professional development and continuing education programs. And it’s
a win-win situation—not only does GEAPS benefit from dedicated and
enthusiastic leaders, but serving on GEAPS’ International or Associates
boards offers the professional benefit of real-world leadership training
on an international scale. Now that is definitely something worth putting on your resume!
In addition, here are some excellent reasons from Leadership
Conference attendees why someone would want to be a GEAPS leader:
• Become a go-to resource for your peers
• Grow into a more valuable employee
• Develop leadership skills
• Gain direct access to other GEAPS and industry leaders
• Do good things for good people
• Enjoy your role
• Expand your knowledge of the industry and profession
GEAPS Leadership offers you an opportunity to grow professionally
and personally, puts you in a position to strengthen the industry, and
gives you a community and network of peers with similar interests and
goals.
Nominations are due Oct. 17 and elections will take place this
winter. Forms are available on the GEAPS website. Candidates will be
asked to fill out and return a candidate profile form.
Nominations Committees
GEAPS’ Nominations committees are coordinating the effort
to find qualified candidates. Led by Rick Krier (International
board nominations) and Steve Schmitt (Associates nominations),
anyone who would like to nominate a candidate for either board
is encouraged to do so.
Formation of the committees is still a work in progress.
Want to nominate someone?
First,
Fi
t some important
i
t t info:
i f
• While only Associate members may submit Associates board director candidate recommendations, any GEAPS
member may submit nominations for the International board.
Only Regular members may serve on the International board
and only Associates may serve on the Associates board.
• Nominees to the International board of directors and
Associates board of directors must be willing to invest time and
out-of-pocket expenses.
• Complete nomination criteria can be found on the nomination forms.
www.geaps.com
International Board
Current International Directors whose terms end next March in
conjunction with the Annual Meeting are:
• Jim Jundt, Pacific Ethanol Columbia LLC, Inland Empire
• Greg Rowe, Perdue AgriBusiness, Mid-Atlantic
• Tim Sullivan, West Central, Greater Iowa
Due to Intl board term limits, only Tim Sullivan is eligible to run for
re-election; but must be re-nominated to do so. Self-nominations are also
welcome for the International board director and officer positions.
Incumbent Regular-member directors who will continue to serve on
the International board are:
• Chad Cook, Deseret Grain Storage, Intermountain
• Eric Kelley, Attebury Grain LLC, Tri-State
• Matthew Kerrigan, Bunge North America, Great River
• Ben Lackey, Riceland Foods Inc, Mid-South
• Wes O’Bannon, Farmway Cooperative, Great Plains
• Tom Winkel, MaxYield Cooperative, North Iowa
International Second Vice President
At least one candidate must be nominated for the office of second
vice president. The person elected moves automatically up the succession
ladder, becoming 2013-14 first vice president, 2014-15 president, and 201516 board chair. Candidates for second vice president must have served at
least one full year in the past five years as an International board director
and officer. They also must be able to serve as a member of the Executive
Committee for 2012-2016.
Incumbent International board officers who will continue to serve
for 2012-2013:
• Mark Fedje, General Mills, Minneapolis, 2011-2012 International
president as 2012-2013 International board chair
• Bill Lyster, Ag Partners LLC, Greater Iowa, 2011-2012 International 1st
vice president as 2012-2013 International president
• Slav Waplak, Viterra Inc, Canadian Prairies, 2011-2012 International
2nd vice president as 2012-2013 International 1st vice president
Associates Board
There will be four director seats open on the Associates board.
Current Associates board directors whose terms expire in February are:
• Ross Carlson, Chief Agri-Industrial Div, Minneapolis
• Scott Chant, Safe Grain/Maxi-Tronic Inc, Seaway
• John Dale, Elevator Services & Storage Inc, Seaway
• Gary Geist, Kings Valley Industries Inc, Non-chapter
They are eligible to run for re-election, but must be re-nominated
to do so.
Incumbent Associates board directors who will continue to serve are:
• Jeany Hesse, Integra Plastics Inc, Siouxland
• Brend King, Intersystems, Kansas City
• Bob Klare, River Consulting, Gulf South
• Cheryl Mann, Comco, Canadian Prairies
• Colin McClure, PMI Nebraska LLC, Greater Nebraska
• Kathy Reading, Seedburo Equipment Co, Cornbelt
• Jeffrey Roumph, WD Patterson Co Inc, Kansas City
• John Tuttle, Brock Grain Systems, Greater Iowa
Incumbent Associates board officers who will continue to serve for
2012-2013 are:
• Gary Vaughn, Union Iron Works, Greater Iowa, as immediate past
president
• Deb Good, Brock Grain Systems, Cornbelt, as president
• Scott Chant, Safe-Grain/Maxi-Tronic Inc, Seaway, as vice president
GEAPS In-Grain | August 2011 – 9
EXCHANGE
Exchange 2012 Sponsorships Now Available!
GEAPS Exchange, an event
near and dear to thousands of the
grain industry’s most experienced
professionals, is an excellent
opportunity for companies to
receive high visibility. Join GEAPS
as we head back to the Midwest
and beautiful Minneapolis, Minn.,
for Exchange 2012. View the following pages for all available
sponsorship options and take
your pick of ways to support the
83rd annual GEAPS Exchange.
Show your commitment to the
industry through a high impact
sponsorship!
NOTE: Exchange 2011 sponsors
are given first right of refusal on
the item/event they sponsored
for 2011. After that, sponsorship
options are first come, first served.
If you see an item/event you’d
like to sponsor, contact Adrianne
Fjerstad at the GEAPS office at
(952) 928-4640; sales@geaps.com.
Events available for sponsorship
Get-Acquainted Party (4 available) ...................................................................$5,000 ea.
Expo Lounge (4 available) ......................................................................................$4,000 ea.
Past President’s Lunch (1 available) ..................................................................$3,500
Welcome Reception – in Expo Hall (10 available) ..........................................$2,500 ea.
Expo Refreshment Break (8 available – 4 each hall) ...................................$1,500 ea.
*Leadership Reception (6 available) .................................................................$1,200 ea.
President’s Banquet Table Centerpieces (1 available) .............................$1,200
Pre-Annual Meeting Refreshments – ice cream (1 available) .................$1,200
Wake Up Station before sessions (6 available) ............................................$1,200 ea.
Educational Session Refreshment Break (6 available) ............................$1,200 ea.
International Delgate Reception (1 available).............................................$1,000
Club GEAPS (10 available).......................................................................................$1,000 ea.
Exchange Daily Emails (6 available) ..................................................................$1,000 ea.
Leadership Breakfast – Wed. a.m. (3 available) .............................................$ 850 ea.
International Board Mtg Refreshments (1 available) ...............................$ 750
Education Program (unlimited) ..........................................................................$ 600 ea.
Opening Workshop Refreshments (unlimited) ...............................................$ 500 ea.
Expo Grand Opening Ceremony Entertainment (2 available) .............$ 500 ea.
Idea Exchange Refreshments (unlimited) ......................................................$ 300 ea.
Expo Lunch (unlimited) ...........................................................................................$ 400 ea./exhibitor
Expo Lunch (unlimited) ...........................................................................................$ 800 ea./non-exhibitor
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FEATURE ARTICLE
Are OSHA, NFPA and the CSB Working Together to Establish a
Tougher Combustible Dust Standard for Everyone?
Current grain-handling standard has reduced fatalities for almost 25 years
Editor’s note: This article was submitted to GEAPS
in response to information presented at an
Exchange 2011 Education Session titled “A Review
of NFPA Combustible Dust Standards.” Points made
in this article reflect the opinions of the authors
and are not intended to represent GEAPS.
By James Maness and Jess McCluer
Abstract: Combustible-dust hazards at U.S.
grain facilities can still be addressed by
following OSHA’s Grain-Handling Standards
(1910.272), or by considering suggestions in
NFPA Standard 61. Claims that grain facilities
will fall under a new, stricter standard proposed by NFPA are premature, and possibly
incorrect.
Since the devastating sugar refinery dust
explosion in Port Wentworth, Ga., February
2008, the Occupational Safety and Health
Administration (OSHA) and the National Fire
Protection Association (NFPA) have been
working to establish tougher standards for all
industries with potential for dust explosions.
After the explosion, which killed 14 and
injured 42, OSHA reissued a special National
Emphasis Program (NEP) that began in 2007. It
included broader inspection of more than 64
combustible-dust-handling industries.
As inspection criteria for the affected
industries, the NEP took most of its information
from an NFPA standard: 654-2006, Standard for
the Prevention of Fire and Dust Explosions from
the Manufacturing, Processing, and Handling
of Combustible Particulate Solids. The NEP
program was not specific to the grain industry,
even though some grain-related facilities have
been improperly inspected and cited by some
OSHA area offices.
The inspection program, the NEP, was
designed to provide information to the agency
to assist in developing a future combustible
dust standard.
In the meantime, OSHA has begun looking at the best ways to regulate combustible
dust hazards in all industries. Under general
industry rules, OSHA’s Grain Handling Standard
(1910.272) is the only OSHA standard addressing combustible dust hazards. Furthermore,
in 2009, OSHA issued an advance notice of
proposed rulemaking (ANPRM), announcing
its intent to develop an overarching standard
for a wide range of combustible dusts. The
agency received more than 100 comments,
including a statement from the National
Grain & Feed Association (NGFA) and other
agribusiness associations that quickly pointed
out that the grain-handling industry already
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has a very effective standard in place that has
reduced the amount of dust explosion fatalities
and injuries. As a result, the industry argued
that it does not need any further combustible
dust-related regulations. While OSHA agreed
that the grain-handling standard has been
successful, they indicated that writing a new
standard, which addresses all industries
handling combustible dust, would help ensure
that there is only one rule, lessening confusion
for regulators and industries.
After OSHA began the combustible dust
rulemaking process, NFPA immediately recommended that OSHA use its voluntary consensus
standards to regulate combustible dusts in the
industry. NFPA has at least five major standards
that address combustible dust for various
industries.
As part of the rulemaking process, OSHA
offered comments on NFPA’s suggestion that
they use NFPA standards instead of developing
an industry wide OSHA standard. The agency
indicated that their review of the NFPA codes
revealed non-uniformity among the five standards. Each standard contained a large number
of other NFPA requirements and standards
referenced in the documents; and as a result,
OSHA would not be able to adopt new versions issued by NFPA when they are regularly
changed during the standards-setting process.
NGFA stated that the NFPA standards contain
recommended practices and requirements
that are often not economically feasible, so
they would act as suggestions where they can
be practically applied. NFPA reacted to OSHA
and other criticism by launching an effort to
combine all their industry specific standards
into a single performance standard that could
be applied to all industries. In March 2011, the
NFPA committee overseeing the related NFPA
654 standard issued a revised version of NFPA
654 that included a modified housekeeping
section, where a formula, based on area and
volume, was used to calculate dust accumulation levels, and determined that dust accrual as
small as 1/64th-inch could be a hazard. Other
modified housekeeping requirements include
conducting a comprehensive process hazard
analysis of the facility and design, or modifying
the plant to eliminate fire and explosion hazards; and implementing a program to manage
any changes made at the facility. There are
also other criteria which would mandate
additional dust control measures and greater
usage of explosion venting and/or explosion
suppression or other prevention measures.
All of this could mandate tremendous costs
for all industries, including the grain handling
industry.
NFPA has been working openly and
behind the scenes with OSHA, the National
Chemical Safety Board (CSB) and other organizations to develop a standard similar to NFPA
654, but also establish as a national standard.
Many of those involved in this effort were
proponents of more stringent standards for
the grain-handling industry in the 1980s. The
current OSHA housekeeping standard for the
grain-handling industry, which limits grain
dust to less than 1/8th -inch in certain areas,
has been under harsh criticism by some NFPA
members. As a result, the stage is set for these
groups to push for stringent standards that
could affect the grain, feed and processing
industries.
Current Status of Potential Combustible
Dust Proposed Rule
On May 13, OSHA held public forum
in Washington, D.C., comprised of “outside
experts” to explore possible regulatory options
for addressing combustible dust hazards.
The 15-member panel was comprised almost
entirely of NFPA members, including consultants, engineers, and vendors that produce
fire-prevention equipment such as ventilation
systems and sprinklers. During the meeting,
the panel members urged OSHA to use the
NFPA 654 standards as the foundation for a
general industry combustible-dust standard.
The chairman of the 654 committee and NFPA
staff liaison to various NFPA committees were
members of the “expert” panel. Two union
representatives and a member of the CSB were
on the panel, as well.
The NGFA, who was involved during
OSHA’s development of the original grainhandling safety standard in 1988, which
included a 1/8th-inch action level in priority
housekeeping areas for grain handling facilities, was not contacted by OSHA to participate
on the panel. Previously, OSHA conducted six
stakeholder meetings, as well as a web-based
chat session on combustible dust after issuing
the ANPRM in 2009.
The purpose of the Combustible Dust
Panel was to use experts to gather information
on protective and cost-effective regulatory
options for the agency to consider in establishing a new standard.
NFPA Standards are Voluntary
NFPA standards are voluntary; not a
requirement of the OSHA standards includwww.geaps.com
ing the grain-handling facilities standard
29 CFR 1910.272 — and only apply to facilities
if authorities having jurisdiction (i.e. fire marshals), rely on them for enforcement by local
authority. Facilities covered under the scope
of 1910.272 include grain elevators, feed mills,
flour mills, rice mills, dust pelletizing plants, dry
corn mills, soybean flaking operations, and the
dry grinding operations of soycake.
Further, according to the OSHA NEP,
“Combustible dusts found in grain handling
facilities are covered by 29 CFR 1910.272.” For
other industries that have excessive combustible dust accumulations in general handling
areas, outside of equipment, then the NEP
is applicable using the criteria from NFPA
654. Further, NFPA standards are also to be
consulted when, “…workplaces not covered
by 1910.272, but where combustible dust
hazards exist...”
The NEP further states, “This directive
does not replace the grain handling facility
directive, OSHA Instruction CPL 02-01-004,
Inspection of Grain Handling Facilities, 29 CFR
1910.272.”
NFPA 61 is the primary voluntary standard
used for the grain-handling industry. The
current NFPA 61 standard has been carefully
developed over the past 87 years and reflects
the needs of the grain-handling industry as is
evident in the significant reduction of grain
dust explosions, since 1980 following the
major industry explosion in the gulf region.
The NFPA 61 standard is specific to the needs
of our industry, rather than acting strictly as a
performance standard without specific criteria
that relates to our equipment and operations.
In general, NFPA 654 is more generic
and not specific to grain, feed and processing
industry’s needs, and is more theoretical and
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difficult to apply. For a grain handling facility to
comply with NFPA 654, they would need to utilize a specialist with a great deal of knowledge
on ways to design and construct the explosion
venting, isolation, mitigation and prevention
systems required for all parts of the facility.
For small businesses within the grain-handling
industry, such as country elevators with limited
resources, the economic impacts of hiring a
specialist could be financially burdensome.
Thus, while the NFPA standard may contain
certain concepts and principles that could be
applied to grain facilities, we consider them to
be impractical and inapplicable from an operational and economic standpoint, especially for
small business. The current NFPA 654 standard
specifically states it does not apply to facilities
covered by NFPA 61. Several members of the
May 13 panel favored a phased approach that
would involve retrofitting engineering controls
for facilities based on the number of people
who would be exposed to dust, rather than
exempting certain industry sectors from the
requirements. In addition, others stated that
OSHA should not provide disincentives for
businesses to upgrade their equipment, such
as the installation of ventilation controls and
dust suppression devices.
Panel participants at the meeting emphasized the importance of maintaining multiple
layers of protection in anticipation of one or
more of them failing. Those protections should
include engineering controls (dust systems,
explosion venting and suppression, safety
devices, etc.), administrative controls (permits,
establish work practices and prohibitions, etc.),
and personal protective equipment (flame
retarding clothing, face and head protection,
etc.)...They would also require that all elements
of an explosion be controlled or eliminated,
ignition sources, dust, enclosure, and oxygen
where feasible.
Since the ANPRM was published, NGFA
has urged OSHA not to adopt NFPA standards, in part because they are not subjected
to economic impact studies before being
approved. NGFA also claimed that there are
many elements in NFPA standards, such as
facility design, construction and operational
considerations, are inappropriate, impractical
or unachievable. NGFA said the grain-handling
industry is satisfied with the OSHA grainhandling standard, and that it has been
effective—combined with aggressive industry
research and education efforts—in reducing
incidents, injury and deaths since it was
promulgated in 1988.
At the end of the meeting, OSHA stated
that there is no timeline on when the draft
combustible dust standard will be finalized or
when the required small business review panel
will be convened.
We recommend that grain-industr y
professionals not become panicked by vendors
and consultants who are recommending that
they adopt explosion prevention provisions
that do not apply to their facility. Combustible dust hazards at your facilities can still be
considered by following the grain-handling
standards and considering the suggestions in
the NFPA 61 standard when making changes
or additions.
Jim Maness, of JEM Safety Consulting, is a consultant to the grain handling industry. Jess McCluer is
director of regulatory affairs for the National Grain
& Feed Assn. Both are members of GEAPS and the
National Fire and Protection Assn.
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EDUCATION
GEAPS, Kansas State University
Offering Employment Course Before
the Harvest Break
Looking ahead, the GEAPS/K-State program shuts down briefly during the
peak of the harvest when many GEAPS members have their full attention focused
on that process. However, before that period, we are offering a distance-education
course about employment issues in September.
The course, GEAPS 580: Hiring and Retaining Good Employees in the Grain
Industry, offers practical, proven strategies to help grain companies deal with the
industry-wide challenge of finding and keeping good employees. This course runs
Sept. 5 through Oct. 10. After that, no courses will be offered until Nov. 8, when the
GEAPS/K-State partnership launches “Materials Handling II,” the second in a series
of courses on materials handling.
This employment course is designed for grain company professionals with
responsibility for staffing and retention—a broad swath of people that includes
company supervisors and HR professionals, but also many facility managers.
“Overall, the course contained very helpful information,” said a grain-industry professional who took the course when it was offered
last year.
GEAPS 580 Lecture Topics
Lecture I — Raising Awareness: Tackling the “Image” Challenge
This introductory lecture will discuss common challenges that the
grain industry faces when it tries to find and hire new people, and how
the challenges can be overcome. The challenges include a general lack of
understanding about grain-industry jobs and careers, a lack of interest in
them, and a bias against working in remote locations. Grain companies can
address the challenges by getting in front of young people with a positive
message and ramping up awareness in their local communities.
Lecture 2 — Before You Hire: Having the Right Documents
Before a company hires anyone, it’s crucial to have the right
documents already assembled. They include a thorough, accurate job
description, an employee handbook, and a job-orientation packet. This
lecture will discuss what each of the documents should include and how
to assemble them effectively. Because of its importance, the lecture will
emphasize creation of a good job description.
Lecture 3 — Blending the Generations at Work
From the Baby Boomers to the Millennials, each generation brings
a different set of skills attitudes and expectations to the workplace. This
lecture will discuss those differences and how grain companies can manage
and accommodate each one effectively. The main goals: hiring and keeping
good people of all ages and maximizing their strengths.
Lecture 4 — Effective Recruiting
This lecture will discuss how grain companies might consider directly
recruiting people they need. It will cover determining precisely who to
target in recruitment efforts, how to select the right advertising media
for your target, potential benefits of participating in job fairs and what to
expect, and working with employment agencies and recruiters as well as
how to select them.
Lecture 5 — How to Conduct an Effective Job Interview
How do you decide who to interview? What questions do you ask?
What questions should you avoid? Who should participate in the interview?
This lecture will take a hard look at the interview process, a key element in
identifying and selecting the right people—people who are qualified and
motivated, and who might be inclined to stick around for the long term.
Lecture 6 — Selecting the Right People and Making the Right Offers
You’ve advertised the job, gathered the résumés and conducted the
interviews, but the process doesn’t end there. To get the right people on
board, you need to know how to make final selections, make offers that
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people can’t refuse, and then hold their interest while they make the transition into a new job. Defections can occur during this on-boarding phase,
but with knowledge, preparation, competitive compensation package, and
some personal attention, they are preventable.
Lecture 7 — On-boarding and Orientation
Is your company regarded as honorable, progressive, fair, caring,
stable, fun and successful? If it is, people are going to want to work there—
and stay there. In fact, actively marketing your company’s reputation is a
key component of the on-boarding process. This lecture will cover simple
but effective on-boarding strategies, as well as new-employee orientation.
What do you do with the new hire on Day 1? Day 30?
Lecture 8 — Key Factors in Job Satisfaction
It’s no secret that employees value certain things about their jobs
more than other things, and retention often depends on knowing precisely
which is which. This lecture will cover the factors that are most likely to
lead to employee satisfaction and longevity, and dissatisfaction and rapid
turnover. Money talks, but not as loudly as many people seem to think.
Wage and benefit packages are usually not the main concerns. Instead,
employees tend to place more value on being able to balance the demands
of their jobs with demands and interests of their personal lives.
Lecture 9 — Conducting an Effective Performance Review
Performance reviews relate to retention. If an employee is doing well
and you want to keep him on board, it’s clear that his good work should
be acknowledged. Of course, substandard work also requires recognition.
In both cases, a performance review is an appropriate way to start the
formal recognition process. This lecture will discuss the importance of
performance reviews, what they should include, and how to do them well.
Importantly, it will also discuss how performance reviews often require
action.
Lecture 10 — Coaching for Retention
Leaving employees to their own devices in case of problems on the
job can lead to trouble. The employee may be dissatisfied in some way
and want to quit. Or, depending on the problem, he may have to be fired.
In many cases, it’s often better (and more economical) for both company
and employee to talk about the issues and get them resolved before they
lead to a departure—voluntary or forced. This lecture will discuss how
company mentors and coaches can be useful in the process and help a
company avoid the costs of replacing employees. Coaches can also help
companies deal with issues such as succession planning.
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Online Education Programs Offer Knowledge to Non-Exchange Attendees
Just because you couldn’t make it to Exchange 2011 in Portland, Ore., doesn’t
mean that you missed out completely. Now, you can view two great presentations
recorded live at Exchange:
• “Monitoring CO2 in Grain Bins: Putting the Research to Work” (29 minutes)
—Bob Marlow, regional operations manager, The Andersons, Delphi, IN
• “How to Respond to Grain Dryer Fire” (41 minutes)
—Chuck Kunisch, facility manager, Michigan Agricultural Commodities,
Marlette, MI
“These recordings expand the reach of our annual conference,” says GEAPS
International President Mark Fedje, “Every year, the Exchange educational program
offers valuable, practical material that people can take back to work and put to
use. But if you couldn’t attend in person, you were pretty much out of luck. That
has now changed.”
The recorded presentations are narrated PowerPoints. Companies or individuals may view them as many times as they would like over a period of six weeks. The
fee is $150 for members and $225 for non-members. (GEAPS is charging a fee to
recoup the cost of recording and posting the sessions online.)
Companies or facilities can gather their employees and show the presentation
to groups for the same cost.
To purchase access to these videos, please visit http://www.geaps.com/
knowledge/dist_learn/streaming.cfm
On behalf of our members, GEAPS expresses sincere thanks to The Andersons and
Michigan Agricultural Commodities for allowing us to share their experiences, knowledge
and expertise with others.
Now Available!
The two sessions offered online were selected by GEAPS’ Educational Programming Committee as being the “best of the best” at Exchange
2011. Here are brief descriptions:
“Monitoring CO2 in Grain Bins: Putting the Research to Work”
As grain deteriorates, it naturally gives off CO2. However, where
there are insects and mold in the grain, additional amounts are generated. By measuring the levels of CO2 in steel tanks, concrete storage or
ground piles, and tracking them over time, facilities gain information
about what is actually occurring in the grain mass. This information
offers another valuable tool in the battle to preserve grain quality
because if you know where and when problems are occurring, you can
take appropriate remedial action. This common-sense presentation, by
Bob Marlow regional operations manager, The Andersons, in Delphi IN,
is an introduction to the topic of monitoring CO2 and presents ways in
which companies can implement monitoring techniques.
“Responding to an Emergency”
If a grain dryer fire (or other emergency) occurs at your facility,
you’re not going to have much time to consider the options. In fact,
you will need to act immediately. This presentation, by Chuck Kunisch
of Michigan Agricultural Commodities, puts you in the front lines during
a real-life grain dryer fire at Marlette, MI. What should you do? When
should you do it? How? Who’s responsible for getting it done? How
do you coordinate the response? Issues of public safety, emergency
response, facility security, crowd control and chain of command
surface almost immediately. This presentation literally demonstrates the
complex challenges that arise rapidly during a fire or other emergency.
As Kunisch notes, “It can happen to anyone.” Is your company ready?
Congratulations, Graduates!
Please join us in recognizing the following individuals for completing GEAPS 525: Management of Insect Pests from GEAPS and Kansas
State University. Each student listed below has successfully completed course requirements and earned one continuing education credit, plus a
certificate of recognition, from Kansas State University.
Mohammed Elmuntasir Abdelrahman, Sayga Food Industries
Omer Bakhit, Sayga Food Industries
Ammar Mohammed Bakri, Sayga Flour Mills
Bill Chizek, Heartland Cooperative
Scott Crayne, Hansen-Mueller Co
Paul Drache, Central Life Sciences
Seth Flitton, Deseret Grain Storage
Justin Flora, Purdue University
John Ilg, FWS Industrial Projects Ltd
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Carlos Koster, Agrofum SA
Mircea Mateescu, Silotrans SRL
Tarcisio Moreira, Protection Com.Rep.Insumos.Ltda
Marla Orcherton, Viterra Inc
Jonathan Pounds, Gavilon Grain LLC
Charles Shellito, General Mills Inc
Jefferson Taylor, Consolidated Grain & Barge Co
Dustin Toberman, Gavilon Grain LLC
Andrew Wagner, LDS Welfare Services
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Canadian Prairies
Great River
President
Gordon Braun, Parrish & Heimbecker Ltd
Vice President
Pamela Kolochuk, Parrish & Heimbecker Ltd
Secretary
Matthew Bueckert, Viterra Inc
Treasurer
Robert Paige, FSR/Falcon Shuttle Rail Inc
Chair
Tim Robertson, EMW Industrial
Membership Committee Chair
Bob Fryza, Richardson International Ltd
Cherokee Strip
President
Stan Miller, ADM Milling Co
Vice President
Brian Devoll, WB Johnston Grain Co Inc
Secretary/Treasurer Carol Jones, Oklahoma State University
Columbia River
President
Vice President
Secretary/Treasurer
Director
Director
Director
Director
Tom Pruser, Tate & Lyle Grain Inc
Chuck Miller, Stanford Grain Co
Rick Fifer, 4B Components Ltd
Kim Peterson, Assumption Cooperative Grain Co
Mark Avery, Grain Journal
Eric Clements, Topflight Grain
Stephen Jordan,
Moweaqua Farmers Cooperative
John Lee, Grain & Feed Assn of Illinois
Carl Sellmyer, AgRail LLC
Gateway
President
Danny Jaspering, ADM
Vice President
Michael Gerdeman, ADM Grain Co
Secretary/Treasurer Mark Compton, MAC Electric Co
Golden Triangle
President
Vice President
Secretary/Treasurer
Director
James McCarthy, Cargill Inc
Mark Berry, Inspectorate America Corp
Stephanie Clark, Inspectorate America Corp
Billy Friend, Conveying Techniques Inc
Great Plains
President
Vice President
Secretary
Treasurer
Chair
Director
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Greater Iowa
President
Vice President
Secretary
Treasurer
Director
Director
Director
Kevin Miles, Rolfes @ Boone
Chris Blair, West Central
Mark Gaunt, Key Cooperative
Mike Blum, West Central
Julie Bell, RCI
Shawn Cogdill, Cogdill Farm Supply Inc
John Tuttle, Brock Grain Systems
Greater Nebraska
Ken Weaver, Great Western Malting Co
Jeff Simonson, Oregon Tractor & Equip Co
Tony Salgado, Columbia Grain Inc
Gene Loffler, CLD Pacific Grain LLC
Matt Strand, Munnell & Sherrill Inc
Cornbelt
President
Vice President
Secretary
Treasurer
Director
Director
Director
President
Thomas Runyon, Seedburo Equipment Co
Vice President
Timothy Bly, Cargill AgHorizons
Secretary/Treasurer Bill Salyers, Twomey Co
Wes O’Bannon, Farmway Cooperative Inc
Steve Reed, Kasa Controls
Larry McDonald,
Woofter Construction & Irrigation Inc
Barbara Grove, Farmway Cooperative Inc
Lonnie Glen, Kice Industries Inc
Samuel Buchanan, RBH Mill & Elevator Wichita
President
Allen Crawford, Cargill AgHorizons
Vice President
Neal McInturf, Ag Valley Cooperative
Associates Vice President
Colin McClure, PMI LLC
Secretary/Treasurer Dave Healey, Agrex Inc
Director
Mark Hueftle, Cooperative Producers
Director
Tracy Peterson, DeBruce Grain Inc
Director
David Schmit, Cargill AgHorizons
Gulf South
President
1st Vice President
2nd Vice President
Secretary
Treasurer
Director
Director
Director
Director
Director
James Golden, Cargill Inc
Brent Boeckmann, ADM Grain Co
Mike Tate, Bunge North America
Robert Klare, River Consulting
Mark Hutchison, ADM Grain Co
Lance Lamers, Cargill Inc
Charles LeBoeuf, Zen-Noh Grain Corp
Ronald Orsi, Alston Equipment Co
Floyd Sutton, ADM/Growmark
Scott Walsh, ADM Grain Co
Hoosier
President
Vice President
Treasurer
Secretary
Director
Director
Director
Director
Director
Darren Zink, Brock Grain Systems
Gil Garcia, OPI-integris
Todd Rush, Central States Enterprises Inc
Robert Marlow, The Andersons
Tim Atchison, The Andersons
Todd Garber, Cargill Inc
Jim Rossman, Kokomo Grain Co Inc
Larry Roth, Intersystems
James Simpson, Cargill Inc
Inland Empire
President
Steven McClintock, Tri-Cities Grain
Vice President
Jim Schwarting
Secretary/Treasurer Jim Jundt, Pacific Ethanol Columbia LLC
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Intermountain
North Iowa
President
Jeff Whitehead, Bratney Companies
Vice President
Stephen Halverson, Halverson Co
Secretary/Treasurer Sheldon Mayne, The Scoular Co
Programming Committee Chair
Kris Smelser, MillerCoors
Director
Michael Erickson, The McGregor Co
Director
Seth Flitton, Deseret Grain Storage
Director
Barbara Parris, Pioneer Grain LLC
Director
Royle Thomson, Golden Valley Warehouses Inc
Kansas City
President
Vice President
Secretary/Treasurer
Director
Director
Director
Director
Director
Brandon Leininger, The Scoular Co
Steve Myers, Bunge Milling
Tom Pruess, RBH Mill & Elevator Kansas City
Brian Bickford, Agrilogistics Inc
Clint Deitch, New Century Ag Recruiters
Tim Kramer, Bunge North America
Jeff Roumph, WD Patterson Co Inc
Bruce Scott, OPI-integris
Michigan-So Ontario
President
Vice President
Secretary
Treasurer
Director
Director
Director
David Marr, Michigan Agricultural Commodities
Mark Mueller,
Michigan Millers Mutual Insurance Co
Janice Kantola, Argonics Inc
Wayne Bauer, Star of the West Milling Co
Shawn Dunn, Farmers Cooperative Grain & Supply
Colleen Emerick, Cooperative Elevator Co
Jason Galbraith, Maljohn Co Ltd
Mid-America
President
Vice President
Secretary/Treasurer
Chair
Director
Director
Director
Director
John Stainbrook, Mountaire Farms Inc
Alan Messick, Messick & Gray Inc
Scott Kephart, Perdue AgriBusiness
R Scott Brittingham, Mountaire Farms Inc
Raymond Brittingham, Mountaire Farms Inc
Steven Small, Messick & Gray Inc
John Walston, Perdue AgriBusiness
Reggie White, RN Fabrications Inc
Mid-South
President
1st Vice President
2nd Vice President
Secretary/Treasurer
Director
Director
Director
Drew Widener, Riceland Foods Inc
Jonathan Nance, TEC Electric
Brian Loudermilk, Memphis Scaleworks Inc
Ben Lackey, Riceland Foods Inc
Jeff Madden, Riceland Foods Inc
Arthur McNatt, Southern Systems Inc
Alvin Mullins, Riceland Foods Inc
Treasurer
Chair
Director
Director
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President
Richard Murphy,
Frenchman Valley Farmers Cooperative
Vice President
Gary State,
Frenchman Valley Farmers Cooperative
Secretary/Treasurer John Witt, The Scoular Co
Director
Bill Brophy, Brophy Electric Co
Director
Laurie Schmitt, The Scoular Co
Seaway
President
Vice President
Secretary/Treasurer
Chair
Director
Director
Director
Jeffrey Hahn, FGDI a Division of Agrex
John Steinman, Cargill Inc
Jessica Hetzel, AD Perkins Corp
George Suvar, Latty Grain
Randy Broady, Trupointe Cooperative
Steve Peters, Steve Peters Co
Ryan Warner, Deseret Grain Storage
President
Vice President
Secretary/Treasurer
Chair
Director
Director
Director
Gene Modder, Sudenga Industries Inc
Deon Carriere, Sioux Steel Co
Sue Boland, Farmers Cooperative Elevator Co
Jeany Hesse, Integra Plastics Inc
Mike Friis, Western Iowa Cooperative
Rick Krier, Western Iowa Cooperative
Tom Malek, Country Pride Cooperative
Snake River
President
Alan Lee, Keigley & Co Inc
Vice President
Tom Hawks, Columbia County Grain Growers
Secretary/Treasurer Neal Tacke, CLD Pacific Grain LLC
Thunder Bay
President
Vice President
Treasurer
Jerrett Franklin, Cargill Ltd
Les Perrault, Digital Engineering Inc
Tony Pavletic, Viterra Inc
Tri-State
President
Vice President
Secretary
Eric Kelley, Attebury Grain Inc
Christopher Daniel, DeBruce Grain Inc
Michael Miller, DeBruce Grain Inc
Twin Ports
President
Thomas Ornell, BDI
Vice President
Andrew Waldbillig, General Mills Inc
Secretary/Treasurer David Lundeen, Gavilon/Peavey Co
Vancouver
Minneapolis
President
1st Vice President
2nd Vice President
Secretary
Oregon Trail
Siouxland
Jeff Mesick, Cargill Inc
Brad Perry, The Scoular Co
Andrew Heck, Edward J Heck & Sons Co
Rob Herbers, DeBruce Grain Inc
Douglas Brown, AGP Grain Mktg Inc
Jimmy Carlson, AGP Grain Mktg Inc
Denny Hesman, DeBruce Grain Inc
Mike Ireland, The Scoular Co
Mid-Atlantic
President
Vice President
Secretary
Treasurer
Director
Director
Director
Director
President
Scott Helland, DeBruce Grain Inc
Vice President
Lynn Ostendorf, Gold-Eagle Cooperative
Secretary
Roger Barber, Farmers Cooperative Assn
Treasurer
Mike Wollner, United Suppliers Inc
Chair
Daryl Watts, RCI
Programming Committee Chair
Tom Winkel, MaxYield Cooperative
Director
John Hanig, Sukup Manufacturing Co
Director
Dean Holland, Stateline Cooperative
Director
Gary Weiner, Cartersville Elevator Inc
Director
Kevin Walker, Farmers Cooperative Elevator
Jeff Holmes, General Mills Inc
Alex Westlind, TE Ibberson Co
Robert Horvat, Cargill Inc
Michael Claussen, Tandem Products Inc/
Rhino Hyde Div
Dave McGovern, Donaldson Torit
David Olheiser, VAA LLC
Mark Herrick, Cargill Inc
William Pickell, Lakeland Companies
President
Vice President
Secretary/Treasurer
Chair
Mark MacKenzie, Alliance Grain Co
Andrew Nelson, Cargill Ltd
Lorraine Lego, Alliance Grain Co
Doug Birkenthal, Viterra Inc
GEAPS In-Grain | August 2011 – 17
MEMBERSHIP
Now Available for Members:
A Digital Version of the
DirectaSource!
The DirectaSource is an excellent resource, but it can be a
little cumbersome to carry with you at all times. Now, you can
download a digital version (PDF) of the DirectaSource to your
computer, so that you can have it at your fingertips.
To access the downloadable version of the DirectaSource,
please go to the online version of this article on the GEAPS
website.
*GEAPS is offering this service as a members only benefit.
Please do not circulate this file.
New Members
Welcome these new members who joined GEAPS recently.
Canadian Prairies
Steve Kuntz
recruited by Mike Ryan
Dennis Prociok
Cherokee Strip
Mark Thrower
Columbia River
Meghan Murphy
recruited by Tim Wright
Cornbelt
Lewis Batchhelder
Steve Kamm
Brent Woolf
Golden Triangle
Pablo Llopez
Great Plains
Don Jenks
recruited by Dale Theisen
Brian Ring
recruited by Dale Theisen
Shawn Werner
recruited by Jason Marcotte
Great River
Jerry Borg
Reid Conklen
Greater Iowa
Kirk Anderson
recruited by Mark Gaunt
David Barber
recruited by Kevin Danner
Kelly Els
recruited by Mark Gaunt
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Glen Foster
recruited by Mark Gaunt
Marcus Hoksbergen
recruited by Mark Gaunt
Ryan Janssen
recruited by Mark Gaunt
Matt Kauffman
recruited by Mark Gaunt
Justin Kingkade
recruited by Dan Noland
Nicholas Steinbach
recruited by Robert Van Dyke
Chad Stickrod
recruited by Janette Smith
Aaron Todd
recruited by Jim Johnson
Mark Vermeer
Greater Nebraska
Don Robb
recruited by Cheyenne Wohlford
Jim Seibert
recruited by David Schmit
Lisa Viker
recruited by Cheyenne Wohlford
Gulf South
Tom Thorn
recruited by Tom Taylor
Hoosier
Ryan McCoy
recruited by Ben Breazeale
Ty Smith
recruited by Ryan Toms
Ryan Yutzy
recruited by Merle Bennett
Intermountain
Lewis Davenport
Kansas City
Dennis Doles
Mike Williams
Mid-America
Brent Brinegar
recruited by Kile Smith
John Henry
recruited by Add Blackman
Hannah Hoisington
recruited by Kile Smith
Mid-Atlantic
Cameron Galloway
recruited by Reggie White
George Nesbit
recruited by Reggie White
Mid-South
David Bartlett
recruited by Opal Derrick
Steele Boyd
recruited by Dee Davis
Carmilla Calzada
recruited by Thomas Rodman
Terry Grubbs
recruited by Chuck Ledbetter
Morgan Liston
recruited by Chuck Ledbetter
Brad Logan
recruited by Chuck Ledbetter
Donnie Martin
recruited by Jeff Madden
Duane Roberson
recruited by Deborah Good
Caleb Smith
recruited by Dee Davis
Bobby Wade
recruited by OC Howser
Robin Wilson
recruited by Nathan Cook
Minneapolis
Jeff Anderson
Stuart Beckman
recruited by Tom Harmon
Jeremy Davis
Non-Chapter
Jan Hartman
Ashley Jones
Christopher Kreklau
recruited by Mark Fedje
North Iowa
Brad Kohls
recruited by Daryl Watts
Seaway
Tyeis Baker-Baumann
recruited by Rick Koons
Jared Jacobson
recruited by Steven Fast
Dan Roncolato
recruited by Randy Broady
Phillip Ruppert
recruited by Steve Queen
Siouxland
Kelly Beitelspacher
recruited by Rick Krier
Sam Cook
recruited by Darwin Winkowitsch
David Garberding
recruited by John Hoppe
Daniel Winkowitsch
recruited by Darwin Winkowitsch
Vancouver
Greg Matic
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CHAPTER NEWS
Golden Triangle
On June 16th, the Golden Triangle Chapter met in Houston, Tex., and 15 members
and guests listened to Kevin Gilheany,
security consultant at Maritime Compliance
International, speak on securit y issues
related to operating a port facility. Chapter
business also included discussion of chapter
bylaws, new officer elections, and the corresponding meeting schedule.
Inland Empire
On May 12th, the Inland Empire Chapter
enjoyed a golf outing at Canyon Lakes in
Kennwick, Wash., with eight guests and
attendees. The Tri-Cities Grain Group were
the overall winners.
Mid-South
On January 28th, the Mid-South Chapter
met in Texarkana, Ark., immediately fol-
lowing a tour of Martin Sprocket and Gear
and Mix-Lif t/Dura-Buket in Dallas, Tex.
Twelve members and guests attended, and
attendees discussed the upcoming conference, scholarship recipients, and upcoming
meetings.
On February 3rd, the Mid-South Chapter
held its 32nd annual conference and equipment display at the Brinkley Convention
Center in Brinkley, Ark. Eighty-one members
and guests attended, as well as 26 exhibits.
The four sessions included: “Intrinsically Safe
Electrical Equipment,” “Belt Conveyor Idler
Maintenance,” “Bin Sweep Augers,” and “The
Lost Art of Listening.” In addition, attendees
approved two scholarships and discussed
the Mid-South Annual Fishing Tournament,
as well as the schedule for chapter elections.
On May 26th, the Mid-South Chapter
met at the Brinkley Convention Center in
Brinkley, Ark., and 24 members and guests
were in attendance for the annual business
meeting. Attendees listened to the president
and secretar y/treasurers’ reports, held
officer elections, and discussed bylaws.
North Iowa
The North Iowa Chapter is happy to
report that around 300 GEAPS members
from seven Midwest chapters gathered in
Ames, Iowa, June 27-29, 2011, on the Iowa
State Campus for a successful safety seminar.
Vancouver
On June 7th, the Vancouver Chapter met
at the Westwood Plateau Golf and Country
Club in Coquitlam, British Columbia. Ninetysix members and guests attended the 1st
annual Toivo Makila Memorial Tournament.
In addition, attendees adopted the March
meeting minutes and discussed the financial
report. Lastly, elections were held.
Excellent Educational
Opportunity Available
to Chapter Leaders
EH!!
Why don’t you join us for the
“Coolest Show Ever”
Technical seminars, trade show and much more!
Victoria Inn Convention Center, Winnipeg, Manitoba
January 11th& 12th, 2012
For exhibitor, sponsor or attendee information, please
contact the Canadian Prairies Chapter EXPO committee
Clarence Heckert
Brian Kuffner
Ren Lapp
Slav Waplak
Tim Robertson
Pam Kolochuk
Gord Braun
John Rossol
Larry Unger
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clarence_h@carterday.com
bkuffner@whitingequipment.ca
ren.lapp@emw.ca
slav.waplak@viterra.ca
tim.robertson@emw.ca
pkolochuk@parheim.com
gbraun@parheim.com
john.rossol@grainscanada.gc.ca
lunger@whitingequipment.ca
This fall, GEAPS will provide an educational
webinar for chapter leaders. Offered at six different
times, this presentation will orient chapter leaders
to the tools and resources available on the GEAPS
website that will help them:
• Meet reporting requirements
• Advertise chapter events
• Streamline chapter processes
• Answer website navigational questions
• Introduce GEAPS social media sources like
LinkedIn and Facebook (and how local
chapters are using them)
• And much more!
New chapter leaders, as well as those who are
not new to leadership, are invited and encouraged
to participate. With no cost to attend, participants
need only a computer with an internet connection,
a phone line and about 45 minutes. Choose from the
available dates and times below:
• Wed., Aug. 24, 10 a.m. CDT
• Fri., Aug. 26, 1 p.m. CDT
• Tues., Aug. 30, 10 a.m. CDT
• Thurs., Sept. 1, 2 p.m. CDT
• Wed., Sept. 7, 2 p.m. CDT
• Fri., Sept. 9, 10 a.m. CDT
Please RSVP to Julia Kloehn, julia@geaps.com,
who will distribute connection details. In addition,
five lucky attendees will take home a GEAPS jacket.
*This is not a generic repeat of web
tours offered in the past, so make sure
your chapter’s leaders are represented.
Use this as your first step to embracing the
“lazy leader” inside you!
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Twin Cites, MN
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4248 Park Glen Rd
Minneapolis MN 55416 USA
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CALENDAR
An extensive and up-to-date calendar can be found on the GEAPS website.
c ha p t e r s
Columbia River
September 9 Annual Golf Tournament, Location and Time TBD
Cornbelt
August 24 Fall Harvest Review-PPE, Doubletree,
Bloomington, IL, 6 p.m.
Greater Iowa
September 14 Trends of Current Harvest & What to be Ready For,
Dr. Charles Hurburgh, ISU, Ag Information Center,
Nevada, IA, Time TBD
Gulf South
September 15 Cargill Presentation, Belle Terre Golf Club,
LaPlace, LA, 6:30 p.m.
Mid-Atlantic
August 9 Crab Feast, Suicide Bridge Restaurant, Hurlock, MD,
6 p.m.
North Iowa
September 12 Rail Safety, Don Hedinger, Fort Dodge, IA, Location
and Time TBD
Seaway
September 1 Dryer Maintenance Panel Discussion/Shoot on Clay
Sporting Course, WR Hunt Club, Clyde, OH, Noon
Tri-State
September 13 Chapter Event Planning Meeting, Hoff brau
Steakhouse, Amarillo, TX, 6:30 p.m.
Inland Empire
September 15 Educational, Red Lion, Kenniwick, WA, Time TBD
Kansas City
August 26 Terrorism/Plant Security, Trap Shoot at West 1st St,
Lancaster, KS, 3 p.m.
Michigan/So. Ontario
August 29 Iron Ore Mine Tour/Tour of Argonics, Polyurethane
Manufacturing Plant, Argonics, Marquette, MI,
9 a.m.-5 p.m.
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Upcoming Michigan/So. Ontario and Seaway chapters
training courses on Bin Entry/Tech Rescue:
August 16-18 in Sidney, OH
August 24-25 in Blyth, ON
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