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If you’ve ever wondered how Mario Andretti is connected to soybeans or where the money that gets sent to the checkoff programs goes, this is the episode for you! Special guest and “accidental aggie,” Courtney Kingery joins hosts Sal Sama and Ryan Priest in the podcast room for this episode of The High Ground powered by Premier Companies. Courtney is the CEO of the Indiana Soybean Alliance, Indiana Corn Marketing Council, and the Indiana Corn Growers Association.
In addition to hearing about how she ended up in agriculture instead of law school, you’ll learn about how the Indiana Soybean Alliance, Indiana Corn Marketing Council, and the Indiana Corn Growers Association are related and work together. You’ll hear about the education, program, and research portions of the checkoff funds and how that ultimately helps growers improve sustainability, yield, producer engagement, and value creation. This episode features a couple of success stories including how high oleic initiative has led to a return of 100 million dollars worth of premiums to the growers in Indiana for the cost of a candybar per acre.
If you’ve ever wondered how Mario Andretti is connected to soybeans or where the money that gets sent to the checkoff programs goes, this is the episode for you! Special guest and “accidental aggie,” Courtney Kingery joins hosts Sal Sama and Ryan Priest in the podcast room for this episode of The High Ground powered by Premier Companies. Courtney is the CEO of the Indiana Soybean Alliance, Indiana Corn Marketing Council, and the Indiana Corn Growers Association.
In addition to hearing about how she ended up in agriculture instead of law school, you’ll learn about how the Indiana Soybean Alliance, Indiana Corn Marketing Council, and the Indiana Corn Growers Association are related and work together. You’ll hear about the education, program, and research portions of the checkoff funds and how that ultimately helps growers improve sustainability, yield, producer engagement, and value creation. This episode features a couple of success stories including how high oleic initiative has led to a return of 100 million dollars worth of premiums to the growers in Indiana for the cost of a candybar per acre.