Farm Credit Mid-America announced the results of its recent Board of Directors and 2025 Nominating Committee elections. Customer-owners with voting stock elected the following to its Board of Directors:
- Dustin Henson – Paragould, Arkansas
- Dale Koester– Wadesville, Indiana
- John L. Kuegel, Jr. – Owensboro, Kentucky
- Jason Moore – Paris, Tennessee
Henson is the owner and operator of HR Farms and Dustin Henson, LLC, growing soybeans, rice and corn. Koester is the co-owner and operator of Koester Brothers Farms, Inc., a diversified dairy and grain operation, located in Southwestern Indiana. Kuegel Jr. owns Old Lyddane Farms, consisting of corn, soybeans, wheat and alfalfa hay operations. Moore raises row crops, corn, wheat, soybeans, registered and commercial Angus cattle and runs hay and haylage production and custom harvest operations.
The 17-member Board of Directors sets policy and provides strategic direction for the cooperative’s leadership. This year’s election filled four four-year terms representing Arkansas/Missouri, Indiana, Ohio and Kentucky. The board consists of 15 stockholder-elected positions and 2 board-appointed outside directors.
In addition to the Board of Directors, 25 individuals were elected to serve on the 2025 Nominating Committee. The committee is responsible for selecting candidates for the following year’s elections. The elected members are:
Arkansas/Missouri
- John Norman Bryant
- Mark Coleman
- Todd Edwards
- James Kemmer
- Chris Wood
Indiana
- Dan Arnholt
- A.J. Booher
- Katharine Burger
- Lisa Hammock
- Scott Maple
Ohio
- Luke Durbin
- Beth Ellis
- Ellen Joslin
- Lisa Peterson
- Mike Wolfe
Kentucky
- Steven Bach
- Amanda Gajdzik
- Alice Maze Porter
- Tyson Sanderfur
- Aaron Tucker
Tennessee
- James “Andy” Davis
- Heather Hardy
- Mark Klepper
- Ben Sanders
- Brandon Whitt
Learn more about Farm Credit Mid-America’s Board of Directors, or how you can become a candidate for a board position.
