Seed Improvement Conference
The Distinguished Service Award
Correction to Seed Book
Nebraska Crop Improvement Association Annual Meeting Minutes
NCIA Board Reorganize

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University of Nebraska - Lincoln DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln Nebraska Seed Focus Nebraska Crop Improvement Association 2010 Nebraska Seed Focus March 2010 Nebraska Crop Improvement Association Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/nciafocus  Part of the Agronomy and Crop Sciences Commons Nebraska Crop Improvement Association, "Nebraska Seed Focus March 2010" (2010). Nebraska Seed Focus. 1. https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/nciafocus/1 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Nebraska Crop Improvement Association at DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln. It has been accepted for inclusion in Nebraska Seed Focus by an authorized administrator of DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln. Dates & EventsMarch 15Form A - Winter Small   GrainsMarch 23NCIA Board of Directors,   North PlatteApril 15Form A - Spring Small   GrainsMay 15Form A - Forage GrassesForm B - Small GrainsMay 31Holiday - Office ClosedJune 1Form A - Dry Edible   Beans, MilletForm B - Forage GrassesRR Soybean ApplicationsJune 10Corn ApplicationsJuly 1Form A - Certified   SoybeansForm B - Dry Edible   Beans, MilletJuly 5Holiday - Office ClosedVolume 15, Number 1March 2010Nebraska Crop Improvement AssociationPO Box 830911 - Lincoln, NE 68583402-472-1444 - 402-472-8652 (fax)www.unl.edu/ncia - dbrestel@unl.eduNebraska Seed FocusA publication by the Nebraska Crop Improvement AssociationMarch 2010Seed Improvement ConferenceThe 2010 Nebraska Seed ImprovementConference was held January 11 - 13 atthe Ramada Inn in Kearney.The 2010 Awards Banquet was sponsoredby Bayer CropScience - Beemer, HuskerGenetics-Ithaca, Oliver ManufacturingCompany-Rocky Ford, CO, and Syngenta.Ruben Wehnes, Darrel Wehnes & Sons,Inland, was honored as the 2009 PremierSeed Grower. This award is presentedannually to a Nebraska seed enterprise foroutstanding achievement in certified seedproduction and marketing.Wehnes grew up on the family farm nearInland, Nebraska, and started his ownfarming enterprise in the spring of 1979before he had graduated from high school.It initially consisted of  320 acres which hasgrown to 1300 acres of corn, soybeans,wheat, and alfalfa. In 1978 his father Darrelstarted the seed enterprise with Ruben andhis brother, David, and in 1986 they built anew seed conditioning facility.In 2001 Wehnes took over the seedbusiness and since their beginning theyhave raised, conditioned, and sold 14different small grain varieties and 33different soybean lines. Wehnes hasserved on the Nebraska CropImprovement Association Board ofDirectors from 1996-2001 and served asPresident in 1998. He also served on theFinance Committee, Chair of the Productand Action sessions, and on the NuPrideCommittee of Management.He is also very active in his communityserving on the Clay County ExtensionBoard and as President of the InlandNebraska Community Foundation and iscurrently serving on the Hastings WellheadProtection Committee.The Distinguished Service Award waspresented to Leon Kriesel, Kriesel CertifiedSeed, Gurley. This award is presented toacknowledge individuals who have madeoutstanding contributions to Nebraskaagriculture.Leon Kriesel, owner and operator ofKriesel Certified Seed, can trace his ties tothe seed industry to when his parents Fredand Viola Kriesel started the business in1945. When he finished college in 1976,he began farming in partnership with hisparents; and in 1983 he became the soleproprietor. Since that time over 60 varietiesof winter wheat, barley, oats, millet, andgrass have been produced.Kriesel has been a member of theNebraska Crop Improvement Associationsince 1972, serving on the Board ofDirectors and ultimately as President in2004. He is also currently active in theNuPride Genetics Marketing Committeeand the Nebraska Seed Trade Association.He is a current member of the NebraskaWheat Growers Association havingpreviously served on the Board ofDirectors. He is also on the UNL HighPlains Ag Lab Board of Directors havingpreviously served as Chair.In 2004 Kriesel was inducted into theNebraska Hall of Agriculture Achievement.Other recent honors have included beingrecognized as the Omaha World-Herald’sMaster Conservationist – PanhandleDistrict, UNL Panhandle Service toAgriculture, Nebraska Premier SeedGrower, and Cheyenne County Friend of 4-H. Correction to Seed BookThere is correction for the 2010 SpringSeed Book. On page 75, Arrow SeedCompany, 308-872-6826, should be listedunder White Wonder Foxtail Millet. KrieselCertified Seed should not be listed.Nebraska Seed Focus 2 March 2010Nebraska Crop Improvement AssociationAnnual Meeting MinutesJanuary 13, 2010• The meeting was called to order at 10:37 a.m. by VonJohnson, President.• It was determined that a quorum of the membership waspresent.• It was moved and seconded to approve the agenda.Motion carried.• It was moved and seconded to approve the minutes of the2009 annual meeting as presented. Motion carried.• Matt Keating gave a preliminary treasurer’s report for ArloCole. NCIA has a loss of $25,661.00.• Jerry Radke presented the Nominating Committee report. MattKeating is eligible for re-election for State-at-Large. DavidFuss, Westco, is running for the State-at-Large position. JoeThimm, Thimm Farms, is running for the District 1 position.There were no nominations from the floor. It was moved andseconded to pass a unanimous ballot. Motion carried.• It was announced that Jason Beissenherz, Syngenta CropProtection, will be the NSTA representative to the NCIABoard.• Reports were given by the recorders of each product actionsession. No actions were taken in the corn, soybeans, orgrass sessions. The small grains and speciality crops sessiondiscussed the need for a seed treater in the lab. A motion wasmade and seconded for the board to go forward with thetreater. It was moved and seconded to recommend  theboard buy a seed treater for the NCIA lab. Motion carried.• Steve Knox gave a management report. Total acres for 2009 is60,253 which is down. Corn acres are down 79,894 acres andwheat is down 2,687 acres. Two corn companies dropped out ofthe OECD Accreditation program. Stacks are not being acceptedinto foreign countries so export is way down. Knox noted we willsee a few more lean year. IRM assessments and CCXinspections were done with the AOSCA office. A question wasasked regarding the high accounting fees. Knox noted this wasdue to new filing regulations of the 5500 form for non-profits.• Steve Knox recognized Von Johnson as the outgoing NCIApresident.• Von Johnson presented Mark Knobel (not present) and NormRohlfing with outgoing board member awards.• Von Johnson asked for old business. There was no old business• Von Johnson asked for new business. There was no newbusiness.• The meeting was adjourned at 11:00 a.m..NCIA Board ReorganizesAt the NCIA annual meeting, Dave Fuss, Westco, Morrill, and JoeThimm, Thimm Farms, Beatrice, were elected to serve their first termon the board representing State-at-Large and District 1. MattKeating, State-at-Large , was elected to serve a second term. Duringtheir re-organizational meeting, the NCIA Board elected a slate ofofficers for 2010. Von Johnson, District 3,  was re-elected president.Matt Keating, State-at-Large, will again serve as vice-president, andArlo Cole was again elected as Treasurer. Von Johnson wasappointed as Chair of the Committee of Management for NuPrideGenetics Network, and Joe Thimm, District 1, was appointed boardrepresentative to  Nebraska Seed Trade Association AdvisoryCommittee. Jason Beissenherz, Syngenta Crop Protection, will serveas the NSTA representative to the NCIA board. Other BoardMembers include Doug Broberg, District 2, Jerry Radke, District 4,Rick Koelsch, IANR-UNL, and Mark Lagrimini, Agronomy.

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Dates & Events
March 15
Form A - Winter Small
   Grains
March 23
NCIA Board of Directors,
   North Platte
April 15
Form A - Spring Small
   Grains
May 15
Form A - Forage Grasses
Form B - Small Grains
May 31
Holiday - Office Closed
June 1
Form A - Dry Edible
   Beans, Millet
Form B - Forage Grasses
RR Soybean Applications
June 10
Corn Applications
July 1
Form A - Certified
   Soybeans
Form B - Dry Edible
   Beans, Millet
July 5
Holiday - Office Closed
Volume 15, Number 1
March 2010
Nebraska Crop Improvement Association
PO Box 830911 - Lincoln, NE 68583
402-472-1444 - 402-472-8652 (fax)
www.unl.edu/ncia - dbrestel@unl.edu
Nebraska Seed Focus
A publication by the Nebraska Crop Improvement Association
March 2010
Seed Improvement Conference
The 2010 Nebraska Seed Improvement
Conference was held January 11 - 13 at
the Ramada Inn in Kearney.
The 2010 Awards Banquet was sponsored
by Bayer CropScience - Beemer, Husker
Genetics-Ithaca, Oliver Manufacturing
Company-Rocky Ford, CO, and Syngenta.
Ruben Wehnes, Darrel Wehnes & Sons,
Inland, was honored as the 2009 Premier
Seed Grower. This award is presented
annually to a Nebraska seed enterprise for
outstanding achievement in certified seed
production and marketing.
Wehnes grew up on the family farm near
Inland, Nebraska, and started his own
farming enterprise in the spring of 1979
before he had graduated from high school.
It initially consisted of  320 acres which has
grown to 1300 acres of corn, soybeans,
wheat, and alfalfa. In 1978 his father Darrel
started the seed enterprise with Ruben and
his brother, David, and in 1986 they built a
new seed conditioning facility.
In 2001 Wehnes took over the seed
business and since their beginning they
have raised, conditioned, and sold 14
different small grain varieties and 33
different soybean lines. Wehnes has
served on the Nebraska Crop
Improvement Association Board of
Directors from 1996-2001 and served as
President in 1998. He also served on the
Finance Committee, Chair of the Product
and Action sessions, and on the NuPride
Committee of Management.
He is also very active in his community
serving on the Clay County Extension
Board and as President of the Inland
Nebraska Community Foundation and is
currently serving on the Hastings Wellhead
Protection Committee.
The Distinguished Service Award was
presented to Leon Kriesel, Kriesel Certified
Seed, Gurley. This award is presented to
acknowledge individuals who have made
outstanding contributions to Nebraska
agriculture.
Leon Kriesel, owner and operator of
Kriesel Certified Seed, can trace his ties to
the seed industry to when his parents Fred
and Viola Kriesel started the business in
1945. When he finished college in 1976,
he began farming in partnership with his
parents; and in 1983 he became the sole
proprietor. Since that time over 60 varieties
of winter wheat, barley, oats, millet, and
grass have been produced.
Kriesel has been a member of the
Nebraska Crop Improvement Association
since 1972, serving on the Board of
Directors and ultimately as President in
2004. He is also currently active in the
NuPride Genetics Marketing Committee
and the Nebraska Seed Trade Association.
He is a current member of the Nebraska
Wheat Growers Association having
previously served on the Board of
Directors. He is also on the UNL High
Plains Ag Lab Board of Directors having
previously served as Chair.
In 2004 Kriesel was inducted into the
Nebraska Hall of Agriculture Achievement.
Other recent honors have included being
recognized as the Omaha World-Herald’s
Master Conservationist – Panhandle
District, UNL Panhandle Service to
Agriculture, Nebraska Premier Seed
Grower, and Cheyenne County Friend of 4-
H. 
Correction to Seed Book
There is correction for the 2010 Spring
Seed Book. On page 75, Arrow Seed
Company, 308-872-6826, should be listed
under White Wonder Foxtail Millet. Kriesel
Certified Seed should not be listed.
Nebraska Seed Focus 2 March 2010
Nebraska Crop Improvement Association
Annual Meeting Minutes
January 13, 2010
• The meeting was called to order at 10:37 a.m. by Von
Johnson, President.
• It was determined that a quorum of the membership was
present.
• It was moved and seconded to approve the agenda.
Motion carried.
• It was moved and seconded to approve the minutes of the
2009 annual meeting as presented. Motion carried.
• Matt Keating gave a preliminary treasurer’s report for Arlo
Cole. NCIA has a loss of $25,661.00.
• Jerry Radke presented the Nominating Committee report. Matt
Keating is eligible for re-election for State-at-Large. David
Fuss, Westco, is running for the State-at-Large position. Joe
Thimm, Thimm Farms, is running for the District 1 position.
There were no nominations from the floor. It was moved and
seconded to pass a unanimous ballot. Motion carried.
• It was announced that Jason Beissenherz, Syngenta Crop
Protection, will be the NSTA representative to the NCIA
Board.
• Reports were given by the recorders of each product action
session. No actions were taken in the corn, soybeans, or
grass sessions. The small grains and speciality crops session
discussed the need for a seed treater in the lab. A motion was
made and seconded for the board to go forward with the
treater. It was moved and seconded to recommend  the
board buy a seed treater for the NCIA lab. Motion carried.
• Steve Knox gave a management report. Total acres for 2009 is
60,253 which is down. Corn acres are down 79,894 acres and
wheat is down 2,687 acres. Two corn companies dropped out of
the OECD Accreditation program. Stacks are not being accepted
into foreign countries so export is way down. Knox noted we will
see a few more lean year. IRM assessments and CCX
inspections were done with the AOSCA office. A question was
asked regarding the high accounting fees. Knox noted this was
due to new filing regulations of the 5500 form for non-profits.
• Steve Knox recognized Von Johnson as the outgoing NCIA
president.
• Von Johnson presented Mark Knobel (not present) and Norm
Rohlfing with outgoing board member awards.
• Von Johnson asked for old business. There was no old business
• Von Johnson asked for new business. There was no new
business.
• The meeting was adjourned at 11:00 a.m..
NCIA Board Reorganizes
At the NCIA annual meeting, Dave Fuss, Westco, Morrill, and Joe
Thimm, Thimm Farms, Beatrice, were elected to serve their first term
on the board representing State-at-Large and District 1. Matt
Keating, State-at-Large , was elected to serve a second term. During
their re-organizational meeting, the NCIA Board elected a slate of
officers for 2010. Von Johnson, District 3,  was re-elected president.
Matt Keating, State-at-Large, will again serve as vice-president, and
Arlo Cole was again elected as Treasurer. Von Johnson was
appointed as Chair of the Committee of Management for NuPride
Genetics Network, and Joe Thimm, District 1, was appointed board
representative to  Nebraska Seed Trade Association Advisory
Committee. Jason Beissenherz, Syngenta Crop Protection, will serve
as the NSTA representative to the NCIA board. Other Board
Members include Doug Broberg, District 2, Jerry Radke, District 4,
Rick Koelsch, IANR-UNL, and Mark Lagrimini, Agronomy.


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