06 Jan KGFA Announces Participants of 2025 class of Tomorrow’s Agribusiness Leaders
The selection committee for the Tomorrow’s Agribusiness Leaders (TAL) program met in early-December to review applications and select five members of the Kansas Agribusiness Retailers Association and five members of the Kansas Grain and Feed Association to comprise the 27th class of agribusiness’ premier leadership development course.
The selection committee of TAL alumni chose: Justin Aude (Frontier Farm Credit); Byron Bina (MKC); Bryant Blank (Lockton Companies); Jordan Burris (Cornerstone Ag, LLC); Casey Carlson (Producer Ag, LLC); Courtney Crawford (ProValue Insurance); Jeff Krehbiel (Kanza Cooperative Association); John O’Leary (Pride Ag Resources); Sarah Shepherd (ADM) and Rilee Spresser (Hi-Plains Cooperative Association) to complete the 27th class.
“I want to offer my sincerest congratulations to our newest members of the TAL program,” KGFA President and CEO Ron Seeber said. “We’ve been coordinating TAL for nearly 30 years and have seen more than 200 individuals graduate from the program with a renewed, or brand-new, understanding on how important it is for our membership to advocate for agribusiness. We can’t wait to meet our newest participants and get started in January.”
Each class participates in three sessions designed to improve the leadership skills of Kansas agribusiness men and women through increasing their understanding of the association’s mission and activities, teaching the state and federal legislative process, improving leadership and communication skills, and preparing members for possible public service through campaigns or public office.