Steve S. Myers, an 18-year veteran at Busey Ag Services, LeRoy, Il, has been named Farm Manager of the Year by the American Society of Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers. The presentation was made during the ASFMRA Annual Meeting held in November in San Antonio.
Steve was raised on a grain and livestock farm in Western Illinois. His passion for agriculture led him to Illinois State University where he graduated with a degree in Agriculture Education. Upon his graduation in 1986, Steve began his career as a vocational education instructor at Blue Ridge High School in Farmer City, Ill. After a couple of years in education, Steve joined the ag retail industry when he became a Crops Specialist and Plant Manager for McLean County Service Company in Bellflower, Ill. In 1990, Steve joined what was then Busey Bank as a professional farm manager. He currently manages more than 15,000 acres for 66 clients. In addition to professional farm management, Myers is a licensed real estate broker and certified crop advisor.
The award is sponsored by ASFMRA, Syngenta, and AgProfessional magazine.
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It is often overlooked that the female in a farming operation plays a crucial role in the success of that business. This ranch partner wears many hats including: hired hand, meals-on-wheels service, chauffer, maid, errands-runner, fix-it gal and chore help. She can be found in the kitchen, in the feedyard, on a tractor or in a repair shop. She keeps the books, takes care of paperwork and makes sure the kids get to band practice and basketball games. She maintains several full-time jobs: housewife, farmer, career woman, mom and wife. She is a super hero; She is a ranch wife.
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Lessing-Flynn, a marketing communications firm based in Des Moines, Iowa, has added Jordan Bloodsworth to its creative/client service team. Bloodsworth is a recent graduate from Central College in Pella, Iowa. Prior to graduating from Central, Bloodsworth worked as an intern at Vermeer Corporation. She also served as a creative intern at Hatch Creative in London, England. In her new position, Bloodsworth will work with Lessing-Flynn clients in a newly created dual “hybrid” role as account coordinator and graphic designer.
Here’s a sign of the viability of online communications in agriculture. I think we’re going to see more of this at time goes on and travel budgets get tighter.