Ken Canfield farms in Parke and Fountain counties. He is a member of Indiana Farm Bureau and Indiana Corn Growers Association. He served as President of the Indiana Soybean Growers Association in 1997. He was Indiana's 1993 DuPont Young Leader. He is a Purdue University graduate as well as a graduate of the state's Ag Leadership Program.
Canfield is interested in making the soybean board more visible to Indiana farmers.
In District 5, two director positions are available. Nominated for this position are Bill Tyner of Hamilton County, and Don Meier of Bartholomew County. Bill Tyner of Hamilton County says that, as a board member, his goal will be to help educate the public about environmentally safe soybean products. Tyner is also interested in helping to keep farmers informed of their checkoff investments. He serves on the board of directors for the Hamilton County Co-op.