Container Ship Rates Hit New Lows All officers were reelected to the Soy Transportation Coalition (STC) board by its Board of Directors at this year’s annual meeting in Chicago. Dean Campbell of Coulterville, Ill., was reelected chair of the STC board. Campbell and his wife, Cookie, own a farming operation that includes soybeans, corn, wheat and alfalfa. Campbell currently serves on the Illinois Soybean Association Board of Directors. He is active in the Illinois Farm Bureau, Illinois Corn Growers Association, Illinois Wheat Association and the Illinois Ag Leadership Foundation. Dennis Feiken of LaMoure, N.D., was reelected as the STC vice chair. Feiken and his wife, Tammy, operate a soybean and corn farm. Feiken is a member of the North Dakota Soybean Council, where he serves as chair. Feiken is active in the North Dakota Farm Bureau and has served on the NDFB Board of Directors, where he was chair for a term. Ed Ulch of Solon, Iowa, will continue to serve as secretary-treasurer of the STC board. He and his wife, Louella, own a crop and cattle operation. Ulch serves on the Iowa Soybean Association Board of Directors and is treasurer of the National Biodiesel Board. He is a member of the Lake McBride Watershed Advisory Committee and the Agribusiness Association of Iowa. Mike Steenhoek, executive director of STC, is looking forward to working with these officers again. "I am pleased to continue working with Dean, Dennis and Ed this next year," Steenhoek says. "Each possesses strong leadership skills and a desire to deliver tangible results for soybean producers throughout the country. The Soy Transportation Coalition continues to be well represented by these three farmer-leaders." Members of the Soy Transportation Coalition Board of Directors - voting and ex-officio - include: Roy Bardole, Rippey, Iowa, representing the United Soybean Board; Dean Campbell, Coulterville, Ill., representing the Illinois Soybean Association; Dennis Feiken, LaMoure, N.D., representing the North Dakota Soybean Council; Gregg Fujan, Weston, Neb., representing the Nebraska Soybean Board; Scott Gauslow, Colfax, N.D., representing the North Dakota Soybean Council; Tom Hammer, Washington, D.C., president, National Oilseed Processors Association; Stan Hanson, Garretson, S.D., representing the South Dakota Soybean Research and Promotion Council; Norm Husa, Barneston, Neb., representing the Nebraska Soybean Board; Kendell Keith, Washington, D.C., president, National Grain and Feed Association; Ron Kindred, Atlanta, Ill., representing the American Soybean Association; Patrick Knouff, Minster, Ohio, representing the Ohio Soybean Council; Mike Korth, Randolph, Neb., representing the United Soybean Board; Joe Meyer, Williamsburg, Ind., representing the United Soybean Board; David Niekamp, Coatsburg, Ill., representing the Illinois Soybean Association; Dale Profit, Van Wert, Ohio, representing the United Soybean Board; Lynn Teel, Chalmers, Ind., representing the Indiana Soybean Alliance; Ed Ulch, Solon, Iowa, representing the Iowa Soybean Association; Randy Van Kooten, Lynnville, Iowa, representing the Iowa Soybean Association; Terry Vissing, Marysville, Ind., representing the Indiana Soybean Alliance; Ross Watermann, Vona, Colo., representing the United Soybean Board; and John Wray, Ottawa, Kan., representing the United Soybean Board.
	The Soy Transportation Coalition is comprised of seven state soybean boards, the American Soybean Association, and the United Soybean Board. The National Grain and Feed Association and the National Oilseed Processors Association serve as ex-officio members of the organization.