GROWMARK Board of Directors update

Kim Fysh, Thamesville, Ont., was elected to the GROWMARK board of directors at the regional cooperative’s annual meeting in Chicago.

Fysh will serve a three-year term and represent Zone F on the board. He and his wife Merry operate an 1,100-acre grain and vegetable farm with his brother. Fysh currently serves on the board of AGRIS Co-operative.

Ed Benjamins, Moorefield, Ont., has retired from the GROWMARK Board of Directors. He was commended for his years of service at the organization’s 2011 annual meeting in Chicago.

He and his wife Gina operate a chicken farm, and farm 1,000 acres with a son-in-law and operate a trucking company. Benjamins was elected to the GROWMARK board in 2005. He is involved with several cooperative organizations and is chair of the FS PARTNERS board of directors.

Five of the 16 director seats, established by geographic zone, were up for election this year. GROWMARK has six established governance zones which cover all of North America. In addition, one director-at-large represents Illinois, Iowa, and Wisconsin Farm Bureaus. GROWMARK is affiliated with Farm Bureau in those states.