(Indianapolis, IN) – Greensburg area farmer Tim Gauck is the new president of the Indiana Corn Marketing Council (ICMC), the state’s corn checkoff program.
Gauck succeeds Roachdale farmer Paul Hodgen, who will remain on the ICMC board in 2024.
Expanding the availability of higher blends of ethanol and exporting Indiana-grown corn to new markets around the world are among ICMC’s priorities, Gauck said.
“Indiana’s corn checkoff program is not very old. It’s only been around for 16 years, but I believe it has accomplished many things that have benefitted Hoosier corn growers,” Gauck said. “Probably one of the biggest benefits has been the expansion of our ethanol industry in Indiana. We now have 15 ethanol plants that consume more than 40 percent of our annual corn crop. Those ethanol plants pay a premium for our corn, creating competition for other buyers and making our crops more valuable.”
Gauck grows corn, soybeans and wheat on his farm in rural Decatur and Rush counties. He started farming in 1972, and he was first elected to the ICMC board in 2017.
He and Knox County farmer Susan Brocksmith were re-elected as at-large voting members to the board during an election earlier this year. At-large candidates are elected by farmers across Indiana.
