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Texas Grain Dealers Association (1898-1934)
Past Presidents
1898-1902 J.P. Harrison, Pittman-Harrison Grain Co., Sherman
1902-03 G.J. Gibbs, Clifton Grain Company, Clifton
1904-05 J.Z. Keel, J.Z. Keel & Son, Gainesville
1907-08 Eugene Early, Early Grain & Seed Company, Waco
1908-09 L.G. Belew, L.G. Belew Grain Company, Pilot Point
1909-10 J.A. Hughes, Howe Grain & Milling Company, Howe
1910-11 J.C. Hunt, J.C. Hunt Grain Company, Wichita Falls
1912 T.G. Moore, Dazey-Moore Grain Company, Fort Worth
1915 E.W. Crouch, McGregor Milling and Grain Company, McGregor
1916 J.N. Beasley, J.N. Beasley Grain Company, Amarillo
1917 W.W. Manning, Terminal Grain Company, Fort Worth
1918 Tom F. Connally, Tom F. Connally Grain Co. Clarendon
1919 W. M. Priddy, Wichita Falls
1920 Ben E. Clement, Clement Grain Company, Fort Worth
1921 John E. Bishop, Ervin & Bishop, Houston
1922 R.I. Merrill, Mountcastle- Merrill Grain Co. Fort Worth
1923 Douglass W. King, Douglass W. King Company, San Antonio
1924 J.V. Neuhas, South Texas Grain Company, Houston
1925 A.P. Hughston, A.P. Hughston Grain Company, Plano
1926 R.L. Cole, R.L. Cole & Company, Krum
1927 Vick H. Davidson, Davidson Company, Galveston
1928 W.H. Killingsworth, Killingsworth Grain Company, San Antonio
1929 L.C. McMurtry, McMurtry Grain Company, Pampa
1930 W.L. Newsom, Kimbell Milling Company, Fort Worth
1931 A.V. Nelson, Nelson Gran Company, Claude
1932 J.S. Criswell, Graham Mill & Elevator Co., Graham
1933 E.C. Downman, Downman Grain and Hay Co., Houston
1934 R.E. Wendland, Wendland Grain Company, Temple
Past Secretaries
1898 E.H. Crenshaw, Fort Worth
1901-31 H.B. Dorsey, Weatherford
1909 G.J. Gibbs, Vernon
1912 H.B. Dorsey, Fort Worth
1931-34 G.E. Blewett, Fort Worth
Texas Grain & Feed Dealers Association (1935-1958)
Past Presidents
1935 Charles P. Shearn, Jr., South Texas Grain Co., Houston
1936 S.E. Cone, S.E. Cone Grain & Seed Company, Lubbock
1937 J.C. Crouch, J.C. Crouch Grain Company, Dallas
1938 W.B. Chambers, Sanger Mill & Elevator Co., Dallas
1939 Albert Brown, Central Texas Trading Co., Lampasas
1940 T.E. Melcher, El Campo Rice Milling Co., El Campo
1941 W.A. Howard, Pearlstone Mill & Elevator Co., Dallas
1942 E.G. Barks, Farmers Grain Company, Tulia
1943 J.S. Lindsey, Ervine & Bishop Company, Houston
1944-45 Ray C. Ayers, Ray C. Ayers & Son, Slayton
1945 L.V. Nelson, Nelson Grain Company, Claude
1946 H.G. Stinnett, Jr., Harvest Queen Mills & Elevator Co., Plainview
1947 G.H. Rogers, Doggett Grain Company, Dallas
1948 Otto Dinwiddle, Farmers Grain Company, Hart
1949 R. Tullis Cofer, Arrow Mills, Houston
1950 Joe E. Coffee, Coffee-Davis Grain Company, Amarillo
1951 Madison Clement, Clement Grain Company, Waco
1952 R.C. Ricks, Stamford Mill & Elevator Company, Stanford
1953 G. Curtis Clark, Eastern Seed Company, Corpus Christi
1954 L.R. Perkinson, Pearlstone Mill & Elevator Co., Dallas
1955 J.H. Sears, Sears Grain Company, Hereford
1956 John H. Kern, Schmitt & Kern, Inc., Houston
1957 J.F. Meyers, Interstate Grain Company, Fort Worth
1958 H.R. Crouch, McGregor Milling & Grain Co., McGregor
Past Secretaries
1934-39 G.E. Blewett, Fort Worth
1939 A.G. Campbell, Fort Worth
1939-42 G.E. Blewett, Fort Worth
1950 Ben M. Ferguson, Fort Worth
Texas Feed Manufacturers Association (1936-1959)
Past Presidents
1936 W.J. Lawther, W.J. Lawther Mills, Dallas
1937 Gaylord Stone, Universal Mills, Fort Worth
1939 P.F. Walsch, Universal Mills, Fort Worth
1941 Wiley Akins, Burrus Mills, Fort Worth
1942 W.W. Bridges, Brewley Mills, Fort Worth
1943 L.E. Church, Houston Milling Company, Houston
1944 R.E. Wendland, Wendland Farm Products, Temple
1948 L.F. Van Stone, Uncle Johnny Mills, Houston
1949 John McVey, Alamo Feed Mills, San Antonio
1950 Harry Dobbyn, Power Feed Mills, Abilene
1951 George P. McCarthy, Universal Mills, Fort Worth
1952 Floyd Deacon, B & D Mills, Grapevine
1953 D.R. Crowley, Crowley Feed Company, San Antonio
1954 L.F. Van Stone, Uncle Johhy Mills, Houston
1955 Luther Pharr, Ralston Purina Company, Fort Worth
1956 Monroe U. May, Paymaster Feeds, Dallas
1957 James T. Shahan, LaPryor Milling Co., Bracketville
1958-59 W.D. Nusbaum, Ralston Purina Company, Fort Worth
Past Secretaries
1936 R.E. Cowan, Ralston Purina Company, Fort Worth
1937 Ben Schmitt, Seguin Milling Company, Seguin
1938 P.F. Walsch, Universal Mills, Fort Worth
1941 L.E. Church, Houston Milling Company, Houston
1942 J.S. Lindsey, Ervine & Bishop, Houston
1943 R.E. Wendland, Wendland Grain Company, Temple
1944 George P. McCarthy, Universal Mills, Fort Worth
1946 L.F. Van Stone, Uncle Johnny Mills, Houston
1947 John McVay, Liberty Mills, San Antonio
1948 Harry Dobbyn, Texas Mill & Elevator Company, Abilene
1949 W. Floyd Deacon, B & D Mills, Grapevine
1950 Luther Pharr, Ralston Purina Company, Fort Worth
1951 W.B. Orr, Bryan
1955 Monroe U. May, Paymaster Feeds, Dallas (Acting)
1956-59 Ben Schmitt, Schmitt & Kern, Fort Worth
Texas Grain & Feed Association (1959-Present)
Past Presidents
1959-60 Walter Blanton, Blanton Grain Co., Carrollton
1960-61 Truitt Kennedy, Goodpasture, Inc., Houston
1961-62 Warren LeBourveau, Mathis Grain & Elevator, Mathis
1962-63 F.W. Higginbotham, Goodpasture Grain & Milling Co., Lubbock
1963-64 Monroe U. May, Paymaster Feeds, Dallas
1964-65 Frank Bailey, Jr., Frank Bailey Grain Co., Fort Worth
1965-66 Brent C. Harnisch, Pioneer Flour Mills, San Antonio
1966-67 Chester W. Polson, Continental Grain Co., Fort Worth
1967-68 Harold F. Priddy, Fred Shell Grain Co., Ralls
1968-69 Gabe D. Anderson, Jr., Sherley Grain Co., Bovina
1969-70 Louis D. Stanley, Paris Milling Co., Paris
1970-71 Clark Miller, Corpus Christi Public Elevator, Corpus Christi
1971-72 Carter (Buck) Lindsay, Harvest Queen Mill & Elevator Co., Plainview
1972-73 Erroll Wendland, Wendland’s Farm Products, Inc., Temple
1973-74 Gene Skaggs, H.J. Hughes Grain Elevator, Inc., Panhandle
1974-75 Earl McReynolds, Jr., Frank Bailey Grain Co., Fort Worth
1975-76 George W. Jones, Producers Grain Corp., Amarillo
1976-77 Frank Hemmen, Cargill, Inc., Houston
1977-78 Robert Parker, Paris Milling Co., Paris
1978-79 Lloyd C. Wilson, Schmitt & Kern, Inc., Fort Worth
1979-80 Fred Bruegel, Jr., Bruegel & Sons, Inc., Dimmitt
1980-81 Robert H. Davis, Supreme Feed Mills, Inc., Slaton
1981-82 Bill Riffe, Stratford Grain Co., Stratford
1982-83 Walter H. (Diz) Ansel, Ansel Grain Co., Rosenberg
1983-84 DeWayne Brown, Farmers Grain Co., Hart
1984-85 Larry Alley, Wendland’s Farm Products, Inc., Temple
1985-86 Billy B. Hutson, Bunge Corporation, Fort Worth
1986-87 Charles V. Griffin, Jr., Uvalde Producers Feed, Uvalde
1987-88 Robert Fowler, Moore Elevator, Inc., Hamlin
1988-89 John H. Jarrell, Ezell-Key Grain Co., Snyder
1989-90 Renford H. Austin, Renford Austin Grain Co., Inc., Houston
1990-91 David A. Swinford, Moore County Grain Handling Co., Dumas
1991-92 Jack Hamil, Hi-Pro Feeds, Friona
1992-93 Guy Brady, Jr., Vista Trading Corp., Houston
1993-94 D. Presley Duke Jr., Birdsong Peanuts, Gorman
Past Chairmen
1994-95 Dr. Darrell Huck, ACCO Feeds, Inc., Seguin
1995-96 Fred Bursey, Jr., The Morrison Milling Co., Inc., Denton
1996-97 James Rotramel, Robinson Grain Company, Panhandle
1997-98 Dr. J.W. Gossett, Allied Feeds, Cuero
1998-99 Brannon Darnell, Darnell Trading, Amarillo
1999-00 George Ferguson, Frank Bailey Grain Co., Inc., Fort Worth
2000-01 Ronnie Felderhoff, Muenster Milling Co., Inc., Muenster
2001-02 Jerry Stephenson, Westway Feed Products, Tomball
2002-03 John Tuggle, Robertson Grain Company, Inc., Hillsboro
2003-04 Bailey Reynolds, Animal Science Products, Inc., Nacogdoches
2004-05 John Culmer, Cargill, Inc. GOSC-NA, Channelview
2005-06 Don Gilbert, Imperial Sugar Co., Sugarland
2006-07 Burt Livengood, Livengood Feeds, Lockhart
2007-08 Tony Zaweski, DeBruce Grain, Inc., Kingwood
2008-09 William Dalton, Jr., LaCour-Dalton Co., Inc., Richardson
2009-10 Dr. Rob Ross, Marshall Minerals, Inc., Marshall
2010-11 George Ferguson, Frank Bailey Grain Co., Fort Worth
2011-12 John Windwehen, Maxi-Lift, Inc., Dallas
2012-13 Ladd Lafferty, Wheeler Brothers Grain Co., Watonga
2013-14 Dean McIntosh, J.D. Heisekell & Co., Amarillo
2014-15 Chris Breedlove,Willacy Coop, Raymondville
2015-16 John P. Long, W.H. Nigh & Co., Inc., Houston
2016-17 Jerry Stephenson, Westway Feed Products, Tomball
2017-18 Scott Day, Ag Producers Coop, Sunray
2018-19 Everett Lowe, Producers Cooperative Association, Bryan
2019-20 Scot Vidrine, Capital Farm Credit, Round Rock
2020-21 Blaine Rotramel, TFP Nutrition, Nacogdoches
2021-22 Chad Felderhoff, Muenster Milling, Muenster
2022-23 Ty Scarmardo, Lone Star Grain, Caldwell
2023-24 Donnie Schwertner, Top Tier Grain & Feed, Miles
Past Executives
1959 Ben Ferguson, Executive Secretary, Fort Worth
1959-65 Ray B. Bowden, Executive Secretary, Fort Worth
1965-90 Raymond R. Nolen, CAE, Executive Vice President, Fort Worth
1990-92 Darrell L. Ketchum, Executive Vice President, Fort Worth
1992-93 Raymond R. Nolen, CAE, Executive Vice President, Fort Worth
1993-15 Ben Boerner, CAE, Executive President, Fort Worth
2015-23 Tara Artho, Executive President, Fort Worth
2023-Present Robert L. Braden, Executive President, Fort Worth