The Kansas Soybean Association was founded in 1972. It was approved for affiliation with the American Soybean Association in 1973.
Kansas Soybean Association
Kansas Soybean Association
Kansas soybean producers met at Ottawa Dec. 14, 1972 and voted to organize the Kansas Soybean Association and adopted a constitution and bylaws. From left, new Kansas Soybean Association officers, Wayne Dicken, De Soto, Kan., president; Robert Manson, De Soto, vice president; Verlin Peterson, Manhattan, Kan., executive secretary; and Ralph Smith, Iola, Kan., treasurer.
ASA Presidents from Kansas
Charles E. Hamon, Valley Falls, Kan., ASA president 1981-82
State Association Gallery
Kansas soybean producers met at Ottawa Dec. 14, 1972 and voted to organize the Kansas Soybean Association and adopted a constitution and bylaws. From left, new Kansas Soybean Association officers, Wayne Dicken, De Soto, Kan., president; Robert Manson, De Soto, vice president; Verlin Peterson, Manhattan, Kan., executive secretary; and Ralph Smith, Iola, Kan., treasurer.
Article about 1974 Kansas Soybean Association Annual Meeting