The ALP Network
Cresswell Hizer, Class 2
“The ALP Class is mostly responsible for giving me the great opportunity of serving the people of Indiana and its Agriculture Industry. There is seldom a day that goes by that I don’t utilize the network of ALP, for council, advice, and most importantly, friendship!”
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Richard A. Hilts
Vegetable Oils Broker
Kansas State University – B.S. Milling Science and Management 1979
Class 4
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Class 6
Family: Married to Rhonda for 39 years, she is a music teacher at Jefferson Elementary. We have two daughters, two son-in laws and the latest grandchildren count is 5.
Farmer: Raised on a dairy farm in Middlebury. After graduating from Michigan State University Institute of Ag Technology, I purchased our family dairy farm. Starting with 28 dairy cows in 1978, the business gradually expanded to over 500 cows and farming about 1,000 acres.…
Class 7
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Class 11
Greg Bilbrey
Key Account Manager
1984 BS Tennessee Tech University
1984 – 1988 Tennessee Farmers Co-op – manager trainee; manager
1998 – 1990 MS University of Tennessee – animals science; swine production management
1990-2006 Indiana Farm Bureau Co-op/Countrymark/Land O’Lakes – feed sales, service, management, production records
2006-2016 Agri Stats, Inc – swine production/processing benchmarking, global senior account manager – started operations in US, CAN, MEX, Russia, Latin America, South Korea – data analytics and opportunity analysis
2016 – current – Key Account Manager for PIC Swine Genetics – manage key accounts IN, MI, OH, PA, TN; operate swine grow-finish benchmarking comparison.…
Class 12
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Class 15
Todd Greenwood
AgrIInstitute Board Chairman and Treasurer; VP, Strategic Partnerships, Farm Journal Foundation
Class 16
Class 17
Class 18
Rob Hays
In Memory. Rob suddenly passed away in 2020 leaving an amazing legacy of impact across Indiana.
Class 19
Melissa Rekeweg
Managing Director , National Council for Ag Education & Assoc. Director Strategic Initiatives, Ntl FFA
Class 20
