Darrin Ihnen District 2

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Darrin Ihnen lives northeast of Hurley, South Dakota in Turner County where he and his father grow corn and soybeans. Ihnen also has a stock cow and hog finishing operation. In 2007, Ihnen was elected to the South Dakota Corn Utilization (SDCUC) board of directors. He is a past president of the SDCGA board of directors and has served on the SDCGA board from 1999 to 2008. Ihnen is also the current president of the National Corn Growers Association.

Before becoming NCGA president, Ihnen has served the NCGA Corn Board and was a member of NCGA Action Teams.

Ihnen started farming in high school with an FFA project and continued to farm with his dad as the years progressed. He attended South Dakota State University, studying Ag Business. According to Ihnen he chose the farming profession because, "when you grow up in a farming family, it gets in your blood and I have continued to enjoy it. It is also a great place to raise a family."

In addition to serving in the SDCGA and SDCUC, Ihnen is board chairman of Poet Chancellor, a 100 million gallon ethanol plant.

Darrin and his wife Becky have four children: Kelsey, Kayla, Kilee and Jacob. In his spare time he enjoys hunting, fishing, playing basketball, and riding motorcycles.