Ron Alverson
Ron Alverson has shaped South à£à£Ö±²¥Ðã's corn industry. He is the founder and president of the South à£à£Ö±²¥Ðã Corn Growers Association, founder of the South à£à£Ö±²¥Ðã Corn Check-Off Program and founder and president of à£à£Ö±²¥Ðã Ethanol LLC, which is South à£à£Ö±²¥Ðã's first producer-owned ethanol production co-op. In 2002, à£à£Ö±²¥Ðã Ethanol was chosen to host President George W. Bush and Alverson had the honor of introducing the president to the crowd. He is a member of the National Corn Growers Association board of directors and promoter of the South à£à£Ö±²¥Ðã Ethanol Producer Incentive Program.
He farms approximately 3,000 acres with brother Larry and son Keith. It is a highly productive corn and soybean operation, which specializes in ridge till farming. He was one of the first farmers in South à£à£Ö±²¥Ðã to utilize GPS technology.
Alverson is a member of the South à£à£Ö±²¥Ðã State University Foundation Council of Trustees, member of the Franklin Township Board, Chester Booster Club president, Chester Area Foundation president and has raised nearly $500,000 for local school remodeling projects.
Alverson received the South à£à£Ö±²¥Ðã Corn Growers Excellence in Agriculture à£à£Ö±²¥Ðã, and has been the South à£à£Ö±²¥Ðã corn yield contest champion in both irrigated and dryland corn production. Alverson and his family were selected as the Sioux Empire Farm Family of the Year.
Alverson graduated from SDSU with a bachelor's degree in agronomy. Ron and his wife Sue have two children. The entire family holds degrees from SDSU.