January 10, 2012 – Keith Glewen has been chosen to receive the 2011 Golden Ear Award from the Nebraska Corn Growers Association. He received his award January 10 at the NeCGA Annual Meeting. The Golden Ear Award is presented annually by NeCGA to recognize and appreciate an individual’s contribution to agriculture.

Keith Glewen is an Extension Educator for the University of Nebraska - Lincoln and is located at the University of Nebraska Agricultural Research and Development Center near Mead, Nebraska. A native of Wisconsin, Mr. Glewen received his B.S. degree at the University of Wisconsin - Platteville in Crop and Soil Science and M.S. degree from the University of Nebraska in Agronomy. His main area of program focus is row crop production, natural resources and environmental management. As an agronomist he has achieved success in developing field and classroom training programs for industry professionals and growers held annually across the state of Nebraska. Mr. Glewen is registered with the American Society of Agronomy as a Certified Professional Agronomist. He is also a member of the Nebraska Corn Growers Association and the Nebraska Soybean Association.

The following is an abbreviated list of signature programs Mr. Glewen is responsible for in the development and implementation:
Nebraska No-Till Conference
Nebraska Soybean & Feed Grains On-farm Research Project
Growing Corn Responsibly-Irrigation Management Field Day
Soybean Management Field Days
Crop Management & Diagnostic Clinic Training Programs – Agricultural Research & Development Center
Nebraska Soybean Day & Machinery Expo
Nitrogen Management Training and Certification

“Keith has been involved in numerous programs that have helped the corn industry in Nebraska and throughout the nation and we are honored to present him with the Golden Ear Award this year,” shared Carl Sousek, President of the Nebraska Corn Growers Association.

The Nebraska Corn Growers Association is a grassroots commodity organization that works to enhance the profitability of corn producers. Now in its 38th year of service to its members, NeCGA has more than 2,000 dues paying members in Nebraska. NeCGA is affiliated with NCGA, which has more than 35,000 dues paying members nationwide. More information can be found at www.necga.org.