Ohio Farmer

Ohio recognizes Alex Lindsey as CCA of the Year

The award recognizes his impact on young agronomists and helping them to become certified crop advisers.

Jennifer Kiel, Editor, Michigan Farmer and Ohio Farmer

March 20, 2023

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Jason Hartschuh, vice chairman of the Ohio CCA Board (right), presents Dr. Alex Lindsey with the 2023 Ohio Ce
CCA OF THE YEAR: Jason Hartschuh (right), vice chairman of the Ohio CCA board, presents Alex Lindsey with the 2023 Ohio Certified Crop Adviser of the Year award. Jennifer Kiel

Cited for his tremendous impact by nurturing young agronomists into becoming certified crop advisers through applied and scenario-based agronomic teaching methods for many years, Alex Lindsey was recently recognized as the 2023 Ohio Certified Crop Adviser of the Year.

The assistant professor of agronomy in the Department of Horticulture and Crop Science at Ohio State University was awarded March 14 during the Ohio Tillage and Technology Conference in Ada.

“His passion for the agricultural industry was further demonstrated in 2020 when he worked diligently in providing practical agronomic education to agronomy students at OSU, as well as agronomic educational videos for Ohio farmers that included agronomic, economic and environmental best practices for Ohio farmland,” said Jason Hartschuh, vice chairman of the Ohio CCA board.

There are more than 560 CCAs in Ohio, and the occasion marked the 29th year of the program.

Since 2003, the Ohio CCA program has awarded an Adviser of the Year award, designed to recognize an individual who is highly motivated; delivers exceptional customer service for farmer-clients in nutrient management, soil and water management, integrated pest management, and crop production; and has contributed substantially to the exchange of ideas and the transfer of agronomic knowledge within the agricultural industry in Ohio.

“Dr. Alex Lindsey is a mentor, educator, researcher and leader. His participation and input on the Ohio CCA program board is also appreciated,” Hartschuh added.

Lindsey was presented with a plaque and a $1,500 cash award, courtesy of the Ohio Association Independent Crop Consultants, Ohio Farm Bureau Federation, and Nutrien.

About the Author

Jennifer Kiel

Editor, Michigan Farmer and Ohio Farmer

Jennifer was hired as editor of Michigan Farmer in 2003, and in 2015, she began serving a dual role as editor of Michigan Farmer and Ohio Farmer. Both those publications are now online only, while the print version is American Agriculturist, which covers Michigan, Ohio, the Northeast and the mid-Atlantic. She is the co-editor with Chris Torres.

Prior to joining Farm Progress, she served three years as the manager of communications and development for the American Farmland Trust Central Great Lakes Regional Office in Michigan, and as director of communications with the Michigan Agri-Business Association. Previously, she was the communications manager at Michigan Farm Bureau's state headquarters. She also lists 10 years of experience at six different daily and weekly Michigan newspapers on her resume.

She has been a member of American Agricultural Editors’ Association (now Agricultural Communicators Network) since 2003. She has won numerous writing and photography awards through that organization, which named her a Master Writer in 2006 and Writer of Merit in 2017.

She is a board member for the Michigan 4-H Foundation, Clinton County Conservation District and Barn Believers.

Jennifer and her husband, Chris, live in St. Johns, Mich., and collectively have five grown children and four grandchildren.

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