Joe Funk
Editor

I am a Central Illinois native, having been raised on a dairy/grain farm near Bloomington in the heart of the world's best farming area.

Graduated the University of Illinois with BS in Agronomy and a minor in economics. Previous work experience includes 10 years with the USDA as County Executive Director and a few years as DSM for a regional seed company.

I first began writing for Grain Journal in 1987 and was appointed Editor of SEED TODAY in 1998, about a year after the magazine began publication. As Editor, I am solely responsible for SEED TODAY's editorial content. My hobbies include collecting 1/64 scale die-cast models of semi-trucks with seed company logos. My family includes my wife Donna (Diabetes Clinical Nurse Specialist), a married daughter and a son in graduate school at the University of Florida.

"The men and women that I have met since becoming Editor of SEED TODAY represent an outstanding group of people. Seed production is a unique industry with widespread personal relationships. These are exciting times. Each year brings both unprecedented challenges and new, exciting opportunities. I am grateful to the seedsmen and product/service providers for allowing me to have a role in their industry."

Email at joe@seedtoday.com

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