Who We Are<\/strong><\/h2>\nAGRI-SEARCH\u00a0<\/strong>is committed to serving the agricultural industry with integrity, passion, and excellence by assisting our candidates to reach their career goals and helping our client companies build successful teams.<\/h3>\n<\/div>\u00a0Professional Agricultural Recruiters You Can Trust<\/strong><\/h1>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>![\"Dave](\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27135%27%20height%3D%27203%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20135%20203%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27135%27%20height%3D%27203%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" "\\"Dave")
<\/span><\/div>Dave Allen
\n<\/em><\/strong>dave@agri-search.com<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/div><\/i><\/i><\/span>Biography<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div>\nDave received his Bachelor\u2019s degree in Agriculture Education and Master\u2019s degree in Agronomy from the University of Illinois. After participating for six months in the FFA Work Experience Abroad program in West Germany, Dave joined the University of Illinois Cooperative Extension Service Staff.<\/p>\n
He served as Agricultural Extension Advisor for 3 \u00bd years in his home county of Shelby and 4 \u00bd years in Piatt County. Dave worked for eight years as a sales agronomist for two Illinois cooperatives, Grand Prairie Co-op and Effingham Equity, before joining AGRI-SEARCH in 1999 and purchasing the business in 2001. Dave is married with three grown children. He enjoys spending time with family, Illini basketball, Cardinal baseball, and being active in Promise Keepers. Dave specializes in placing personnel in the grain industry and working with agricultural companies and boards in management and leadership succession.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
<\/span><\/div>Jim Fleming
\n<\/em><\/strong>jim@agri-search.com<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/div><\/i><\/i><\/span>Biography<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div>Jim leads the Agronomy and Seed Recruiting sector for AGRI-SEARCH. Since joining the company in 2002, Jim has successfully filled nearly 350 positions and has helped AGRI-SEARCH in becoming one of the premier agribusiness personnel consulting firms in the country.<\/p>\nWith nearly 35 years in the agribusiness industry, Jim is considered an expert in his field and has been interviewed on AGRI-TALK, Brownfield Network, RFD Network, Cromwell Ag Radio, Wisconsin Farm Network, Farmweek News, and both the Illinois and Indiana Agri-News. Jim supports the industry through his involvement in the American Seed Trade Association, Independent Professional Seed Association, Illinois Fertilizer and Chemical Association, Wisconsin Agribusiness Association, and the Indiana Crop Improvement Association.<\/p>\n
On the local level, Jim takes an active role in the FFA and 4-H organizations and volunteers in his community and church. His hobbies are collecting Oliver, Minneapolis-Moline, and JI Case tractors and farm implements and participating in antique farm shows throughout the country. He also enjoys gardening and working in the yard.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
<\/span><\/div>Vic Heinold
\n<\/em><\/strong>vic@agri-search.com<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/div><\/i><\/i><\/span>Biography<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div>\nVic was raised in Kouts, Indiana.\u00a0 He graduated from Kouts High School and attended Purdue University.\u00a0 In 1976, he assumed the responsibility for the family business, Heinold Elevator and Feeds.\u00a0 During his tenure from 1976 until 2004, Heinold Feeds became one of the top specialty feed manufacturers in the nation and a highly recognized pre-mix manufacturer specializing in Dairy.<\/p>\n
In November of 2004, Vic was elected to the Indiana State Senate where he sponsored and authored numerous bills making Indiana a business-friendly state for agriculture, especially ethanol production.\u00a0 In May of 2007, he retired from the Senate and accepted a full-time position with Consolidated Grain & Barge as General Manager of the Feed Ingredient Division with a strong emphasis on Distillers Dried Grains.\u00a0 Vic left CGB in the fall of 2011, and in October 2011, he joined AGRI-SEARCH as a Professional Agricultural Recruiter specializing\u00a0in the\u00a0grain<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0feed and nutrition<\/a>\u00a0industries and a variety of management positions with state and national agriculture associations.<\/p>\nHe is the father of five children and proud grandfather of 16.\u00a0 His civic activities, to name a few, include The Gideons International, Florida Guardian ad Litem Program, Florida Feed Association, American Feed Industry Association, and Indiana Grain and Feed Association of which he served as Chairman.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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<\/span><\/div>Chelbi Williams Alt
\n<\/em><\/strong>chelbi@agri-search.com<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/div><\/i><\/i><\/span>Biography<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div>\nChelbi Alt grew up in Assumption, Illinois. After graduating from Millikin University in 2006 with a Business Management degree, she began working in the Agricultural Industry with GSI. During her 13-year tenure with GSI, she held various management and process improvement positions.<\/p>\n
Chelbi joined the AGRI-SEARCH team in 2019 as a Professional Recruiter specializing in Executive Searches. She also works alongside the AGRI-SEARCH team members to improve processes to better serve our clients and candidates.<\/p>\n
Chelbi and her husband reside in Westville, Indiana with their three children. She travels back to Assumption as often as her family will allow and is happiest when her kids get to play alongside her nephew and nieces. Chelbi and her older sister founded the Casey Williams Foundation in memory of their younger sister. Partnering with five other Board members, they focus their efforts on promoting the need for organ and tissue donation while helping families on their organ and tissue donation journey. She has a true passion for helping others and working with people.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
<\/span><\/div>Brad Jansen
\n<\/em><\/strong>brad@agri-search.com<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/div>
\u00a0Professional Agricultural Recruiters You Can Trust<\/strong><\/h1>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/span><\/div>Dave Allen
\n<\/em><\/strong>dave@agri-search.com<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/div><\/i><\/i><\/span>Biography<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div>\nDave received his Bachelor\u2019s degree in Agriculture Education and Master\u2019s degree in Agronomy from the University of Illinois. After participating for six months in the FFA Work Experience Abroad program in West Germany, Dave joined the University of Illinois Cooperative Extension Service Staff.<\/p>\n
He served as Agricultural Extension Advisor for 3 \u00bd years in his home county of Shelby and 4 \u00bd years in Piatt County. Dave worked for eight years as a sales agronomist for two Illinois cooperatives, Grand Prairie Co-op and Effingham Equity, before joining AGRI-SEARCH in 1999 and purchasing the business in 2001. Dave is married with three grown children. He enjoys spending time with family, Illini basketball, Cardinal baseball, and being active in Promise Keepers. Dave specializes in placing personnel in the grain industry and working with agricultural companies and boards in management and leadership succession.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
<\/span><\/div>Jim Fleming
\n<\/em><\/strong>jim@agri-search.com<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/div><\/i><\/i><\/span>Biography<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div>Jim leads the Agronomy and Seed Recruiting sector for AGRI-SEARCH. Since joining the company in 2002, Jim has successfully filled nearly 350 positions and has helped AGRI-SEARCH in becoming one of the premier agribusiness personnel consulting firms in the country.<\/p>\nWith nearly 35 years in the agribusiness industry, Jim is considered an expert in his field and has been interviewed on AGRI-TALK, Brownfield Network, RFD Network, Cromwell Ag Radio, Wisconsin Farm Network, Farmweek News, and both the Illinois and Indiana Agri-News. Jim supports the industry through his involvement in the American Seed Trade Association, Independent Professional Seed Association, Illinois Fertilizer and Chemical Association, Wisconsin Agribusiness Association, and the Indiana Crop Improvement Association.<\/p>\n
On the local level, Jim takes an active role in the FFA and 4-H organizations and volunteers in his community and church. His hobbies are collecting Oliver, Minneapolis-Moline, and JI Case tractors and farm implements and participating in antique farm shows throughout the country. He also enjoys gardening and working in the yard.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
<\/span><\/div>Vic Heinold
\n<\/em><\/strong>vic@agri-search.com<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/div><\/i><\/i><\/span>Biography<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div>\nVic was raised in Kouts, Indiana.\u00a0 He graduated from Kouts High School and attended Purdue University.\u00a0 In 1976, he assumed the responsibility for the family business, Heinold Elevator and Feeds.\u00a0 During his tenure from 1976 until 2004, Heinold Feeds became one of the top specialty feed manufacturers in the nation and a highly recognized pre-mix manufacturer specializing in Dairy.<\/p>\n
In November of 2004, Vic was elected to the Indiana State Senate where he sponsored and authored numerous bills making Indiana a business-friendly state for agriculture, especially ethanol production.\u00a0 In May of 2007, he retired from the Senate and accepted a full-time position with Consolidated Grain & Barge as General Manager of the Feed Ingredient Division with a strong emphasis on Distillers Dried Grains.\u00a0 Vic left CGB in the fall of 2011, and in October 2011, he joined AGRI-SEARCH as a Professional Agricultural Recruiter specializing\u00a0in the\u00a0grain<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0feed and nutrition<\/a>\u00a0industries and a variety of management positions with state and national agriculture associations.<\/p>\nHe is the father of five children and proud grandfather of 16.\u00a0 His civic activities, to name a few, include The Gideons International, Florida Guardian ad Litem Program, Florida Feed Association, American Feed Industry Association, and Indiana Grain and Feed Association of which he served as Chairman.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
<\/span><\/div>Chelbi Williams Alt
\n<\/em><\/strong>chelbi@agri-search.com<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/div><\/i><\/i><\/span>Biography<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div>\nChelbi Alt grew up in Assumption, Illinois. After graduating from Millikin University in 2006 with a Business Management degree, she began working in the Agricultural Industry with GSI. During her 13-year tenure with GSI, she held various management and process improvement positions.<\/p>\n
Chelbi joined the AGRI-SEARCH team in 2019 as a Professional Recruiter specializing in Executive Searches. She also works alongside the AGRI-SEARCH team members to improve processes to better serve our clients and candidates.<\/p>\n
Chelbi and her husband reside in Westville, Indiana with their three children. She travels back to Assumption as often as her family will allow and is happiest when her kids get to play alongside her nephew and nieces. Chelbi and her older sister founded the Casey Williams Foundation in memory of their younger sister. Partnering with five other Board members, they focus their efforts on promoting the need for organ and tissue donation while helping families on their organ and tissue donation journey. She has a true passion for helping others and working with people.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
<\/span><\/div>Brad Jansen
\n<\/em><\/strong>brad@agri-search.com<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/div>
![\"Dave](\"https:\/\/agri-search.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/DA.web_.jpg\" "\\"Dave")
<\/span><\/div>Dave Allen
\n<\/em><\/strong>dave@agri-search.com<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/div><\/i><\/i><\/span>Biography<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div>\nDave received his Bachelor\u2019s degree in Agriculture Education and Master\u2019s degree in Agronomy from the University of Illinois. After participating for six months in the FFA Work Experience Abroad program in West Germany, Dave joined the University of Illinois Cooperative Extension Service Staff.<\/p>\n
He served as Agricultural Extension Advisor for 3 \u00bd years in his home county of Shelby and 4 \u00bd years in Piatt County. Dave worked for eight years as a sales agronomist for two Illinois cooperatives, Grand Prairie Co-op and Effingham Equity, before joining AGRI-SEARCH in 1999 and purchasing the business in 2001. Dave is married with three grown children. He enjoys spending time with family, Illini basketball, Cardinal baseball, and being active in Promise Keepers. Dave specializes in placing personnel in the grain industry and working with agricultural companies and boards in management and leadership succession.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
<\/span><\/div>Jim Fleming
\n<\/em><\/strong>jim@agri-search.com<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/div><\/i><\/i><\/span>Biography<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div>Jim leads the Agronomy and Seed Recruiting sector for AGRI-SEARCH. Since joining the company in 2002, Jim has successfully filled nearly 350 positions and has helped AGRI-SEARCH in becoming one of the premier agribusiness personnel consulting firms in the country.<\/p>\nWith nearly 35 years in the agribusiness industry, Jim is considered an expert in his field and has been interviewed on AGRI-TALK, Brownfield Network, RFD Network, Cromwell Ag Radio, Wisconsin Farm Network, Farmweek News, and both the Illinois and Indiana Agri-News. Jim supports the industry through his involvement in the American Seed Trade Association, Independent Professional Seed Association, Illinois Fertilizer and Chemical Association, Wisconsin Agribusiness Association, and the Indiana Crop Improvement Association.<\/p>\n
On the local level, Jim takes an active role in the FFA and 4-H organizations and volunteers in his community and church. His hobbies are collecting Oliver, Minneapolis-Moline, and JI Case tractors and farm implements and participating in antique farm shows throughout the country. He also enjoys gardening and working in the yard.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
<\/span><\/div>Vic Heinold
\n<\/em><\/strong>vic@agri-search.com<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/div><\/i><\/i><\/span>Biography<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div>\nVic was raised in Kouts, Indiana.\u00a0 He graduated from Kouts High School and attended Purdue University.\u00a0 In 1976, he assumed the responsibility for the family business, Heinold Elevator and Feeds.\u00a0 During his tenure from 1976 until 2004, Heinold Feeds became one of the top specialty feed manufacturers in the nation and a highly recognized pre-mix manufacturer specializing in Dairy.<\/p>\n
In November of 2004, Vic was elected to the Indiana State Senate where he sponsored and authored numerous bills making Indiana a business-friendly state for agriculture, especially ethanol production.\u00a0 In May of 2007, he retired from the Senate and accepted a full-time position with Consolidated Grain & Barge as General Manager of the Feed Ingredient Division with a strong emphasis on Distillers Dried Grains.\u00a0 Vic left CGB in the fall of 2011, and in October 2011, he joined AGRI-SEARCH as a Professional Agricultural Recruiter specializing\u00a0in the\u00a0grain<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0feed and nutrition<\/a>\u00a0industries and a variety of management positions with state and national agriculture associations.<\/p>\nHe is the father of five children and proud grandfather of 16.\u00a0 His civic activities, to name a few, include The Gideons International, Florida Guardian ad Litem Program, Florida Feed Association, American Feed Industry Association, and Indiana Grain and Feed Association of which he served as Chairman.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
<\/span><\/div>Chelbi Williams Alt
\n<\/em><\/strong>chelbi@agri-search.com<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/div><\/i><\/i><\/span>Biography<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div>\nChelbi Alt grew up in Assumption, Illinois. After graduating from Millikin University in 2006 with a Business Management degree, she began working in the Agricultural Industry with GSI. During her 13-year tenure with GSI, she held various management and process improvement positions.<\/p>\n
Chelbi joined the AGRI-SEARCH team in 2019 as a Professional Recruiter specializing in Executive Searches. She also works alongside the AGRI-SEARCH team members to improve processes to better serve our clients and candidates.<\/p>\n
Chelbi and her husband reside in Westville, Indiana with their three children. She travels back to Assumption as often as her family will allow and is happiest when her kids get to play alongside her nephew and nieces. Chelbi and her older sister founded the Casey Williams Foundation in memory of their younger sister. Partnering with five other Board members, they focus their efforts on promoting the need for organ and tissue donation while helping families on their organ and tissue donation journey. She has a true passion for helping others and working with people.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
<\/span><\/div>Brad Jansen
\n<\/em><\/strong>brad@agri-search.com<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/div>
<\/i><\/i><\/span>Biography<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div>\nDave received his Bachelor\u2019s degree in Agriculture Education and Master\u2019s degree in Agronomy from the University of Illinois. After participating for six months in the FFA Work Experience Abroad program in West Germany, Dave joined the University of Illinois Cooperative Extension Service Staff.<\/p>\n
He served as Agricultural Extension Advisor for 3 \u00bd years in his home county of Shelby and 4 \u00bd years in Piatt County. Dave worked for eight years as a sales agronomist for two Illinois cooperatives, Grand Prairie Co-op and Effingham Equity, before joining AGRI-SEARCH in 1999 and purchasing the business in 2001. Dave is married with three grown children. He enjoys spending time with family, Illini basketball, Cardinal baseball, and being active in Promise Keepers. Dave specializes in placing personnel in the grain industry and working with agricultural companies and boards in management and leadership succession.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
<\/span><\/div>Jim Fleming
\n<\/em><\/strong>jim@agri-search.com<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/div><\/i><\/i><\/span>Biography<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div>Jim leads the Agronomy and Seed Recruiting sector for AGRI-SEARCH. Since joining the company in 2002, Jim has successfully filled nearly 350 positions and has helped AGRI-SEARCH in becoming one of the premier agribusiness personnel consulting firms in the country.<\/p>\nWith nearly 35 years in the agribusiness industry, Jim is considered an expert in his field and has been interviewed on AGRI-TALK, Brownfield Network, RFD Network, Cromwell Ag Radio, Wisconsin Farm Network, Farmweek News, and both the Illinois and Indiana Agri-News. Jim supports the industry through his involvement in the American Seed Trade Association, Independent Professional Seed Association, Illinois Fertilizer and Chemical Association, Wisconsin Agribusiness Association, and the Indiana Crop Improvement Association.<\/p>\n
On the local level, Jim takes an active role in the FFA and 4-H organizations and volunteers in his community and church. His hobbies are collecting Oliver, Minneapolis-Moline, and JI Case tractors and farm implements and participating in antique farm shows throughout the country. He also enjoys gardening and working in the yard.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
<\/span><\/div>Vic Heinold
\n<\/em><\/strong>vic@agri-search.com<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/div><\/i><\/i><\/span>Biography<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div>\nVic was raised in Kouts, Indiana.\u00a0 He graduated from Kouts High School and attended Purdue University.\u00a0 In 1976, he assumed the responsibility for the family business, Heinold Elevator and Feeds.\u00a0 During his tenure from 1976 until 2004, Heinold Feeds became one of the top specialty feed manufacturers in the nation and a highly recognized pre-mix manufacturer specializing in Dairy.<\/p>\n
In November of 2004, Vic was elected to the Indiana State Senate where he sponsored and authored numerous bills making Indiana a business-friendly state for agriculture, especially ethanol production.\u00a0 In May of 2007, he retired from the Senate and accepted a full-time position with Consolidated Grain & Barge as General Manager of the Feed Ingredient Division with a strong emphasis on Distillers Dried Grains.\u00a0 Vic left CGB in the fall of 2011, and in October 2011, he joined AGRI-SEARCH as a Professional Agricultural Recruiter specializing\u00a0in the\u00a0grain<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0feed and nutrition<\/a>\u00a0industries and a variety of management positions with state and national agriculture associations.<\/p>\nHe is the father of five children and proud grandfather of 16.\u00a0 His civic activities, to name a few, include The Gideons International, Florida Guardian ad Litem Program, Florida Feed Association, American Feed Industry Association, and Indiana Grain and Feed Association of which he served as Chairman.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
<\/span><\/div>Chelbi Williams Alt
\n<\/em><\/strong>chelbi@agri-search.com<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/div><\/i><\/i><\/span>Biography<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div>\nChelbi Alt grew up in Assumption, Illinois. After graduating from Millikin University in 2006 with a Business Management degree, she began working in the Agricultural Industry with GSI. During her 13-year tenure with GSI, she held various management and process improvement positions.<\/p>\n
Chelbi joined the AGRI-SEARCH team in 2019 as a Professional Recruiter specializing in Executive Searches. She also works alongside the AGRI-SEARCH team members to improve processes to better serve our clients and candidates.<\/p>\n
Chelbi and her husband reside in Westville, Indiana with their three children. She travels back to Assumption as often as her family will allow and is happiest when her kids get to play alongside her nephew and nieces. Chelbi and her older sister founded the Casey Williams Foundation in memory of their younger sister. Partnering with five other Board members, they focus their efforts on promoting the need for organ and tissue donation while helping families on their organ and tissue donation journey. She has a true passion for helping others and working with people.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
<\/span><\/div>Brad Jansen
\n<\/em><\/strong>brad@agri-search.com<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/div>
Dave received his Bachelor\u2019s degree in Agriculture Education and Master\u2019s degree in Agronomy from the University of Illinois. After participating for six months in the FFA Work Experience Abroad program in West Germany, Dave joined the University of Illinois Cooperative Extension Service Staff.<\/p>\n
He served as Agricultural Extension Advisor for 3 \u00bd years in his home county of Shelby and 4 \u00bd years in Piatt County. Dave worked for eight years as a sales agronomist for two Illinois cooperatives, Grand Prairie Co-op and Effingham Equity, before joining AGRI-SEARCH in 1999 and purchasing the business in 2001. Dave is married with three grown children. He enjoys spending time with family, Illini basketball, Cardinal baseball, and being active in Promise Keepers. Dave specializes in placing personnel in the grain industry and working with agricultural companies and boards in management and leadership succession.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
![\"Jim](\"https:\/\/agri-search.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/JF.web_.jpg\" "\\"Jim")
<\/span><\/div>Jim Fleming
\n<\/em><\/strong>jim@agri-search.com<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/div><\/i><\/i><\/span>Biography<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div>Jim leads the Agronomy and Seed Recruiting sector for AGRI-SEARCH. Since joining the company in 2002, Jim has successfully filled nearly 350 positions and has helped AGRI-SEARCH in becoming one of the premier agribusiness personnel consulting firms in the country.<\/p>\nWith nearly 35 years in the agribusiness industry, Jim is considered an expert in his field and has been interviewed on AGRI-TALK, Brownfield Network, RFD Network, Cromwell Ag Radio, Wisconsin Farm Network, Farmweek News, and both the Illinois and Indiana Agri-News. Jim supports the industry through his involvement in the American Seed Trade Association, Independent Professional Seed Association, Illinois Fertilizer and Chemical Association, Wisconsin Agribusiness Association, and the Indiana Crop Improvement Association.<\/p>\n
On the local level, Jim takes an active role in the FFA and 4-H organizations and volunteers in his community and church. His hobbies are collecting Oliver, Minneapolis-Moline, and JI Case tractors and farm implements and participating in antique farm shows throughout the country. He also enjoys gardening and working in the yard.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
<\/span><\/div>Vic Heinold
\n<\/em><\/strong>vic@agri-search.com<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/div><\/i><\/i><\/span>Biography<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div>\nVic was raised in Kouts, Indiana.\u00a0 He graduated from Kouts High School and attended Purdue University.\u00a0 In 1976, he assumed the responsibility for the family business, Heinold Elevator and Feeds.\u00a0 During his tenure from 1976 until 2004, Heinold Feeds became one of the top specialty feed manufacturers in the nation and a highly recognized pre-mix manufacturer specializing in Dairy.<\/p>\n
In November of 2004, Vic was elected to the Indiana State Senate where he sponsored and authored numerous bills making Indiana a business-friendly state for agriculture, especially ethanol production.\u00a0 In May of 2007, he retired from the Senate and accepted a full-time position with Consolidated Grain & Barge as General Manager of the Feed Ingredient Division with a strong emphasis on Distillers Dried Grains.\u00a0 Vic left CGB in the fall of 2011, and in October 2011, he joined AGRI-SEARCH as a Professional Agricultural Recruiter specializing\u00a0in the\u00a0grain<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0feed and nutrition<\/a>\u00a0industries and a variety of management positions with state and national agriculture associations.<\/p>\nHe is the father of five children and proud grandfather of 16.\u00a0 His civic activities, to name a few, include The Gideons International, Florida Guardian ad Litem Program, Florida Feed Association, American Feed Industry Association, and Indiana Grain and Feed Association of which he served as Chairman.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
<\/span><\/div>Chelbi Williams Alt
\n<\/em><\/strong>chelbi@agri-search.com<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/div><\/i><\/i><\/span>Biography<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div>\nChelbi Alt grew up in Assumption, Illinois. After graduating from Millikin University in 2006 with a Business Management degree, she began working in the Agricultural Industry with GSI. During her 13-year tenure with GSI, she held various management and process improvement positions.<\/p>\n
Chelbi joined the AGRI-SEARCH team in 2019 as a Professional Recruiter specializing in Executive Searches. She also works alongside the AGRI-SEARCH team members to improve processes to better serve our clients and candidates.<\/p>\n
Chelbi and her husband reside in Westville, Indiana with their three children. She travels back to Assumption as often as her family will allow and is happiest when her kids get to play alongside her nephew and nieces. Chelbi and her older sister founded the Casey Williams Foundation in memory of their younger sister. Partnering with five other Board members, they focus their efforts on promoting the need for organ and tissue donation while helping families on their organ and tissue donation journey. She has a true passion for helping others and working with people.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
<\/span><\/div>Brad Jansen
\n<\/em><\/strong>brad@agri-search.com<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/div>
<\/i><\/i><\/span>Biography<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div>Jim leads the Agronomy and Seed Recruiting sector for AGRI-SEARCH. Since joining the company in 2002, Jim has successfully filled nearly 350 positions and has helped AGRI-SEARCH in becoming one of the premier agribusiness personnel consulting firms in the country.<\/p>\nWith nearly 35 years in the agribusiness industry, Jim is considered an expert in his field and has been interviewed on AGRI-TALK, Brownfield Network, RFD Network, Cromwell Ag Radio, Wisconsin Farm Network, Farmweek News, and both the Illinois and Indiana Agri-News. Jim supports the industry through his involvement in the American Seed Trade Association, Independent Professional Seed Association, Illinois Fertilizer and Chemical Association, Wisconsin Agribusiness Association, and the Indiana Crop Improvement Association.<\/p>\n
On the local level, Jim takes an active role in the FFA and 4-H organizations and volunteers in his community and church. His hobbies are collecting Oliver, Minneapolis-Moline, and JI Case tractors and farm implements and participating in antique farm shows throughout the country. He also enjoys gardening and working in the yard.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
<\/span><\/div>Vic Heinold
\n<\/em><\/strong>vic@agri-search.com<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/div><\/i><\/i><\/span>Biography<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div>\nVic was raised in Kouts, Indiana.\u00a0 He graduated from Kouts High School and attended Purdue University.\u00a0 In 1976, he assumed the responsibility for the family business, Heinold Elevator and Feeds.\u00a0 During his tenure from 1976 until 2004, Heinold Feeds became one of the top specialty feed manufacturers in the nation and a highly recognized pre-mix manufacturer specializing in Dairy.<\/p>\n
In November of 2004, Vic was elected to the Indiana State Senate where he sponsored and authored numerous bills making Indiana a business-friendly state for agriculture, especially ethanol production.\u00a0 In May of 2007, he retired from the Senate and accepted a full-time position with Consolidated Grain & Barge as General Manager of the Feed Ingredient Division with a strong emphasis on Distillers Dried Grains.\u00a0 Vic left CGB in the fall of 2011, and in October 2011, he joined AGRI-SEARCH as a Professional Agricultural Recruiter specializing\u00a0in the\u00a0grain<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0feed and nutrition<\/a>\u00a0industries and a variety of management positions with state and national agriculture associations.<\/p>\nHe is the father of five children and proud grandfather of 16.\u00a0 His civic activities, to name a few, include The Gideons International, Florida Guardian ad Litem Program, Florida Feed Association, American Feed Industry Association, and Indiana Grain and Feed Association of which he served as Chairman.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
<\/span><\/div>Chelbi Williams Alt
\n<\/em><\/strong>chelbi@agri-search.com<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/div><\/i><\/i><\/span>Biography<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div>\nChelbi Alt grew up in Assumption, Illinois. After graduating from Millikin University in 2006 with a Business Management degree, she began working in the Agricultural Industry with GSI. During her 13-year tenure with GSI, she held various management and process improvement positions.<\/p>\n
Chelbi joined the AGRI-SEARCH team in 2019 as a Professional Recruiter specializing in Executive Searches. She also works alongside the AGRI-SEARCH team members to improve processes to better serve our clients and candidates.<\/p>\n
Chelbi and her husband reside in Westville, Indiana with their three children. She travels back to Assumption as often as her family will allow and is happiest when her kids get to play alongside her nephew and nieces. Chelbi and her older sister founded the Casey Williams Foundation in memory of their younger sister. Partnering with five other Board members, they focus their efforts on promoting the need for organ and tissue donation while helping families on their organ and tissue donation journey. She has a true passion for helping others and working with people.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
<\/span><\/div>Brad Jansen
\n<\/em><\/strong>brad@agri-search.com<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/div>
With nearly 35 years in the agribusiness industry, Jim is considered an expert in his field and has been interviewed on AGRI-TALK, Brownfield Network, RFD Network, Cromwell Ag Radio, Wisconsin Farm Network, Farmweek News, and both the Illinois and Indiana Agri-News. Jim supports the industry through his involvement in the American Seed Trade Association, Independent Professional Seed Association, Illinois Fertilizer and Chemical Association, Wisconsin Agribusiness Association, and the Indiana Crop Improvement Association.<\/p>\n
On the local level, Jim takes an active role in the FFA and 4-H organizations and volunteers in his community and church. His hobbies are collecting Oliver, Minneapolis-Moline, and JI Case tractors and farm implements and participating in antique farm shows throughout the country. He also enjoys gardening and working in the yard.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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<\/span><\/div>Vic Heinold
\n<\/em><\/strong>vic@agri-search.com<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/div><\/i><\/i><\/span>Biography<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div>\nVic was raised in Kouts, Indiana.\u00a0 He graduated from Kouts High School and attended Purdue University.\u00a0 In 1976, he assumed the responsibility for the family business, Heinold Elevator and Feeds.\u00a0 During his tenure from 1976 until 2004, Heinold Feeds became one of the top specialty feed manufacturers in the nation and a highly recognized pre-mix manufacturer specializing in Dairy.<\/p>\n
In November of 2004, Vic was elected to the Indiana State Senate where he sponsored and authored numerous bills making Indiana a business-friendly state for agriculture, especially ethanol production.\u00a0 In May of 2007, he retired from the Senate and accepted a full-time position with Consolidated Grain & Barge as General Manager of the Feed Ingredient Division with a strong emphasis on Distillers Dried Grains.\u00a0 Vic left CGB in the fall of 2011, and in October 2011, he joined AGRI-SEARCH as a Professional Agricultural Recruiter specializing\u00a0in the\u00a0grain<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0feed and nutrition<\/a>\u00a0industries and a variety of management positions with state and national agriculture associations.<\/p>\nHe is the father of five children and proud grandfather of 16.\u00a0 His civic activities, to name a few, include The Gideons International, Florida Guardian ad Litem Program, Florida Feed Association, American Feed Industry Association, and Indiana Grain and Feed Association of which he served as Chairman.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
<\/span><\/div>Chelbi Williams Alt
\n<\/em><\/strong>chelbi@agri-search.com<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/div><\/i><\/i><\/span>Biography<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div>\nChelbi Alt grew up in Assumption, Illinois. After graduating from Millikin University in 2006 with a Business Management degree, she began working in the Agricultural Industry with GSI. During her 13-year tenure with GSI, she held various management and process improvement positions.<\/p>\n
Chelbi joined the AGRI-SEARCH team in 2019 as a Professional Recruiter specializing in Executive Searches. She also works alongside the AGRI-SEARCH team members to improve processes to better serve our clients and candidates.<\/p>\n
Chelbi and her husband reside in Westville, Indiana with their three children. She travels back to Assumption as often as her family will allow and is happiest when her kids get to play alongside her nephew and nieces. Chelbi and her older sister founded the Casey Williams Foundation in memory of their younger sister. Partnering with five other Board members, they focus their efforts on promoting the need for organ and tissue donation while helping families on their organ and tissue donation journey. She has a true passion for helping others and working with people.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
<\/span><\/div>Brad Jansen
\n<\/em><\/strong>brad@agri-search.com<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/div>
<\/i><\/i><\/span>Biography<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div>\nVic was raised in Kouts, Indiana.\u00a0 He graduated from Kouts High School and attended Purdue University.\u00a0 In 1976, he assumed the responsibility for the family business, Heinold Elevator and Feeds.\u00a0 During his tenure from 1976 until 2004, Heinold Feeds became one of the top specialty feed manufacturers in the nation and a highly recognized pre-mix manufacturer specializing in Dairy.<\/p>\n
In November of 2004, Vic was elected to the Indiana State Senate where he sponsored and authored numerous bills making Indiana a business-friendly state for agriculture, especially ethanol production.\u00a0 In May of 2007, he retired from the Senate and accepted a full-time position with Consolidated Grain & Barge as General Manager of the Feed Ingredient Division with a strong emphasis on Distillers Dried Grains.\u00a0 Vic left CGB in the fall of 2011, and in October 2011, he joined AGRI-SEARCH as a Professional Agricultural Recruiter specializing\u00a0in the\u00a0grain<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0feed and nutrition<\/a>\u00a0industries and a variety of management positions with state and national agriculture associations.<\/p>\nHe is the father of five children and proud grandfather of 16.\u00a0 His civic activities, to name a few, include The Gideons International, Florida Guardian ad Litem Program, Florida Feed Association, American Feed Industry Association, and Indiana Grain and Feed Association of which he served as Chairman.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
<\/span><\/div>Chelbi Williams Alt
\n<\/em><\/strong>chelbi@agri-search.com<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/div><\/i><\/i><\/span>Biography<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div>\nChelbi Alt grew up in Assumption, Illinois. After graduating from Millikin University in 2006 with a Business Management degree, she began working in the Agricultural Industry with GSI. During her 13-year tenure with GSI, she held various management and process improvement positions.<\/p>\n
Chelbi joined the AGRI-SEARCH team in 2019 as a Professional Recruiter specializing in Executive Searches. She also works alongside the AGRI-SEARCH team members to improve processes to better serve our clients and candidates.<\/p>\n
Chelbi and her husband reside in Westville, Indiana with their three children. She travels back to Assumption as often as her family will allow and is happiest when her kids get to play alongside her nephew and nieces. Chelbi and her older sister founded the Casey Williams Foundation in memory of their younger sister. Partnering with five other Board members, they focus their efforts on promoting the need for organ and tissue donation while helping families on their organ and tissue donation journey. She has a true passion for helping others and working with people.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
<\/span><\/div>Brad Jansen
\n<\/em><\/strong>brad@agri-search.com<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/div>
Vic was raised in Kouts, Indiana.\u00a0 He graduated from Kouts High School and attended Purdue University.\u00a0 In 1976, he assumed the responsibility for the family business, Heinold Elevator and Feeds.\u00a0 During his tenure from 1976 until 2004, Heinold Feeds became one of the top specialty feed manufacturers in the nation and a highly recognized pre-mix manufacturer specializing in Dairy.<\/p>\n
In November of 2004, Vic was elected to the Indiana State Senate where he sponsored and authored numerous bills making Indiana a business-friendly state for agriculture, especially ethanol production.\u00a0 In May of 2007, he retired from the Senate and accepted a full-time position with Consolidated Grain & Barge as General Manager of the Feed Ingredient Division with a strong emphasis on Distillers Dried Grains.\u00a0 Vic left CGB in the fall of 2011, and in October 2011, he joined AGRI-SEARCH as a Professional Agricultural Recruiter specializing\u00a0in the\u00a0grain<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0feed and nutrition<\/a>\u00a0industries and a variety of management positions with state and national agriculture associations.<\/p>\n He is the father of five children and proud grandfather of 16.\u00a0 His civic activities, to name a few, include The Gideons International, Florida Guardian ad Litem Program, Florida Feed Association, American Feed Industry Association, and Indiana Grain and Feed Association of which he served as Chairman.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div> Chelbi Alt grew up in Assumption, Illinois. After graduating from Millikin University in 2006 with a Business Management degree, she began working in the Agricultural Industry with GSI. During her 13-year tenure with GSI, she held various management and process improvement positions.<\/p>\n Chelbi joined the AGRI-SEARCH team in 2019 as a Professional Recruiter specializing in Executive Searches. She also works alongside the AGRI-SEARCH team members to improve processes to better serve our clients and candidates.<\/p>\n Chelbi and her husband reside in Westville, Indiana with their three children. She travels back to Assumption as often as her family will allow and is happiest when her kids get to play alongside her nephew and nieces. Chelbi and her older sister founded the Casey Williams Foundation in memory of their younger sister. Partnering with five other Board members, they focus their efforts on promoting the need for organ and tissue donation while helping families on their organ and tissue donation journey. She has a true passion for helping others and working with people.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>![](\"https:\/\/agri-search.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Chelbi-Williams-Alt-135x203.jpg\")
Chelbi Williams Alt
\n<\/em><\/strong>chelbi@agri-search.com<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/div><\/i><\/i><\/span>Biography<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div>
![](\"https:\/\/agri-search.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Brad-Jansen-135x203-1.png\" "\\"Brad")
Brad Jansen
\n<\/em><\/strong>brad@agri-search.com<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/div>
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