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WHITESELL RE-ELECTED – Denny Whitesell was re-elected to the board of directors for United Producers Inc. effective June 22.  As a director, he will represent the members of District 2, southern Missouri, for a three-year term on the board of directors. Elected during UPI’s district delegate meeting, he will help govern the largest livestock marketing cooperative in the United States.

“We are pleased to have Denny continue as a director,” said Mike Bumgarner, President and CEO of United Producers Inc. “He will continue to be a great asset to the board.”

He and his wife, Lisa, raise cattle near El Dorado Springs and have over 500 acres of hay and pasture ground. Whitesell also serves on the UPI board’s Finance, Audit and Risk Committee.

United Producers, Inc. is one of the largest farmer-owned livestock marketing cooperatives in the United States. In addition to livestock marketing, United Producers provides credit and risk management services, and serves more than 35,000 livestock producers in the Midwest United States. United Producers was formed in 1934 and is headquartered in Columbus, OH. For more information about becoming a UPI member, visit www.uproducers.com.