Richard Wilkins, Vice President
American Soybean Association

Richard Wilkins, a farmer from Greenwood, Del., is Vice President of the American Soybean Association (ASA). He is one of nine soybean growers who make up the ASA Executive Committee.

Wilkins has served on ASA's Membership & Corporate Relations (2010) and Public Affairs Committee (2011-12). He is also the ASA Liaison to the United Soybean Board Production Research Committee.

Wilkins has been a member of the Mid-Atlantic Soybean Association since 2002, and served his state association as President (2005-10) and Membership Chair (2003-04).

Wilkins farms 400 acres of soybeans annually. In addition, he produces 400 acres of corn, 250 acres of wheat, 100 acres of barley, 200 acres of vegetables, 250 acres of hay and raises 150 head of beef cattle. He is a member of the American Farm Bureau Federation Soybean Advisory Committee.

Wilkins earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Agriculture from the University of Delaware and enjoys hunting, fishing and camping.

The American Soybean Association is a national, not-for-profit, grassroots membership organization that develops and implements policies to increase the profitability of its members and the entire soybean industry.

The American Soybean Association was founded in 1920.