Member Profile: Colby Eymann, Scoular

Specialty Soya and Grains Alliance (SSGA) Treasurer Colby Eymann grew up in Kansas City, but agriculture and farming runs deep in his family for generations.

Eymann returned to agriculture after finding a passion through his college classes and listening to a guest speaker at the University of Kansas. His interest in agriculture led Eymann to his job at Scoular, where he currently works as the product group manager on its Select Global Grains & Oilseeds team.

“I’m within my first six months on the board of SSGA,” Eymann said. “I really got involved when Scoular decided to join SSGA. We have a growing identity preserved and other grains program here, so we sought out SSGA as an important industry advocacy group. We wanted to be a part of it, and I was granted a board seat.”

In his first hour of being on the board, Eymann was elected treasurer. He was happy to jump right into the position as an active board member. Working at Scoular gives Eymann some insights to bring to his fellow board members.

“I’ve enjoyed what the agriculture industry has brought up, it’s always changing, always keeps you on your toes, beyond fascinating industry,” Eymann said. “And what I like about it, is it’s really built on people and relationships.”

Scoular has a history of more than 125 years and is involved in numerous different areas of agriculture, such as the food and freight sectors. It works with elevators and a wide range of products, including identity preserved soybeans.

One attribute that drove Scoular to join SSGA was its U.S. Identity Preserved brand and program, which was unveiled in December 2021. Scoular is currently working on its application to bear the trademark that SSGA has worked to create.

Eymann said Scoular likes the direction and initiatives SSGA is putting out and wants to help drive the value of identity preserved products and agriculture products from the U.S. He believes the staff and board members of SSGA move the needle for the organization and industry to grow it even further.

“I think there’s a lot of opportunity with SSGA,” Eymann said. “What’s really great about SSGA is it can really kind of augment and help cover what other organizations do on a more commodity front.”