Jim Goodlaxson currently serves as the Director of Grain Quality Management at Heartland Co-op since September 2018, having previously held roles such as Commercial Grain Manager at HTS Ag and Grain Management Consultant at Howgan SCC. With extensive experience in grain management, Jim has collaborated with cooperatives and producers to enhance profitability and address challenges in grain handling, storage, and automation. Prior to their focus on grain, Jim worked in sales at AgriDry LLC and held supervisory and managerial positions in various companies, including JBS Swift and Company and GMI Inc., where skills in engineering, sales, and operations were developed over decades in the industrial and agricultural sectors.