Aaron Harries has been the director of marketing with Kansas Wheat since July 2006. Prior to joining Kansas Wheat he was employed by the Kansas Grain and Feed Association in Topeka for 10 years. While at KGFA, he also had responsibilities with the Kansas Agribusiness Retailers Association, the Kansas Certified Crop Adviser Program and the Kansas Association of Ethanol Processors. Harries was raised on a diversified crop and dairy farm in Marshall County in Northeast Kansas. He graduated with a degree in agriculture communications from Kansas State University.