PARK RIDGE, IL – Two South Dakotan’s have been named to U.S. Farmers & Ranchers In Action (USFRA) board of directors. The newly elected directors are:
- Randall Dodds, senior vice president and general merchandising manager for Tractor Supply Company.
- Tina Jennen, executive director of Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate (People) of the Lake Traverse Reservation, which spans North and South Dakota.
- Terry Quam, a member of the Cattlemen’s Beef Board, who runs Marda Angus Farms, an Angus seedstock operation in Lodi, Wisconsin.
- Chad Schooley, a director with South Dakota Soybean, whose family owns and operates Cabin Still Cattle Company in Castlewood, South Dakota.
- Corey Geiger, lead dairy economist for CoBank (advisor)
“Each of our new board members brings incredible leadership abilities and a deep passion for agriculture,” USFRA Chair Michael Crinion said. “They will help guide USFRA as we collaborate with the ag value chain to help solve some of the world’s greatest challenges, including nourishing a growing population, sustaining livelihoods, and providing ag resources for an energy transition, all while reducing our impact on the planet.”
USFRA also elected its executive committee for the coming year, including farmer Michael Crinion of Edge Dairy Farmer Cooperative, chair; farmer Chip Bowling of Maryland Grain Producers Association, vice chair and treasurer; farmer Marilyn Hershey of Dairy Management Inc., immediate past chair; Doug Berven of POET, secretary; and Julie Fussner of Culver’s.
Tim Faveri of Nutrien, Dr. Marcus Bernard of the National Society for Minorities in Agriculture, Natural Resources and Related Sciences (MANRRS), and Dr. Justin Ransom of Tyson Foods were re-elected to USFRA’s board, as was Jennifer Crall of Bayer Crop Science as a board advisor.
