Northern Crops Council

NCI is governed by the Northern Crops Council. The Northern Crops Council consists of:

  •  President of North Dakota State University

  •  North Dakota Commissioner of Agriculture

  •  North Dakota Wheat Commission representative

  •  North Dakota Oilseed Council representative

  •  North Dakota Barley Council representative

  •  North Dakota Soybean Council representative

  •  Five to seven producers of northern crops

  •  Up to four representatives of industries that process northern crops

To see a complete list of Northern Crops Council members, click here.

Advisors

The Northern Crops Advisory Board has representatives from most of the regional commodity groups and other interested parties in agriculture.

Past and Present Northern Crops Council Chairs

  • 1982 | George A. Sinner

  • 1983 | Edwin F. Ross

  • 1985 | Willard Pederson

  • 1987 | David J. Holter

  • 1989 | Jerry Kruger

  • 1991 | George C. Howe Jr.

  • 1992 | Richard Fugleberg

  • 1993 | Jim Squires

  • 1994 | Terry Goerger

  • 1996 | Joel Dick

  • 1998 | Chuck Gunnerson

  • 2000 | Maynard Satrom

  • 2002 | Sherwood Peterson

  • 2003 | Brian Kaae

  • 2005 | Matt Mechtel

  • 2006 | Jennifer Tesch

  • 2007 | Laird Larson

  • 2009 | Dan Wiltse

  • 2010 | David Clough

  • 2011 | Robert Majkrzak

  • 2013 | Karolyn Zurn

  • 2015 | Keith Peltier

  • 2017 | Greg Kessel

  • 2019 | Tregg Cronin

  • 2021 | Jim Bahm

  • 2023 | Tim Dufault