Class 8 Alumni
Keith Allen
Owner
Haycreek Ag Services LLC
Kenyon
Ben Askegaard
Kindred Location Manager,
Peterseon Farms Seed
Fargo
Anna Boroff
Executive Director
Minnesota Cable Communications Association
Burnsville
Yolanda Cotterall
Greater Minnesota Rural Program Director – Retired
Latino Economic Development Center
Minneapolis
Luke Daninger
Retail Development Manager
Winfield
Trimont
Jessee Davis
(Deceased 2024)
Program and Outreach Director
Minnesota Farmers’ Market Association
Bovey
Tim Hagl
Banker, President
Border State Bank in Thief River Falls
Red Lake Falls
Pakou Hang
Co-Founder and Executive Director
Hmong American Farmers Association
Minneapolis
Amber Hanson Glaeser
Director of Public Policy
Minnesota Farm Bureau
Apple Valley
Corey Hanson
Family Farm Owner/Operator/Manager
Hanson Farms
Gary
Kyle Hemme
Owner/Operator
Kyle Hemme Farms
Hardwick
Sara Hewitt
Manager of Brand Development and Events/Farmer
Ag Management Solutions/Maplewood Farms/Sweet Cheeks Honey
Cleveland
Chris Hill
Farmer/Owner/Partner
Trucking, custom farming and drainage tile, operate custom NH3 service
Brewster
Betsy Jensen
Farmer and Magazine Editor
Jensen Farms/Prairie Grains Magazine
Stephen
Jim Kanten
President/Owner
3 Below
Milan
Sara (Larson) Preston
Regional Field Specialist
Minnesota Soybean Growers Association
Swea City
Barbara Libenstein
Co-Owner
Wolf Creek Dairy
Dundas
Travis Mathison
Operations Manager
Midwestern BioAg Inc.
Chatfield
Nathan Nelson
Farmer/Owner
Home Place Dairy LLC
Hinckley
Wanda Patsche
Farmer, Office Manager, Secretary/Treasurer
CW Pork, Inc.
Welcome
Whitney Place
Assistant to the Commissioner
Minnesota Department of Agriculture
Minneapolis
Heath Radke
Broadcaster
Marshall Radio
Tracy
Lona Rookaird
Technical Sales Agronomist
Corteva
Elko
Sarah (Schieck) Boelke
Swine Extension Educator
University of Minnesota Extension
Wilmar
Shawn Schloesser
Associate Director
Transportation Planning Services
St. Peter
Steven Sjostrom
Owner/Partner
Sjostrom Farms LLP
Lafayette
Daryl Timmerman
Director of Production and Finance
Hugoson Pork, Inc.
North Mankato
Jeff Vetsch
Community Philanthropy Officer
Southwest Iniative Foundation
New London
Margaret Wagner
Supervisor, Clean Water Technical Assistance Unit
Minnesota Department of Agriculture
Minneapolis
Krista Willis
Partner
Willis Farms
Willmar