Class 10 Alumni
Matthew Altman
Product Manager
JBS USA Pork
Welcome
Rodd Beyer
President Production Agriculture
Valiant & RDR Farms, Inc.
Wheaton
Shane Bowyer
Asst. Professor of Management
Minnesota State University, Mankato
North Mankato
Charlene (Brooks) Simonson
Great Plains Division Conservation Manager
The Nature Conservancy
St. Paul
John Bruihler
Manager
Bruihler Farms
Rushford
Grant Crawford
(Deceased 2025)
Technical Service Manager – Beef Cattle
Merck Animal Health
Jasper
Melanie Dickman
District Conservationist
Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS)
Willmar
Danielle Evers
SW MN Certification Specialist – MN Ag Water Quality Certifi
Pipestone Soil and Water Conservation District
Pipestone
Austen Germolus
Farmer/Crop Insurance Agent
Germolus Farms/Germolus Insurance
Ada
Nick Godward
Farmer
Godward Wild Rice Farms, Inc.
Aitkin
Angelica Hopp
Buffer and Drainage Technician/Conservation planner, TSP
Kandiyohi County/Agriboost Consulting
Cosmos
Chris Horob
Technology Manager
Kibble Equipment
Grand Meadow
Cordell Huebsch
Farmer
Otter Berry Farm, LLC
Perham
Krista Jansen
Retail Sales Manager
Thunderseed
Lake Park
Krista Kopperud
Owner
Painted Prairie Vineyard
Currie
Nan Larson
Director of Innovative Networks
Agricultural Utilization Research Institute
Balaton
Stephanie Loch
Group Director
FLM Harvest
Rogers
Sean Maday
Agent, Farmer
Buchan & Bremer Crop Insurance Agency
Granada
Curtis Mahnken
Extension Economist, Assoc. Ext. Professor
Center for Farm Financial Mgmt, UMN
Arden Hills
Michelle Medina
Director of Programming
Minnesota Farmers Union
St. Paul
Ben Mussehl
Leasing Specialist
Compeer Financial
Rochester
Carolyn Olson
Farmer
Olson Organics
Cottonwood
Jacob Rieke
Farmer
Rieke Farms
Fairfax
Jay Schmidt
Owner/agritour operator
Journeys by Jay
Plainview
Steve Schmitt
Commissioner
Meeker County
Eden Valley
Erin Spangler
Human Relations
Riverview, LLP
Morris
Matt Tiffany
Farmer/Owner
Tiffany Farms/Tiffany Custom Ag LLC
Redwood Falls
Aaron Vadnais
Financial Services Manager/Grain and Livestock
Glacial Plains Cooperative/Farm
Benson