Class 4 Alumni
James Checkel
Cell Technologist/Owner
Mayo Clinic/Checkel Farm
Kasson
Stan Claussen
Owner
Claussen Farm
Montevideo
Jeremy Daberkow
Redwood Falls
Kevin Dahlman
President
Dahlco Seeds, Dahlman Farms
Cokato
Cameron Fanfulik
Executive Director
Northwest Regional Development Commission
Warren
Dennis Fuchs
Administrator
Stearns County Soil & Water Conservation District
St. Cloud
Dave Genereux
(Deceased 2019)
Agronomist
Centrol Crop Consulting
Widow: Linnae Genereux, Crookston
Bill Gordon
Owner
Gordon Farms
Worthington
Cary Grover
Director of Manufacturing
Hudsonville Creamery & Ice Cream Company
Holland
Shane Hastings
Community Program Director
USDA Rural Development
Topeka
Tom Hayes
Owner
Evergreen Farms
Lafayette
Dan Hoffman
Founder/Owner
New Vision Consulting
Rochester
Doug Huebsch
Partner/President
New Life Farms/Goose Group
Perham
Peter Imle
Co-Owner
Pine Lake Wild Rice, Inc.
Gonvick
Mena Kaehler
Owner
K-LER Cattle & Novel Energy Solutions
St. Charles
Dan Lippert
Owner
Lippert Lamb
Blomkest
Joe Ludowese
Owner
Ludowese A.E., Inc.
Stewart
Joel Mathiowetz
Farmer/Owner
Farm Gate Consulting LLC
Morgan
Mike Metzger
Research Agronomist
Minn-Dak Farmers Cooperative
Elizabeth
Mary Peichel
Owner
Peichel Farms, DirectBuy of of Minneapolis/St. Paul
Fairfax
Kyle Petersen
Vice President/Owner
Petersen Farms, Inc./Kyle B. Petersen Farms
Murdock
Tony Rossman
Owner
Rossman Farms
Oronoco
Greg Schwarz
Owner
Lone Oak Farm, Inc.
Le Sueur
Joe Sullivan
Owner
JR Farms, Inc.
Franklin
Jerry Svoboda
General Manager
FCA Coop
Jackson
Kristie Swenson
Assistant Vice President
Farmers State Bank of Trimont
Trimont
Randy Tatge
Risk Management Advisor
Tatge Ag Marketing
Nerstrand
Wally Thomas
VP of Agriculture and Business Banking
Bremer Bank – Mankato
Claremont
Paul Torkelson
Owner/Member
Torkelson Farms, MN House of Representatives
Hanska
Chuck Uphoff
Owner
Uphoff Dairy
Melrose
Tim Waibel
Owner
Waibel Pork, Inc.
Courtland
Devonna Zeug
Owner
Zeug Farm
Walnut Grove