The North Dakota Grain Dealers Association is hosting their 110th Annual Convention and Industry Show January 15th-17th at the Fargo Holiday Inn. We learn more about the convention and discuss issues at the forefront of the minds of folks at NDGDA with Stu Letcher, NDGDA Executive Vice President.
Learn more as well online at https://www.ndgda.org. Read more as well below:
GRAIN DEALERS TO CONVENE IN FARGO
The North Dakota Grain Dealers Association will hold its 110th Annual Convention & Industry Show at the Fargo Holiday Inn January 15-17, 2023. Approximately 500 people are expected for the event, consisting of grain elevator managers, farmers, grain industry personnel, suppliers and spouses. The meeting includes educational sessions, business meetings, and a trade show of 78 companies providing products and services to the grain industry.
Program topics and speakers include:
- Effects of Recent Economic Changes on Grain Industry
Dave Juday, Founder and Principal – The Juday Group
- Weather Outlook for 2023
John Baranick, Ag Meteorologist-DTN
- Basics of Board Governance
Frayne Olson, Director – NDSU Quentin Burdick Center for Coops
- What Has Happened to the Agribusiness Insurance Market
Scott Aukes, President – Assured Partners Agribusiness
The Association is governed by a 9-man Board of elevator managers and merchandisers from around the state. Current Association officers, directors, and staff are:
Alex Richard, Casselton, President
Jeremy Burkhart, Minot, 1st Vice President
Dan Mostad, Berthold, 2nd Vice President
Mark Hovland, Fessenden, Director
Eric Larson, Oakes, Director
Eric Berge, Jamestown, Director
Kayla Burkhart, Surrey, Director
Levi Hall, Williston, Director
Sean Slowinski, Bisbee, Director
Stu Letcher, Fargo, Executive Vice President
Odie Scheel, Fargo, Office Manager
Dave Nelson, Halstad, MN, Safety & Health Director
Sue Benson, Fargo, Office Assistant
The NDGDA office address is 2417 North University Drive, Suite A, Fargo, ND 58102-1820.
