Board of Managers

Doyle has been a farmer for the past 38 years. He is a director for Kingsbrook Rural Water and has also served as a director for Rutland High School, Grace Church Council and the Clarno Township. He received an Associate’s degree in Agriculture from South Dakota State University, Brookings, South Dakota, in 1992.

Craig has been a farmer for the past 32 years. He is the vice-president of High Plains Partners, LLC and treasurer for the Denver Township and SDSU FarmHouse Association. He has served as president of Brookings/Kingsbury County Farm Bureau and Arlington Farmers Elevator and on the boards off the Arlington Public School District and Prairie Ag Partners Cooperative. He received a B.S. degree in Agriculture from South Dakota State University, Brookings, South Dakota, in 1989.

Brandon has been a farmer for the past 13 years. He has served as Chairperson for the Brookings County Farm Service Agency Committee and Treasurer for the Alano Society in Brookings, South Dakota. He is an alumni of the South Dakota Ag and Rural Leadership program. He received a B.S. degree in Landscape Design from South Dakota State University, Brookings, South Dakota, in 2008.

Gary has been a farmer for the past 42 years. He was a maintenance worker for Associated Milk Producers in Dawson, Minnesota, for 19 years. He is a former president and membership chairman for the Midwest Cattlemen’s Association. He served as group leader and on the livestock committee for the OWA 4H in Canby, Minnesota. He also served as treasurer and superintendent of the Dawson Covenant Church Sunday School program. He received a degree in Farm Diesel Mechanics from Canby VoTech, Canby, Minnesota, in 1983.

Robert is a retired farmer. He is a state director of the Minnesota Soybean Growers Association and a board member of the Murray County Corn and Soybean Growers. He is also a member of the Lions, VFW and American Legion.

Spencer has been a farmer for the past 46 years. He is a former chairman of Nobles Cooperative Oil and AgStar Farm Credit Association. He received a B.S. degree in Animal Science from University of Minnesota, St. Paul, Minnesota, in 1976.

Ned has been the president of Skinner Agri-Products, Inc. since 1998. Previously, he was the vice-president and general manager of the Commodities and Starch & Specialty Products divisions for Tate & Lyle, Decatur, Illinois, and president of the Industrial & Food Service Division of Burns Philp, Sydney, Australia. He has served as a director for Portland Food Products in Portland, Oregon, Two Rivers Bank & Trust in Burlington, Iowa, and Nu World Foods in Naperville, Illinois. He received his B.S. degree in Industrial Administration from Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa, in 1974, and earned his M.B.A. from Harvard Business School, Cambridge, Massachusetts, in 1981.

Lewis has been a farmer for the past 46 years. He served as chairman of the United Soybean Board, the South Dakota Soybean Research & Promotion Council and the South Dakota Corn Utilization Council. He also serves as a member of the Davison County Conservation Board. He served as a helicopter pilot in the Army for five years. He received a B.S. degree in Plant Science from South Dakota State University, Brookings, South Dakota, in 1972.

Mark has been a farmer for the past 26 years. He was employed as an agricultural loan officer in the Farm Credit system for 37 years. He is a state director and past treasurer of the Minnesota Soybean Growers Association and a past president of the St. James Lions Club and First Lutheran Church in St. James, Minnesota. He received a B.S. degree in Science Teaching from Mankato State University, Mankato, Minnesota, in 1973.