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Member and past director of Northwest Grain, a locally
governed CHS retail business, and active in a wide range
of agricultural and co-op organizations. Raises wheat,
barley, corn, soybeans, sunflowers, canola and alfalfa
near St. Hilaire, Minn. Earned an associate’s degree in
agricultural economics and received certification in
advanced farm business management from Northland
College, Thief River Falls, Minn. Completed the National
Association of Corporate Directors comprehensive
Director Professionalism course and received its
Certificate of Director Education and Board Leadership
Fellow status.
David Johnsrud (2012): Member of the Government
Relations and Corporate Responsibility committees.
Director for AgCountry Farm Credit Services since 2001
and currently serves as chairman. Previously served on
the Minnesota Farm Credit Legislative Committee with
three years as chairman, was chairman of the Minnesota
Farm Credit nominating committee for the AgriBank
election in 2012 and served on the Farmers Union
Oil and Prairie Lake Co-op boards of directors from
1987 through 2007 with 15 years as board secretary.
Also served on the Mid-Minnesota Association Board
with terms as secretary and chairman, and served on
the Minnesota Directors’ Association with terms as
treasurer. Farms in partnership with his brother and
nephew. Completed the Farm Credit Services Premier
Governance Series and became a Certified Director in
2010, and is a 2010 graduate of Minnesota Agricultural
Rural Leadership Class V.
David Kayser (2006): Serves as a member of the
Corporate Responsibility and CHS Foundation
Finance and Investment committees. Was director
and chairman for Farmer’s Alliance, Mitchell, S.D. Past
chairman of South Dakota Association of Cooperatives
and previously served on CHS Resolutions Committee.
Raises corn, soybeans and hay near Alexandria, S.D.,
and operates a cow-calf and feeder-calf business.
Completed the National Association of Corporate
Directors comprehensive Director Professionalism
course and received its Certificate of Director Education.
Randy Knecht (2001): Serves as a member of the
Government Relations and Capital committees.
Previously served as assistant secretary-treasurer
and as chairman of Governance and Government
Relations committees. Is a past board member of the
American Coalition for Ethanol and past board member
and chairman of Full Circle Ag and Northern Electric
Cooperative. Partner in family farm operation near
Houghton, S.D., that raises corn, soybeans, alfalfa and
beef cattle. Earned a bachelor’s degree in agriculture
from South Dakota State University. Completed
the National Association of Corporate Directors
comprehensive Director Professionalism course and
received its Certificate of Director Education.
Greg Kruger (2008): Serves as a member of the Audit
and Government Relations committees. Previously
served on the Capital Committee. Member and
cooperative director for more than 15 years, including
serving as chairman, of Countryside Cooperative,
Durand, Wis., since its creation in 1998. Involved in a wide
range of agricultural and local government activities,
including serving as Trempealeau County Farm Bureau
president and as chairman of his community’s Land
Use Planning Committee. Operates a family dairy and
crop farm near Eleva, Wis. Completed the National
Association of Corporate Directors comprehensive
Director Professionalism course and received its
Certificate of Director Education.
Edward Malesich (2011): Serves on the Government
Relations and Corporate Responsibility committees.
Served 12 years on the board of Rocky Mountain
Supply, Inc., Belgrade, Mont., and 18 years on one of
its predecessor cooperatives. Also served 13 years
on the board of Northwest Farm Credit Services,
Spokane, Wash., an $8 billion association serving four
states, including two years as board chairman and
terms on its audit, governance, compensation and
risk committees. Served 16 years as a director for the
East Bench Irrigation District. Member of the Montana
Stock Growers Association, Montana Grain Growers
Association and Farm Bureau. President of Malesich
Ranch Co., a diversified operation managing 1,300 head
of commercial Angus cattle on 14,000 acres including
federal, state and private land leases; wheat, malt barley
and hay on 2,000 irrigated acres; and a custom haying
business. Earned a bachelor’s degree in agricultural
production from Montana State University and is a
member of Alpha Gamma Rho Fraternity.
Steve Riegel (2006): Chairman, Government
Relations committee and serves as a member of the
Governance Committee. Formerly served as a member
of Corporate Responsibility and Capital committees.
Former chairman of Pride Ag Resources, Dodge City,
Kan., and previously served as a director and ocer for
Ford-Kingsdown Cooperative and Co-op Service, Inc.
Advisory director for Bucklin (Kan.) National Bank and
has served on his local school board. Raises irrigated
corn, soybeans, alfalfa, dryland wheat and milo near
Ford, Kan. Attended Fort Hays State University, majoring
in agriculture business and animal science. Completed
the National Association of Corporate Directors
comprehensive Director Professionalism course and
received its Certificate of Director Education and Board
Leadership fellow status.
Michael Toelle resigned from the CHS Board of Directors
in April 2013 to assume a position on the Nationwide
Mutual Insurance Company board. We thank him for
his 13 years of service to the CHS Board of Directors,
including nine years as chairman.