Valley Springs farmer elected to SDSA board

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Members of the South Dakota Soybean Association (SDSA) elected Valley Springs farmer Jordan Scott to serve on the SDSA board in an at-large position during the SDSA annual meeting Dec. 6. Submitted photo

South Dakota soybean farmers were elected to serve on the South Dakota Soybean Association board of directors of the 2018 SDSA Annual Meeting held Dec. 6 following the 14th Annual AgOutlook Conference and Trade Show.
“Our team is eager to work for South Dakota’s soybean growers. There is a lot we want to help accomplish – pass a farm bill and open up trade again,” says Jeff Thompson, a Colton farmer elected to serve as SDSA president.
SDSA is governed by a board of volunteer farmer-leaders who are elected by members of SDSA. The board includes directors from seven districts, plus three at-large directors.
“Because, like our members, we are soybean farmers, we understand the challenges and opportunities of the members and industry we serve,” Thompson says. “I have confidence in our team and our new director, Jerry Schmitz. Jerry had a long background with the organization.”
SDSA members elected the following South Dakota soybean farmers: District 2 – Jon Schaeffer, Viborg (re-elected); District 3 – Jeff Thompson, Colton (re-elected); District 4 – Chad Schooley, Castlewood; District 6 – Arne Harstad, Wilmot; At-Large - Kevin Deinert, Mount Vernon (former DuPont Young Leader); Josh Kayser, Emery (former DuPont Young Leader); and Jordan Scott, Valley Springs (former DuPont Young Leader).
“I think it says a lot about the SDSA board and the organization’s mission, that three of the Young Leaders decided to run for at-large director positions,” Thompson said. “As the name suggest, these are the next generation of farmers and leaders.”
Scott raises corn and soybeans with his dad near Valley Springs. Serving as a DuPont young Leader, Scott says he had the opportunity to see firsthand the impact SDSA has on state and national government, on behalf of soybean farmers.
“I enjoy being a voice for South Dakota farmers and representing the concerns they have. I also view this role on the SDSA board as an opportunity to share our concerns and stories with governmental leaders on the state and national level,” Scott said.

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