MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA, US — Michael Peters of Okarche, Oklahoma, US, was seated as the 2023-24 chairman of US Wheat Associates (USW) board of directors along with board’s other new officers at the group’s July 12 annual meeting in Minneapolis, Minnesota, US.
Peters accepted the USW chairman’s gavel from 2022-23 Chair Rhonda Larson of East Grand Forks, Minnesota. Clark Hamilton of Ririe, Idaho, US, now serves as vice chair, and Jim Pellman of McClusky, North Dakota, US, starts his term as secretary-treasurer. This slate of officers was elected during the USW board’s Feb. 3 meeting in Washington, DC, US, and their terms run July to June.
USW is the export market development organization for the US wheat industry. USW promotes the reliability, quality and value of all six US wheat classes to wheat buyers, millers, bakers, food processors and government officials in more than 100 countries. USW activities are made possible through producer checkoff dollars managed by 17 state wheat commissions and cost-share funding provided by US Department of Agriculture’s Foreign Agricultural Service.
“After serving as a director on the US Wheat Associates board representing North Dakota, I believe in the mission of the organization,” Pellman said at the Feb. 3 meeting. “This is an ideal time for me to put my experience to work for wheat farmers beyond my county and state. I’m looking forward to doing what I can to help the organization continue building export demand in a very competitive global market.”
