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INDEPENDENT BEEF ASSOCIATION OF NORTH DAKOTA
Your statewide voice in the cattle industry.
2010 I-BAND Convention Speaker Line-Up
Alan Guebert was raised on an 800-acre, 100-cow southern Illinois dairy farm. After graduation from the University of Illinois in Dec. 1980, he served as a writer and editor at Professional Farmers of America, Successful Farming magazine and Farm Journal magazine.
He began his syndicated agricultural column, The Farm and Food File, in June, 1993; it now
appears weekly in more than 70 newspapers throughout the US and Canada.
In 1997, the American Agricultural Editors' Association honored him with its highest awards, "Writer of the Year" and "Master Writer."
Alan and his wife Catherine, a social worker, reside in Delavan, IL. They have two children, Mary Grace, of Washington, DC, and Paul, an officer in US Navy. Alan Guebert was raised on an 800-acre, 100-cow southern Illinois dairy farm. After graduation from the University of Illinois in Dec. 1980, he served as a writer and editor at Professional Farmers of America, Successful Farming magazine and Farm Journal magazine.
He began his syndicated agricultural column, The Farm and Food File, in June, 1993; it now appears weekly in more than 70 newspapers throughout the US and Canada.
In 1997, the American Agricultural Editors' Association honored him with its highest awards, "Writer of the Year" and "Master Writer."
Alan and his wife Catherine, a social worker, reside in Delavan, IL. They have two children, Mary Grace, of Washington, DC, and Paul, an officer in US Navy.
Alan will be speaking at 10:45.
A third-generation family farmer, Doug Goehring was appointed North Dakota Agriculture Commissioner on April 6, 2009, by Gov. John Hoeven.
Commissioner Goehring operates a 2,000-acre, no-till farm near Menoken in south central North Dakota, where he raises corn, soybeans, spring wheat, field peas, canola, winter wheat and alfalfa. He has also produced durum, sunflowers, barley, mustard, millet and safflower, and, and has had a feeder cattle operation. Commissioner Goehring believes development of overseas trade is vital to the growth and prosperity of North Dakota agriculture. He strongly supports increased research into cereal grains and biofuel crops. As former president and chairman of the board of Nodak Mutual Insurance Co. and director of American Agricultural Insurance Co., Commissioner Goehring is a recognized authority on crop insurance. He is an advocate for improved crop insurance and other insurance products for farmers and ranchers. Long active in farm organizations, Commissioner Goehring has served as vice president of the North Dakota Farm Bureau and is a member of the North Dakota Stockmen's Association, the North Dakota Grain Growers, the North Dakota Soybean Association and the National Association of Corporate Directors. An advocate of agriculture-based, renewable fuels, he is an investor in the Red Trail Energy Ethanol Plant at Richardton. Commissioner Goehring is a former director of the United Soybean Board and the North Dakota Soybean Council, a former secretary/treasurer of the North Dakota Grain Growers Association and a member of USDA’s Area 4 Research Farm Steering Committee. Commissioner Goehring attended Bismarck State College and is a licensed medical laboratory technician. Commissioner Goehring is the proud father of a daughter, Kacie (Steve) Iglehart, and two sons, Dustin and Clint. He attends Evangel Assembly of God in Bismarck.
Kadee Hande is the Livestock Development Specialist for the North Dakota Department of Agriculture, her role is to encourage and promote agriculture, economic development and commerce throughout the livestock industries. Recently she introduced the North Dakota Verified Livestock program, an opportunity for North Dakota livestock producers to add more value to their calves by complying with export regulations. Hande, a Rhame native, graduated from North Dakota State University with a B.S. in Mass Communication and minors in Animal and Equine Sciences. Prior to working for the Department of Ag, she worked four years at the Black Hill Stock Show in Rapid City, SD, where she managed the livestock shows and sales, sponsorship and the youth scholarship program. Currently, Hande lives in Bismarck and enjoys her free time doing graphic design work and riding horses.
North Dakota native Nancy Jo Bateman has worked for the North Dakota Beef Commission for more than 25 years and is currently the Executive Director of ND; her work includes testing and preparing recipes for TV spots which air statewide on the KX TV Network. She serves on a national committee focused on new beef product development and culinary programs through the Beef Industry Culinary Center of the National Cattlemen's Beef Association. Ms. Bateman has served on many national committees of the National Cattlemen's Beef Association. She and her husband, Rocky, farm and ranch 35 miles southwest of Bismarck, near New Salem, ND. Nancy Jo will be speaking about the Beef Checkoff.
Jason Wirtz is the coordinator of the North Dakota Department of Agriculture’s Livestock Pollution Prevention Program. He grew up in the rural Stanley area with a strong ranching background. He graduated from Dickinson State University with a Bachelors of Science degree in Agribusiness. Jason and his wife Nita live NE of Bismarck where they raise registered Quarter Horses.
Dr Richard “Dick” Bowman, DVM, calls home Rhame, ND, where he manages a successful cattle operation. Dr. Bowman also runs an extremely busy mobile veterinary practice and serves as an equine practitioner as he travels throughout a large part of the Midwest. Dr. Bowman is a veteran of the national animal identification discussions. He started out on the original cattle working group that was created during the Bush Administration.
Dr. Bowman still continues to play an advisory council role and has recently been appointed to serve on the newly formed Cattle ID Group. Dr. Bowman served as R-CALF USA's first Animal ID Chairman and for the past three years he has served as the Animal ID Chairman for the U.S. Cattlemen's Association.
