CHS Inc. owners elected five board members to three-year terms during the cooperative's 2021 annual meeting held December 2 and 3 in Minneapolis, MN.
Reelected to three-year terms are:
- David Beckman, who raises irrigated corn and soybeans and operates a custom hog-feeding operation near Elgin, NE, representing Region 8 (Nebraska, Kansas, Colorado, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas)
- David Johnsrud, who farms with his brother and nephew near Starbuck, MN, representing Region 1 (Minnesota)
- David Kayser, who raises corn, soybeans and hay and operates a cow-calf and feeder-calf business near Alexandria, SD, representing Region 4 (South Dakota)
- Steve Fritel, who raises cash grain, including spring wheat, barley, soybeans, edible beans, corn and canola on his family farm near Rugby, ND, representing Region 3 (North Dakota)
- Russ Kehl, who raises a variety of crops and owns a cow-calf herd, a dry bean processing facility, a custom farming business and a trucking and logistics company in Quincy, WA, representing Region 6 (Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Utah, Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada, Alaska)
The following CHS Board members were elected to one-year officer terms:
- Dan Schurr, LeClaire, IA, reelected chair
- C.J. Blew, Castleton, KS., reelected first vice chair
- Jon Erickson, Minot, ND, reelected second vice chair
- Russ Kehl, Quincy, WA, reelected secretary-treasurer
- Alan Holm, Sleepy Eye, MN, elected assistant secretary-treasurer
