CHS owners elect five board members and pass bylaw amendments December 6, 2022 CHS owners elected five of their peers to the CHS Board of Directors on Dec. 2, 2022. From left: Al Holm, Sleepy Eye, Minn.; Mark Farrell, Cross Plains, Wis.; Jerrad Stroh, Juniata, Neb.; Kevin Throener, Cogswell, N.D.; and Hal Clemensen, Aberdeen, S.D. CHS owners elected five board members to three-year terms during the cooperative’s 2022 annual meeting held Dec. 1 and 2 in Minneapolis, Minn. Reelected to three-year terms were: Al Holm, who raises corn, soybeans, sweet corn, peas and hay with his family near Sleepy Eye, Minn., representing Region 1 (Minnesota) Kevin Throener, who raises corn, soybeans, alfalfa and cattle with his family near Cogswell, N.D., representing Region 3 (North Dakota) Hal Clemensen, who raises corn, soybeans and wheat with his wife in Brown and Spink counties, S.D., representing Region 4 (South Dakota) Mark Farrell, who raises corn and soybeans with his brother and son in Dane County, Wis., representing Region 5 (Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia and Wisconsin) Newly elected CHS Board member Jerrad Stroh succeeds former director Steve Riegel, who retired from the Board on Dec. 2, 2022, and will represent CHS members in Region 8 (Nebraska, Kansas, Colorado, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas). Stroh raises corn and soybeans with his family in Adams County, Neb. CHS Board officer elections The following CHS Board members were elected to one-year officer terms: Dan Schurr, LeClaire, Iowa, reelected chair Scott Cordes, Wanamingo, Minn., elected first vice chair Russell Kehl, Quincy, Wash., reelected secretary treasurer C.J. Blew, Castleton, Kan., elected second vice chair Holm, reelected assistant secretary-treasurer Amendments passed CHS owners voted to approve amendments to the CHS Bylaws that give the CHS Board flexibility to schedule regional caucuses and Director elections at a time and location that will enable the most owners to participate in CHS governance.
CHS intends to return $1 billion in cash to owners CHS Inc., the nation’s leading agribusiness cooperative, intends to return a total of $1 billion in cash patronage and equity redemptions to its owners in calendar year 2023, delivering on… Read More
CHS owners elect seven board members, pass bylaws amendments Above, elected to the CHS Board of Directors at the 2023 CHS Annual Meeting were, from left, C.J. Blew, Cortney Wagner, Tony Rossman, Jon Erickson, Scott Cordes, Dan Schurr and… Read More
Wisconsin ag teacher wins top CHS Foundation grant At the CHS Annual Meeting, attendees voted to award a $10,000 teacher grant from the CHS Foundation to Sioux Falls Career and Technical Education Academy in Sioux Falls, S.D.; $15,000… Read More