December 16, 2020
CHS Inc. owners elected seven board members to three-year terms during the cooperative's 2020 annual meeting, held virtually Dec. 3 in Inver Grove Heights, Minn.
Newly elected to a three-year term is Cortney Wagner, a Hardin, Mont., resident, who succeeds Edward Malesich. Malesich retired from the board of directors Dec. 3.
Wagner was elected in Region 2, which represents CHS owners in Montana and Wyoming. She is a first-generation cattle and hay producer. Her family has experience in farming and cooperative management dating back to 1939. She attended the University of North Dakota, with a focus on finance and psychology. She has also served as a trust associate at 1st National Bank and Trust Co. She has been appointed to the board's governance committee and the CHS Foundation board of trustees.
Reelected to three-year terms are:
• C.J. Blew, who operates a farm and ranch business in a family partnership in south central Kansas, representing Region 8
• Scott Cordes, who operates a corn and soybean farm near Wanamingo, Minn., representing Region 1
• Jon Erickson, who raises grains and oilseeds and operates a commercial Hereford-Angus cow-calf business near Minot, N.D., representing Region 3
• Tracy Jones, who raises corn, soybeans and wheat and feeds cattle near Kirkland, Ill., representing Region 5
• Perry Meyer, who raises corn, soybean and hogs near New Ulm, Minn., representing Region 1
• Dan Schurr, who raises corn and soybeans near LeClaire, Iowa, and operates a commercial trucking business, representing Region 7
Following the meeting, the board held its annual reorganization meeting. Each of the following board members was elected to a one-year officer term: Dan Schurr, chair; C.J. Blew, first vice chair; Jon Erickson, second vice chair; Russ Kehl, secretary-treasurer; and Steve Riegel, assistant secretary-treasurer.
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