2026 Board of Directors
Jenni Birker *
Chair
Garrison
Scott CHerne
Vice Chair
Guttenberg
Don Swanson
Secretary
Ottumwa
Garret englin
Treasurer
Orange City
Jim Christensen
At-Large
Linn Grove
Grant Potadle
Livestock Marketing Rep
Livestock Marketing Association
Michael Naig
Iowa Secretary of Agriculture
Daniel J. Robison
College of Agriculture and Life Science
Iowa State University
ashlynn jones
Hedrick
KenT Musfeldt
Coon Rapids
dan hanrahan *
Cumming
Charlie Peters
Bellevue
rebecca dostal
Traer
renee dewell
Nevada
micayla christopher
Decorah
Lydia Grant
Monticello
Scott McGregor *
Nashua
Janine MOore *
What Cheer
David Bruene *
Madrid
Kent Pruismann
Rock Valley
* Federation Director
Cattlemen's Beef Board Reps
amy glick
Solon
Ross Havens
Atlantic
Mike Holden
Scranton
Hayley Moss
Hull
Iowa State Beef Checkoff Program Executive Committee
- Jenni Birker, Garrison
- Scott Cherne, Guttenberg
- Don Swanson, Ottumwa
- Garret Englin, Orange City
- Jim Christensen, Linn Grove
- Grant Potadle, Livestock Marketing Association, Iowa Livestock Auction Market representative
- Ashlynn Jones, Hedrick, Iowa Cattlemen's Association appointed representative
- Michael Naig, Iowa Secretary of Agriculture
- Daniel J. Robison, Iowa State University, Dean of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences