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The North Dakota Wheat Commission met July 8 in Mandan to elect officers and finalize the budget for fiscal year 2009-010.

Harlan Klein, Elgin, was re-elected chairman.

Fran Leiphon, Crary, was re-elected vice chairman.

Commissioners serving on the N.D. Wheat Commission board are as follows:

•  District 1: Harlan Klein, Elgin – Chair

•  District 4: Fran Leiphon, Crary – Vice-Chair

•  At-Large Member: Bruce Freitag, Scranton

•  District 2: Louis Kuster, Stanley

•  District 3: David Clough, Fessenden

•  District 5: Greg Svenningsen, Valley City

•  District 6: Brian O’Toole, Crystal

  Klein and Leiphon were also re-elected to represent North Dakota producers on the U.S. Wheat Associates board of directors.

  Klein was re-elected to represent the commission on the Wheat Granting Committee of the State Board of Agricultural Research and Extension along with Brian O’Toole.

  O’Toole will again serve on the board of the Wheat Marketing Center in Portland, OR, which focuses on Asian marketing opportunities.

  David Clough was re-appointed to serve on the board of directors of the Northern Crops Council where he was recently elected Vice-Chairman.

  Commissioners appointed to serve as liaisons to other organizations are as follows:

• N.D. Grain Growers Association – Bruce Freitag

• U.S. Durum Growers Association – Louis Kuster

• N.D. Crop and Seed Improvement Association -- Brian O’Toole

• N.D. Ag Foundation – Fran Leiphon

• N.D. Ag Coalition – Bruce Freitag

• Wheat Foods Council – Fran Leiphon

• National Pasta Association – Louis Kuster

The commission approved a budget of $3,483,029 for fiscal year 2009-10.

The NDWC's work is funded entirely by North Dakota wheat producers with a checkoff of a penny and a half per bushel of wheat sold.

The budget covers programs in export marketing, trade issues, research, product promotion, domestic policy, and public information.

For more information, call 701-584-2673.

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• North Dakota Wheat Commission

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