Kansas Agriculture and Rural Leadership
KARL Program
Class VI      


Dusty Albright
Anthony, Harper County
Farmer/Rancher, D & E Farms, Owner



Ryan Ardery
Satanta, Haskell County
Agricultural Producer - Cattleman, Clyde Mercer Inc., Farm Manager



Ron Betzen
Parsons, Labette County
District Administrator, Kansas Farm Bureau



Matthew Brent
Alton, Osborne County
Farmer/Rancher



John Burns
Pittsburg, Cherokee County
Professional Farmer/President & primary shareholder of JCB Farms; member
of the board of directors for Frontier Farm Credit



Mary Beth Clawson
Satanta, Grant County
Farmer/Rancher, Partner in Clawson Farm Partnership



Mark Coberly
Gove, Gove County
Owner-Rancher, CY Cattle Co.



Jeff Crist
Garden City, Finney County
Owner, Four Corners Farms



Bruce Dierking
Marysville, Marshall County
Radio Broadcaster, President/CEO, Dierking Communications, Inc.; VP for Marshall County Development Corporation



Terry Faurot
Scott City, Scott County
Farmer/Farm Manager, Faurot Farms, Inc./Eaton Enterprises, Inc., Self-employed/Farm Manager



Paul Friedrichs
Mission, Johnson County
Owner/Manager, Friedrichs International Services, an ag. consulting company



Ryan Higbie
Quenemo, Osage County
Cattleman / Johnson County Extension Agent, K-State Research & Extension



Nancy Honig
Hugoton, Stevens County
Stevens County Extension Agent, K-State Research & Extension



Jeff Koch
Clyde, Cloud County
Certified Public Accountant, Koch CPA Chartered Concordia



Tim Luginsland
Lenexa, Johnson County
Agricultural Consultant, Wells Fargo Bank



Melanie Mainquist
Plymouth MN
Cargill /Horizen Milling



Brian Maloney
Garden City, Finney County
Agricultural Lending; Farm Credit Services of Garden City; Assistant Branch Manager



Holly Martin
Bucklin, Ford County
Editor of High Plains Journal, High Plains Publisher



Lee Mattix
Independence, Montgomery County
Cenex Harvest States Fuel Expediter



Bryndon Meinhardt
Marysville, Marshall County
Farm & Industrial Equipment Sales, KanEquip, Inc., Manager/Salesperson



Dennis Metz
Wellington, Sumner County
Farmer; Metz Farms; Owner/Partner



Dustin Mullin
Clay Center, Clay County
Associate Attorney, Ryan, Condray & Wenger, LLC



Jeremy Patterson
Sublette, Haskell County
Farmer



Mary Lou Peter
Manhattan, Riley County
News Coordinator, K-State Research & Extension Communications



Barry Purdy
El Dorado, Butler County
Vice President, KANZA Bank



Paul Shields
Oberlin, Decatur County
Farm Owner/Operator



Kimberly Sorensen
Garden City, Finney County
Beef Feedlot Feed Merchandising



Daryl Strecker
Garden City, Finney County
Agricultural Lending; Farm Credit Services



Kevin Suderman
Hillsboro, Marion County
Agronomist, Cooperative Grain & Supply, Hillsboro



Dick Works
Humboldt, Allen County
Owner/Operator of Works Farm
Treasurer, KARL Alumni Association

 

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