Mitch Konen
President
irrigator31@gmail.com

Mitch Konen is a born and raised third generation farmer from the Greenfields Irrigation Project located around Fairfield, Montana. Malt barley production is the primary crop raised on his farm along with wheat and canola and cattle along with some outlying dryland wheat and hay production. He and his wife Susie have raised three children on the farm with one of their sons remaining to work on the farm. After graduating from Montana State University with a B.S. in Ag Business and Economics he began his farming career partnered with his father until his retirement. He has been a member of MGGA for nearly 30 years and is the current 2021 president.

Tryg Koch
Vice President
tryg@heritagecustomfarming.com

Tryg was born and raised in the Flathead Valley where he worked on several different farms through out his high school years. He attended MSU-Norther in Havre, MT where he received a degree in Ag mechanics, Diesel Mechanics and Welding. He is the co-owner of Heritage Custom Farming and Creston Seed Sales in the Flathead. They farm about 2200 acres of small grains, forage, and oil seed crops and spend a lot of time tending to the small acreage needs of the Flathead Valley.

Nathan Keane
Treasurer
nathankeane@yahoo.com

Nathan Keane grew up in the suburbs of St. Paul, MN married a farmer’s daughter and has farmed with his father-in-law, Kerry Upham, for the past 14 years on a 4th generation homestead near Loma, Montana. With a bachelor’s degree in Business from the University of Northwestern in Saint Paul and a background in sales, Nathan brings this experience to the family farm as it has transitioned from primarily winter and spring wheat crops to growing a host of alternative crops. He and his wife, Dianna, have three young children. Nathan serves on several community boards and is the current District 5 Grain Grower’s board member and holds the Treasurer officer position. In his free time, he enjoys snowmobiling, hunting, fishing, and playing music.

Boyd Heilig
Secretary
heiligb@live.com

Boyd was born in Havre, Montana but has spent the majority of his life on a beautiful farm just south of Moore.  He split his high school days between Moore and Hobson before heading to Montana State in Bozeman. Boyd received his bachelors degree in AG Business in 1994 then returned home to the farm. He is a proud father of two children Hailey and Hayden. He is also proud to be a grandpa of two beautiful granddaughters Kali Rose and Ella Lynn. Boyd has a passion for the game of Basketball and was a coach for the Moore Bulldogs and Tri-City Titans for 9 years. He was also on the Central Ag Research Advisory Committee for 4 years. In the off times he works as an Independent Crop Adjuster. His hobbies include playing golf and promoting Agriculture with MGGA.

1956                         Norris Hanford

1957                         John Leuthold

1958                         Ivan Dahlman

1959, 1960              George Skarda

1961, 1962              Larry Erpelding

1963, 1964              Ted Schwinden

1965, 1966              Max Conover

1967, 1968              Glenn Jacobsen

1969, 1970              Ray Lohr

1971, 1972              Jim Stephens

1973, 1974, 1975   Glenn Moore

1976, 1977              Vivian Thuesen

1978, 1979              Steve Keil

1980, 1981              Dale Schneidt

1982, 1983              John “Bud” Leuthold Jr.

1984                         Knud Grosen

1985                         Mark Rasmussen

1986                         Ross Fitzgerald

1987                   Gregg Holt

1988                   Bill Brinkel

1989                   Larry Johnson

1990                   Lanny Christman

1991, 1992        Chuck Merja

1993                   Jerry Theusen

1994                   David Sage

1995                   Merlin Boxwell

1996                   Frank Schoonover

1997                   Robert Bold

1998                   Gary Broyles

1999                   Bill Goertz

2000                   Mike Waters

2001                   Dale Schuler

2002                   Larry Barbie

2003                   Herb Karst

2004                   Lochiel Edwards

2005                   Keith Schott