Nathan Keane
President
nkeane@mgga.org

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, 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 President officer position. In his free time, he enjoys snowmobiling, hunting, fishing, and playing music.

Boyd Heilig
Vice President
bheilig@mgga.org

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.

Klayton Lohr
Secretary
klohr@mgga.org

Klayton Lohr is a 4th generation farmer, born and raised on the Lohr family’s original homestead south of Devon, Montana. Klayton had the opportunity to lease a neighboring farm in 2014 and started farming with his dad until 2019 when he took over his family’s farm as well. In doing so, Klayton has received an education in experience, and by attending informative cropping seminars and conventions like the MGGA’s Annual Convention. MGGA is especially important to Klayton as his Great Uncle Ray Lohr was on the founding board of MGGA in 1956. Klayton has served on the Montana Farm Bureau Young Farmer and Rancher Committee and currently serves as a director on the US Durum Growers Association board. Klayton farms 3,000 acres with the occasional help of his parents and siblings, raising durum, spring wheat, barley, pulses and grain hay.

Steve Sheffels
Secretary
ssheffels@mgga.org

Born in Bozeman and raised in Great Falls and Glasgow, Steve has been farming on his family’s farm NE of Great Falls since 2007. Steve worked summers on the farm from junior high through the first round of college. He has an electrical engineering degree from MSU and an MBA from the University of Washington. Prior to returning to farming, Steve worked for 20 years on the west coast in the aviation and high-tech industries. Steve and his wife Michele are proud parents of Taylor, Nathan, Nicole and granddaughter Mackenzie. He has proudly served on the MGGA board since 2016.

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