Annual Meeting/Election 2023

Voting Information

Date of the Annual Meeting
The AgCountry Farm Credit Services, ACA annual shareholders meeting was held on Thursday, July 27, 2023.  

Notice Regarding Annual Report
The 2022 annual report was published on the association’s website: AgCountry.com on or before March 15, 2023.

Voting Shareholders
AgCountry Farm Credit Services, ACA had 22,421 shareholders entitled to vote following the annual meeting.

Shareholders holding Class B common stock are entitled to vote. Members holding Class E participation certificates are not entitled to vote.

Ballots: Vote by Mail or Electronically
You may vote for each open director position as well as next year’s nominating committee by mail ballot or electronically. Written instructions on voting and ballots will be mailed to all voting shareholders following the annual meeting. Feel free to contact the nominees with any questions you might have prior to voting. 

Ballots, both mail and electronic, must be received by the independent tabulator no later than close of business on the fifteenth business day following the date the ballots are mailed, at which time the polls will close. Once received by the independent tabulator, all ballots are final and cannot be revoked. The independent tabulator will validate, open and tally the votes cast by mail ballot and electronically when the polls close.

 

2023 Director Candidates

Congratulations to Michael Zenker, Leif Aakre, Lynn Pietig, and Ryan Klussendorf on their election to the AgCountry Board of Directors. Michael, Leif, Lynn, and Ryan will all serve a four-year term.

Mike Zenker Michael Zenker
 Gackle, North Dakota
  Area 1
 

 

 

 

Leif Aakre Leif Aakre
 Stephen, Minnesota
  Area 2
 
 

 

 

 

Lynn Pietig Lynn Pietig
 
Morgan, Minnesota
  Area 2
 

 

 

  

Ryan Klussendorf


 Ryan Klussendorf
 Medford, Wisconsin
  Area 3
 
 


 

 

The 2024 Nominating Committee:

Jacob Amb, Portland, North Dakota
Scott Bernardy, Vesta, Minnesota
Brett Blackwelder, Chokio, Minnesota
David J. Dahl, Verona, North Dakota
Tanner Davison, Wendell, Minnesota
Deven Efta, Greenbush, Minnesota
Joe Ericson, Wimbledon, North Dakota
Douglas Fjerstad, Fosston, Minnesota
Kurt Gartner, Grove City, Minnesota
Parker Gates, Mohall, North Dakota
Bruce Gumz, Dorchester, Wisconsin
Dennis Jakobi, Granton, Wisconsin
Matt Jennen, Fergus Falls, Minnesota
Dustin McGregor, Fairdale, North Dakota
Ray Melander, Merrill, Wisconsin
Alex Moore, Hallock, Minnesota
Patricia Nygard, Madison, Minnesota
Jeffrey L. Oberholtzer, Mohall, North Dakota
Jeremy Rittenbach, Jamestown, North Dakota
Kenneth Schmid, Devils Lake, North Dakota
Dean Schoenberg, Mohall, North Dakota