Hillsboro, ND Soybean Farmer Reappointed to the United Soybean Board

December 10, 2024 FARGO, ND – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced on November 18, 2024, the appointments and reappointments of soybean farmers to serve on the United Soybean Board (USB). Among those named was Cindy Pulskamp, a soybean farmer from Hillsboro, North Dakota. Pulskamp, who has served on USB since 2022, was reappointed for another three-year term. She will be officially sworn in during the USB December Meeting in St. Charles, Missouri, on December 11, 2024.

 

“I am honored to be reappointed to the United Soybean Board,” says Pulskamp. “I am passionate about the growth and development of agriculture and look forward to continuing to advocate for North Dakota farmers, ensuring their needs are represented as we work to supply products to the world.”

 

“We congratulate Cindy on her reappointment to USB,” said Stephanie Sinner, executive director of the North Dakota Soybean Council (NDSC). “She brings many years of industry experience and leadership to the board. We know she will continue to represent North Dakota and all U.S. soybean farmers exceptionally well. Her dedication to enhancing and strengthening our industry at the state, national, and international levels is both respected and admired.”

 

In addition to Pulskamp, North Dakota is also represented on the USB by Darren Kadlec of Pisek and Matt Gast of Valley City.

 

The United Soybean Board, which administers national soy checkoff investments, increases farmer profitability through initiatives and partnerships that grow domestic and global demand for U.S. soybeans and protect on-farm resiliency. The checkoff program has 77 members from 29 states in addition to the Eastern and Western Regions. The volume of soybeans produced in each state and region determines the number of board seats and farmer representatives. Board members are soybean farmers nominated by their respective Qualified State Soybean Boards (QSSB), including the North Dakota Soybean Council, and appointed by the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture.

 

“While our board members grow and raise more than 30 different commodities across the country, growing U.S. Soy unites us, and our goal is to create value by investing in research, education and promotion,” said Ed Lammers, USB Vice Chair and Nebraska farmer. “USB was founded by farmers, run by farmers and exists to serve farmers. Whether we’re growing export markets, increasing market share in animal diets, reinforcing our transportation system or discovering new biobased products made with soybean meal or oil, our board remains dedicated to strengthening the bottom line for U.S. soybean growers.”

 

To see USDA’s Notice of Trade about appointments, click here. To learn more about key investments made on behalf of U.S. soybean farmers, visit unitedsoybean.org.

 

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About United Soybean Board: United Soybean Board’s 77 volunteer farmer-leaders work on behalf of all U.S. soybean farmers to achieve maximum value for their soy checkoff investments. These volunteers create value by investing in research, education and promotion with the vision to deliver sustainable soy solutions to every life, every day, across the three priority areas of Infrastructure & Connectivity, Health & Nutrition, and Innovation & Technology. As stipulated in the federal Soybean Promotion, Research and Consumer Information Act, the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service has oversight responsibilities for USB and the soy checkoff. For more information on the United Soybean Board, visit unitedsoybean.org.