Central Plains Dairy Expo board elects new executive committee

Nebraska’s Kristopher Bousquet leads the board of directors

The Central Plains Dairy Expo (CPDE) board of directors met June 19 and elected Kristopher Bousquet as the new president. Bousquet serves as Nebraska State Dairy Association’s executive director and Midwest Dairy’s farm relations manager in Nebraska. Olga Reuvekamp, Minnesota Agriculture and Rural Leadership executive director, stepped into the CPDE vice president role. Kari Jungemann of Lazy J Dairy LLC, Wosley, S.D., became the new secretary-treasurer.

Jungemann and Michael Reecy, Farm Credit Services of America, vice president dairy industry, attended their first meeting as CPDE board members on June 19. Deb Wehde, Agropur; Gary Vande Vegte, Van Bruggen & Vande Vegte, PC; and Christina Zuiderveen, Black Soil Dairy, LLC; retired from the CPDE board of directors.

For more information about Central Plains Dairy Expo, contact Renee Brod at: renee@centralplainsdairyexpo.com or 952-758-2485. The 2021 Central Plains Dairy Expo will be held March 23-25, in Sioux Falls, S.D. Learn more about Central Plains Dairy Expo at: www.centralplainsdairy.com