(NMB)Walter Schweitzer will serve a fourth two-year term at the helm of Montana Farmers Union as the grassroots organization’s president.
Schweitzer and other board members were elected during MFU’s 110th Annual Convention held recently in Lewistown.
New to MFU’s board is John Wicks from Ledger, who will serve as District 2 Director for a three-year term. The position was previously held by Rollie Schlepp. Schlepp, a longtime board member who also served as MFU’s vice president, has announced his retirement from MFU leadership.
Incumbents Mark Siderius from Kalispell (District 6) and Ben Peterson from Judith Gap (District 5&6 At Large) were elected to retain their current seats for three-year terms. Doug Crabtree was elected to the role of Conductor and Heather Siderius as Doorkeeper.
Montana Caise, Tammy Copenhaver, Ryan Gunderson, Carissa McNamara, Beau Milton, Heather Siderius, and Grayce Siderius will represent MFU as voting delegates during National Farmers Union’s Annual Convention in the coming Spring.
