About SDWC

Staff

Randy L Englund, Executive Director
(renglund@sdwheat.org)
Carolyn Theobald, Accountant/Office Manager
(ctheobald@sdwheat.org )
Product Promotion Director

South Dakota Wheat Commission

Box 549
116 North Euclid
Pierre, SD 57501
605-773-4645
info@sdwheat.org

Commissioners

Per SDCL 38-10, the South Dakota Wheat Commission is composed of five members who:

Are landowning residents of South Dakota;
Are at least twenty-five years of age and residents of South Dakota;
Have been actively engaged in growing wheat in this state for a period of at least five years;
Derive a substantial portion of their income from growing wheat; and
Are participating growers.

Commissioners are appointed by the Governor for a term of three years, and no Commissioner shall serve more than four consecutive terms. Nominations for appointments shall be submitted to the Governor by wheat producers of the state.

Officers for the 2012-2013 year are:

Chairman - Darrell Davis, Ipswich (605) 426-6586

Vice Chair - Clint Vanneman, Ideal (605) 842-2751

Secretary - Leo Warrington, Bristol (605) 492-3500

Treasurer - Chet Edinger, Mitchell (605) 996-0667

At-Large - Terry Hand, Midland (605) 567-3397

More information about individual commissioners is available on the Commissioner's Page

Commissioners L. to R. Terry Hand, Chet Edinger, Clinton Vanneman, Darrell Davis and Leo Warrington.

We're the South Dakota Wheat Commission

The South Dakota Wheat Commission was established pursuant to the enabling legislation known as the South Dakota Wheat Resources Act passed in 1961. The Act declared it to be the public policy of the state of South Dakota to protect and foster the health, prosperity and general welfare of its people by protecting and stabilizing the wheat industry and the economy of the areas producing wheat.

South Dakota Wheat Commission meets the objectives of this policy through its Mission Statement: STABILIZATION AND PROFITABILITY OF THE SOUTH DAKOTA WHEAT INDUSTRY THROUGH RESEARCH, MARKET DEVELOPMENT AND PROMOTION.

Within this site you will find a wealth of information (details as to where check-off dollars are spent, educational materials that people are encouraged to use to their benefit, etc.) as the Commission pursues its mission of research, market development and promotion.

Future Meetings:

July 10, 2013

Official Minutes:

Mission Statement

South Dakota Wheat Resource Act enacted by the 1961 Legislature states, "to protect and foster the health, prosperity and general welfare of its people by protecting and stabilizing the wheat industry and the economy of the areas producing wheat," requires the establishment of a state wheat commission for the purpose of discovery, promotion, and the development of markets and industries for the utilization of wheat (SDCL 38-10-01. Legislative intent.)

The South Dakota Wheat Commission mission statement is to stabilize and improve South Dakota's wheat industry through research, market development and education.

Export Market Development - Through U.S. Wheat Associates, the Commission cooperates with 15 other states and the Foreign Ag Service to promote U.S. wheat in over 100 countries around the world.
Research - Higher yielding, better quality disease resistant varieties allow farmers to produce more and higher quality wheat.
Domestic Promotion - Convincing U.S. consumers to eat more wheat foods because of their health benefits, variety and convenience, is increasing consumption each year.