Beef Jerky

2025 Board of Directors

Jenni Birker *

Chair

Garrison

Scott CHerne 

Vice Chair

Guttenberg

Kent Musfeldt

Secretary

Coon Rapids

Garret englin

Treasurer

Orange City

don swanson

At-Large

Ottumwa

Grant Potadle

Livestock Marketing Rep

Livestock Marketing Association

Michael Naig

Iowa Secretary of Agriculture

Daniel J. Robison

College of Agriculture and Life Science

Iowa State University

ashlynn jones

Hedrick

Jim Christensen

Linn Grove

dan hanrahan *

Cumming

Dean Black *

Somers

rebecca dostal

Traer

renee dewell

Nevada

micayla christopher

Decorah

Lydia Grant

Monticello

Scott McGregor *

Nashua

Janine MOore *

What Cheer

Maggie Muller

Griswold

Kent Pruismann *

Rock Valley

david bruene

Madrid

* Federation Director

Cattlemen's Beef Board Reps

amy glick

Solon

Ross Havens

Atlantic

Mike Holden

Scranton

Hayley Moss

Hull

Iowa State Beef Checkoff Program Executive Committee

  • Jenni Birker, Garrison
  • Scott Cherne, Guttenberg
  • Kent Musfeldt, Coon Rapids
  • Garret Englin, Orange City
  • Don Swanson, Ottumwa
  • Grant Potadle, Livestock Marketing Association, Iowa Livestock Auction Market representative
  • Ashlynn Jones, Hedrick, Iowa Cattlemen's Association appointed representative
  • Jim Christensen, Linn Grove, Iowa Cattlemen's Association appointed representative
  • Michael Naig, Iowa Secretary of Agriculture
  • Daniel J. Robison, Iowa State University, Dean of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences