Organic Growers Elect Fehringer Chapter President

High Plains OCIA of Nebraska chapter of Organic Crop Improvement Association held its annual general membership meeting on Saturday, March 24 in Sidney to elect officers for 2018 and conduct other business.

Bernie Fehringer was elected president of the High Plains chapter for 2018.

Current and newly elected board members include Mark Jones of Oshkosh, Walt Kallsen of Big Springs, Mike Wiest of Lodgepole, Cliff Johnson of Sidney, and Dennis Demmel of Ogallala.

A resolution was adopted to amend the Bylaws. The classification of “Farmer/Processor” was removed and classification of “Contract Proce...