With his decorated history in agriculture, a Minnesota farmer leader prepares to put on a new hat as a newly elected member of the Northern Crops Council.
Paul Freeman was appointed to replace Kris Folland on NCC. Folland, who farms in Kittson County, is retiring from the Minnesota Soybean Research & Promotion Council (MSR&PC) after nine years and previously represented the organization on NCC.
Freeman is MSR&PC’s District 4 director. He previously served as a director and president with the Minnesota Soybean Growers Association. The Pope County farmer has also sat on the Agricultural Research, Education, Extension and Technology Transfer (AGREET) program at the University of Minnesota since its inception.
“Paul’s longstanding service representing Minnesota Soybean on the board of the Upper Mississippi Waterways Association (UMWA) will stand him in good stead as an NCC board member,” said Kim Nill, MSR&PC director of market development.
Freeman will join NCC as the organization is reaching a new level of innovation as it prepares for the largest academic building project in North Dakota State University’s history. NCC governs the Northern Crops Institute at NDSU, which is a collaborative effort among Minnesota, Montana, North Dakota and South Dakota to support the promotion and market development of crops grown in this four-state region.
“Paul is coming aboard NCC at the propitious moment in time when NCI is about to move into its brand-new building (the Peltier Complex), which will more than double the square footage available to NCI staff,” Nill said.
Once complete, the complex will support a wide range of research involving food science, meat science, muscle biology, food safety, nutrition, consumer sensory traits and the development of new agricultural products.
The complex celebrates its dedication and groundbreaking of the new Agricultural Field Labs on June 12.
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