Board of Directors

PO Box 416, Kenmare, ND 58746 | (701) 721-1107 | dnl.miller@gmail.com | Re-Elected Winter 2025

Doug grew up on a family farm near Donnybrook/Kenmare ND. He graduated from Kenmare High and NDSU in the early 90’s. Miller started farming full time in 1996 with Miller Farms and Miller Golden Acres where they have been raising and conditioning certified seed since 1975.  He currently lives near Kenmare and married Laura Miller in 2004. They have four children, Mashae, Mavrick, Mersadie and Maguire, who all attend Kenmare public school and keep them quite busy!

6056 74th St NW, Donnybrook, ND 58734 | 701-822-3800 | 701-721-4258 | ccfarms@srt.com | Re-Elected Winter 2025

Troy is the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Northwest Landowners Association and has served on the Board of Directors since founding the organization in 2007.   Coons is a graduate of North Dakota State University and hails from Donnybrook, ND. Before founding Northwest Landowners Association, Coons has been involve  in a variety of different industries both in North Dakota and California, including leading a fitness facility, catering company and building his family farm into a registered and certified seed farm.

In addition to serving as the CEO of C&C Farms and C&C Snow & Gravel, Coons also serves on several regional, statewide, and international boards of directors. These boards include Meridian Seeds, State Crop & Seed Association, Mountrail County Ag Improvement Board, Mountrail County Township Association, Loland Township Association, Dakota Select Seeds, High Country Land Association, NDSU Advisory Board, Kenmare Economic Development Board (past), Ward County Ag Improvement Board (past), Indoor Suns Systems Worldwide Manufacture & Sales Company (past), Meridian Ventures, ND Flax Council, Rural Fire Department Board (past), and City of Donnybrook Fire Department Board (past).

3750 County Rd. 4, Mohall, ND 58761| 701-240-0500 | gatesfarm2010@gmail.com | Elected Fall 2022

Parker grew up on his family’s farm near Mohall. He was always at the farm or in the field from the moment he was born. He started renting his own ground as a freshman in high school. He graduated from Mohall Lansford Sherwood High School in 2010 and went to BSC for 2 years for farm management classes before returning home to continue farming with his dad, raising certified and registered seed.

5353 153rd Ave NW, Williston, ND 58801|  701-570-4790 | lukemuhlen@gmail.com | Elected Fall 2023

14632 35th St NW, Alexander, ND 58831|  701-770-6631 | cwahlstrom2020@gmail.com | Elected Winter 2024

Cameron Wahlstrom is a 4th generation farmer from North West of Alexander, ND. Where he and his wife Lacy, along with their two children, Reese and Porter live and farm today with his parents Craig and Denise. Cameron attended NDSU where he got a bachelor’s degree in Crop and Weed Science. He has worked at the Williston Research Extension Center for the past 12 years as an Agricultural Research Specialist along with being a Certified Crop Advisor. Cameron is a director for McKenzie Electric and sits on the Alexander School Board.  

13077 20th St NW, Arnegard, ND 58835|  701-770-1927 | andrewwisness@gmail.com | Elected Winter 2024

4175 111th Ave NE, Michigan, ND 58259| steffarm@polarcomm.com | (701) 247-3058 l Elected Winter 2024

John has spent his entire life on the family farm near Michigan, ND. John attended NDSSS in Wahpeton graduating with a degree in Ag Business Management. He started farming with his father and older brother Gerald in 1986. Presently he farms with his sons Nathan and Roman and younger brother David. The farm has been in the certified seed business since 1986 and has recently become a certified seed conditioner. They raise spring wheat, barley, canola, corn, soybeans, pinto beans and sunflowers.

5870 122nd Ave NE, Lankin, ND 58250|  701-331-2644 | binacam@polarcomm.com | Elected Winter 2024

P.O. Box 473, Jud, ND 58454 |  (701) 320-6038  |  701-685-2263 | bandbfarms@outlook.com | Elected Fall 2022

Blane was born and raised in Jud, a small town in southeast ND.   He and his brother, Blake, started farming 25 years ago, with a partner, to fit a niche in their current farming operation.  It has been a successful and rewarding endeavor, and has grown from a small seed business to a certified seed cleaning plant and bulk retailer.  As the next generation is becoming part of the operation, and farming is ever-evolving, we hope it will continue to be a legacy for the future.

212 3rd St. N Casselton, ND 58012 | (701) 541-9772  | Matbuchholz2016@gmail.com | Elected Fall 2021

Matthew Buchholz farms with his family near Casselton, ND and is a 4th generation farmer. They have a certified seed cleaning plant and raise and sell certified seed. He attended NDSCS for farm management post high school.