Tanner Hoversland was born and raised on a farming family in Scobey, MT and graduated from Scobey High School in 1996. Attended Carroll College and graduated with a B.A. in History, then continuing his education at Montana State University-Bozeman receiving a B.S. in Agricultural Economics. Tanner worked for the J.R. Simplot Company for five years in Caldwell, ID and Grand Forks, ND. Yearning to be closer to family, Tanner accepted an Agronomist/Sales position with Moore Farmers Oil in 2008 and is currently the Agronomy Manager. Tanner lives in Lewistown with his wife Kelsi, son Keegan and daughters Kit and Renzi.

James Baguley grew up on a small fruit production operation in west Michigan. While attending Michigan State, James began his work in the ag chemical industry with BASF. Working in Michigan, North Carolina, Tennessee, Missouri, Arkansas, Montana and South Dakota for BASF. In the winter of 2017, James had the opportunity to return to Montana’s agriculture industry with Corteva AgriScience as the Territory Manager for Western Montana.

I was born and raised in Central Montana. I received a degree in Business Administration! I worked in Ag business and Mortgage lending for 18 years prior to working in the Ag community now for Moore Farmers Oil! I have worked in Denton at my current position for the last 9 years. I have enjoyed working with the Ag community from day one! The Montana way of life runs deep in my heart, I love everything Montana has to offer! Some of my favorite things are hiking, hunting, fishing, snowmobiling, skiing and camping. I am excited to k

Christian graduated from Montana State University with a degree in Crop Science. While in college worked a summer internship with Fehringer Ag Consulting, and after graduation it became a full-time position. Covered from Central to South-east MT and occasionally out of the state for projects. Received job opportunity with Valley Farmers Supply as a sales agronomist in 2020 based out of Worden, Hysham area. In 2023 accepted position with CHS. Reside outside of Moccasin, MT with wife Taylor as we prefer our time outdoors hunting, fishing, and hiking as free time allows.

Karissa’s passion for agriculture was seeded from an early age, born and raised on a cereal farm and commercial cattle ranch east of Cascade Montana where fixing fence and shoveling manure was a fun family event. Graduated Cum Laude from Montana State University-Bozeman receiving a B.S. in Biological Science-Biomedical Science and a Minor in Agriculture Business. Karissa worked for Dow AgroSciences in Fargo, North Dakota and would later move to Sioux Falls, South Dakota with Corteva AgroSciences as a Pasture and Land Management Territory Manager covering North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota and Wisconsin. Yearning to be closer to family, Karissa accepted a Product Manager position with Helena AgriEnterprises in 2021. Karissa lives in Ulm with her husband Max and dog Jasper. Together they enjoy looking at nice cattle, going horseback riding, partaking in Missouri River activities and spending quality time with family.

I grew up in Southern Minnesota and spent parts of the summer working for my dairy and sweet corn farming neighbors. That got me interested in agriculture and after high school I went to NDSU and got an undergrad and master’s degree in plant science. After college I began working for a pesticide distributor called West Central/CHS and moved to Montana covering Washington, Idaho and Montana as a Technical Specialist. There I worked 9 years with adjuvants, fertilizers, nutritional’s, and agronomic recommendations. In 2023 I began working for BASF as a Technical Service Representative where I conduct product development research, sales support, and technical support for our portfolio. Outside of work I enjoy being outdoors, golfing, fishing, and hunting with my bird dog.

Rory was born and raised in Reed Point MT on a cow/calf cattle ranch where his passion for animals and landscapes set seed. From the ranch he went on to study Agricultural Business and Farm and Ranch Management at Sheridan College and finished his B.S. at Montana State University. Upon graduation in 2018, he began working as a Sales Representative for Helena Agri-Enterprises. Rory currently lives with his wife Kendra and daughter to be in Laurel.

Hello MABA members! I’m so grateful to have been elected to the board, and I’m looking forward to everything I can do to serve our organization. I am representing you from the Great Falls area where I live with my wife and children. I work for a bio-solutions company called Rovensa Next, where I am the area rep for Montana, Alberta, and Saskatchewan. I came into an ag career in a round-about way as I didn’t grow up on a farm. Instead, I found myself as a member of the FFA in high school where I started to learn about what ag in Montana is and how it impacts the lives of so many great people in our state. From there a passion grew to learn more and more about agronomy, so I attended college at Montana State University where I received my degree in Crop Science. In 2008 I moved to the triangle area and spent 6 years working for CHS in multiple roles. It was a fantastic opportunity to actually learn about the retail agriculture industry. I had some phenomenal mentors who were willing to teach someone who didn’t have a clue, so thank you to those people. I then spent 6 years at Mountain View Co-op where I managed their location in Power. It was an eye-opening experience to learn what it meant to manage people, a business, and so much more. I look forward to meeting you and learning about what it is you do, as well as how the MABA can continue to better serve our members.

My name is Patrick Nelson and I currently live in Hysham with my wife (Jayme) and our four kids (Isabel, Colter, Chase, and Easton). Outside of work we enjoy spending time chasing the kids around for numerous activities including 4-H and countless sports. Any free time we have we spend at the lake or on the farm in Eastern MT I’m currently an Account Manager for CHS Agronomy, covering the Crop Protection business for Montana and Wyoming. Prior to this role I worked for a local cooperative for 8 years on the retail side of the business. For the past nearly decade I’ve had the privilege of watching several colleagues and friends serve on the MABA Board, and I feel that it is my time to step up and help out. The boards tireless efforts to strengthen our industry in MT is quite remarkable. I’m honored to help serve in those efforts!

I was raised on a commercial beef cattle ranch just outside Killdeer, Saskatchewan. Since that time, my work in agriculture has been south of the border in Montana. I received B.S. degrees in Agricultural Education and Animal Science from Montana State University and later a Masters in Science Education from Western Governors University. I spent five years at the Montana FFA Foundation building leadership programming and industry partnerships in support of agricultural education students. The plains of the platinum rectangle eventually began calling to me. I returned to northeast Montana in the spring of 2022 where I joined PRO Co-op as an Agronomy Sales Rep and live in Glasgow. When my mutt, Annie, and I aren’t in the field, we’re often found playing amateur chemists in the kitchen trying out new baking recipes (Annie is a great taste tester) while watching football and cheering on the Cats!

Don was born and raised in Larslan, MT, a little community southeast of Opheim, MT where his family farmed and ranched. Don graduated from Opheim High School in 1989. Don then decided to see the country and started a stint on the custom harvesting circuit with his uncle’s combining business. After 3 years Don moved back to Montana to start his agronomy career. He went to work for Valco Agri-Services in Glasgow, MT in 1993. In the summer of 1995, Don got married and moved to Havre where he started his now 30-year career in the Ag Retail Industry. He is currently overseeing 2 locations for Mountain View Co-op. He has also spent the past 6 years as an MABA Board Member and looks forward to completing his last 3-year term representing Ag Retail and its members.

Tim was born and raised on a farm in Power, MT He attended Northern MT College and obtained a degree in Ag-Business. After college he worked a year for USDA Soil Conservation Service in Havre. He decided government work was not for him and began his ag business career with Harvest States as a pesticide applicator in the Billings area. In 1995, he moved to Stevensville, where he currently resides, to be a field agronomist for Farmers Exchange – CHS. Afterwards, he spent 9 years managing the agronomy division of CHS Mountain West. In 2011, he made the move to the wholesale side of ag business and worked for CHS Wholesale Crop Nutrients supplying fertilizer to ag retailers in MT, ID, WA, OR, and UT. Following company restructuring and a departure from CHS after 24 years, he spent a year working outside of the ag industry. Feeling that ag had always been his professional calling, in 2019 he became the Northwest Area Manager for KALO, an adjuvant company, where he helped test and bring new technology to Ag retailers across the northwest to improve the performance of their crop protection products. Tim has and still does spend time sitting on other ag based organizations and boards including Ravalli Co Weed Board, Montana Weed Control Association, CPDA (Council of Producers and Distributors of Agrotechnology), and Far West Ag Business association. He is married with a son and daughter. He spends his free time working and playing golf at the local course, fishing, camping, hiking and enjoying all the great outdoors of western Montana has to offer.