Douglas farmer Daryl Lies was elected to the District 6 Director position in 2013 and elected as NDFB President in 2015.

He and his wife, Kim raise hogs, sheep, and goats with an emphasis in show animals. He is active in McLean County Farm Bureau.  Up until his election as NDFB President, Daryl served as the agriculture liaison to Representative Kevin Cramer. He is an owner of Full Flavor Farms, Daryl's Racing Pigs and serves as a radio host on KFYR radio.

The Lies have two children and two grandchildren.

Monango farmer-rancher Val Wagner and her husband, Mark run a Red Angus/Simmental commercial livestock ranch. They also raise corn, soybeans, alfalfa and cover crops. She was elected as Vice President in 2023. Wagner was elected to the District 3 NDFB Board of Directors position in 2020. As the District 3 director, she represents Farm Bureau members in Dickey, LaMoure, Ransom, Richland and Sargent counties.

Wagner is also a past member of the state and national Farm Bureau Promotion and Education Committee and the Young Farmer and Rancher Committee. She has also served on the local school board.

The Wagners have four boys.

Cavalier farmer Craig Vaughn was elected as the District 1 director for the NDFB Board of Directors in 2019. As the District 1 director, he represents Farm Bureau members in Cavalier, Pembina, Walsh, Nelson and Grand Forks counties.

Craig and his wife, Kelly, raise corn, wheat, soybeans, field peas and alfalfa. They also raise purebred Limousin cattle. The Vaughns have two children.

Craig has served on the NDFB Young Farmers and Ranchers (YF&R) Committee as well as the American Farm Bureau Federation YF&R Committee. He is also serves on the Cavalier City Council.

John Jacobson was elected to the District 2 Director position in 2024.

As the District 2 Director, John represents Farm Bureau members in Barnes, Cass, Griggs, Steele and Traill counties. He also servies on the Traill County Farm Bureau Board and is active on the local  school board and township board, as well as the Hatton Fire Department.

John and his wife, Stacey, have a cow/calf operation and a backgrounding feedlot near Hatton. They also raise small grains, edible beans, soybeans, corn and alfalfa.

The Jacbosons have three children.

Jason Skaar was elected to the NDFB District 4 Board position in 2020. He is a lifetime resident of Hampden and the fourth generation on the farm. Jason and his wife, Danielle, have a small grain farm in northern Ramsey County and grow wheat, canola and soybeans.

As the District 4 Director, Jason represents NDFB members in Rolette, Towner, Pierce, Ramsey, Benson and Eddy counties.

Jason has been involved with the Ramsey County Farm Bureau Board since 2002, serving as chairman of the county board twice.

The Skaars have 4 children.

Tim Schoenhard of Steele was elected as the District 5 director for the NDFB Board of Directors in 2020. As the District 5 director, he represents Farm Bureau members in Wells, Foster, Kidder, Stutsman, Logan and McIntosh counties.

Tim and his wife, Kaylene, along with their two children have a cow calf operation and raise Registered Quarter Horses.

Tim has served as the Kidder County Farm Bureau President and was a member of the Kidder County Fair Association.

Bottineau farmer Brian Nordmark was elected to the District 6 position on the NDFB Board of Directors in 2022. As the District 6 Director, he represents Farm Bureau members in Bottineau, McHenry, McLean, Renville, Sheridan and Ward counties.

Brian farms wheat, soybean, canola, sunflowers, durum, barley and flax. He and his girlfriend, Tasha Gorentz also raise cows, sheep, chickens and horses.

Brian has one son.

Sterling area farmer Lucas Lang was elected to the NDFB Board of Directors in 2017. As the District 7 Director, he represents Farm Bureau members in Mercer, Oliver, Morton, Grant, Sioux, Emmons and Burleigh Counties.

Lucas and his wife, Heather raise barley, oats and flax. They also have a farrow to fork hog operation. Lucas has served on the NDFB Young Farmer and Rancher Committee and has been active in Burleigh County Farm Bureau for several years. The Langs have three children.

Keith Rockeman of Grassy Butte was elected to the District 8 position on the NDFB Board of Directors in 2021 and reelected in 2024 to his second three-year term. As the District 8 director, he represents Farm Bureau members in Burke, Divide, McKenzie, Mountrail and Williams counties.

Keith and fiancée Cheryl, are retired, but still keep a few horses on their ranch. Son, Joshua, now raises the registered Polled Herefords.

Dickinson-area rancher Chris Reindel was elected District 9 Director in 2023. As the District 9 Director, Reindel represents Farm Bureau members in Adams, Billings, Bowman, Dunn, Golden Valley, Hettinger, Slope and Stark counties.

Chris and his wife Rebecca raise beef cattle and sheep. Chris has been active in Farm Bureau for many years and is also a New England Lions member and member of the New England Public School CTE Board. The Reindels have three children.

Samantha was elected as the Promotion and Education Committee chairman in 2024. As the P&E Chair, she represents that committee on the NDFB Board of Directors.

Sam lives in Bismarck and works for First International Bank & Trust as a Senior Credit Analyst where her main focus is underwriting processes and procedures for agricultural lending. She grew up active in 4-H, raising and showing registered Red Angus cattle. Even though she is not directly involved with production agriculture, she stays connected by helping her family with their show cattle operation and volunteering for any 4-H event related to livestock that she can.

As the chair of the YF&R Committee, Chance has a seat on the NDFB Board.

Chance and his wife, Nicole, farm near Upham, where they raise oats, corn soybeans and canola. He also serves on the McHenry County Farm Bureau Board.

They have one child.