Scott Hoese was a vice president candidate for Minnesota Farmers Union

CARVER COUNTY, MN – Four men recently competed for the position of vice president of Minnesota Farmers Union, including Scott Hoese of Mayer, AgriNews reported.

Gary Wertish of Renville won the election Nov. 22. The other candidates were Tim Henning of Adrian and Tim Velde of Granite Falls. They vied to replace long-time Farmers Union vice president Dennis Sjodin, who chose not to run for re-election.

There was a question and answer session with the nominees Nov. 21 during the annual Minnesota Farmers Union Convention at the Ramada Plaza in Minneapoli.

Hoese is president of the Carver County Farmers Union. He farms in a family farm partnership in Carver County. He and his wife, Yvonne, and their son and daughter-in-law, Eric and Erica, raise 600 acres of corn, soybeans and alfalfa. They also milk 120 cows.

Hoese has been a Farmers Union member for 30 years, but he only became active six years ago when asked to serve as the county president. Since then, he has served on the state policy committee and participated in national lobbying efforts. Most recently, he testified on the dairy crisis before a Congressional subcommittee on behalf of National Farmers Union.

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