Meet the Commissioner

DOUG GOEHRING   AGRICULTURE COMMISSIONER   600 E BOULEVARD AVE DEPT 602   BISMARCK ND 58505-0020   PH: (701) 328-4754   FAX: (701) 328-4567   E-mail:  ndda@nd.gov

A third-generation family farmer, Doug Goehring was appointed North Dakota Agriculture Commissioner on April 6, 2009, by Gov. John Hoeven.

Commissioner Goehring operates a 2,000-acre, no-till farm near Menoken in south central North Dakota, where he raises corn, soybeans, spring wheat, field peas, canola, winter wheat and alfalfa. He has also produced durum, sunflowers, barley, mustard, millet and safflower, and, and has had a feeder cattle operation.

Commissioner Goehring believes development of overseas trade is vital to the growth and prosperity of North Dakota agriculture. He strongly supports increased research into cereal grains and biofuel crops.

As former president and chairman of the board of Nodak Mutual Insurance Co. and director of American Agricultural Insurance Co., Commissioner Goehring is a recognized authority on crop insurance. He is an advocate for improved crop insurance and other insurance products for farmers and ranchers.

Long active in farm organizations, Commissioner Goehring has served as vice president of the North Dakota Farm Bureau and is a member of the North Dakota Stockmen's Association, the North Dakota Grain Growers, the North Dakota Soybean Association and the National Association of Corporate Directors. An advocate of agriculture-based, renewable fuels, he is an investor in the Red Trail Energy Ethanol Plant at Richardton.

Commissioner Goehring is a former director of the United Soybean Board and the North Dakota Soybean Council, a former secretary/treasurer of the North Dakota Grain Growers Association and a member of USDA’s Area 4 Research Farm Steering Committee.

Commissioner Goehring attended Bismarck State College and is a licensed medical laboratory technician.

Commissioner Goehring is the proud father of a daughter, Kacie (Steve) Iglehart, and two sons, Dustin and Clint. He attends Evangel Assembly of God in Bismarck.