Next Board Meeting

North Dakota State Board of Agricultural Research and Education

Location: NDSU Peltier Complex, Fargo, ND

January 13 Agenda

Central Standard Time

  • 8:00 a.m.
 Doors Open
  • 8:30 a.m.

Call to Order
Approval of December 10th and 11th 2025 Minutes
Administrative Updates

  • Dr. David Cook, President of North Dakota State University
  • Dr. Greg Lardy, VP for Agriculture, Dean, Director, Director
  • Dr. Lynette Flage, Associate Director NDSU Extension
  • Dr. Frank Casey, Associate Director, ND Ag Experiment Station
  • Comments from Pam Gulleson, SBARE Chair
  • 9:15 a.m.
 Review of ND Ag Experiment Station – Dr. Frank Casey
  • 9:30 a.m.
NDSU Departments and REC Programmatic Reviews
  • 9:30 Dr. Shana Forster, North Central REC
  • 10:00 Dr. Mike Ostlie, Carrington REC
  • 10:30 a.m.
 Break
  • 10:45 Brad Bisek, Agronomy Seed Farm
  • 11: 15 Dr. Venkat Chapara, Langdon REC
  • 11:45 Dr. Chris Augustin, Dickinson REC
12:15 p.m. Lunch for Board
1:00 p.m. Resume
  • 1:00 p.m. Tyler Tjelde, Williston REC
  • 1:30 p.m. Dr. Christopher Schauer, Hettinger REC
  • 2:00 p.m. Dr. Rich Horsley, Plant Sciences (Zoom)
2:30 p.m. Break
  • 2:45 p.m. Dr. William Nganje, Agribusiness and Applied Economics
2:45 p.m. Review of NDSU Extension – Dr. Lynette Flage
NDSU Extension Programmatic Reviews
  • 3:00 p.m. Dr. Mohamed Khan, Extension Agriculture and Natural Resources
  • 3:30 p.m. Dr. Carrie Johnson, Extension Family & Community Wellness
  • 4:00 p.m. Dr. Leigh Ann Skurupey, Extension 4-H Youth Development Program
  • 5:00 p.m.
 Adjourn

January 14 Agenda

  • 8:00 a.m.
 Doors Open
  • 8:30 a.m.
 Call to Order
NDSU Departments and REC Programmatic Reviews
  • 8:30 a.m. Dr. Kevin Sedivec, Central Grassland REC
  • 9:00 a.m. Dr. Guillermo Scaglia, Animal Sciences
  • 9:30 a.m. Dr. Leon Schumacher, Agricultural Biosystems and Engineering
  • 10:00 a.m.
 Break
  • 10:15 a.m. Dr. Heidi Pecoraro, Veterinary Diagnostics Lab
  • 10:45 a.m. Dr. Christina Hargiss, School of Natural Resources and Sciences
  • 11:15 a.m. Dr. John McEvoy, Microbiological Sciences and Plant Pathology
  • 12:15 p.m.
 Lunch for Board
  • 1:15 p.m.
 Resume
  • 1:15 p.m. Dr. William Nganje, Agribusiness and Applied Economics
  • 1:45 p.m.
 Prioritization Process Review
  • 2.00 p.m.
 Prioritization Process
  • 3:00 p.m.
 Break
  • 3:15 p.m.
 Resume
  • 5:00 p.m.
 Adjourn

If you have questions, contact Pam Gulleson, SBARE Chair, at pmgulleson@outlook.com or 701-471-4256.

SBARE Meeting Schedule
Proposed Date Major Agenda Item Location
January 27, 2026
Tuesday		 Prioritization Meeting #2 Bismarck, ND
ND Heritage Center
February 17, 2026
Tuesday		 Prioritization Meeting #3 TBD
March 4, 2026
Wednesday		 Prioritization Meeting #4 TBD

Meeting postings can also be viewed in the Public Meeting Notices section on the ND Secretary of State website at https://apps.nd.gov/sos/ndpmn/meetings/searchMeetings.htm (select 'ND State University' in the left box, and 'Agricultural Research and Education, State Board of' in the right box).

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