Next Board Meeting

North Dakota State Board of Agricultural Research and Education

November 10, 2026 Agenda to Come

Location: USDA Northern Great Plains Research Laboratory
1701 10th Ave SW, Mandan, ND 58554

9:00 a.m. Doors Open

9:30 a.m. Call to Order

• Approval of July 9, 2026 Minutes
• Review of 2026-2027 Committee Lists

9:45 a.m. Administrative Updates

• Dr. Marshall Stewart, President of North Dakota State University
• Dr. Greg Lardy, VP for Agriculture, Dean, Director, Director
• Dr. Guillermo Scaglia, Interim Associate Director NDSU Extension
• Dr. Frank Casey, Associate Director, ND Ag Experiment Station
• Comments from John Nordgaard, SBARE Chair

11:00 a.m. Commodity Allocation Data Source for the Agriculture Research Fund – Dr. Frank Casey

11:30 a.m. Vision for NDSU with Q&A - Dr. Marshall Stewart

12:30 p.m. Lunch for Board

1:30 p.m. Budget Update – Gretchen Wagendorf, Director, Ag Budget

2:15 p.m. Break

2:30 p.m. Agricultural Risk Policy Center (ARPC) ROI Study - Agribusiness and Applied Economics

3:00 p.m. Break

3:15 p.m. NDSU Strategic Framework Update - Jeff Boyer, NDSU Vice Provost for Assessment and Strategic Initiatives

4:00 p.m. Legislative Strategy and Updates

4:30 p.m. Adjourn

If you have questions, contact John Nordgaard, SBARE Chair, at JohnN@blackgoldfarms.com.

SBARE Meeting Schedule

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