VALLEY CITY, N.D. (NewsDakota.com) – The North Dakota Agriculture Hall of Fame induction ceremony was held March 10th during the 84th Annual North Dakota Winter Show.
One 2021 ND Ag Hall of Fame Honoree was North Dakota Wheat Commission Administrator Neal Fisher of Bismarck. He talked about the influence his father had on him and his brothers that led to a career in agriculture.
Another ND Ag Hall of Fame Honoree was Tom Borgen of Langdon, the past president of the Northern Canola Growers Association. Borgen is described as the father of the Canola crop in the United States. He said it was a two decade effort to get the crop established in the U.S. and to get Canola oil grown in this country on store shelves.
The 2021 NDWS & ND State Crop Show Honoree was Tom Teigen of Rugby. He has been a North Dakota State Crop Show judge for more than three decades during the annual North Dakota Winter Show.
And the Rutledge Kane Showmanship Award went to Laura Muggli of Carson, ND.
The North Dakota Agriculture Hall of Fame Ceremony was held at the Valley City Eagles Club on March 10th.
