BISMARCK, N.D. – The next leader of the North Dakota Farmers Union (NDFU) has been selected.
Matt Perdue was elected by delegates to lead the organization at its 99th annual convention Saturday in Bismarck. He is just the 10th person to lead the state’s largest general farm organization, and the youngest in its history.
Perdue farms with his family near Ray, N.D., where they raise spring wheat, durum, canola, lentils and soybeans. He previously worked at NDFU and National Farmers Union, where he advocated for family farmers and ranchers in the state capitol and the halls of Congress. At NDFU, he oversaw co-op and adult education initiatives and had broad management responsibilities.
He, his wife Abby, and their two girls Ellie and Eva, split their time between Jamestown and the farm.
