NWGA Board Members

Pete Miller

Lodgepole, NE

Pete currently serves as the Vice President for the association and was elected to the Nebraska Wheat Growers Association executive board in January 2019. Pete is a graduate of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln with a degree in agribusiness. He farms in Cheyenne and Garden counties. He, his wife, children, and his parents grow wheat, corn and proso millet. Pete also serves on the Cheyenne County Farm Bureau.

Randon Peters

McCook, NE

Jerry Radke

Big Springs

Jerry was elected to the Nebraska Wheat Growers Association executive board in January 2019. Jerry farms northwest of Big Springs on the same land he grew up on with his parents and six siblings. He is a certified seed dealer and helps run Ag Operations Group and Radke Engineering (a seed cleaning company). He served on the NWGA board of directors many years ago when the office was still located in Ogallala, and is excited to serve on the board again.

Mark Spurgin

Paxton, NE

Mark was elected to the NWGA executive board in December 2014. Mark owns and operates Spurgin Inc., a diversified dryland-irrigated farm and small feedlot located in Keith, Lincoln and Perkins counties. He raises wheat, corn, soybeans, and feed crops.

A graduate of the University of Nebraska, the Colorado School of Banking, and the Command and General Staff College of Fort Leavenworth, KS., Mark has served on many other agriculture committees and organizations. He’s been a member of the West Central District and Keith County Farm Advisory Committee, the Keith County Planning and Zoning Board, the District 7 Commissioner Association, the Nebraska Cattlemen, the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, and the Nebraska Crop Improvement Association. He is also a member of the American Legion Post #303.

Kenny Rhoades

Big Springs, NE