YF&R Chair and District 5 representative

Kayla Hart
Chaseley, N.D.

As the chair of the Young Farmers and Ranchers Committee, Kayla serves as a representative on the NDFB Board.

Kayla was raised on her family’s operation near Chaseley, ND (southwest of Fessenden), where they operate a SimAngus cow calf herd along with a backgrounding feedlot. Her family also farms wheat, soybeans, and corn, and her older brother runs a custom chopping business. She grew up very active in both FFA and 4-H, showing cattle and participating in youth leadership programs that helped shape her passion for agriculture.

Kayla became active in collegiate Farm Bureau, later serving as a district representative for the Young Farmers and Ranchers Committee before stepping into the Chair role in 2025. She works as the Program Coordinator for the North Dakota FFA Foundation, where she supports statewide student programming, partnerships, and agricultural leadership development.

She became involved in NDFB to help strengthen the voice of farmers and ranchers in District 5 and to stay deeply engaged in agricultural advocacy and community service.

ayla's family farms and ranches near Fessenden and raises corn, soybeans, wheat and has a commercial SimAngus feed lot and a custom corn chopping business. She is the program coordinator for the ND FFA Foundation and says she got involved in NDFB to create a voice for District 5 farmers and ranchers as well as get involved in agriculture advocacy.

District 1

Devin Flanders
Minto, N.D.

Devin farms near Minto raising corn, soybeans, wheat, barley and sunflowers. He has been a member of Collegiate Farm Bureau and says he got involved with NDFB because it is a "great organization that aligns with my views and I wanted to get involved."

District 2

Wade Webster
West Fargo, N.D.

Wade is an Extension Soybean Pathologist at NDSU. He also serves as the faculty advisor for the NDSU Collegiate Farm Bureau club, and is a Cass County Farm Bureau board member. and is happy he can stay involved, advocating for farmers' needs in his community and across the state.

“Being a part of this organization is incredibly rewarding, so that farmers and other ag professionals are well represented in all aspects of their jobs, which they need to be successful for the long term,” he says.

District 3

Haylee Viger
Wahpeton, N.D.

Haylee lives in Wahpeton, with her husband, Alex. She works for the North Dakota Department of Agriculture as an Agriculture and Livestock Development Specialist and an Ag Program Inspector. Her husband is an ag pilot. She became involved with Farm Bureau at NDSU with Collegiate Farm Bureau, and continues to be a member because it gives a voice and support to those working in agriculture on many different platforms with many different resources.

District 4

Drew Schill
Penn, N.D.

Drew and his wife, Jenna, raise spring wheat, canola, pinto beans and soybeans on their farm near Penn. They have two children. Drew serves on the Towner County Farm Bureau board and the Towner County Crop Improvement Assn. 

"I believe it is important to develop good policy to help support our farmers and rancher across the state," he says. "I also believe it is important to be involved in your community."

District 6

Chance and Nicole Kidman
Upham, N.D.

Chance and Nicole raise corn, soybeans, oats, and canola near Upham. They got involved in Farm Bureau because they feel it is getting more and more important to keep a strong voice out there for young farmers. In addition, they believe farmers and ranchers should be involved in forming policy and "Farm Bureau strengthens that voice immensely." They have one child.

District 7

Warren and Courtney Swenson
Bismarck, N.D.

Warren and Courtney live in Bismarck. His family owns a ranch in Oliver County. They became involved in NDFB to help protect private property right and share the voices of young farmers and ranchers. Warren works as an environmental scientist and serves on the Oliver County Farm Bureau board. Courtney works as an operating room nurse.

District 8

Nathan and Cassie Brandt
Stanley, N.D.

Nathan and Cassie farm and ranch near Stanley, raising wheat, canola, soybeans, and Black Angus cattle. They have been active in Mountrail County Farm Bureau and say they wanted to be more involved on the district and state levels and to meet other young farmers and ranchers from across the state. 

District 9

Alex and Sarah Nielsen
New England, N.D.

Alex and Sarah farm and ranch, raising durum, canoloa, corn, spring wheat and Black Simmental/Angus cattle. Alex is Hettinger County Farm Bureau President and served as vice president of the District 9 YF&R. The couple say they wanted to be involved in Farm Bureau because "it does such wonderful things to support farmers and ranchers throughout the state."