A long-time beef industry spokesperson and a nationally-recognized holistic range manager are the latest inductees into the North Dakota Agricultural Hall of Fame.
Nancy Jo Bateman of New Salem, ND and Jerry Doan of McKenzie, ND will be inducted March 8th , during the 2023 North Dakota Winter Show in Valley City.
Bateman served as Executive Director of the North Dakota Beef Commission for 38 years. Jerry Doan grew up on the Black Leg Ranch near Bismarck, a ranch that under his leadership has become recognized nationally as a showpiece for holistic management and land restoration.
The ND Agricultural Hall of Fame provides a way to honor men and women who have made significant contributions to the state’s leading industry, agriculture. These inductions bring to 61 the number of men and women that have been inducted into the hall since it was created, by statute, in 1997.
