Helle Re-elected to Northwest FCS Board of Directors

Spokane, Wash. (March 14, 2017) Stockholders of Northwest Farm Credit Services re-elected John Helle of Dillon, Montana the Northwest FCS Board of Directors. He will serve a five-year term.

John Helle is a rancher and an owner of Helle Livestock, Rebish & Helle, and HR Wool LLC, multigenerational family businesses that raise sheep, cattle, hay and small grains and produce wool products. A Northwest FCS customer since 1999, Helle had served one five-year term and was chair of the Strategy Committee for one year before his re-election to the board. He has also served as a Northwest FCS local advisor. Helle also represents the American Sheep Industry (ASI) on the National Public Lands Council; co-chairs the Resource Management Council and is a member of the Public Lands Committee and Wool Roundtable of ASI; the Montana Wool Growers Assn. where he chairs the Land Use Committee and serves on the MSU Advisory Committee; and serves on the MSU Animal and Range Science Advisory Committee.

In addition to Helle, members of the Northwest FCS board are Derek Scahfer, Ritzville, Washington; Christy Burmeister-Smith, Newman Lake, Washington; Susan K. Doverspike, Burns, Oregon; Jim Farmer, Nyssa, Oregon; Skip Gray, Albany, Oregon; David Hedlin, Mt. Vernon, Washington, Greg Hirai, Wendell, Idaho; Herb Karst, Billings, Montana; Dave Nisbet, Bay Center, Washington; Nate Riggers, Nezperce, Idaho; Karen Schott, Broadview, Montana; Julie Shiflett, Spokane, Washington; and Shawn Walters, Newdale, Idaho.

About Northwest Farm Credit Services

Northwest FCS is an $11 billion financial cooperative providing financing and related services to farmers, ranchers, agribusinesses, commercial fishermen, timber producers, rural homeowners and crop insurance customers in Montana, Idaho, Oregon, Washington and Alaska. Northwest FCS is a member of the nationwide Farm Credit System that supports agriculture and rural communities with reliable, consistent credit and financial services. For more information, go to northwestfcs.com.