Kansas Ag Connection - NASS Regional Director Groskurth to Retire

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NASS Regional Director Groskurth to Retire
Kansas Ag Connection - 12/19/2018

Dean Groskurth, the director of National Agricultural Statistics Service's (NASS) Northern Plains Region, will retire on Jan. 5 after more than 33 years of service with the United States Department of Agriculture.

Groskurth's career with NASS started in the Nebraska field office in Lincoln, where he trained as a student intern while attending the University of Nebraska. After graduation, he worked in NASS's Iowa and California field offices, where he broadened his experience, learning about the diversity of American agriculture and working with commodities not found back home. In 1993 he transferred to NASS headquarters in Washington D.C., where he served as NASS's national cattle statistician and later as the head of the Specialty Commodities Section.

In 1999, Groskurth moved back home to NASS's Nebraska field office and worked his way up through a variety of roles to his current post of regional director. "Since moving back to Nebraska in 1999, it has been my privilege to work with and for so many dedicated partners serving the agricultural community." Groskurth said.

"This career became the perfect fit for me because of my passion for agriculture. It allowed me to provide a valuable service to all farmers and ranchers by providing access to unbiased and statistically defensible data that levels the playing field for everyone," Groskurth said.

The Northern Plains Region's eeputy directors, Patrick Boyle and Nicholas Streff ,will lead the region until a new director is named.

The Northern Plains Region includes Nebraska, Kansas, South Dakota and North Dakota.

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