Nominating Committee - Mountain Plains

2026-2027 Nominating Committee Candidates

Candidate information includes a brief description of their farming operation, role in that operation, and/or business experience.

MOUNTAIN PLAINS

Quade Erker – Keenesburg, CO

My name is Quade Erker, owner and founder of Middle J Farms, LLC, a first-generation farming operation based in northeastern Colorado. I began farming in 2017 with an 817-acre lease; today we operate more than 10,000 acres across five Colorado counties, producing wheat, corn, milo, millet, and other feed crops. We also provide custom farming services to local producers, including harvesting, planting, and tillage. As farm manager, I oversee business management, grain marketing, and field operations. As the business has expanded, I have recruited and promoted employees into management roles, creating a collaborative leadership structure that supports day-to-day operations while enabling cross-functional teamwork. In addition to the farm, I own Lost Creek Estates, LLC, a real-estate entity that owns farmland leased to Middle J Farms, as well as several small rental properties. I am passionate about the future of agriculture and believe the business, management, and marketing experience I’ve developed make me a qualified candidate for reelection to the Nominating Committee of American AgCredit.

Andrea Ingo – Montrose, CO

I am an active partner in my family’s cow-calf operation located in southwestern Colorado. My responsibilities include managing the day-to-day operations for the cattle and haying enterprises and assisting with our big game hunting enterprise. Before working solely on the ranch for the past twenty-one years, I worked at a local bank for five years.

Clay Kinnison – Grover, CO

Alongside my wife and two young sons, I own and operate a family cow-calf operation in which I am the fifth generation. We also work in cooperation with my parents’ cow-calf and stocker business. In addition, we raise and sell Quarter Horses.

Mike Konkel – Platteville, CO

My wife and I are owners and operators of a commercial cow/calf enterprise. We farmed raising alfalfa hay primarily for dairies, small grains, and corn. With my professional experience as an animal nutritionist, I developed and operated a liquid feed business that served dairies, feedlots, and cow/calf operations. I also owned a seed sales business marketing alfalfa hay sorghum, corn, and specialty seeds. I currently work with agricultural landowners purchasing oi and gas leases in the Niobrara basin in Northeastern Colorado.