International Sugarbeet Institute Program

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 15:

• 9:00 AM Doors Open
• 11:00 AM Bridgette Readel “What Local Consumers Want to Know About You” (Her Bio Below)
• 1:30 PM Zack Clark “US Sugar Policy Update and Washington DC happenings” (His Bio Below)
• 5:00 PM Doors Close

THURSDAY, MARCH 16:

• ​9:00 AM Doors open
• 9:30 AM Zack Clark “US Sugar Policy Update and Washington DC happenings”
• 3:00 PM Doors Close

2023 Speakers

Bridgette Readel

Bridgette is a farm kid extraordinaire, NDSU grad, passionate agronomist is from Wishek ND and now lives in Hunter. She is a very active FFA alumni and past state officer. Bridgette and her husband Randy, are both heavily involved in ag where he is a seed territory rep and she is semi-retired from a 25 year career in the crop protection industry. They are parents of two adult children who are mostly off the payroll. Although she graduated as a high school ag teacher, Bridgette is now busy teaching adults now regarding production agriculture and truly enjoys sharing the bright and positive message of ag in North Dakota. Bridgette is the owner of Lilac Lane Media, partner in the AgMafia and the Ag Director for WDAY radio/Flag Family Media.

Zach Clark

Zach is a native of Norwich, Connecticut.  Clark received a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science from the University of Connecticut and a master’s degree in International Security Affairs from the National Defense University.  He came to Washington, DC in 2008 where he worked for then-Senator Joseph I. Lieberman (I-CT) in various capacities, ultimately leaving in 2012 as a Legislative Aide.  From 2012 through 2014 Clark worked as a Legislative Assistant for Congressman Joe Courtney (D-CT-02), who served as a member of the House Agriculture Committee for the 2012-2014 Farm Bill process.  Prior working for the American Sugarbeet Growers Association, Clark spent five years with the National Farmers Union where he focused on federal policy related to commodities, credit, tax, and labor issues. Zack lives in Washington, DC with his wife Heather and son Anson.