(NAFB.com) – The American Sugar Beet Growers Association Board of Directors announced the scheduled retirement of Executive Vice President and CEO Luther Markwart on December 31, 2026. “Sugarbeet growers across the country have enjoyed the benefits of Luther’s leadership for over four decades, compiling a long list of achievements for our growers,” said Neil Rockstad, a sugarbeet grower from Minnesota and the president of the ASGA. “Luther has been a consummate professional, leading our industry on a variety of issues to position our multi-generation family farms for future success.” Rockstad also said Markwart will leave behind a legacy of dedicated servant-leadership, defined by hard work and commitment. Markwart will have served with distinction as the association’s CEO for 44 years, in addition to the three years he served as a regional sugarbeet grower representative for Michigan and Ohio. “I’ve worked with some of the finest grower leaders in American agriculture,” Markwart said.
