Rick Ostlie, Chairman
American Soybean Association

Richard Ostlie, a producer from Northwood, N.D., is Chairman of the American Soybean Association (ASA). He is one of nine soybean growers who make up the ASA Executive Committee. During the 2006-2007 term he served as President, and during the 2005-2006 term he served as First Vice President and Chairman of the Public Affairs Committee. 

During the 2004-2005 term, Ostlie served on ASA's Trade Policy & International Affairs Committee. During the 2003-2004 term, he served as Treasurer of ASA and Chairman of the Finance Committee, and served on the Audit Committee and Investment Committee.

During the 2002-2003 term, Ostlie served on the Public Affairs Committee and the Investment Committee. He has also served the Conservation Task Force and has been Chairman of the Audit Committee and Investment Committee. For the past nine years, he has been on the Board of Directors for the ASA Membership and Insurance Trust.

Ostlie has been a member of the North Dakota Soybean Growers Association since 1987, and served two years as President, one year as Treasurer and three years as Membership Chair.

Ostlie operates a 1,600 acre soybean farm and also produces spring wheat and navy beans.

The American Soybean Association is a national, not-for-profit, grassroots membership organization that develops and implements policies to increase the profitability of its members and the entire soybean industry.

The American Soybean Association was founded in 1920.