As a founding member of the South Dakota Soybean Association, Jerry Schmitz recognized early on the importance of producers standing up to promote soybeans in the state in the early 1980s.
Jerry Schmitz talks to famers gathered at Ag Outlook, South Dakota Soybean's annual event in Sioux Falls.
Ambassador to Mexico Chris Landau, left, shakes hands with Jerry Schmitz at a trade discussion.
Jerry Schmitz is preparing to retire as executive director of the South Dakota Soybean Association this year after assuming the role in 2017.
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Jerry Schmitz, left, represents South Dakota Soybean on a trade mission in China.
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