Harder To Lead Beef Commission

Joan Harder, a Ritzville cattle rancher, has been named chairwoman of the Washington State Beef Commission.

Harder replaces Gayland Pedhirney, chief operating officer of Washington Beef in Yakima, who had served as chairman the last two years. Rod Nuckolls, a Quincy, Wash., livestock market owner, replaces Harder as treasurer of the commission.

The Seattle-based commission is the research and promotional arm of the state’s beef industry. It collects about $1 million a year in fees from 10,000 ranchers, feedlot operators and packers to help market beef to consumers.

, DataTimes