Mr. Ron Tobkin graduated from North Dakota State University with a Bachelors Degree in Soil Science in 1970.  Ron also graduated and commissioned in the Minnesota Military Academy in 1972. 

Ron has actively been involved in the family farming operation since 1972.  His past experience includes:  Assistant Soil Scientist for University of Minnesota Northwest Experiment Station, Co-Owner, President and General Manager of Perco Farm Service in Perham, Minnesota, Co-Owner, President and General Manager of Prairie Bean Co., Perham, Minnesota, Co-Owner, President and General Manager of Perco Bean Co., Perham, Minnesota, and Managing Partner and majority owner of Little Pine Dairy, LLP Perham, Minnesota.  Ron has been a Chamber of Commerce Officer, School Board District 549 Chairman.  Ron’s previous area involvement includes Chairman of MN-North Dakota Bean Growers Association, Chairman American Dry Bean Board, Officer of Central MN Irrigators Association, Director of First Integrity Bank, Advisory Committee Northwest Experiment Station, Crookston, MN, Steering Committee Ag Utilization and Research Institute, Advisory Board Center for Alternative Crops, U of M, and Advisory Committee – Staples Irrigation Center. 

Mr. Tobkin has served on the Board of Governors for Otter Tail Ag Enterprises, LLC, since the company’s inception, and as the Chairman of the Board’s Site Committee.