Scott, Detring elected as new MFA directors
MFA Board of Directors
Elections for the MFA Board of Directors were held during the annual District Delegate Meetings this week.
Elections for the MFA Board of Directors were held during the annual District Delegate Meetings this week. At the District 10 meeting on Feb. 25 in Washington, Mo., Mark Scott of Wentzville was elected to replace Steve Stumpe, who chose not to run for another term. Richard Detring of Farmington was elected to represent District 14 at the Jackson meeting on Feb. 26. He succeeds Doyle Oehl, who reached term limits this year.
Scott has been a member of MFA since 1991 and raises 2,100 acres of corn and soybeans along with hay and beef cattle. He has served as a delegate for MFA Agri Services in Wentzville and for MFA Oil’s Wright City location. He has also been involved in the Missouri Corn Growers Association and Missouri Corn Merchandising Council, serving as president and chairman, and hosted more than 30 international trade teams on his farm. 
“I believe in the cooperative business model and how it helps the farmers and keeps agriculture strong,” Scott said. “I look forward to representing all the patrons in District 10, no matter how big or small. I feel like I have the knowledge and interest to help bring MFA forward and keep it strong for the next generation.”
Detring, a member of MFA since 1974, runs a diversified farm that consists of 1,400 acres of soybeans, corn, wheat and alfalfa, 500 acres of hay and pasture, and a 400-head cattle operation that includes 150 cows with calves that are fed out, some for freezer beef. He has served on the local MFA advisory board more than 40 years, been a member of the St. Francois County Farm Bureau Board and served as an elder for St. Paul Lutheran Church.
“I want to see the organization work toward a little better footing on profitability and serve the members the best that it can,” Detring said. “I want to see MFA prosper, and I’m more than willing to do whatever I can to help.”
Re-elected to the board were incumbents Tanner Michael in District 2 and Jim Novinger in District 3. Members of the corporate board are eligible to serve three-year terms and are limited to four consecutive terms.
In addition to elections, the February meetings in each of MFA’s 14 districts gave farmer-owners information on the 2025 fiscal year progress, carbon market opportunities with Truterra, crop protection tools and regulations, new range and pasture products, and operational updates as well as a chance to hear from MFA Chief Executive Officer Ernie Verslues.