Board of Directors

The KARTA board of directors consists of four farmers and two crop input providers. These six individuals have been leaders in the precision agriculture movement in Kansas. Two K-State faculty helped facilitate the formation of KARTA and serve unofficially as advisors to the board. The elected board for 2010 consists of:

Dietrich Kastens, President
- Farmer, Herndon, KS
- I farm with my uncle Gary Kastens, father Terry Kastens and long-term employee, Lester Yoos in Rawlins County, Kansas. Notill management in our semi-arid environment has driven our need for more site-specific information, read more...
Walter Lenhart, Vice-President
- Farmer, Clay Center, KS
- My wife, Susan, and I farm. The farm, that I grew up on and now operate with my dad and brother, is located in northern Clay County.We started yield mapping in 1998 and have a light bar system that records data for our sprayer. read more...
Roger Brining, Secretary/Treasurer
- Farmer, Great Bend, KS
- Roger grew up on the family farm just west of Great Bend and rented his first 50 acres from a neighbor while in the seventh grade. After four years in the Air Force in California and 6 years working in the computer industry, read more...
Mike Jordan, Recording Secretary
- Farmer, Beloit, KS
Matt Wolters, Director
- SureFire Ag Systems Inc., Atwood, KS
- Matt Wolters is a founding partner of SureFire Ag Systems. Matt has been actively involved with GPS and fertilizer application equipment for the past six years. His responsibilities included working with customers to develop read more...
Brook Mitchell, Director
- Mid-Kansas Coop, Moundridge, KS
- Brook grew up in Hamilton, KS where he was involved in his uncle and grandfather’s cattle operation, along with helping his dad’s farm operation. He graduated in 2003 from Kansas State University where he earned a B.S. in Agriculture. read more...
Lucas Haag, Advisory Member
- K-State Research & Extension, Manhattan, KS
Scott Staggenborg, Advisory Member
- K-State Research & Extension, Manhattan, KS