American Gelbvieh Association Elects Board of Directors

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Pictured is the 2025-26 AGA Board of Directors. Back row (l to r): David Larson, Clearbrook, Minn.; Zack Butler, Milton, Tenn.; Mark Stock, Waukon, Iowa; John Shearer, Canton, Kan.; Troy Forbes, De Smet, S.D.; Greg “Bubba” Anderson, Marion, N.C.; Gary Carlisle, Redmond, Utah; Justin Taubenheim, Amherst, Neb.; and Josh Phillips, Lathrop, Mo. Front Row (l to r): Brent Overmiller, Smith Center, Kan.; Gregg Hartman, Pueblo, Colo.; Harold Bertz, AGA executive director; Dan Warner, Arapahoe, Neb,; and Stuart Jarvis, Phillipsburg, Kan. Not pictured: Dalton Bennett, Red House, Va., and William McIntosh, Georgetown, Ky.

LINCOLN, Neb. — Members of the American Gelbvieh Association (AGA) elected five candidates to the board of directors at the AGA Annual Meeting held December 5, 2025, during the 55th Annual AGA National Convention at the Margaritaville Hotel in Nashville, Tennessee.

Newly elected board members are Dalton Bennett, Red House, Virginia; Gary Carlisle, Redmont, Utah; and Josh Phillips, Lathrop, Missouri. Re-elected to serve a second term were David Larson, Clearbrook, Minnesota, and Brent Overmiller, Smith Center, Kansas.

The AGA board of directors also elected individuals to serve in leadership positions on the executive committee for 2026. Dan Warner, Arapahoe, Nebraska, was re-elected president. Stuart Jarvis, Phillipsburg, Kansas, was re-elected vice president. Brent Overmiller was re-elected secretary. Gregg Hartman, Pueblo, Colorado, was elected treasurer.

Other members of the board include Greg “Bubba” Anderson, Marion, North Carolina; Zack Butler, Milton, Tennessee; Troy Forbes, De Smet, South Dakota; William McIntosh, Georgetown, Kentucky; John Shearer, Canton, Kansas; Mark Stock, Waukon, Iowa; and Justin Taubenheim, Amherst, Nebraska.

Retiring members of the 2025 AGA board of directors were Mark Covington, Montrose, Colorado; Tom Vehige, Billings, Missouri; and Cory Voss, Bruning, Nebraska.

The American Gelbvieh Association is a progressive beef cattle breed association representing 1,100 members and approximately 40,000 cows assessed annually in a performance-oriented total herd reporting system. 

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