Markwart Leaves Lasting Impact on Sugar Beet Industry

American Sugarbeet Growers Association President Neil Rockstad praised ASGA Executive Vice President and CEO Luther Markwart, who will be retiring at the end of 2026 after 44 years with the organization.  Rockstad called him “an asset to the sugar beet industry and all the sugar beet families across the United States.” Rockstad said the search for Markwart’s successor, overseen by Minnesota attorney Bruce Kleven, will begin early next year. “The qualities that Luther exhibits that we would like to see in every future leader are simply the character and the drive, and the passion for the people that they represent, which are the family farmers across the United States, a quality that Luther most certainly exemplified.”