Daniel Jossund | 2023 American Star Farmer

Daniel Jossund of the Ada Borup West FFA Chapter in Ada, Minnesota, is the 2023 American Star Farmer. His SAE centers on a hay and straw baling business—producing small square, round, and large square bales from alfalfa, custom hay, and wheat straw that he markets and trucks himself—alongside crop farming of wheat, soybeans, corn, and sugar beets with his family. He describes navigating weather challenges, the support of his parents and advisors, and his plans to farm full-time and expand his operation after earning an agribusiness degree from North Dakota State University.