Watne to receive Harvest Bowl agribusiness award

Mark Watne, past president of the North Dakota Farmers Union, has been named to receive the 2026 North Dakota State University Harvest Bowl Agribusiness Award at the annual Harvest Bowl set for Nov. 20-21. Highlights of the event include a Harvest Bowl dinner and awards program on Nov. 20 at the Red River Valley Fairgrounds in West Fargo and the Harvest Bowl football game between NDSU and Northern Illinois University on Nov. 21. Also on Nov. 21, as part of Harvest Bowl, honorees will participate in educational sessions and NDSU campus tours. The NDSU Harvest Bowl program recognizes the success, dedication and hard work of outstanding agriculturists in 53 counties in North Dakota and 10 counties in western Minnesota. The agribusiness award recognizes people who have distinguished themselves in agriculture and business in North Dakota and beyond.

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