Mustang Seeds of Madison, South Dakota Receives 2023 Acts of Excellence Award from South Dakota Hall of Fame
Madison, SD—On August 22, 2023, South Dakota Hall of Fame CEO Laurie Becvar and Board Director Gerry Likness presented Mustang Seeds CEO Terry Shultz and the Mustang Seeds team with an Acts of Excellence Award at the Dakota Prairie Playhouse in Madison, South Dakota.
Pictured (center): Mustang Seeds CEO Terry Schulz is awarded with an Acts of Excellence Award from SD Hall of Fame Board Director Gerry Likness and CEO Laurie Becvar surrounded by the Mustang Seeds team.
The Ray Schultz family founded Mustang Seeds in Madison in 1963. Their mission was to provide high-quality, small-grain seed to area farmers. For more than half a century, the family and the company have remained true to that mission. They provide a range of products that include corn, soybean, alfalfa, pasture grasses, oats, native grasses, cover crops, and sorghum.
Mustang Seeds has added steadily to its product line, and has recently formed a joint venture with another family-owned genetic company, GDM Seeds, based in Chacabuco, Argentina. The connection gives Mustang Seeds access to industry-leading genetics and a broader range of seed products.
“GDM Seeds uses gene editing in its research and production, which results in an improved product that is not classified as a Genetically Modified Organism,” said Mustang Seeds CEO Terry Schultz in an article in the Madison Daily Leader.
In the article, the difference between a publicly traded company and a family-owned business was shared—a publicly traded business lives for the business quarter and families live for generations.
Since its founding, the company has expanded to neighboring states with a marketing footprint from Montana to Wisconsin. The Madison-based company, now overseen by Schultz, pledges to remain focused on its customers, basing its product offerings on customer-choice, as it has since its inception.
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An exhibit featuring Mustang Seeds and their legacy will be on display at the SD Hall of Fame’s Visitor and Education Center in Chamberlain this summer (and throughout the year), along with the other 2023 Act of Excellence recipients.
The 2023 Acts of Excellence Award recipients will be further celebrated at the Honors Ceremony, to be held on Friday, September 8, 2023 from 5:30–7:00 PM at the Visitor and Education Center of the South Dakota Hall of Fame located at 1480 S. Main Street in Chamberlain, SD. At this time, a new exhibit featuring the 15 Acts of Excellence Award recipients of 2023 will be presented.
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Laurie Becvar, Ed.D., M.A.
CEO, South Dakota Hall of Fame
The South Dakota Hall of Fame is a 501c3 organization designed to Honor, Inspire, and Educate. The Hall’s mission is to Champion a Culture of Excellence and the SD Hall of Fame lives out its mission through its programming, including the Acts of Excellence Program. This year, 15 organizations/individuals have been chosen for their Acts of Excellence.