Robert J. Ferguson - Mr. Ferguson graduated from Heron Lake High School, and Worthington Community College. A lifelong resident of the Heron Lake area, Bob is a Vietnam War Veteran. He and his wife Jean have two children Lincoln and Kathryn, and they have farmed near Heron Lake for the last 36 years. Bob has served on the Prairieland Coop, Jackson County Planning and Zoning, Prairieland Economic Development, Citizen Advisory Committee for GEIS on Animal Agriculture, and the Sacred Heart Catholic Church Board. Bob is a current Jackson County Commissioner, former member of the Executive Board of the Association of Minnesota Counties, member of the Chief Elected Officials Board for the Private Industry Council, and President of Heron Lake Development Corporation. He is a member of the Jackson County Corn and Soybean Associations, and the Heron Lake /Okabena Community Club.