According to SDCL 38-10, the South Dakota Wheat Commission is composed of five members who:
- Are landowning residents of South Dakota;
- Are at least twenty-five years of age;
- Are actively engaged in growing wheat in the state for a period of at least five years; and
- Derive a substantial portion of their income from growing wheat.
Commissioners are appointed by the Governor based upon nominations from wheat producers. They serve three years terms and no Commissioner shall serve more than four consecutive terms.
Officers for the 2008-2009 year are:
Chaiman - Darrell Davis
Vice Chairman - Bill Ferguson
Secretary - Laird Larson
Treasurer - Chet Edinger
Member-at-Large - Steve Halverson
