Lane Nordlund is the Associate Ag Director at the Northern Ag Network based in Billings, MT. The network provides 22 different daily radio shows on 60 radio stations and two HD TV programs on 12 TV stations. Lane is the sixth generation of his family to raise cattle on their ranch on the Ft. Belknap Indian Reservation as well as off the reservation near Dodson, MT. Lane went to school two hours south of the ranch in Lewistown, MT. He was very active in sports, rodeo and student leadership organizations. Above all, agricultural education, FFA, and his family positively influenced him to take the path he is on today. Growing up, it was easy for Lane to get into the habits of any rancher: rising early, doing chores, listening to the morning ag report in the feed truck, and racing home to watch more ag news on TV. The voices of farm broadcasters like Russell Nemetz, Taylor Brown, Rick Haines, and Evan Slack were an essential part of his family's livelihood. These ag reports fueled his love for the industry. Because of his passion and love for agriculture, Lane was elected Montana FFA State President in the spring of his senior year of high school. As he entered his freshman year that fall at Montana State University (MSU) -Bozeman, Lane’s knowledge and passion for agriculture really began to grow. He majored in Agricultural Education-Relations. 
Lane Nordland interviews John Grade with the Montana Stockgrowers Association. Cameraman is Lane’s colleague, Russell Nemetz. When asked why he became a farm broadcaster Lane says, "It's because my family is too broke for me to come home and ranch!" He explains, "Like many involved in agriculture, young people have to find their own way and have a separate career before jumping head first into farming or ranching." Lane adds, "My passion is ag; I want to ranch and I want to educate and inform others about it. Right now, farm broadcasting is a perfect fit." Referring to his time in college, Lane said joining the Alpha Gamma Rho (AGR) Fraternity at MSU was a hard decision for him to make, but also he says, it has been one of the best decisions he has ever made. Not just because he surrounded himself with fellow young ag leaders, but it helped get him to where he is today. Lane explains, "Taylor Brown owns Northern Ag Network. He and I both have a very similar background." Further elaborating, Lane says, "Taylor and I both graduated from the same high school, we were FFA state officers, and were AGRs at MSU." He adds, "People also think we look alike!"
However, it was Lane's leadership in ag and involvement in AGR that caught Taylor Brown's eye. During Lane’s last semester at MSU, he interned with Northern Ag Network under the guidance of his now co-worker and friend, Russell Nemetz. "Russell has not only helped teach and guide me in my early career," Lane says, "he is a true friend that cares as much for me as he does for the industry he represents." Lane’s start with Northern Ag was a jump off the deep end of the pool that is farm broadcasting. “It was trial by fire, but, in the end, I have learned and continued to learn about an industry I was lucky enough to find a career in." Lane concludes, “I could not be successful in this position on TV and radio if it were not for all the farm broadcasters and industry leaders that have taken me under their wings from across the nation. This is such a fantastic career and I learn something new each day. It is now my goal to ranch and broadcast for the rest of my life and to do my part in being a voice and leader for agriculture."
