SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The Illinois Department of Agriculture announced winners of the July 7, 2022, state agricultural commodity board elections on July 26. The elections filled positions on three agricultural boards: the Illinois Corn Marketing Board, the Illinois Soybean Program Operating Board and the Sheep and Wool Marketing Board.
These boards oversee the checkoff dollars that come from assessments levied at the first point of sale. State law sets assessment for corn at 7/8 of 1 cent per bushel, soybeans at ½ of 1 percent of the market value, and wool at 3 ½ cents per pound.
Newly-elected board members will serve three-year terms. A list of winners for each commodity board follows:
Illinois Corn Marketing Board
| District | Counties in District | Representative |
| District 3 | Henderson, Henry, Knox, Mercer, Rock Island, Warren | Rob Elliott |
| District 6 | Champaign, Ford, Iroquois, Vermillion | Steve Fourez |
| District 9 | Adams, Brown, Hancock, Pike, Schuyler, McDonough | Terry Smith |
| District 12 | Clark, Coles, Crawford, Douglas, Edgar, Jasper, Cumberland | Daniel Meyer |
| District 15 | Alexander, Franklin, Gallatin, Hamilton, Hardin, Jackson, Johnson, Massac, Perry, Pope, Pulaski, Randolph, Saline, Union, Williamson | Jeff Scates |
Illinois Soybean Program Operating Board
| District | Counties in District | Representative |
| District 3 | Henderson, Henry, Mercer, Rock Island, Stark, Warren, Whiteside | Dwayne Anderson
|
| District 4 | Bureau, Grundy, Kendall, LaSalle
|
Buck Hill |
| District 6 | Livingston, McLean, Woodford
|
James Martin |
| District 8 | Adams, Brown, Hancock, McDonough, Schuyler
|
David Niekamp |
| District 15 | Clinton, Madison, Monroe, St. Clair
|
Jeff Parker |
| District 18 | Alexander, Franklin, Gallatin, Hamilton, Hardin, Johnson, Massac, Pope, Pulaski, Saline, Union, Williamson
|
Richard Rubenacker
|
Sheep and Wool Marketing Board
| District | Counties in District | Representative |
| District 3 | Fulton, Hancock, Henderson, Knox, McDonough, Mercer, Rock Island, Warren, Henry | Appointment |
| District 6 | Christian, DeWitt, Logan, Macon, Mason, McLean, Menard, Montgomery, Moultrie, Sangamon, Shelby
|
Appointment |
— Illinois Department of Agriculture
