MADISON — The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) is accepting nominations for two seats on the Wisconsin Soybean Board. Producers who grow and sell soybeans in Districts 1 and 7 are eligible to nominate producers or to be nominated to the board. Signed, notarized nomination forms must be postmarked by June 1, 2017.
Affected districts include:
- District 1 – Ashland, Barron, Bayfield, Burnett, Clark, Chippewa, Douglas, Iron, Marathon, Portage, Price, Rusk, Sawyer, Taylor, Washburn and Wood counties.
- District 7 – Brown, Calumet, Door, Florence, Forest, Kewaunee, Langlade, Lincoln, Marinette, Menominee, Oconto, Oneida, Outagamie, Shawano, Vilas, and Waupaca counties.
DATCP’s Market Order Program Director Debbie Gegare, will mail nomination forms to any producer who requests one prior to June 1. Contact Gegare at 608-224-5116 or at Debbie.Gegare@Wisconsin.gov. Nomination forms can also be downloaded from https://datcp.wi.gov/Pages/
Learn more about the Wisconsin Soybean Board at http://www.wisoybean.org/
Mail completed forms to WI DATCP, DAD, P.O. Box 8911, Madison, WI 53708-8911.
A completed nomination form must include the signatures of five eligible soybean growers other than the nominee. Completed forms must also be notarized.
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— Wisconsin Department of Agriculture
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