Do you live in Wisconsin and want to help “Shape the Future of Dairy” in your state? Then the Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board (WMMB) wants you! A WMMB director spends about 200 hours each year on WMMB business and attends an average of two committee meetings and five board meetings annually. Board terms are three years and must be filled by an active dairy producer.
The Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) has announced the upcoming 2008 Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board director elections. By serving on the Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board (WMMB), producers can help shape the future of Wisconsin dairy and join the bold leadership that promotes dairy as a leading industry in the state.
WMMB directors guide the organization’s finances, formulate and set its policies and long-range business plan and maintain its mission: To help grow demand for Wisconsin milk by providing programs that enhance the competitiveness of the Wisconsin Dairy Industry. Through these initiatives, a WMMB director has the opportunity to represent Wisconsin dairy farmers and products, as well as to become involved in activities that inform and educate consumers.
Each year, a portion of WMMB’s 25-member board is elected to three-year terms. All director nominees must be active dairy producers who sell milk into commercial channels and live in the district where they are nominated. Becoming a candidate is easy — just complete and submit a nomination form, have the “Affidavit of Eligibility” certification requirement notarized and acquire at least five signatures from active dairy producers within your district. DATCP soon will mail election announcement postcards to all licensed producers living in the nine districts up for election this year. Nominations will be taken through March 1.