The Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) is inviting Wisconsin dairy producers who are interested in serving the state’s dairy industry and shaping its future to serve as a director on the Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board (WMMB).
The department is using the theme, “Shape the Future of Dairy” to increase awareness of the 2011 elections.Each year, a portion of WMMB’s 25-member board is elected to three-year terms. This year, the following nine districts are up for election:
District 1: Ashland, Bayfield, Burnett, Douglas, Iron, Rusk, Sawyer and Washburn Counties
District 4: Barron and Polk Counties
District 7: Clark County
District 10: Brown, Door and Kewaunee Counties
District 13: Buffalo, Pierce and Pepin Counties
District 16: Fond du Lac, Green Lake and Marquette Counties
District 19: Columbia and Dodge Counties
District 22: Grant County
District 25: Green, Rock and Walworth Counties
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.
To qualify, a nominee must be an active dairy producer who sells milk into commercial channels and lives in the district where he/she is nominated. Each potential candidate must acquire at least five signatures from active dairy producers within the district, submit a completed nomination form, and have the “Affidavit of Eligibility” certification requirement notarized. Nominations must be postmarked by February 26, 2011.
Source: DATCP