The Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) has announced the nine districts up for election on the 2014 Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board (WMMB).

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

The elections are overseen by DATCP and they want all interested farmers to submit a nomination to represent their district. Nominees must actively sell milk into commercial channels and line in the district up for election.

Info postcards will be sent out later this month to all licensed dairy farms in affected districts. All forms must be submitted by Feb. 21st.

For more information contact Noel Favia at 608-224-5140 or Noel.Favia@wisconsin.gov. You can also visit the WMMB website.