Release Date: March 26, 2019
Media Contacts: Rick Hummell, 608-224-5041, rickhummell@wisconsin.gov
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MADISON – Milk
producers who are eligible and interested in running for a Dairy Farmers of
Wisconsin (DFW) director seat have until March 30, 2019, to submit a nomination
form to the Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP).
To qualify, a nominee must be an active
dairy producer who lives in a district up for election, and sells milk into
commercial channels.
Eight districts
up for election. They are:
District 3 Lincoln,
Oneida, Price and Taylor counties
District 6 Chippewa
and Eau Claire counties
District 9 Shawano
and Waupaca counties
District 12 Portage,
Waushara and Wood counties
District 15 Adam,
Juneau and Monroe counties
District 18 Kenosha,
Milwaukee, Ozaukee, Racine, Sheboygan, Washington and Waukesha counties
District 21 Crawford
and Vernon counties
District 24 Dane
and Jefferson counties
DFW directors guide the organization’s finances, formulate
and set its policies, develop long-range business plans and maintain its
mission. DFW is an advocate, marketer
and promoter for Wisconsin Dairy Farmers and helps drive demand for Wisconsin’s
dairy products. Through
these initiatives, a DFW director has the opportunity to represent Wisconsin
dairy producers and products, as well as become involved in activities that
inform and educate consumers about the dairy industry and its economic impact.
Potential candidates must submit a completed nomination
form and have the “Affidavit of Eligibility” (on the nomination form)
notarized. In addition, nominees must acquire at least five signatures from
other active dairy producers who reside in the same election district.
After DATCP certifies the nominations, the department will
announce the candidates and hold a mail-in ballot election May 1-24, 2019, with
results announced at the end of May. Elected directors will serve a three-year
term, July 1, 2019, through June 30, 2022.
Election
information and the nomination form are available online at www.WisconsinDairy.org/elections or for a hard copy, contact Debbie Gegare, DATCP
Market Orders Program Coordinator at (608) 224-5116.
DATCP administers
elections for Wisconsin commodity marketing boards. To learn more about the
market order boards, visit https://datcp.wi.gov/Pages/About_Us/MarketingBoards.aspx
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