Release Date: May 16, 2017
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Media Contacts: Rick Hummell, 608-224-5041, rickhummell@wisconsin.gov
or Bill Cosh, Communications Director, 608-224-5020, William2.Cosh@wisconsin.gov
MADISON – Wisconsin potato growers have until June 10, 2017 to
vote to elect three new members to the nine-member Wisconsin Potato Industry
Board. One seat is open in each of the board’s three districts. Eligible
growers may vote for the candidate in their respective districts, or they may
write in alternative eligible producers. Candidates were nominated during the
period that ended April 1, 2017.
Nominees on the ballot are:
District 1: Nominee: Tom
Wild, Antigo. (District 1 includes: Ashland, Barron, Bayfield, Brown, Burnett,
Chippewa, Clark, Door, Douglas, Dunn, Eau Claire, Florence, Forest, Iron,
Kewaunee, Langlade, Lincoln, Marinette, Menominee, Oconto, Oneida, Pepin,
Pierce, Polk, Price, Rusk, Sawyer, St. Croix, Taylor, Vilas, and Washburn
counties.)
District 2: Nominee: William Wysocki, Plover. (District 2
includes: Marathon, Outagamie, Portage, Shawano, Waupaca and Waushara counties.)
District 3: Nominee: Heidi Randall, Cambria. (District 3
includes: Adams, Buffalo, Calumet, Columbia, Crawford, Dane, Dodge, Fond du
Lac, Grant, Green, Green Lake, Iowa, Jackson, Jefferson, Juneau, Kenosha, LaCrosse,
Lafayette, Manitowoc, Marquette, Milwaukee, Monroe, Ozaukee, Racine, Richland,
Rock, Sauk, Sheboygan, Trempealeau, Vernon, Walworth, Washington, Waukesha,
Winnebago and Wood counties.)
The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer
Protection (DATCP) is mailing ballots to producers the week of May 15. Ballots
must be emailed or postmarked by June 10, 2017. Elected producers will serve three-year
terms beginning July 1 and ending June 30, 2020.
Growers with questions or who have not received a ballot by May
22 can contact DATCP’s Market Orders Program Director, Debbie Gegare, at
608-224-5116 or Debbie.Gegare@Wisconsin.gov.
The Wisconsin Potato Industry Board is responsible for
administering Wisconsin’s Potato Marketing Order. The board secures and
distributes funding for research, education and promotion of Wisconsin-grown
potatoes. DATCP administers elections for all Wisconsin market orders. To learn
more about the market order boards, visit https://datcp.wi.gov/Pages/About_Us/MarketingBoards.aspx
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