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Iowa Corn Promotion Board elections will be July 18; eligible growers urged to vote.

June 26, 2017

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YOUR VOTE COUNTS: Eligible corn farmers are encouraged to vote for district directors to the Iowa Corn Promotion Board. The directors determine how the Iowa corn checkoff money is spent and which projects are funded.

The Iowa Corn Promotion Board will hold elections in crop reporting districts 1, 3, 6 and 9 on July 18. Iowa corn farmers elect their peers to serve on the ICPB to oversee spending of funds generated by the Iowa corn checkoff.

The board’s primary activities include making investment decisions for the checkoff money; deciding which projects to fund for domestic and foreign market development; research into new and value-added corn uses; and education about the corn industry.

Eligible corn farmers in crop reporting districts 1, 3, 6 and 9 can vote at their local county ISU Extension office for the person they want to represent them on the ICPB for a three-year term. Anyone who has produced and marketed 250 bushels of corn or more in Iowa in the previous marketing year is eligible to vote in the election.

Producers unable to visit the Extension office on July 18 may vote by absentee ballot. Absentee ballots are available by request until June 26 by contacting the Iowa Corn office at 515-225-9242 or at iowacorn.org. Absentee ballots must be postmarked or returned to the Iowa Corn office no later than July 18. Results of the election will be made public on July 21.

Candidates
These are the candidates for the ICPB crop reporting districts:

District 1. Counties are Buena Vista, Clay, Cherokee, Dickinson, Emmet, Lyon, O’Brien, Osceola, Palo Alto, Plymouth, Pocahontas and Sioux.
• Kelly Nieuwenhuis, O’Brien County
• John Schott, Pocahontas County

District 3. Counties are Allamakee, Black Hawk, Bremer, Buchanan, Chickasaw, Clayton, Delaware, Dubuque, Fayette, Howard and Winneshiek.
• Greg Alber, Buchanan County
• Ryan Oberbroeckling, Clayton County  

District 6. Counties are Benton, Cedar, Clinton, Iowa, Jackson, Jones, Johnson, Linn, Muscatine and Scott
• Pete Brecht, Linn County
• Daron Oberbroeckling, Scott County

District 9. Counties are Davis, Des Moines, Henry, Jefferson, Keokuk, Louisa, Lee, Mahaska, Van Buren, Wapello and Washington.
• Heath Greiner, Davis County
• Stan Nelson, Des Moines County​

Source: Iowa Corn Promotion Board

 

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