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CANDIDATES FOR THREE ILLINOIS COMMODITY BOARDS ANNOUNCED
Producers encouraged to vote in electionon July 7
SPRINGFIELD, IL-- The Illinois Department of Agriculture today released names of the
candidates slated for three commodity board elections, which are scheduled for July 7. Producers are encouraged to vote to determine members of the Illinois Corn Marketing Board, the Illinois Soybean Program Operating Board, and the Sheep and Wool Marketing Board.
Voting is eligible to anyone who produces and markets commodities of these respective boards. Ballots may be cast at county Cooperative Extension Offices during regular operating hours.
“As a farmer, I understand the importance of voting to represent your industry,” said Agriculture Director Philip Nelson. “Commodity boards are the drivers behind how state checkoff dollars are expended, which ultimately affects the future of these industries.”
Check off dollars come from assessments levied at the first point of sale. State law sets
assessment for corn at 5/8 of 1 cent per bushel, soybeans at 1/2 of 1 percent of the market value, and wool at 2 1/2 cents per pound.
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Following is a list of commodity districts holding elections this year, the counties they include, and candidates’ names and hometowns.
ILLINOIS CORN MARKETING BOARD
DistrictCounties in DistrictCandidate and Hometown
District 2Jo Daviess, Stephenson, WinnebagoLou Lamoreux, Lanark Carroll and Ogle
District 5LaSalle, Grundy, Livingston,Paul Jeschke, Mazon
And Kankakee
District 8Peoria, Tazewell, Fulton, Mason,Michael Wurmnest, Deer Creek
Cass, Menard and Logan
District 11Christian, Montgomery, Shelby,
Fayette and EffinghamDon Murphy, Morrisonville
District 14Madison, Bond, St. Clair, Clinton,Karen Neff, Belleville
Monroe and Washington
ILLINOIS SOYBEAN PROGRAM OPERATING BOARD
DistrictCounties in DistrictCandidate and Hometown
District 2McHenry, Lake, Kane, Cook,William Awe, St Charles
DuPage, Will and KankakeeWRITE – IN
District 10Dewitt, Macon, Christian,Jered Hooker
Moultrie and ShelbyWRITE – IN
District 11Piatt, Champaign, Douglas,Doug Schroeder, Mahomet
Edgar and ColesWRITE – IN
District 14Cumberland, Clark, Effingham, Open
Jasper and Crawford
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District 16Clay, Richland, Lawrence,Timothy Scates, Carmi
Wayne, Edwards, WhiteWRITE – IN
and Wabash
District 17Randolph, Washington, Jefferson,David Droste, Nashville
Perry and Jackson
SHEEP AND WOOL MARKETING BOARD
DistrictCounties in DistrictCandidate and Hometown
District 2Kendall, Will, Grundy, Kankakee,Harold Davis, Odell
Livingston, Ford, Iroquois, WRITE – IN
Champaign, Vermilion, Piatt,
Douglas, Edgar, Coles,
Cumberland and Clark
District 5Adams, Schuyler, Brown, Cass,Lance Steckel, Winchester
Pike, Scott, Morgan, Calhoun,WRITE – IN
Greene, Jersey, and Macoupin
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