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August 1, 2014Jeff Squibb 217-558-1546

RESULTS OF ILLINOIS COMMODITY BOARD ELECTIONS ANNOUNCED

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – The Illinois Department of Agriculture today announced winners of the July 8 state commodity board elections.

The elections filled positions on three boards: the Illinois Corn Marketing Board, the Illinois Soybean Association Program Operating Board and the Illinois Sheep and Wool Marketing Board.

“Congratulations to those who were elected,” Agriculture Director Bob Flider said. “It’s an honor to be chosen by your fellow producers to represent their interests when these boards decide how best to spend industry checkoff dollars.”

Checkoff dollars come from assessments levied at the first point of sale. State law sets the assessment for corn at 5/8 of 1 cent per bushel. For soybeans, the rate is 1/2 of 1 percent of market value andfor sheep and wool, it is 2 1/2 cents per pound.

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The newly-elected board members will serve three-year terms. A list of the winners for each commodity board follows:

Illinois Corn Marketing Board

District / Counties Represented / Director
1 / Boone, McHenry, Lake, DeKalb, Kane, Cook, DuPage, Kendall, Will / Pat Dumoulin, Hampshire
4 / Whiteside, Lee, Bureau, Stark, Marshall, Putnam / Mark Wilson, Toulon
7 / Woodford, McLean, Dewitt, Macon,
Piatt, Moultrie / James A. Reed, Monticello
10 / Scott, Morgan, Sangamon, Greene,
Jersey, Calhoun, Macoupin / Bill Long, Franklin
13 / Marion, Clay, Richland, Lawrence, Jefferson, Wayne, Edwards, Wabash, White / Donald Duvall, Carmi

Illinois Sheep and Wool Marketing Board

District / Counties Represented / Director
1 / Jo Davies, Stephenson, Winnebago, Boone, McHenry, Lake, Carroll, Ogle,DeKalb,Kane, Cook, DuPage,Whiteside, Lee / Appointment
4 / Bureau, Putnam, LaSalle, Stark, Marshall, Peoria, Woodford, Tazewell / Appointment
7 / Madison, Bond, Fayette, Effingham,Jasper, Crawford, St. Clair, Clinton, Washington, Marion, Jefferson, Clay,Wayne, Richland, Edwards, Lawrence, Wabash, Randolph, Perry, Franklin,Hamilton, White, Monroe, Jackson,Williamson, Saline, Gallatin, Union, Johnson, Pope, Hardin, Alexander,Pulaski, Massac / Appointment

Illinois Soybean Program Operating Board

District / Counties Represented / Director
1 / Jo Davies, Stephenson, Winnebago, Boone, Carroll, Ogle, DeKalb, Lee / Paul Rasmussen, Jr. DeKalb
5 / Knox, Peoria, Marshall, Putnam, Tazewell / Stan Born, Dunlap
(write-in candidate)
7 / Ford, Iroquois, Vermilion / Michael Marron, Fithian
9 / Mason, Logan, Cass, Menard, Morgan, Sangamon / Carrie Winkelman, Tallula
12 / Pike, Scott, Calhoun, Greene, Macoupin, Jersey / Roberta Dolbeare, Nebo
13 / Montgomery, Bond, Fayette,Marion / Appointment

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