Today is the last day for dairy producers in eight Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board districts to vote for candidates in the check-off's mail-in ballot election.
This year, six of the eight incumbents in eligible districts have been re-nominated for their positions on the Dairy Farmers of Wisconsin board, with two of them facing challengers. There will also be at least two newcomers on the board representing districts where the current directors are stepping down.
Jeff Betley of Pulaski is running unopposed in District 9, where current board chairman Jeff Strassburg from Wittenberg is stepping down. And in District 15, Sandra Madland, Lyndon Station and Annette Trescher, Cashton, are squaring off for the seat being vacated by Mary Cook of Wilton.
In District 3, Gary Kohn, Medford, is challenging incumbent Mark Leder from Gleason, while two nominees will face incumbent Virgil Haag, Mt. Horeb, in District 24. They include Tina Hinchley of Cambridge and Carrie Chestnut Mess from Johnson Creek.
The remaining incumbents not facing opposition this year include Douglas Danielson, Cadot (District 6); Steve Pankratz, Marshfield (District 12); Rick Roden, West Bend (District 18); and Gail Klinkner, Viroqua (District 21).
Each year one-third of the board's 25 seats are selected. As directors, the board members supervise the dairy check-off's business affairs, formulate and set policies, and serve on one various committees.
Elected producers will serve three-year terms beginning July 1.
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