The Dairy Farmers of Wisconsin (DFW) has announced its new leadership for fiscal year 2024. Janet Clark has been re-elected as Board Chair, and Gail Klinkner has been named Vice-Chair.
Clark, a second-generation dairy farmer from Rosendale, Wisconsin, has served on the DFW Board of Directors for 10 years. She is also a member of the United Dairy Industry Association (UDIA) Board of Directors.
Klinkner, a dairy farmer from Viroqua, Wisconsin, has served on the DFW Board of Directors for 15 years. She is also a member of the Wisconsin Dairy Business Association and the National Milk Producers Federation.
Other members of the DFW Executive Committee include:
- Sandy Madland, Secretary
- Mark Crave, Treasurer
- Rick Roden, Chair, Communications Committee
- David Bangart, Chair, Channel Management Committee
- Kay Zwald, Chair, Policy/Bylaw Committee
- Jeff Betley, Chair, Center for Dairy Research Liaison Committee
The DFW Board of Directors is responsible for leading dairy marketing and promotion efforts, setting policies and procedures, supervising business affairs, and approving annual budgets on behalf of Wisconsin dairy farmers.
The board also welcomed two new directors: Andrew Christenson and Kristen Metcalf.
Christenson is a dairy farmer from Amery, Wisconsin, and Metcalf is a dairy farmer from Milton, Wisconsin.
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