Nomination period open for Wisconsin Corn Promotion Board election

WOOD COUNTY – The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) is accepting nominations through Oct. 31 for three seats on the Wisconsin Corn Promotion Board. Producers who grow and sell corn in Districts 1, 2 and 7 are eligible to nominate producers or be nominated to the board.
District 1: Ashland, Barron, Bayfield, Burnett, Chippewa, Clark, Douglas, Eau Claire, Iron, Jackson, Lincoln, Marathon, Oneida, Polk, Portage, Price, Rusk, Sawyer, Taylor, Vilas, Washburn, Waupaca and Wood counties
District 2: Buffalo, Dunn, Pepin, Pierce, St. Croix and Trempealeau counties.
District 7: Dodge, Green Lake, Milwaukee, Ozaukee, Washington and Waukesha counties.
DATCP staff will mail nomination forms to any producer who requests one prior to Oct. 31. Contact the DATCP Market Orders staff at (608) 224-5046 or at DATCPMarketOrders@wisconsin.gov. A completed nomination form must include the signatures of five eligible corn growers other than the nominee. Mail completed forms to DATCP, Market Orders, P.O. Box 8911, Madison, Wis. 53708-8911.
The Wisconsin Corn Promotion Board election will begin on Dec. 5 and go through Jan. 12, 2026. Elected growers will serve three-year terms beginning Feb. 1, 2026.
DATCP administers elections for Wisconsin commodity marketing boards. To learn more about these boards, visit www.datcp.wi.gov/Pages/About_Us/MarketingBoards.aspx. Learn more about the Wisconsin Corn Promotion Board at www.wicorn.org/about/wcpb.