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Minnesota Dairy Promotion Council Seeks Candidates
Minnesota Ag Connection - 09/28/2020

The Minnesota Dairy Promotion Council is seeking candidates to run for board positions in 18 districts. Elected board members represent dairy farmers in their respective districts and make decisions regarding the expenditure of dairy check-off funds.

Candidates should be active dairy farmers who are well-informed members of their community and interested in check-off promotion programs. Those interested in running for a seat on the board should contact their local nominating chair by Oct. 9.

After the nomination deadline, a list of the candidates will be available from the Minnesota Department of Agriculture. Mail requests should be sent to Promotion Councils, 625 North Robert Street, St. Paul, MN 55155-2538. Election ballots will be mailed early January. Please contact Jerie Heille at (651) 201-6653 with any questions. Districts by county and township:

District 1: Becker, Beltrami, Cass, Clay, Clearwater, Crow Wing, Hubbard, Kittson, Lake of the Woods, Mahnomen, Marshall, Norman, Pennington, Polk, Red Lake, Roseau, Wadena -- Nominating Chair: Brad Hanson

District 2: Aitkin, Anoka, Benton, Carlton, Chisago, Cook, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, Koochiching, Lake, Mille Lacs, Pine, Sherburn, St. Louis, Washington -- Nominating Chair: Peter Beck

District 3: Grant, Otter Tail, Stevens, Traverse, Wilkin -- Nominating Chair: Laurie Schroeder

District 4: Todd -- Nominating Chair: Kraig Kruse

District 5: Morrison -- Nominating Chair: Alan Gunderson

District 6: Big Stone, Chippewa, Douglas, Kandiyohi, Lac Qui Parle, Pope, Swift, Yellow Medicine -- Nominating Chair: David Stelter and Bette Paulzine

District 7: Stearns Townships: Ashley, Crow Lake, Crow River, Getty, Lake George, Lake Henry, Meire Grove, Melrose, North Fork, Raymond, Sauk Centre, Spring Hill -- Nominating Chair: Victor Uphoff

District 8: Stearns Townships: Millwood, Oak, Paynesville, St. Martin, Zion -- Nominating Chair: Victor Uphoff

District 9: Stearns Townships: Albany, Avon, Brockway, Collegeville, Eden Lake, Fair Haven, Farming, Holding, Krain, LeSauk, Luxemburg, Lynden, Maine Prairie, Munson, Rockville, St. Augusta, St. Cloud, St. Joseph, St. Wendel, Wakefield -- Nominating Chair: Victor Uphoff

District 10: Hennepin, Meeker, Ramsey, Wright -- Nominating Chair: Angie Barlau

District 11: Cottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles, Pipestone, Redwood, Renville, Rock -- Nominating Chair: Bill Post

District 12: Carver, McLeod, Sibley -- Nominating Chair: Rick Haler

District 13: Blue Earth, Brown, Le Sueur, Nicollet, Scott, Watonwan -- Nominating Chair: Perry Beranek

District 14: Dodge, Faribault, Freeborn, Martin, Mower, Steele, Waseca -- Nominating Chair: John Schmidt

District 15: Dakota, Goodhue, Rice -- Nominating Chair: Nate Kuball

District 16: Olmsted, Wabasha -- Nominating Chair: Kevin Connelly and Brian Yotter

District 17: Winona -- Nominating Chair: Gerard Brogan

District 18: Fillmore, Houston -- Nominating Chair: Fred Williams

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