(Des Moines) — Corn growers in Crop Reporting Districts 1…2…4…5…7…and 8 will vote July 10 at their county extension offices for representatives to serve on the Iowa Corn Promotion Board (ICPB). Elected directors will serve a three-year term representing corn growers from their respective crop reporting districts. Anyone who has produced and marketed 250 bushels of corn or more in Iowa in the last year is eligible to vote in the election. Producers unable to visit an extension office on July 10, may vote by absentee ballot. Absentee ballots are available by contacting the Ioiwa Corn Promotion Board office at (515) 225-9242. All absentee ballots must be postmarked by July 10.
Candidates for each district include :
Crop District #1
Kent Harms – George, Lyon County
Gary Small – Rembrandt, Buena Vista County
Crop District #2
Deb Keller – Clarion, Wright County
Chris Weydert – Algona, Kossuth County
Crop District #4
Larry Klever – Audubon, Audubon County
David Leiting – Carroll, Carroll County
Crop District #5
Jon Brockman – Melbourne, Marshall County
Kevin Rempp – Montezuma, Poweshiek County
Crop District #7
Doug Holliday – Greenfield, Adair County
Trevor Whipple – Northboro, Fremont County
Crop District #8
Ray Cook – Seymour, Wayne County
Don Hunerdosse – Milo, Warren County
Biographies for all of the candidates and a list of counties in each crop reporting district are available at www.iowacorn.org/icpbdirectorelections.
