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Farm News: Light Voter Turnout For WMMB ElectioncommentsPosted: 05.10.2011
Could improvement in Wisconsin dairy prices have been one of the reasons why voter response was light for the latest Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board elections?
When milk prices began to slump - dairy farmer involvement in WMMB elections spiked higher as they looked for change in their economic situation. The latest election just concluded showed that 4,672 dairy producers were eligible to participate in the latest director selections - but less then 15% actually did! That number is down from 25.6% in 2010 and 16.7% during the 2009 elections. Each licensed dairy operation within the affected district received one vote. Monday, Ben Brancel, Secretary of the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP), certified the results. There were 12 candidates running for nine board member positions. Directors selected were: District 1 Ashland, Bayfield, Burnett, Douglas, Iron, Rusk, Sawyer and Washburn Counties
Benjamin Peterson, Four Cubs Farm, Grantsburg, WI
District 4 Barron and Polk Counties
Lyle Jensen, Jens-Gold Farm, Amery, WI
District 7 Clark County
David Bangart, Viaduct Holsteins, Greenwood, WI
District 10 Brown, Door and Kewaunee Counties
John T. Pagel, Pagel’s Ponderosa Dairy, Kewaunee, WI
District 13 Buffalo, Pierce and Pepin Counties
Lanette Harsdorf, Trim-Bel Valley Dairy, Beldenville, WI
District 16 Fond du Lac, Green Lake and Marquette Counties
David Schmitz, Schmitz’s East Branch Dairy, Fond du Lac, WI
District 19 Columbia and Dodge Counties
Michael Scott Zastrow, West Crest Dairy, Mayville, WI
District 22 Grant County
Mary Wackershauser, Wack-E-View Registered Holsteins, Lancaster, WI
District 25 Green, Rock and Walworth Counties
Stacy Eberle, Eb-Acres, Monroe, WI
July 1, the dairy producers elected will begin to serve a three-year term as members of the WMMB. WMMB directors guide the organization's finances, formulate and set its policies and long-range business plan, and maintain its mission: To help grow demand for Wisconsin milk by providing programs that enhance the competitiveness of the Wisconsin Dairy Industry. Through these initiatives, a WMMB director has the opportunity to represent Wisconsin dairy farmers and products, as well as to become involved in activities that inform and educate consumers. For more information on WMMB and the 2011 election, visit www.WMMB.com/election. The site also contains newly elected director bio information. |