Nomination Period Open for Wisconsin Corn Promotion Board Election

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) is accepting nominations through October 31, 2025, 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 October 31, 2025. 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, WI 53708-8911.

The Wisconsin Corn Promotion Board election will begin on December 5, 2025 and go through January 12, 2026. Elected growers will serve three-year terms beginning February 1, 2026.

DATCP administers elections for Wisconsin commodity marketing boards. To learn more about these boards, visit https://datcp.wi.gov/Pages/About_Us/MarketingBoards.aspx. Learn more about the Wisconsin Corn Promotion Board at https://wicorn.org/about/wcpb.