By Blake Jackson
Wisconsin soybean growers in three districts have until August 15, 2025, to vote in the Wisconsin Soybean Marketing Board election for three open seats. The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) began accepting ballots on July 10.
Each of the three districts with open seats has one nominated candidate:
District 3: David Justman, Platteville
- (Adams, Crawford, Grant, Juneau, La Crosse, Monroe, Richland, Sauk, Vernon counties)
District 4: Jonathan Gibbs, Fox Lake
- (Columbia, Dodge, Fond du Lac, Green Lake, Marquette, Waushara, Winnebago counties)
District 5: Patrick M. Mullooly, Clinton
- (Dane, Green, Iowa, Lafayette, Rock counties)
Ballots have been mailed to eligible growers. If an eligible producer has not received a ballot by July 25, they should contact the DATCP Market Orders Program at DATCPMarketOrders@wisconsin.gov to request one.
All ballots must be signed and postmarked by August 15, 2025, and mailed to: WI DATCP, Market Orders Program, P.O. Box 8911, Madison, WI 53708-8911. Unsigned ballots will not be counted.
Elected board members will begin serving their three-year terms on September 1, 2025. For more details about Wisconsin’s commodity marketing boards, visit: https://datcp.wi.gov/Pages/About_Us/MarketingBoards.aspx.
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