Local producers can seek Corn Board’s at-large seat

    Three members of the Nebraska Corn Development, Utilization and Marketing Board will expire June 30, 2023, and Nebraska’s corn checkoff program is seeking candidates to petition for those districts.
    The open positions represent Districts 2, 3 and the board’s at-large director.
    Districts 2 and 3 do not include southwest Nebraska but area producers can be appointed for the at-large seat, whose director represents all counties in Nebraska.
    The at-large director appointment is made by the board. Any candidate seeking appointment may place his or her name on the candidacy list by filing a petition with the Nebraska Corn Board.
    Jay Reiners, currently the at-large director, has indicated he will pursue reappointment.
    Qualified candidates include individuals who are citizens of Nebraska, reside in the state, are at least 21 years old, have been actively engaged in growing corn in Nebraska for five years and derive a substantial portion of their income from growing corn.  
    Petitions can be received by writing the Nebraska Corn Board at 245 Fallbrook Blvd. Suite 204, Lincoln, NE 68521, by calling 402-471-2676 or emailing ncb.info@nebraska.gov.
    The at-large position must have 50 signatures from farmers throughout the state and be received by the Nebraska Corn Board no later than 5 p.m. CT on Friday, May 19, 2023.
    Faxed copies do not qualify.
    The Nebraska Corn Board is funded through a producer checkoff investment of a half-cent-per-bushelcheckoff on all corn marketed in the state and is managed by nine farmer directors. The mission of the Nebraska Corn Board is to promote the value of corn by creating opportunities.