Three seats are open on the Wisconsin Potato Industry Board. The Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection is accepting nominations through March 27. Potato growers in Districts 1, 2, and 3 are eligible.
The nine-member board is responsible for collecting and allocating over $2 million in annual assessment fees paid by Wisconsin potato growers. The money supports the industry through research, market development, and consumer education.
Potato growers should receive a nomination form in the mail. Eligible growers also can request nomination forms by emailing DATCP’s Market Orders program staff: [email protected].
Each nomination form must include signatures of at least five eligible potato growers, other than the nominee, from the district in which the nominee is running for office. Nominees must also complete a Declaration of Eligibility located on the nomination form.
Postmark completed forms on or before March 27. Mail them to the Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection, Market Orders Program, PO Box 8911, Madison, WI 53708-8911.
The open board seats represent the following counties:
- District 1: Ashland, Barron, Bayfield, Brown, Burnett, Chippewa, Clark, Door, Douglas, Dunn, Eau Claire, Florence, Forest, Iron, Kewaunee, Langlade, Lincoln, Marinette, Menominee, Oconto, Oneida, Pepin, Pierce, Polk, Price, Rusk, Sawyer, St. Croix, Taylor, Vilas, and Washburn counties
- District 2: Marathon, Outagamie, Portage, Shawano, Waupaca, and Waushara counties
- District 3: Adams, Buffalo, Calumet, Columbia, Crawford, Dane, Dodge, Fond du Lac, Grant, Green, Green Lake, Iowa, Jackson, Jefferson, Juneau, Kenosha, La Crosse, Lafayette, Manitowoc, Marquette, Milwaukee, Monroe, Ozaukee, Racine, Richland, Rock, Sauk, Sheboygan, Trempealeau, Vernon, Walworth, Washington, Waukesha, Winnebago, and Wood counties
DATCP will conduct the Wisconsin Potato Industry Board election from May 11 to June 15. Elected board members will serve from July 1, 2026 to June 30, 2029.
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