Elections for five Minnesota Beef Promotion and Research Council directors, including one who will represent Douglas County, will be held during late March.
The Minnesota Department of Agriculture which coordinates commodity Council elections will
mail ballots to all eligible producers on March 18. The results are
expected to be available about April 25.
The beef council's funding comes from the beef check-off program in which $1
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is collected each time a beef or dairy animal is sold. Council activities
focus on promotion, research and educational programs to increase the demand
for beef. Board members approve and direct the business activities of the
council.
The Minnesota Beef Council is an elected board of 16 beef producers from
various parts of the state. Members serve a three-year term and attend four
meetings per year. Individuals who would like to be placed on the ballot
must own beef or dairy cattle and live in the district they wish to
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represent.
Districts holding elections and the counties they include are listed below.
District 1: Becker, Clay, Clearwater, Kittson, Mahnomen, Marshall, Norman,
Pennington, Polk, Red Lake and Roseau.
District 4: Big Stone, Chippewa, Douglas, Grant, Lac Qui Parle, Otter Tail,
Pope, Stevens, Swift, Traverse, Wilkin and Yellow Medicine.
District 5: Benton, Carver, Kandiyohi, McLeod, Meeker, Morrison, Renville,
Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Todd, Wadena and Wright. District 7:
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Cottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles, Pipestone, Redwood and
Rock.
District 8: Blue Earth, Brown, Faribault, Freeborn, LeSueur, Martin,
Nicollet, Rice, Steele, Waseca and Watonwan.
Mail ballots will automatically be sent to all beef and dairy producers who
voted last year. Any producer who wishes to vote and did not vote previously
must complete and return a mail ballot request card no later than February
1.
Producers may request a ballot request card by sending an e-mail to
ron@mnbeef.org , phoning the Minnesota Beef Council at (952) 854-6980 or by
writing directly to the Minnesota Beef Council, 2950 Metro Drive 102,
Bloomington, MN 55425.
