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6/27/2012
IOWA CORN GROWERS ASSN.

Iowa Corn Checkoff Elections Are July 10

Corn growers in Crop Reporting Districts 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, and 8 will vote July 10 at their county extension offices for representatives to serve on the Iowa Corn Promotion Board (ICPB). Elected directors will serve a three-year term representing corn growers from their respective crop reporting districts.

Anyone who has produced and marketed 250 bushels of corn or more in Iowa in the last year is eligible to vote in the election. Producers unable to visit an extension office on July 10, may vote by absentee ballot. Absentee ballots are available until June 27 by contacting the ICPB office at 515-225-9242. All absentee ballots must be postmarked by July 10.

Candidates for each district include:

Crop District # 1
* Kent Harms - George, Lyon County
* Gary Small - Rembrandt, Buena Vista County

Crop District # 2
* Deb Keller - Clarion, Wright County
* Chris Weydert - Algona, Kossuth County

Crop District # 4
* Larry Klever - Audubon, Audubon County
* David Leiting - Carroll, Carroll County

Crop District # 5
* Jon Brockman - Melbourne, Marshall County
* Kevin Rempp - Montezuma, Poweshiek County

Crop District # 7
* Doug Holliday - Greenfield, Adair County
* Trevor Whipple - Northboro, Fremont County

Crop District # 8
* Ray Cook - Seymour, Wayne County
* Don Hunerdosse - Milo, Warren County

Biographies for all of the candidates and a list of counties in each crop reporting district are available at www.iowacorn.org/icpbdirectorelections

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(CONTACT: Don Mason, Director of Grower Services, Iowa Corn Promotion Board 515-225-9242)