Posted on 7/1/2011
Woodland, CA---In August 2011, the California Wheat Commission will conduct district elections for the positions of Commissioner and Alternate Commissioner for five California districts: District 2 - Butte, Colusa, Glenn, and Lake Counties, District 4 - Solano and that portion of Sacramento County lying southwest of River Road and Road J-11, District 6 - Merced & Madera Counties, District 9 - Kern County, and District 11 - San Bernardino, Riverside, San Diego, Los Angeles and Ventura Counties. The term of office for Commissioners and their Alternates is three years.
Involvement in the California Wheat Commission enables California producers to take a more active role in national wheat organizations and wheat policymaking bodies. A qualified producer member or alternate is defined as any person who is engaged within this state in the business of producing wheat for market during any of the preceding three marketing seasons, and who must reside or conduct farming operations in the district in which the election is to be held.
Interested individuals are encouraged to obtain a nomination petition, accessed via the links below. Petitions must be returned to the Commission no later than July 20, 2011.
- District 2 - Butte, Colusa, Glenn, and Lake Counties
- District 4 - Solano and that portion of Sacramento County lying SW of River Road and Road J-11
- District 6 - Merced & Madera Counties
- District 9 - Kern County, and
- District 11 - San Bernardino, Riverside, San Diego, Los Angeles and Ventura Counties
Wheat growers voted to establish the California Wheat Commission in 1983, expressly to develop and maintain domestic and international markets for California wheat and support research that improves California wheat quality and marketability. The Commission, operating under the California Food and Agriculture Code, is funded by wheat growers and is guided by a board which includes thirteen wheat producers, two handlers, two at-large members, and one public member -- each with alternates.
