Posted on 6/22/2015
WHEAT COMMISSION TO CONDUCT GROWER ELECTIONS
Woodland, CA---In July/August 2015, the California Wheat Commission will conduct district elections for the positions of Commissioner and Alternate Commissioner for three Commission grower districts. The wheat grower districts are: District 1 - Del Norte, Humboldt, Lassen, Modoc, Plumas, Shasta, Sierra, Siskiyou, and Trinity counties; District 4 - Alameda, Alpine, Calaveras, Contra Costa, Madera, Mariposa, Merced, Mono, San Joaquin, Stanislaus, and Tuolumne counties; and District 7 - Inyo, Kings, and Tulare counties.
A qualified candidate 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 resides or farms in the district. Interested individuals may obtain a nomination petition via the Commission's website in the News/Info section or by calling the Wheat Commission office at (530) 661-1292. To be included on the ballot, completed nomination petitions must be returned to the Commission no later than July 13, 2015.
Involvement in the California Wheat Commission enables producers to help determine the Commission's program and budget priorities. The Commission is also active in several national organizations, giving Commissioners a direct role in major industry issues. The term of office for Commissioners and Alternates is three years.
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 assessments paid by wheat growers and is guided by a board which includes nine wheat producers, two handlers, two at-large members, and one public member -- each with alternates.
COMMISSION OPEN HOUSE
The California Wheat Commission is participating in the Bread Bakers' Guild National Bakery Open House event on June 27 from 10-2. Farmers, bakers, lab customers and others are invited to visit the Commission office and tour the lab in Woodland, at 1240 Commerce Avenue, Suite A. You will see how we test California wheat for end-use quality and have an opportunity to ask questions about wheat and gluten. Our lab staff is busy preparing awesome baked goods, so please stop by on June 27th. We kindly request that you RSVP at info@californiawheat.org.
