The U.S. Department of Agriculture is asking fluid milk processors and other
interested parties to nominate candidates to serve on the National Fluid Milk
Processor Promotion Board. The deadline for nominations is Jan. 12.
Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue will appoint eight individuals to succeed
members whose terms expire on June 30, 2018, and two members to fill vacant
positions with terms expiring on June 30, 2019.
USDA will accept nominations for board representation in six geographic regions
and two at-large positions. Nominees for the regional positions must be active
owners or employees of a fluid milk processor. At least one at-large position
must be a member of the general public.
The geographic regions with vacancies are: Region 3 (Delaware, Maryland,
Pennsylvania, Virginia, and District of Columbia); Region 6 (Ohio and West
Virginia); Region 8 (Illinois and Indiana); Region 9 (Alabama, Kentucky,
Louisiana, Mississippi, and Tennessee); Region 12 (Arizona, Colorado, New
Mexico, Nevada, and Utah); and Region 15 (Southern California).
Newly appointed members will serve three-year terms from July 1, 2018, through
June 30, 2021. USDA will also accept nominations to fill a vacant position in
Region 4 (Georgia, North Carolina, and South Carolina), and a vacant at-large
position, each to serve a one-year term expiring on June 30, 2019.
Fluid milk processors and interested parties may submit nominations for regions
in which they are located or market fluid milk, and for at-large members.
To nominate an individual, please submit a copy of the nomination form and a
signed background form for each nominee by Jan. 12, 2018, to: Emily DeBord,
Promotion, Research, and Planning Division, Dairy Program, AMS, USDA, 1400
Independence Ave., S.W., Stop 0233, Room 2958-S, Washington, D.C. 20250-0233,
or via email at emily.debord@ams.usda.gov. For nominating forms and
information, visit the AMS website or call (202) 720-5567.