SPRINGFIELD, ILL. (AP) -- Farmers who would like to serve three-year terms on the Illinois Corn Marketing Board, Illinois Soybean Program Operating Board or Illinois Sheep and Wool Marketing Board should gear up for a campaign.
Nominating petitions are available at county Extension offices and the Illinois Department of Agriculture.
The deadline for petitions is May 15 for the corn and soybean boards and May 31 for the sheep and wool board.
Agriculture Director Tom Jennings says the boards fund checkoff programs that promote use of the state's commodities.
Board members help decide how that's done.
Elections for all three boards will be July 6.
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On the Net: http://www.agr.state.il.us/
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