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DATCP Certifies Nominees for 2025 Dairy Farmers of Wisconsin Board of Directors Election

Friday, May 2nd, 2025 -- 2:00 PM

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The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) announced ten nominees for eight open seats in the 2025 Dairy Farmers of Wisconsin (DFW) Board of Directors election.

Eight districts are up for election beginning May 1, 2025. The following candidates, listed by district, have been certified as eligible for election including Gary Kohn of Medford in District 3, which includes Lincoln, Oneida, Price, and Taylor counties.

Alexandra Straschinske of Boyd in District 6, which includes Chippewa and Eau Claire counties. Peggy Pankratz of Auburndale and Stephanie Ann Hughes of Pittsville in District 12, which includes Portage, Waushara, and Wood counties.

DATCP confirmed all certified candidates met the administrative rule marketing order eligibility criteria of being an active dairy producer or representative of an affected producer, selling milk into commercial channels, and residing within their respective districts.

DATCP also certified each candidate’s nomination form, which included five signatures from active dairy producers within the district as well as completion of a "Declaration of Eligibility" form. For more information, visit www.wisconsindairy.org/elections.

DATCP is mailing ballots to dairy producers who reside within the eight affected districts. Producers who have not received a ballot by May 15, 2025, can request one by contacting DATCP Market Orders staff at [email protected].

Completed ballots must be signed and returned by email to [email protected] or postmarked to DATCP Market Orders Program, PO Box 8911, Madison, WI 53708, on or before May 23, 2025.

Elected producers will serve three-year terms beginning July 1, 2025, and ending June 30, 2028. DATCP administers elections for Wisconsin commodity marketing boards.

To learn more about these boards, visit https://datcp.wi.gov/Pages/About_Us/MarketingBoards.aspx

Feel free to contact us with questions and/or comments.