Pa. Soybean Board Seeks Soybean Farmers Interested in United Soybean Board Nomination
HARRISBURG, PA (March 21 , 2012) – The Pennsylvania Soybean Board is seeking farmers interested in filling one of Pennsylvania’s two director positions with the United Soybean Board (USB).
Any Pennsylvania farmer who raises soybeans which are assessed by the soybean checkoff is eligible to be considered for this national leadership position. The Pennsylvania Soybean Board will submit the names of two potential nominees to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The Secretary of Agriculture will make the final appointment, and the chosen individual will begin serving the three-year term in December 2012.The individual appointed is eligible to serve up to three USB terms.
“Serving on the United Soybean Board as a representative for Pennsylvania’s soybean farmers is an honor,” says Daryl Alger, Pennsylvania Soybean Board chairman and soybean farmer from Lebanon County, Pa. “The farmer/leaders who serve on the USB help to shape the future of the industry by directing checkoff programs for research, education and other areas that will help ensure a strong and profitable future for U.S. soybean farmers. We encourage any Pennsylvania soybean farmer interested in the position to apply.”
For more information, contact Jennifer Reed-Harry, Administrative Director of the Pennsylvania Soybean Board, at jrharry@pennag.com or call the Board’s office at (717) 651-5922. Nominations need to be submitted by April 13, 2102.
About the Pennsylvania Soybean Board
The Pennsylvania Soybean Board is a farmer-controlled Board responsible for managing Pennsylvania’s share of funds received from the nationwide Soybean Checkoff program. The funding is available under an assessment program, approved by Congress in 1990, under which soybean farmers contribute 50 cents of every $100 they receive for their beans at the first point of sale. Funds are used to develop markets, educate consumers, and research new ways to utilize and produce soybeans more efficiently.
For more information, go to pasoybean.org.
The efforts of the checkoff are directed by the United Soybean Board, composed of 69 volunteer farmer-leaders who are appointed to the national board by the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture.
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