Elections were held for districts I, II and III in the central region of the state
Grain commodity commissions serve the Kansas agriculture industry by managing their crop’s research promotion and education programs funded with check-off funds. (Photo by Dan Cristian Pădureț on Unsplash)
MANHATTAN, Kan. — The Kansas Department of Agriculture has announced the result of the elections held for the state’s five grain commodity commissions — corn, grain sorghum, soybeans, sunflowers and wheat — in districts I, II and III in the central region of the state.
Grain commodity commissions serve the Kansas agriculture industry by managing their crop’s research promotion and education programs funded with check-off funds. Candidates for the commissions must be a grower of the commodity in question and a resident in the state of voting age, and are elected by eligible growers in their district.
Newly elected commissioners:
Kansas Corn Commission
District I: Brian Baalman, Sheridan County
District II: Dennis McNinch, Ness County
District III: Paige Clawson, Haskell County
Kansas Grain Sorghum Commission
District II: Jon Berning, Scott County
District III: Brant Peterson, Stanton County
No candidates ran for commissioner in District I. The Kansas Grain Sorghum Commission will appoint these positions.
Kansas Soybean Commission
No candidates ran for commissioner in Districts I, II and III. The Kansas Soybean Commission will appoint these positions.
Kansas Sunflower Commission
No candidates ran for commissioner in Districts I, II and III. The Kansas Sunflower Commission will appoint these positions.
Kansas Wheat Commission
District I: Brian Linin, Sherman County
District II: Ronald Suppes, Lane County
District III: Gary Millershaski, Kearney County
For more information on Kansas commodity commissions, please visit the KDA website at www.agriculture.ks.gov/
— Kansas Department of Agriculture
