REMINDER: ICPB to Hold Director Elections for USDA Crop Reporting Districts 1, 3, 6 and 8

Since 1978, Iowa corn farmers have elected their peers to serve on the Iowa Corn Promotion Board® (ICPB) to oversee the investment of funds generated by the Iowa corn checkoff program.    

WHAT: The Iowa Corn Promotion Board® (ICPB) will hold elections in crop reporting districts 1, 3, 6 and 8. Iowa corn farmers elect their peers to serve on the Board of Directors of ICPB to oversee the investment of funds generated by the Iowa corn checkoff program. The board’s primary priorities and responsibilities include domestic and foreign market development, research of new and value-added corn uses, and education on corn and the farmers who grow it. 

WHERE: Crop reporting districts 1, 3, 6 and 8 can vote during business hours at their local county ISU Extension office for representation on the Iowa Corn Promotion Board. 

WHO: Anyone who has produced and marketed 250 bushels of corn or more in Iowa in the previous marketing year is eligible to vote in the election. Producers unable to visit the local ISU extension office on July 14 can vote by absentee ballot. Absentee ballots can be requested no later than June 15 by contacting the Iowa Corn office at 515-225-9242 or on our website at www.iowacorn.org. Absentee ballots must be postmarked or returned to the Iowa Corn office no later than July 14. 

WHEN: July 14, 2026. The results of the election will be announced publicly on July 17. 

The current candidates are as follows:  

USDA Crop Reporting District 1 

• John Schott, Pocahantas County 

• Gina White, Clay County 

USDA Crop Reporting District 3  

• Jerry Keleher, Clayton County   

• Jason Orr, Buchanan County   

USDA Crop Reporting District 6 

• James “Jay” Buline, Johnson County   

• Lance Lillibridge, Benton County  

USDA Crop Reporting District 8   

• Blake Reynolds, Warren County 

• Rob Vos, Marion County    

For More Information:

Sydney Garrett, Public Relations Manager, sgarrett@iowacorn.org, 515-225-9242