LINCOLN – One directorship on the Nebraska Grain Sorghum Board is open for appointment. The appointment will fill directorship to represent a District 4 seat. The filing deadline is no later than 5:00 p.m., Friday, May 31, 2024.
District 4 includes the counties of: Sioux, Dawes, Sheridan, Cherry, Box Butte, Scotts Bluff, Banner, Kimball, Morrill, Cheyenne, Garden, Deuel, Grant, Arthur, Hooker, McPherson, Thomas, Logan, Keith, Lincoln, Perkins, Chase, Hays, Frontier, Dundy, Hitchcock, and Red Willow
Sorghum growers interested in appointment to fill the open seat may place their name on a candidacy list by submitting to the Board a completed application for gubernatorial appointment, a letter or statement of interest in serving on the Board, two letters of endorsement from grain sorghum growers, and documentation substantiating qualification to serve as a member of the Board (sales receipts, warehouse receipts, government loan documentation, or acreage certification).
Qualified candidates include those who are citizens of Nebraska, are at least 21 years of age, and derive a portion of their income from growing grain sorghum.
Applications for appointment can be obtained from the Governor’s office by Pat Selk Administrative Assistant to the Governor and Lieutenant Governor, Nebraska Governor’s Office, State Capitol, Box 94848, Lincoln, NE 68509-4848, PH: 402.471-2256; or the Nebraska Grain Sorghum Board, 245 Fallbrook Blvd, Suite 205, Lincoln, NE 68521; PH: 402.471.4276; or email: .
Application may also be made on-line at: https://governor.nebraska.gov/board-comm-req
The Nebraska Grain Sorghum Board administers the checkoff on sorghum sold in the state. The Board’s funds are invested in programs of international and domestic market development, research, policy development, and producer and consumer education.
