LINCOLN, NE – The directorship appointments for two of the Nebraska Wheat Board will expire June
30, 2024, and are seeking candidates to apply for those districts. The open positions are District 1 and
District 6.
District 1 – Includes the counties of Sioux, Scotts Bluff, Dawes, Box Butte, Morrill, Sheridan,
and Garden. Bob Delsing, the current District 1 director, has indicated that he will not seek
reappointment.
District 6 – Includes the counties of Adams, Webster, Nuckolls, Thayer, Jefferson, Gage,
Johnson, Nemaha, Pawnee, Richardson, Otoe, Cass, Lancaster, Seward, York, Hamilton, Hall,
Sherman, Howard, Merrick, Nance, Polk, Butler, Saunders, Sarpy, Douglas, Washington, Dodge,
Colfax, Platte, Burt, Cuming, Stanton, Madison, Boone, Valley, Greeley, Antelope, Pierce,
Wayne, Thurston, Dakota, Dixon, Cedar, Knox, Wheeler, Garfield, Loup, Blaine, Brown, Rock,
Holt, Boyd, Keya Paha, Clay, Filmore, and Saline. Mark Knobel, the current District 6 director,
has indicated that he will not seek reappointment.
Qualified candidates include those who are citizens of Nebraska, are at least 21 years of age, have been
actively engaged in growing wheat in Nebraska for a period of at least five years, reside in a county in the
respective district for which the candidate is applying and derive a substantial portion of income from
producing wheat.
Appointments to the board for these districts are made by the Governor of Nebraska. Interested producers can complete the application online at https://governor.nebraska.gov/board-comm-req or contact Pat Selk, Office of the Governor, at (402) 471-2256.
The Nebraska Wheat Board administers the excise tax of 0.5% of net value of wheat marketed in
Nebraska at the point of first sale. The board invests the funds in programs of international and domestic
market development and improvement, policy development, research, promotion, and education.
