{"id":15213,"date":"2025-08-01T09:19:10","date_gmt":"2025-08-01T14:19:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/?p=15213"},"modified":"2025-08-01T09:19:10","modified_gmt":"2025-08-01T14:19:10","slug":"illinois-wheat-development-board-to-elect-new-members","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/local-news\/15213-illinois-wheat-development-board-to-elect-new-members\/","title":{"rendered":"Illinois Wheat Development Board to Elect New Members"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"pdfprnt-buttons pdfprnt-buttons-post pdfprnt-top-right\"><a href=\"javascript: window.print()\" class=\"pdfprnt-button pdfprnt-button-print\" target=\"_self\" ><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/wp-content\/plugins\/pdf-print\/images\/print.png\" alt=\"image_print\" title=\"Print Content\" \/><span class=\"pdfprnt-button-title pdfprnt-button-print-title\">Print<\/span><\/a><\/div><p>Eligible wheat producers interested in becoming a candidate for the Illinois Wheat Development Board can request nominating petitions beginning today, August 1.<\/p>\n<p>Those interested can obtain petitions from the Illinois Wheat Association or the Illinois Department of Agriculture. The deadline to return completed petitions to Illinois Department of Agriculture is September 15, 2025.<\/p>\n<p>Interested producers must be of legal voting age and be affected producers of wheat residing in the district for which they are nominated. Petitions must contain the signature of at least 50 or 5%, whichever is less of the eligible producers residing in the candidate\u2019s district. Affected producers may also request petitions to become a candidate for (3) three, at-large board member positions. Candidate petitions must carry the signature of at least 50 or 5%, whichever is less of the affected producers statewide.<\/p>\n<p>The Illinois Wheat Development Board election will be held on October 30, 2025.<\/p>\n<p>For more information, call the Illinois Department of Agriculture at (217) 524-1083 or the Illinois Wheat Association at (309) 557-3619.<\/p>\n<p>Illinois Wheat Development Board Representative Districts in our area:<\/p>\n<p>District III: which includes Coles, Cumberland, Effingham, Fayette, Jasper, Marion and Shelby Counties<\/p>\n<p>District VI: which includes Clay County<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Eligible wheat producers interested in becoming a candidate for the Illinois Wheat Development Board can request nominating petitions beginning today, August 1. 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