Quality soybean checkoff investments need quality soybean checkoff leaders. 

The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) is now accepting nominations for three seats on the Wisconsin Soybean Marketing Board (WSMB). Producers who grow and sell soybeans in the following districts are eligible to nominate producers or be nominated to the board. 

• District 3 (currently held by Kevin Bork): Adams, Crawford, Grant, Juneau, La Crosse, Monroe, Richland, Sauk and Vernon counties 

• District 4 (currently held by President Jonathan Gibbs): Columbia, Dodge, Fond du Lac, Green Lake, Marquette, Waushara and Winnebago counties 

• District 5 (currently held by Patrick Mullooly): Dane, Green, Iowa, Lafayette and Rock counties 

Gibbs and Mullooly plan to seek reelection; Bork will not be running for another term. 

The steward of Wisconsin’s soybean checkoff, WSMB directs checkoff dollars in three core areas – production research, market development and new uses – to improve the profitability for the state’s nearly 17,000 soybean farmers. Volunteer farmer leaders representing various regions across Wisconsin carefully guide investments, considering the needs of growers across the state.  

“Our board understands the impact their decisions have on the Wisconsin soybean industry,” WSMB Executive Director Adam Kask said. “They don’t take their positions lightly and work hard to make sure that Wisconsin soybean checkoff dollars are working on behalf of growers.” 

Any producer can request nomination forms prior to May 30, 2025, by contacting DATCP Market Orders staff at DATCPMarketOrders@wisconsin.gov. Completed forms must be signed and postmarked by May 30, 2025, and include the signatures of five eligible soybean growers other than the nominee. Completed forms must be mailed to  

DATCP Market Orders Program 

P.O. Box 8911 

Madison, WI 53708-8911  

DATCP will conduct the WSMB election from July 10 through Aug. 15, 2025. Elected growers will serve three-year terms beginning Sept. 1, 2025. 

“Please consider filling out a nomination form,” Kask said. “Being a WSMB director and helping make decisions that will benefit your fellow farmers is a rewarding experience.”