Apply to Serve on the SDSRPC Board of Directors

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – The South Dakota Soybean Research & Promotion Council (SDSRPC) is the farmer-led organization charged with investing and leveraging checkoff dollars on behalf of South Dakota soybean farmers.

The SDSRPC board of directors includes farmer-leaders from nine districts.

There are three seats on the board available for election. One director will be elected from each of the following districts: One, Two, and Eight.

You are an eligible candidate if you are:

• A South Dakota resident,

• Growing and paying the soybean checkoff on more than 10 acres

• A resident of the district you wish to represent

District One consists of Aurora, Brule, Davison, Douglas, Hanson, and Hutchinson.

District Two consists of Bon Homme, Charles Mix, Clay, Union, and Yankton.

District Eight consists of Clark, Day, Marshall, and Roberts.

If you are interested in serving on the board of directors for SDSRPC, contact Becky Cypher at 605.330.9942 for a petition. Petitions must be completed and returned to the SDSRPC office by 4:30 p.m. on April 18, 2026.

If more than one eligible candidate completes a petition in a district, elections will be held May 18 – June 17, 2026.