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Apply to Serve on the SDSRPC Board of Directors

Mar 21, 2023

For Immediate Release: March 22, 2023

Contact: Mariah Kessler, Communications Director

(605)330-9942 | mkessler@sdsoybean.org


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,
  • Participating grower in the soybean checkoff
  • 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 May 1, 2023.

If more than one eligible candidate completes a petition in a district, elections will be held May 30 – June 29, 2023.