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Wisconsin Representatives Elected for Potatoes USA Board Seats

Elections are complete in Wisconsin for the individuals who will represent the state on the Potatoes USA Board.

The elected individuals will begin their terms in March 2023. Each term lasts three years with an opportunity to be re-elected for a second threeyear term. No representative can serve for more than two consecutive three-year terms. During their terms, elected individuals are required to attend the Potatoes USA meeting held annually in March and other meetings/events as indicated/requested. As a Wisconsin representative elected to the Potatoes USA Board, individuals are responsible for representing the state’s interests and keeping growers informed of how Potatoes USA is fulfilling their interests and maximizing ROI (return on investment). All are growerleaders who actively participate in local government, cultural or business affairs. In recent years, Wisconsin has been allotted five seats on the Board. Beginning in 2020, the number of seats increased to six, which was a direct result of production numbers the U.S. Department of Agriculture

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Above: Charlie Husnick (left) of Baginski Farms, Antigo, Wisconsin, and J.D. Schroeder (right) of Schroeder Bros. Farms in Antigo were each elected to their first three-year terms on the Potatoes USA Board.

(USDA) sends to Potatoes USA. Those production numbers are based on a three-year average.

TWO OF SIX SEATS

For the 2022 election, Wisconsin accepted nominations for two of the six seats, as two representatives completed their third years of their second terms, and therefore, are going off the Board. Erin Baginski of Baginski Farms in Antigo and Keith Wolter of Hyland Lakes Spuds in Antigo will be attending their last Potatoes USA Annual meeting in March 2023. A special thank you to Erin and Keith for all their dedication and time over the last six years. They have shown great leadership and passion throughout their tenures on the Potatoes USA Board as well as to Wisconsin specifically. And congratulations to the following

individuals for being elected and re-elected to their first and second three-year terms, respectively: • Charlie Husnick, Baginski Farms (Antigo) – elected to first three-year term • J.D. Schroeder, Schroeder Bros.

Farms (Antigo) – elected to first three-year term • Mike Carter, Bushmans’ Inc.

(Rosholt) – re-elected to second three-year term • Kevin Schleicher, RPE (Bancroft) – re-elected to second three-year term • Josh Knights, Heartland Farms (Hancock) – re-elected to second three-year term Wendy Dykstra of Alsum Farms in Friesland is the sixth representative from Wisconsin who serves on the Board and will be up for re-election in 2024.

Above: From left to right, Mike Carter of Bushmans’ Inc., Rosholt, Kevin Schleicher, RPE, Inc., Bancroft, and Josh Knights from Heartland Farms, Hancock, were each reelected to their second three-year terms representing Wisconsin on the Potatoes USA Board of Directors.

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