Jul 23, 2024

New growers elected to Wisconsin Potato Industry Board

The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) has elected three growers to serve on the 2024 Wisconsin Potato Industry Board. The three-year terms began on July 1, 2024.

District 1

Eric Schroeder of Deerbrook will represent the following counties:

• Ashland
• Barron
• Bayfield
• Brown
• Burnett
• Chippewa
• Clark,
• Door
• Douglas
• Dunn
• Eau Claire
• Florence
• Forest
• Iron
• Kewaunee
• Langlade
• Lincoln
• Marinette
• Menominee
• Oconto
• Oneida
• Pepin
• Pierce
• Polk
• Price
• Rusk
• Sawyer
• St. Croix
• Taylor
• Vilas
• Washburn

District 2

James Okray of Stevens Point will serve by covering the following counties:

• Marathon
• Outagamie
• Portage
• Shawano
• Waupaca
• Waushara

District 3

Roderick Gumz of Endeavor will represent the following counties:

• Adams
• Buffalo
• Calumet
• Columbia
• Crawford
• Dane
• Dodge
• Fond du Lac
• Grant
• Green
• Green Lake
• Iowa
• Jackson
• Jefferson
• Juneau
• Kenosha
• La Crosse
• Lafayette
• Manitowoc
• Marquette
• Milwaukee
• Monroe
• Ozaukee
• Racine
• Richland
• Rock
• Sauk
• Sheboygan
• Trempealeau
• Vernon
• Walworth
• Washington
• Waukesha
• Winnebago
• Wood

The Wisconsin Potato Industry Board comprises nine growers from three districts, with an additional at-large member elected every third year. The board manages approximately $2 million in assessment fees from Wisconsin potato growers to fund research, education and promotion of Wisconsin-grown potatoes.