The directorship appointments for two members of the Nebraska Wheat Board will expire June 30, and it is seeking candidates to apply for those districts. The open positions are District 1 and District 6.
District 1 includes the counties of Sioux, Scotts Bluff, Dawes, Box Butte, Morrill, Sheridan and Garden.
District 6 includes the counties of Adams, Webster, Nuckolls, Thayer, Jefferson, Gage, Johnson, Nemaha, Pawnee, Richardson, Otoe, Cass, Lancaster, Seward, York, Hamilton, Hall, Sherman, Howard, Merrick, Nance, Polk, Butler, Saunders, Sarpy, Douglas, Washington, Dodge, Colfax, Platte, Burt, Cuming, Stanton, Madison, Boone, Valley, Greeley, Antelope, Pierce, Wayne, Thurston, Dakota, Dixon, Cedar, Knox, Wheeler, Garfield, Loup, Blaine, Brown, Rock, Holt, Boyd, Keya Paha, Clay, Filmore and Saline.
Qualified candidates include those who are citizens of Nebraska, are at least 21, have been actively engaged in growing wheat in Nebraska for at least five years, reside in a county in the respective district for which the candidate is applying and derive a substantial portion of income from producing wheat.
Appointments to the board for these districts are made by the governor. Interested producers can complete the application online at https://governor.nebraska.gov/board-comm-req or contact Pat Selk, Office of the Governor, at (402) 471-2256.
