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NSB announces call for candidatesNebraska There are two director seats on the Nebraska Soybean Board eligible for election this year. Soybean producers in Districts 5 and 7 are invited to run for election to the Nebraska Soybean Board by filing a candidacy petition by the May 15 deadline. The election of directors will be conducted via direct-mail ballots and candidate information will be provided to all producers residing within the district in which an election is to be held. The At-Large position on the Nebraska Soybean Board is open to all producers in Nebraska and will be elected by the Directors of the Nebraska Soybean Board at the November NSB meeting. A candidacy petition must also be filed by the May 15 deadline for the At-Large position. NSB Directors and the At-Large Position receive no salary but are reimbursed for expenses incurred while carrying out Board business. Three-year terms for these seats begin Oct. 1 and end Sept. 30, 2011. Director seats open are: District 5: Counties of Cass, Johnson, Lancaster, Nemaha, Otoe, Pawnee and Richardson; District 7: Counties of Adams, Buffalo, Clay, Franklin, Hall, Kearney, Nuckolls and Webster. Candidates for the NSB seats and the At-Large position must be: --A resident of Nebraska --21 years of age or older --Soybean producer in Nebraska for at least 5 previous years Prospective candidates must collect the signatures of fifty soybean producers in their district using an official Nebraska Soybean Board Candidacy Petition and return such petition to the Nebraska Soybean Board office on or before May 15, to be eligible for placement on the ballot. To obtain a candidacy petition, contact the Nebraska Soybean Board, 3815 Touzalin Avenue, Suite 101, Lincoln, NE 68507 or 800-852-2326. The nine-member Nebraska Soybean Board collects and disburses the Nebraska share of funds generated by the one half of one percent times the net sales price per bushel soybean checkoff. Nebraska soybean checkoff funds are invested in domestic and foreign markets, including new uses for soybeans and soybean products. 4/21/08 Date: 5/1/08 Advertisement
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