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Show Dairy Commission forms due Dairy farmers in Utah were recently reminded that those desiring to serve on the Utah Dairy Commission must submit their applications to the State Department of Agrticulture by April 15. Those districts up for election in 1981 include District One (Cache and Rich counties), District Four (Salt Lake, Davis, and Tooele counties ) and District Seven (Millard, Beaver, Iron, Washington, Kane and Garfield counties). In order to run for the three year term of office, each candidate must be a citizen of the United States, over age 25, an active milk producer with five consecutive years experience in milk production in Utah immediately im-mediately preceeaing election and a resident of the state of Utah and the district lor which he or she represents. Utah Dairy Commission Com-mission Administrator Clint Warby said that state law now allows any dairy, producer who qualifies the opportunity to place his name on the ballot. This is done by submitting to the Slate Department of Agriculture a petition of 15 or more signatures of dairy producers from the district supporting the nomination of the dairy producer who desires to run lor election. If one or no candidates file for election, then a nominating committee appointed by the Commission Com-mission finds candidates to run. Those presently serving ser-ving whose terms expire include Don Bailey of Wellsville, (Cache and Rich counties), Jack Day of Draper, (Salt Lake, Davis, and Tooele counties), and Walter Ekins of Hinckley, (Millard, Beaver, Iron, Washington, Kane, and Garfield counties) More information can be obtained ob-tained by contacting Clint Warby, Administrator, Utah Dairy Commission, 1213 East 2100 South, Salt Lake City, Utah 84106. The Utah Dairy Commission was created by the 1971 State Legislature to "promote, protect, and stabilize the state's dairy industry." The Commission is composed of nine dairy producers who , are elected to three year terms by their fellow dairy farmers in nine districts throughout the state. Commission members decide how funds generated through a "check-off" from dairy producers are to be spent in advertising, promotion, nutrition education and research |