USDA Seeks Nominees for the National Dairy Promotion and Research Board

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) is seeking nominees for the National Dairy Promotion and Research Board. The deadline for nominations is May 29, 2026.

From the nominees, the Secretary of Agriculture will appoint 13 individuals to succeed members whose terms expire on Oct. 31, 2026. Newly appointed members will serve three-year terms from Nov. 1, 2026, through Oct. 31, 2029.

The USDA is seeking nominees for:

• One seat for Region 1 (Alaska, Oregon and Washington)
• One seat for Region 3 (Arizona, Colorado, Montana, Nevada, Utah and Wyoming)
• Two seats for Region 4 (Arkansas, Kansas, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas)
• One seat for Region 5 (Minnesota, North Dakota and South Dakota)
• Two seats for Region 6 (Wisconsin)
• One seat for Region 7 (Illinois, Iowa, Missouri and Nebraska)
• One seat for Region 8 (Idaho)
• One seat for Region 9 (Indiana, Michigan, Ohio and West Virginia)
• One seat for Region 10 (Alabama, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia)
• One seat for Region 12 (Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island and Vermont)
• One seat for an importer

Nominees for the regional positions must be dairy producers who produce milk in the region for which they are nominated. Nominees for the importer position must be dairy importers. The 37-member board consists of 36 dairy producers from 12 regions and one dairy importer.

Nomination forms are available on the AMS National Dairy Promotion and Research Board webpage. For more information, contact Jill Hoover at (202) 720-1069 or [email protected].

Since 1966, Congress has authorized industry-funded research and promotion boards to provide a framework for agricultural industries to pool resources and combine efforts to develop new markets, strengthen existing markets and conduct important research and promotion activities. AMS provides oversight to 21 boards. The oversight ensures fiscal accountability and program integrity and is paid for by industry assessments.

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