USDA is seeking dairy producer and importer organization nominees to serve on the National Dairy Promotion and Research Board (NDB). Nominations must be submitted by May 30, 2013.

USDA will accept dairy producer nominations from the following regions: Region
2 (California and Hawaii); Region 3 (Arizona, Colorado, Montana, Nevada, Utah
and Wyoming); Region 4 (Arkansas, Kansas, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas);
Region 6 (Wisconsin); Region 9 (Indiana, Michigan, Ohio and West Virginia);
Region 10 (Alabama, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky,
Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, Tennessee
and Virginia); Region 11 (Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey and Pennsylvania); and
Region 12 (Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode
Island and Vermont). The Secretary will appoint five members for Region 2, two
for Region 9, and one for each of the remaining regions and the dairy importer
position.

Twelve dairy producer nominees will be appointed to serve 3-year terms
beginning Nov. 1, 2013. One dairy producer nominee will be appointed to fill a
shortened term, for Region 9, beginning immediately and ending Oct. 31, 2015.
The dairy importer nomination will be for a 3-year term beginning Nov. 1, 2013.

For nominating forms and information, visit www.ams.usda.gov/dairy