The U.S. Department of Agriculture is seeking nominations of qualified watermelon producers and handlers for four seats on the National Watermelon Promotion Board.
Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue will appoint individuals to serve terms of office that will begin Jan.1, 2021, and end Dec. 31, 2023, according to a news release.
Nominees are needed to fill two producer seats and two handler seats for District 1, which is the state of Florida.
Nomination forms can be obtained by contacting the National Watermelon Promotion Board’s Rebekah Dossett, director of operations and industry affairs or Andrea Smith, industry affairs manager, at (407) 657-0261.
The National Watermelon Promotion Board is made up of 41 industry members including 14 producers, 14 handlers, 12 importers and one public member.
More information on the board is available on the USDA website.
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