The Oklahoma Wheat Commission will hold a meeting on June 30 at 1 p.m. in the west seminar room at Pioneer Technology Center.

The purpose of the meeting is to nominate three people for a five-year term to fill the District 5 Oklahoma Wheat Commission board seat.

The district is composed of all counties east of the Western boundary lines of Kay, Noble, Logan, Oklahoma, Cleveland, Grady, Stephens and Jefferson counties

All wheat producers within District 5 boundaries who are actively engaged in wheat production, have marketed wheat, and have paid a check-off fee and left that fee with the Commission for the current year are eligible to vote.

It will be the responsibility of the producer to prove their eligibility to vote by providing a dated grain elevator receipt including the producer’s name and amount of wheat sold, and a driver’s license or some other form of identification.

Candidates wishing to run in the election must be at least 25-years-old, a resident of Oklahoma, engaged in growing wheat in their respective district in the state for at least five years and must derive a substantial portion of his/her income from growing wheat.

The Commission’s election, which is open to the public, will commence the vacancy meeting at 12:30 p.m. with a box lunch and the election will begin promptly at 1 p.m. Lunch will be provided by the Oklahoma Wheat Growers Association.