New Commissioners Elected to Kansas Commodity Commissions

The Kansas Department of Agriculture has announced the result of the elections held for the state’s five grain commodity commissions — corn, grain sorghum, soybeans, sunflowers and wheat — in districts four, five and six in the central region of the state.

Kansas Corn Commission

• District Four: Mike Brzon, Republic County
• District Five: Terrance Vinduska, Marion County
• District Six: Kent Moore, Pratt County

Kansas Grain Sorghum Commission

• District Four: Stephen Bigge, Rooks County
• District Six: Max Tjaden, Sedgwick County

Kansas Soybean Commission

• District Four: Ronald Ohlde, Washington County
• District Five: Keith Miller, Barton County
• District Six: Dennis Gruenbacher, Sedgwick County

Kansas Sunflower Commission

• No candidates ran for commissioner in districts four, five, or six. The Kansas Sunflower Commission will appoint these positions.

Kansas Wheat Commission

• District Four: Michael McClellan, Rooks County
• District Five: Doug Keesling, Rice County
• District Six: Martin Kerschen, Sedgwick County

For more information on the new commissioners, please visit the KDA website at www.agriculture.ks.gov/CommodityCommissions. Commissioners serve three-year terms and the terms will commence on April 1, 2020.