Illinois Wheat Development Board Results Announced

The Illinois Department of Agriculture has announced results of the October 30, 2025, Illinois Wheat Development Board election.

This election filled three (3) statewide at-large board member positions and five (5) of the six (6) district board member positions on the first Illinois Wheat Development Board. The newly seated board will be responsible for the appointment of the final board member position residing in District 5, which includes the Illinois counties of Franklin, Jackson, Perry and Randolph. Newly elected board members will serve for one-, two- or three-year term as determined by the initial board.  

 “Congratulations and a big thank you to those being elected to the Illinois Wheat Development Board,” said Jerry Costello II, Director of the Illinois Department of Agriculture. “I am confident this group will work hard to build a strong and sustainable future for Illinois’ wheat industry.”

 The Illinois Wheat Development Board will oversee the check-off dollars derived from assessments levied at the first point of sale. State law limits the total assessment levied up to 1.5 cents per bushel of wheat. The program that was adopted by referendum in March sets the assessment at 1.5 cents per bushel.

 Statewide Illinois Wheat Development Board At-Large Board Members:

 1. Brandon Warren, Wayne County

2. John Howell, Randolph County

3. Jarod Weaver, Edwards County

 Illinois Wheat Development Board District Members:

District I: Peter Gill, Stark County:

Adams, Boone, Brown, Bureau, Carroll, Cass, Christian, Cook, DeKalb, DeWitt, DuPage, Ford, Fulton, Grundy, Hancock, Henderson, Henry, Iroquois, Jo Daviess, Kane, Kankakee, Kendall, Knox, Lake, LaSalle, Lee, Livingston, Logan, Macon, Marshall, Mason, McDonough, McHenry, McLean, Menard, Mercer, Morgan, Ogle, Peoria, Piatt, Pike, Putnam, Rock Island, Sangamon, Schuyler, Scott, Stark, Stephenson, Tazewell, Warren, Whiteside, Will, Winnebago, Woodford 

District II: Dean Campbell, Madison County:

Bond, Calhoun, Greene, Jersey, Macoupin, Madison, Monroe, Montgomery, St. Clair 

District III: Ross Holscher, Crawford County:

Champaign, Clark, Coles, Crawford, Cumberland, Douglas, Edgar, Effingham, Fayette, Jasper, Lawrence, Marion, Moultrie, Richland, Shelby, Vermilion

District IV: Steve Launius, Washington County:

Clinton, Jefferson, Washington

District V: No Candidate (To be Board Appointed)

Franklin, Jackson, Perry, Randolph

District VI: Jamie Harvel, Clay County:

Alexander, Clay, Edwards, Gallatin, Hamilton, Hardin, Johnson, Massac, Pope, Pulaski, Saline, Union, Wabash, Wayne, White, Williamson 

 For more information, call the Illinois Department of Agriculture at (217) 524-1083 or the Illinois Wheat Association at (309) 557-3619.