Michael Madsen of Hermiston was recently appointed to the United States Potato Board.
Madsen was one of 38 people appointed or re-appointed to the board on Jan. 7 by U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack.
The United States Potato Board is composed of growers, importers and a public member appointed by the secretary. Grower members are nominated at state and local grower meetings and by mail ballot. Each state is entitled to at least one producer member, and additional members are allotted on the basis of the volume of production. Importer members are nominated by importers, and the number of members—up to a maximum of five—is related to the volume of imports.
