The Indiana Corn Marketing Council (ICMC) is made up of 15 volunteer directors and two appointed volunteer directors from farm organizations to govern Indiana checkoff funds. Those directors represent nine specific districts, as well as six At-Large Directors, who represent the entire state of Indiana. Each director serves a three-year term and can serve three consecutive terms. View the Board Map
Districts 3, 6, 9, and two, statewide, at-large seats are up for election in 2026.
Petitions are due June 1, 2026.
The elections take place every summer. Candidate petitions are due in the beginning of June. Absentee ballots will be available mid-July and are due back in by August 7. Walk-in elections are also available and will be held August 10-14 at Purdue Cooperative Extension Service county offices. New board members take office October 1.
District 3
District 3 includes the counties of Adams, Allen, DeKalb, Huntington, LaGrange, Noble, Steuben, Wells and Whitley.
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District 6
District 6 includes the counties of Blackford, Delaware, Fayette, Henry, Jay, Randolph, Union and Wayne.
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District 9
District District 9 includes the counties of Clark, Dearborn, Franklin, Jefferson, Jennings, Ohio, Ripley, Scott and Switzerland.
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At-Large
Two statewide At-Large seats represent and are elected by farmers from all 92 Indiana counties.
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ICMC Board Member Eligibility Requirements
The ICMC board manages state corn checkoff investments and determines market development, promotional, and research activities that can strengthen Indiana’s corn industry.. The elected directors will serve three-year terms beginning Oct. 1. ICMC directors can serve three consecutive full terms or a total of nine years. To become an ICMC director, you must be:
- A registered voter within the State of Indiana
- At least 18 years of age
- Currently engaged in the business of producing and marketing corn in Indiana under own name or the name of an entity in which candidate has ownership
- A resident of the district which I seek to represent
- A producer of corn and who has paid an assessment on corn within the previous two (2) years
