ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA, US — The US Wheat Associates (USW) board of directors elected Clark Hamilton of Ririe, Idaho, US, as its chairman for fiscal year 2024-25 during its Jan. 26 meeting in Washington, DC, US.

The board also elected Jim Pellman, of McClusky, North Dakota, US, as vice chairman; Gary Millershaski of Lakin, Kansas, US, as secretary-treasurer; and Michael Peters, of Okarche, Oklahoma, US, as past chairman. 

Officers will take their positions during the USW board of directors annual meeting, which is July 9-12 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, US.

USW operates in more than 100 countries, activities made possible through producer checkoff dollars managed by 17 state wheat commissions and cost-share funding provided by the Foreign Agricultural Service of the US Department of Agriculture.