TIFTON, Georgia— The Georgia Peanut Commission announces Tim Burch of Baker County, as the new District One board member elect for a three-year term. Burch defeated incumbent Jimmy Cheney of Calhoun County, 162 to 110, after a 30-day balloting period, which ended April 30. Burch will be sworn in during the commission’s board meeting on May 11. The votes were counted by the Certified Public Accounting Firm of Allen, Pritchett, and Bassett in Tifton, Ga.

Burch farms 1,500 acres including 500 acres of peanuts. He also produces cotton and raises beef cattle. He serves as alternate board member for Cotton Incorporated and is a commissioner for Baker County. Burch has also served as a voting delegate to National Cotton Council and is a graduate of the Syngenta Peanut Leadership Program.

Burch will serve a three-year term beginning at the May board meeting of the Georgia Peanut Commission. The Georgia Peanut Commission’s District 1 consists of Baker, Calhoun, Decatur, Dougherty, Early, Grady, Miller, Mitchell, and Seminole counties.

The Georgia Peanut Commission represents all peanut growers in the state of Georgia and carries out programs in the areas of research, education and promotion. The Georgia Peanut Commission Board of Directors represents Georgia’s 5,000 peanut farmers. Current members on the board include Commission Chairman Armond Morris of Irwin County, District 2; Commission Vice Chairman Joe Boddiford of Screven County, District 3; Commission Treasurer Rodney Dawson of Pulaski County, District 4; and Donald Chase of Macon County, District 5.