Board & Election Information

Board Members

  • Chairman
    Jeff DeShon
    Elected Area: 
    3
    Years Served: 
    Since 2013

    Jeff DeShon raises goats and has cropland where he grows beans, corn, and wheat.  Jeff comes from a family long involved with the Boone County SWCD.

  • Vice Chairman
    Carter Ward
    Elected Area: 
    2
    Years Served: 
    Since 2019

    Carter Ward is also an active cattle rancher and cropland farmer.  His family has been very involved in the agricultural and political landscape of Boone County.

  • Treasurer
    Jim Bullard
    Elected Area: 
    4
    Years Served: 
    Since 2011

    Jim Bullard is an active cattle rancher. Jim utilizes a managed intensive grazing system for his cattle and has hosted grassland contests on his farm.

  • Member
    Gary Moore
    Elected Area: 
    1
    Years Served: 
    Since 2024

    Gary Moore runs a cow calf operation and has cropland located in Boone county.

  • Secretary (University of Missouri Extension)
    Charles Holland
    Years Served: 
    Since 2021

    Charles Holland is the Director of Jefferson Farm and Gardens EEC, MU Family Impact Center, and Boone County Extension Operations.

Board of Supervisors Meetings
Meeting Place:
USDA Service Center inColumbia.
Meeting Date and Time:
Second Tuesday of each month at 9:00 a.m.

All board members can be contacted through the Boone County Soil and Water Conservation District.  These members are excellent stewards of the land and promote good soil and water conservation measures on their farms.

The Boone County Board of Supervisors is responsible for administering the cost-share funds for agricultural soil and water conservation practices installed in Boone County averaging over $200,000 each year in regular funding. The board also employs and supervises two full-time employees and one part-time employee.

Board members serve a term of four years and are elected by the landowners of Boone County.

Election Information

SEEKING NOMINEES Nov. 1-30, 2023 
Election Voting Period Feb. 1-20, 2024 

BALLOT

The qualifications required to be a supervisor are:

 1. Being a land representative from the district. A land representative is defined as the owner or representative authorized by power of attorney of any farm lying within an area proposed to be established, and subsequently established, as a soil and water conservation district under Chapter 278, RSMo. Each farm is entitled to representation by a land representative: provided, however that the land representative is a taxpayer of the county within which the soil and water district is located, 10 CSR 70-4.010(1)(I)

2. Residing in, or owning a farm in, the area from which he/she is nominated where there is an expiring term.

 3. Being a cooperator of the district, defined as, "a person who is actively engaged in farming and practices conservation activities related to agriculture”.

4. Being a current resident and tax-paying citizen of the county for at least two years preceding the election date. Section 278.110, RSMo.

5. Be eighteen (18) years of age or older by the election date and be willing to serve the full term they are elected for.

6. Provide a valid mailing address to the program office and notify the program of any change of address during their term.

Self Nomination Form 

Elections are held every two years.

The qualifications required to be a supervisor are:

  1. Being a land representative from the district (as defined in 10 CSR 70-4.010 (1) (I)). A land representative is defined as the owner or representative authorized by power of attorney of any farm lying within an area proposed to be established, and subsequently established, as a soil and water conservation district under Chapter 278, RSMo. Each farm is entitled to representation by a land representative: provided, however that the land representative is a taxpayer of the county within which the soil and water district is located.

  2. Residing in, or owning a farm in, the area from which he/she is nominated where there is an expiring term.

  3. Being a cooperator of the district, defined as, "a person who is actively engaged in farming and practices conservation activities related to agriculture".

  4. Being a current resident and tax-paying citizen of the county for at least two years preceding the election date.

  5. Being eighteen (18) years of age or older by the election date.