Speculation pointed to a challenge for the national leadership as president William Rolleston ended his three-year term.
The annual meeting was scheduled for June 22 in Wellington. Both the president and vice-president roles would come up for grabs.
Current vice-president Anders Crofoot, also at the end of his three-year term, confirmed he would stand for president.
Generally the vice-president would succeed the president but the Wairarapa sheep and beef farmer who has served six years on the national board was likely to face a challenge.
West Coast dairy farmer and board member Katie Milne confirmed she was considering the top job.
“It’s not something I initially intended to do but I have been approached for nomination and I am giving it consideration.
“I am getting closer to confirming my position. I have not quite got myself over the line yet,” Milne said.
The recently elected deputy chairwoman of Westland Milk Products, former Dairy Woman of the Year and 2015 Rural Woman of Influence said she wanted to be confident she could handle the role.
“I don’t want to over-promise and under-deliver so I am giving this very serious consideration and in another couple of weeks I will be better placed to confirm,” Milne said.
If Milne contested and won she would become the national organisation’s first woman president.
Meat and fibre chaiman Rick Powdrell and dairy chairman Andrew Hoggard also end their three-year terms.
Hoggard has already put his hand up for the vice president’s position.
“I’d like to stay in there and I have signalled my intention for that with my nomination as soon as they opened,” he said.
Powdrell said “I am quite keen to stay involved at some level if that is possible. Just what level that will be I am not certain yet, Powdrell said.
Nominations for the national board close at the end of May.
