Oregon Dept. of Agriculture recruiting for 10 commodity commission openings

SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) -- The Oregon Department of Agriculture (ODA) seeks applicants to fill 10 commissioner seats on 9 of the state’s agricultural and commercial fisheries commodity commissions.

These positions will remain open until filled.

For instructions on how to apply or to learn more about commissions, please visit oda.direct/commissions.

The Director of the ODA appoints commissioners. Once selected commissioners serve as public officials; most serve three-year terms. Their duties include making decisions about funding for promotion, education, and research projects. The Director is seeking applicants representing the diversity among Oregon’s farmers, ranchers, processors, and commercial fisheries. For public members, users of the commodity who have an interest and time to serve are often the best fit.

A public member must be a U.S. citizen, an Oregon resident, and have an active interest in improving economic conditions for the commodity. A public member cannot be directly associated with producing or handling the specific commodity they seek to serve.

Applicants for producer or handler positions must also be U.S. citizens, an Oregon resident, and have paid or collected the assessment for that particular commodity for the previous three years or longer in some cases. A producer is defined as a grower or harvester. A handler is the first to buy the commodity from the producer and is often a processor, distributor, or marketer.

The following commodity commissions have openings:

Oregon Albacore Commission – 1 producer (P1), State at Large.

Oregon Dungeness Crab Commission – 1- producer (P1), State at Large.

Oregon Processed Vegetable Commission – 2 producers (P2, P5), State at Large.

Oregon Sheep Commission –1 handler (H2), State at Large.

Oregon Strawberry Commission – 1 producer (P3), State at Large.

Oregon Sweet Cherry Commission – *1 producer (P4)

*(Wasco and Hood River Counties)​.

Oregon Trawl Commission –​ 1 Handler (H1), State at Large.

Oregon Mint Commission – 1 Producer (P3), State at Large.

Oregon Wheat Commission – 1 Producer (P5), must reside "West of Cascades".