ODA Accepting Applications For Board Openings

The Oregon Department of Agriculture is now accepting applications to fill one producer and one public member board position on the state Board of Agriculture. Current board members Stephanie Hallock and Tyson Raymond have both served two four-year terms and are not eligible for re-appointment.

Term lengths on open positions are as follows.

• Producer position 10, 4-year term
• Public Member position 5, 4-year term

In addition to new applications, previous eligible producer and public member applicants with interest forms on file with the Governor’s Executive Appointments office will be considered.   Ideal candidates for producer positions will reflect the diverse nature of agriculture production in Oregon, including geographic and commodity representation. Ideal candidates for the public member position will not be actively engaged in producing agricultural commodities and be a representative of the public interest.  

Board membership requirements include:

• Seven board members who are actively engaged in the production of agricultural commodities
• Two board members who are not actively engaged in the production of agricultural commodities
• Director of Agriculture (ex-officio, non-voting)
• Dean of the College of Agricultural Sciences of Oregon State University (ex-officio, non-voting)
• Chairperson of the Soil and Water Conservation Commission (ex-officio)
• Members appointed to the board must be Oregon residents
• Not more than five members appointed to the board may belong to the same political party

The 10-member board meets every quarter at locations throughout the state as determined by the chairperson. Compensation and travel expenses for time spent in official duties’ performance are permitted.

Visit the state of Oregon's Website to apply.

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