| Agenda - Board of Ag Meeting |
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| Meeting location |
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The meeting will be located at the Columbia Gorge Discovery Center classroom, 5000 Discovery Drive, The Dalles, Oregon.
For instructions on how to find the Discovery Center, please phone 541-296-8600.
Subcommittee meetings
Board subcommittees will convene at 6:30 p.m., Wednesday July 30, 2008. The subcommittee meetings will take place at The Dalles Inn, 112 West 2nd St, The Dalles, Oregon, 97058.
Directions to the inn may be obtained by calling 888-935-2378.
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| Thursday, July 31, 2008 |
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8:30 a.m.
Board business
- Pledge of Allegiance
- Introductions
- Approval of minutes
- Director’s report
8:45 a.m.
- Global warming conference report — ODA Director Katy Coba; Stephanie Page, ODA Renewable Energy Specialist
9:15 a.m.
- China trade mission update — ODA Assistant Director Dalton Hobbs
9:45 a.m.
- PURS annual review report — ODA Pesticides Administrator, Christopher Kirby
10:15 a.m.
10:30 a.m.
- OSU bee project — Katie Fast, Oregon Farm Bureau
11:00 a.m.
- Conservation panel: 2009 legislative session — Bob Stacey, 1000 Friends of Oregon; Allison Hensey, Oregon Environmental Council; Deborah Kane, Eco Trust; Nan Evans, Nature Conservancy; Bruce Taylor, Defenders of Wildlife; Justin Martin, Perseverance Strategies; Kendra Kimbirauskas, Friends of Family Farmers; Jeremiah Baumann, Environment Oregon
12:15 p.m.
- Tour and lunch at Orchard View Farms
3:00 p.m.
- Public opinion survey results— Geoff Horning, Agri-Business Council
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| Friday, August 1, 2008 |
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8:30 a.m.
- Dairy Air Task Force report — Dr Mark Wuestenberg, Tillamook Creamery Association; Jeremiah Baumann, Environment Oregon
9:00 a.m.
- Update on Greenouse Gas Rule — Andy Ginsberg, Department of Environmental Quality
9:30 a.m.
- Interviews about agriculture with environmentalists — Peter Bloome, OEC Agricultural Advisory Committee
10:00 a.m.
10:15
10:30 a.m.
- Board of Agriculture subcommittee reports
- Government Relations
- Land Use
- Marketing
- Water and Air
11:30 a.m.
- Board of Agriculture business
- Other reports
- Resolutions and action Items
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| Special accommodations |
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Disabled accommodations
If you are disabled and need meeting location accommodations, please contact Madeline MacGregor at least ten days prior to the meeting. 503-986-4758
TTY/TDD
For TTY/TDD telecommunications service, please check your local phone book for instructions.
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| Further information |
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If you would like to learn more about the Oregon State Board of Agriculture, please visit their ODA Web page.
For more information regarding this agenda, please contact Madeline MacGregor (email) or in the office, 503-986-4758.
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