ODA Celebrating Public Service Recognition Week

The Oregon Department of Agriculture is highlight each of their more than 400 employees in honor Public Service Recognition Week.

DODA Director Alexis Taylor says every person who works for the department is critical.

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“They’re committed to serving the public, to protecting our natural resources, to really protecting every Oregonian– whether that’s through our consumer protection side or food safety side. They love what they do. They don’t do it for people thanking them to do it. They do it because they love the state and they want to serve the people of the state.”

ODA employees include entomologists, plant pathologists, food safety inspectors, weights and measures inspectors, water quality specialists, microbiologists, marketing specialists, and much more.

Taylor thanked all the employees who work for the ODA and hopes the public appreciates them.

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“I think it might be to thank our public employees. They are doing work that they love to protect the state, to make the state a better place. They believe in the mission.”