ODA Looking To Fill Commodity Commission Openings

The Oregon Department of Agriculture is looking to fill 72 commissioner seats on 22 of the state’s agricultural and commercial fisheries commodity commissions.  Commissioners are appointed by ODA Director Lisa Charpilloz Hanson.  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.  To be eligible for one of these commissions, you 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.

The following commodity commissions have openings: 

Oregon Albacore Commission – 3 producers (P1,P2,P3) & 2 handlers (H2,H3), 1 public member (M) 

Oregon Beef Council – 2 producers (P4 beef producer, P6 feeder/feedlot) 

Oregon Blueberry Commission – 2 producers (P3, P5), 1 handler (H1) 

Oregon Clover Commission – 1 producers (P4), 2 handlers (H1, H2) 

Oregon Dairy Products Commission – *2 producers (P3, P4), 1 public member (M) 

*P3 Willamette/Southern Oregon 

(Clackamas, Columbia, Multnomah, Washington, Lane, Linn, Benton, Marion, 

Polk, Yamhill, Douglas, Josephine, Jackson, Klamath, Coos and Curry counties)Oregon 

*P4 Tillamook/North Coast 

(Clatsop, Tillamook and Lincoln counties) 

Dungeness Crab Commission –*3 producer (P1,P2,P3), 1 handler (H2), 1 public (M) 

*P1 – state at large 

*P2 – port of Brookings 

*P3 – port of Astoria 

Oregon Fine Fescue Commission - 2 produces (P3, P4) 

Oregon Hazelnut Commission – 2 producers (P3, P4) 

Oregon Hemp Commission – *2 producers (P2 & P6), 1 handler (H2) 

*P2 - Eastern Oregon ( Baker, Grant, Harney, Malheur, Umatilla, Union and 

Wallowa Co.) 

*P6 – state at large 

Oregon Hop Commission – 2 producers (P4,P5), 1 handler (H1), 1 public member (M) 

Oregon Mint Commission – 3 producer (P1,P2,P3) 

Oregon Potato Commission – *2 producers (P3, P9) 

*P3 - Central Oregon (Crook, Deschutes, Gilliam, Sherman, Wasco, Wheeler & 

Jefferson Co.) 

*P9 - Willamette Valley (Benton, Clackamas, Clatsop, Columbia, Hood River, Lincoln, 

Lane, Linn, Marion, Multnomah, Polk, Tillamook, Yamhill and Washington Co.) 

Oregon Processed Vegetable Commission – 3 producers (P2, P4,P5), 1 handler (H2), 1   public member 

Oregon Raspberry & Blackberry Commission – 3 producer (P3,P4,P5), 1 handler (H2) 

Oregon Ryegrass Growers Seed Commission – *2 producers (P1, P4), 1 public member (M) 

*P1 – state at large 

*P4 – Linn County 

Oregon Salmon Commission – 3 producers (P2, P3, P5),1 handler (H1) 

            *P2 - Cascade Head to south of Florence 

            *P3 – State at Large 

*P5 – state at large 

Oregon Sheep Commission – 2 producers (P1, P6), 1 handler (H2) 

Oregon Strawberry Commission – 3 producers (P2, P3, P4) 

Oregon Sweet Cherry Commission – *4 producers (P1, P2, P3, P6), 

*P1, P2 -Western Oregon (all areas west of the Cascade Mountains) 

*P3 - Columbia River (Wasco and Hood River Counties) 

*P6 – state at large 

Oregon Tall Fescue Commission – 3 producers (P2, P4,P5) 

Oregon Trawl Commission – 1 producer (P3), 2 handlers (H1, H2) 

Oregon Wheat Commission – *1 producer (P2), 1 handler (H2) 

            *P2 - Umatilla, Morrow, Gilliam, Sherman, Wasco & Jefferson Co. 

Commodity Commissions Oversight Committee – 3 administrators, 1 commissioner 

The deadline to apply is April 6th, 2025.  To learn more about each commission, or to apply for one of these openings, visit the Commodity Commissions website.

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