Oregon Department of Agriculture: Oregon Commodity Commissions

Oregon's 23 grower-supported commodity commissions provide important links to production agriculture and direct access to key Oregon agricultural opinion leaders and decision makers.

Apply to serve on an Oregon Commodity Commission

Voluntary service on an Oregon Commodity Commission is an important way for the agricultural community and interested members of the public to serve our state’s agriculture. Appointment of commission members is the responsibility of the Department of Agriculture director. The director’s decision to appoint is based on a number of factors such as: applicant experience, commitment to service, and industry counsel.

To apply, each applicant must complete an application and qualification form, to ensure the applicant meets the minimum qualifications. Specific qualifications exist for each commission, please see the table below.

Please note, new application forms are being developed and will be available soon.

Completed application forms must be received by ODA no later than Friday, May 18th.

Albacore

Applicant	Position	Term Begins Term Ends	Additional Qualifications
	Producer 1	07/01/2018 06/30/2021	State at Large
	Handler 1	07/01/2018 06/30/2021	State at Large

Alfalfa Seed

Applicant	Position	Term Begins Term Ends	Additional Qualifications
Curt Sisson	Producer 1	07/01/2018 06/30/2021	State at Large
Mike Kurth	Handler 1	07/01/2018 06/30/2021	State at Large

Beef Council

Applicant	Position	Term Begins Term Ends	Additional Qualifications
Amy DeLong	Producer 1	07/01/2018 06/30/2021	Dairy Producer
William "Bill" Hoyt Curtis Martin	Producer 3	07/01/2018 06/30/2021	Beef Producer
Rod Anderson William "Bill" Hoyt	Handler 1	07/01/2018 06/30/2021	State at Large
Philippe Boulot Earl D. Miller	Public Member	07/01/2018 06/30/2021	State at Large

Blueberry

Applicant	Position	Term Begins Term Ends	Additional Qualifications
Karl Dettwyler	Producer 2	07/01/2018 06/30/2021	State at Large
Anne Krahmer	Producer 4	07/01/2018 06/30/2021	State at Large
Camille Holladay Anthony "Tony" Shepherd	Public Member	07/01/2018 06/30/2021	State at Large

Clover Seed

Applicant	Position	Term Begins Term Ends	Additional Qualifications
Alan Jesse Mark Schmidlin	Producer 1	07/01/2018 06/30/2021	State at Large
KC Michael Coon	Producer 2	07/01/2018 06/30/2021	State at Large
Michael "Mike" Vandehey	Producer 3	07/01/2018 06/30/2021	State at Large
Derek Berger	Producer 4	partial 06/30/2019	State at Large
Dennis "Denny" Thorud	Public Member	07/01/2018 06/30/2021	State at Large

Dairy Products

Applicant	Position	Term Begins Term Ends	Additional Qualifications
	Producer 1	07/01/2018 06/30/2021	Southern: Coos, Curry, Douglas, Josephine, Klamath, W. Douglas
Warren Chamberlain	Producer 2	07/01/2018 06/30/2021	Eastern: Baker, Crook, Deschutes, Gilliam, Grant, Harney, Hood River, Jefferson, Lake, Malheur, Morrow, Sherman, Umatilla, Union, Wallowa, Wasco

Dungeness Crab

Applicant	Position	Term Begins Term Ends	Additional Qualifications
Nick Edwards Richard "Rick" L. Lilenthal	Producer 1	07/01/2018 06/30/2021	State at Large
Crystal Adams	Handler 1	07/01/2018 06/30/2021	State at Large
Jake Postlewait Leif Eric Benson Tina Powers Barbara Randall	Public Member	07/01/2018 06/30/2021	State at Large

Fine Fescue

Applicant	Position	Term Begins Term Ends	Additional Qualifications
Matt Insko	Producer 1	07/01/2018 06/30/2021	Union county***
Donald "Don" Doerfler	Producer 2	07/01/2018 06/30/2021	State at Large
Clinton Kuenzie Emily Braithwaite	Public Member	07/01/2018 06/30/2021	State at Large

Hazelnut

Applicant	Position	Term Begins Term Ends	Additional Qualifications
Dan Keeley	Producer 1	07/01/2018 06/30/2021	State at Large
Sean Denfeld	Producer 2	07/01/2018 06/30/2021	State at Large
Patrick Gabrish Timothy "Tim" Newkirk	Handler 1	07/01/2018 06/30/2021	State at Large

Hop

Applicant	Position	Term Begins Term Ends	Additional Qualifications
Jeffrey "Jeff" Bizon	Producer 1	07/01/2018 06/30/2021	State at Large
Brandon Davidson	Producer 2	07/01/2018 06/30/2021	State at Large
	Producer 3	07/01/2018 06/30/2021	State at Large

Mint

Applicant	Position	Term Begins Term Ends	Additional Qualifications
Collin K. Crocker	Producer 5	07/01/2018 06/30/2021	State at Large
Lowell Patterson	Handler 1	07/01/2018 06/30/2021	State at Large

Orchardgrass

Applicant	Position	Term Begins Term Ends	Additional Qualifications
Craig Berger	Producer 6	07/01/2018 06/30/2022	State at Large
	Handler 1	07/01/2018 06/30/2022	State at Large

Potato

Applicant	Position	Term Begins Term Ends	Additional Qualifications
Robert Wagstaff	Producer 2	07/01/2018 06/30/2022	Harney, Malheur counties
Dan Chin	Producer 6	07/01/2018 06/30/2022	Coos, Curry, Douglas, Jackson, Josephine, Klamath, Lake counties

Processed Vegetable

Applicant	Position	Term Begins Term Ends	Additional Qualifications
Ernie Pearmine	Producer 1	07/01/2018 06/30/2021	State at Large
Scott Zielinski	Producer 2	07/01/2018 06/30/2021	State at large
	Producer 4	partial 06/30/2019	State at large
	Producer 5	partial 06/30/2020	State at Large
	Producer 6	07/01/2018 06/30/2021	State at Large
	Handler 1	07/01/2018 06/30/2021	State at Large

Raspberry and Blackberry

Applicant	Position	Term Begins Term Ends	Additional Qualifications
Wayne Bochsler	Producer 1	07/01/2018 06/30/2021	State at Large
Barbara Randall Jane Hibler	Public Member	07/01/2018 06/30/2021	State at Large

Ryegrass

Applicant	Position	Term Begins Term Ends	Additional Qualifications
Brian Glaser	Producer 2	07/01/2018 06/30/2021	State at Large
Dallas Goracke	Producer 7	07/01/2018 06/30/2021	Benton, Lane counties
Dustin Withee Kate Hartnell	Handler 1	07/01/2018 06/30/2021	State at Large

Salmon

Applicant	Position	Term Begins Term Ends	Additional Qualifications
Barry Nelson	Producer 4	07/01/2018 06/30/2022	State at Large
Jeremiah McCloskey	Producer 5	partial 06/30/2021	State at Large

Sheep

Applicant	Position	Term Begins Term Ends	Additional Qualifications
Aaron Babcock Tracy Briggs Cheryl Thomas	Producer 1	partial 06/30/2021	State at Large
Kip Krebs	Producer 2	07/01/2018 06/30/2021	State at Large
Tracy Briggs Cheryl Thomas	Producer 5	07/01/2018 06/30/2021	State at Large

Strawberry

Applicant	Position	Term Begins Term Ends	Additional Qualifications
Robert "Bob" Ditchen	Producer 1	07/01/2018 06/30/2021	State at Large
Christopher "Chris" Harris Barbara Randall	Public Member	07/01/2018 06/30/2021	State at Large

Sweet Cherry

Applicant	Position	Term Begins Term Ends	Additional Qualifications
Wade Root	Producer 4	07/01/2018 06/30/2021	Columbia River: Hood River, Wasco counties
Jeff Heater	Producer 5	07/01/2018 06/30/2021	Columbia River: Hood River, Wasco counties
	Producer 8	partial 06/30/2020	Columbia River: Hood River, Wasco counties
	Producer 9	07/01/2018 06/30/2021	Eastern Oregon
Daniel "Dan" Crunican Kirk E. Lloyd	Public Member	07/01/2018 06/30/2021	State at Large

Tall Fescue

Applicant	Position	Term Begins Term Ends	Additional Qualifications
Orin Nusbaum	Producer 1	07/01/2018 06/30/2021	State at Large
Bruce Ruddenklau	Producer 3	07/01/2018 06/30/2021	State at Large
John Walther	Public Member	07/01/2018 06/30/2021	State at Large

Trawl

Applicant	Position	Term Begins Term Ends	Additional Qualifications
Paul Kujala	Producer 1	07/01/2018 06/30/2021	State at Large
Mike Retherford	Producer 2	07/01/2018 06/30/2021	State at Large
Tyson Yeck	Handler 1	07/01/2018 06/30/2021	State at Large

Wheat

Applicant	Position	Term Begins Term Ends	Additional Qualifications
Walter "Wally" Powell	Producer 3	07/01/2018 06/30/2022	Gilliam, Jefferson, Morrow, Sherman, Umatilla, Wasco counties
Joe Carlon Jason Middleton	Handler 1	07/01/2018 06/30/2020	State at Large
Travis Jones Roger Haffner	Public Member	partial 06/30/2020	State at Large

Resources

Oregon Commodity Commissioner brochure (2017)

Love Oregon’s farms, ranches and commercial fishing? Support their success and apply to serve as a commodity commissioner. Commodity Commissioner brochure

ORS 576 Ag Marketing Generally (including Commodity Commissions)

ORS 576.051 to 576.455 - Commodity Commissions

ORS 577 Oregon Beef Council

ORS 577 Oregon Beef Council statutes

ORS 578 Oregon Wheat Commission

ORS 578 Oregon Wheat Commission statutes

More info from ODA

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Contact

Kris Anderson

Commodity Commission Oversight Program Manager

kanderson@oda.state.or.us

1207 NW Naito Pkwy, Suite 104

Portland, OR 97209

Phone: 503-872-6604

Market Access

Oregon Commodity Commissions