About the Oregon Commodity Commissions
Almost 200 farmers, ranchers, food processors
and packers, commercial fish harvesters, and public members serve on Oregon’s 22
commodity commissions. Commissioners are Oregon public officials who volunteer
their time for the economic betterment of the commodity.
Commodity commissioners carry out important
decision-making for their particular commodity.
Commissioners determine the projects and programs
that each commission funds with assessments that growers and harvesters pay. Each
year, commissioners develop and approve a budget using their commodity’s
assessments for non-branded promotion, research, and education programs.
The Director of the Oregon Department of
Agriculture is responsible for appointing commissioners. The director’s
decision to appoint is based on a number of factors including:
Applicant experience
Commitment to service
Industry counsel
Commodity Commissioner Recruitment Schedule
By mid-March each year, the
commissioner positions and positions numbers that are open for appointment will
be posted on this page. The exact deadline for applications will be posted on
this site. As a general rule, the deadline is late April-early May each year.
Appointees will receive a letter from the Director in June. All new terms
begin July 1.
Commissioner Position Vacancies
Some commodity
commissions have vacancies after July 1. The ODA continues to welcome
applications until all commodity commission positions are filled. The next
deadline for applications for the current vacancies is Wednesday, September 11,
2019.
The openings are listed
below under the commission’s name.
Interested in applying?
Here’s what to do:
- For any commissioner position that remains open this year, use the General Commodity Commission Application Form. We cannot accept previous years' forms.
- Fill out the form using a computer. Then print, sign, and date the form prior to submission.
- Scan and email the completed form to commissions@oda.state.or.us.
- Or, you can mail the completed form to the address on the top of the application.
- We cannot accept applications that are not readable or that do not have a signature. Please do not send photos of an application.
Minimum qualifications
- Paid the commodity
assessment for at least the three preceding years
Looking for more information? Contact any one of the commissions using the
Commodity commission contact list
Accepting applications for the following commissioner positions
Alfalfa Seed
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Producer 2 |
07/01/2019 06/30/2022 |
State at Large |
Processed Vegetable (green beans, sweet corn, broccoli, cauliflower, table beets)
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Handler 1 (partial term) |
07/01/2019 06/30/2021 |
State at large |
Raspberry-Blackberry
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Producer 4
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07/01/2019 06/30/2022 |
State at Large |
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Producer 6 (partial term) |
07/01/2019 6/30/2020 |
State at Large |
Strawberry
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Producer 2 |
07/01/2019 06/30/2022 |
State at Large |
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Producer 3 |
07/01/2019 06/30/202 |
State at Large |
Sweet Cherry
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Producer 6 |
07/01/2019 06/30/2022 |
Columbia River (Hood River and Wasco) |
Tall Fescue
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Producer 7
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07/01/2019 06/30/2022 |
Must grow orchardgrass seed/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
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