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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

• Oregon resident

• U.S. citizen

• Paid the commodity assessment for at least the three preceding years