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The 10-member State Board of Agriculture advises the Oregon Department of Agriculture on policy issues, develops recommendations on key agricultural issues, and provides advocacy of the state's agriculture industry in general.

State law requires that seven of the appointed members be actively engaged in the production of agricultural commodities; two board members must represent consumers; and, the tenth member is the chair of the Soil and Water Conservation Commission. The ODA Director and Dean of the College of Agricultural Sciences at Oregon State University serve as ex-officio members of the board without the right to vote.

The Board issues a biennial report to the Governor and Legislative Assembly regarding the status of Oregon's food and agriculture industry and meets quarterly at various locations around the state.

Next Meeting:

Budget Discussion - June 24th, 2026 from 8:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Virtual only via MS Teams - link to join located below.

Board Meetings

Ways to Provide Comment to the Board

The Oregon State Board of Agriculture welcomes public participation and comments. Public comments may be written or provided verbally on topics related to general agriculture, food, and fiber issues. Written comments and requests to provide verbal comments may be submitted via email to the Board Coordinator at BoardAgriculture@oda.oregon.gov or via the online form below, prior to each quarterly meeting. 

Refer to individual meetings below for specific deadlines to submit public comment.

Location:

Holiday Inn Express

204 W Marine Dr.
Astoria, OR, 97103

Public Comment​

The State Board of Agriculture welcomes ​​​written and verbal public comment on any agenda item or general agricutlure, food, and fiber topic. Public Comment Submission closes at 5:00 pm on Tuesday, August 25​, 2026. ​

​Written comment and requests to make verbal comments bay be sumitted via email to BoardAgriculture@oda.oregon.gov or through the online form below​. Written comments provided by the deadline will be provided to the Board in advance of the meeting. Verbal comment is limited to three minutes and will be heard on each day of the Board Meeting - see the agenda for specific dates and times.
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Public Comment​

The State Board of Agriculture welcomes written and verbal public comment on any agenda item or general agricutlure, food, and fiber topic. Public Comment Submission closes at 5:00 pm on Tuesday, November 24​, 2026. ​

​Written comment and requests to make verbal comments bay be sumitted via email to BoardAgriculture@oda.oregon.gov or through the online form below​. Written comments provided by the deadline will be provided to the Board in advance of the meeting. Verbal comment is limited to three minutes and will be heard on each day of the Board Meeting - see the agenda for specific dates and times.​

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Location: Virtual only via MS Teams. 8:00 AM - 10:00 AM PST

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This meeting will be held at the Inn at Cross Keys Station in Madras, OR, with a virtual attendance option. See agenda for details.

Location:

​Inn at Cross Keys Station

66 NW Cedar St.

Madras, OR 97741

Public Comment​

The State Board of Agriculture welcomes written and verbal public comment on any agenda item or general agricutlure, food, and fiber topic. Public Comment Submission closes at 5:00 pm on Tuesday, May 26, 2026. ​

​Written comment and requests to make verbal comments bay be sumitted via email to BoardAgriculture@oda.oregon.gov or through the online form below​. Written comments provided by the deadline will be provided to the Board in advance of the meeting. Verbal comment is limited to three minutes and will be heard on each day of the Board Meeting - see the agenda for specific dates and times.

Agenda​ - UPDATED 6/4/2026

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​Board Materials​

Meeting Recording:

June 3rd, 2026 - Day 1: https://youtu.be/K79f0Ys45qc

June 4th, 2026 - Day 2: https://youtu.be/NNuMSAKOCek​

June 5th, 2026 - Day 3:​ https://youtu.be/ktpasQRvqpw
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​Resolutions Under Review:​

Resolutions pertaining to land use and related matters​, including:

- Resolution 155 - Position on Farm Tasx Deferral and Urban Growth Boundaries

- Resolution 162 - The Supply of Buildable Lands Inside Urban Growth Boundaries

- Resolution 295 - Protection of Oregon Agriculture

- Resolution 300 - Siting of Aggregate Mining Operations in the Willamette Valley

- Resolution 310 - Siting of Agritourism, Entertainment Activities and Associated Activities on Agricultural Lands

- Resolution 314 - Permitted Uses on Lands Zoned Exclusive Farm Use and on High-Value Farmland

- Resolution 315 - Working Lands Conservation Easements

- Resolution 318 - Siting of energy transmission and generation facilities on agricultural land​​

​This meeting will be held in person at the Deschutes County Fairgrounds in Redmond, OR, with a virtual attendance option. See agenda for details.

Location:

Deschutes County Fairgrounds

3800 SW Airport Way

Redmond, OR 97756

​Public Comment:

The State Board of Agriculture welcomes written and verbal public comment on any agenda item or general agriculture, food, and fiber topic. ​Public Comment Submission closes at 5:00 PM on Tuesday, March 10, 2026.

​Written comments and requests to make verbal comments may be emailed to BoardAgriculture@oda.oregon.gov or through the online form below​. Written comments submitted by the deadline will be provided to the Board in advance of the meeting. Verbal comments are limited to three minutes and will be heard on each day of the Board Meeting - see the agenda for specific dates and times.
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Agenda:

Final Agenda​
​​​Minutes:

Minutes - Approved June 3, 2026 (DOCX) - to request a pdf or other format, please submit a public records request to BoardAgriculture@oda.oregon.gov.

Meeting Materials​ - as of March 25, 2026

Resolutions:

​Under Review - Resolution 000 "Oregon State Board of Agriculture Resolution Procedures"

Meeting Recordings:

March 18, 2026 - Meeting Recording Part 1

March 19, 2026 - Meeting Recording Part 2​

​​This meeting will be held in person with a virtual option to attend.  See agenda for details.

Public Comment
The State Board of Agriculture welcomes written and verbal public comment on any agenda item or general agriculture, food and fiber topic.  Public Comment Submission Closes at 5 pm on Tuesday, November 25, 2025.

Written comment and requests to make verbal comments may be submitted via email to the Board Coordinator at BoardAgriculture@oda.oregon.gov​ or through the online form below​.  Written comments submitted by the deadline will be provided to the board in advance of the meeting.  Verbal comment is limited to three minutes and will be heard on each day of the board meeting.  See agenda for details.

Location:

Best Western Plus Hood River Inn

1108 E Marina Dr.

Hood River, OR 97031

Action Items:

​Letter to the Governor on Oregon's Prosperity Roadmap

Recommendation for the Agricultural Heritage Commission

​Agenda:

Final Agenda​ - as of December 1, 2025​

​​​Materials:

Final E-Book - as of December 5, 2025

Meeting Recordings
December 3 - Meeting Recording Part 1​
December 4 - Meeting Recording Part 2​
December 5 - Meeting Recording Part 3​

​Minutes:​​
Minutes​​ - Approved on March 18th, 2026



​This meeting will be held in person with a virtual option to attend.  See agenda for details.

Public Comment
The State Board of Agriculture welcomes written and verbal public comment on any agenda item or general agriculture, food and fiber topic.  Public Comment Submission Closes at 5 pm on Tuesday, August 26, 2025.

Written comment and requests to make verbal comments may be submitted via email to the Board Coordinator at BoardAgriculture@oda.oregon.gov​ or through the online form below.​  Written comments submitted by the deadline will be provide to the board in advance of the meeting.  Verbal comment is limited to three minutes and will be heard on each day of the board meeting.  See agenda for details.​

Location
Running Y Resort
Juniper Hall
5500 Running Y Road
Klamath Falls, OR 97601

Agenda
Meeting Agenda​ - draft 8/18/2025

Minutes:​ 

Meeting Minutes ​- Approved 12/4/2025

Fall 2025 Newsletter

Meeting Recordings
September 3 - Meeting recording part 1
September 4 - Meeting recording part 2
September 5 - Meeting recording part 3​

Resolutions under review
Resolution packet for September 2025

Pre-meeting materials
E-Book September 2025​ as of 8/27/2025​

Agenda Item 02
Klamath Cattlewomen handout

Agenda Item 03
ODA Strategic Plan Update September 2025

Agenda Item 04
2025 ODA Legislative Session Report

Agenda Item 06
Upper Klamath Basin Ag Collaborative handout

Agenda Item 07
Klamath Irrigation District presentation
Klamath Irrigation District maps

Agenda Item 10
ODFW Wolf Conservation and Management presentation
ODA SB777 presentation

Agenda Item 12​
ODA LUBGWMA Rules presentation​

​This meeting will be held in person with a virtual option to attend.  See agenda for details.

Public Comment
The State Board of Agriculture welcomes written and verbal public comment on any agenda item or general agriculture, food and fiber topic.  Public Comment Submission Closes at 5 pm on Tuesday, May 27, 2025.

Written comment and requests to make verbal comments may be submitted via email to the Board Coordinator at BoardAgriculture@oda.oregon.gov​ ​or through the online form below​.  Written comments submitted by the deadline will be provide to the board in advance of the meeting.  Verbal comment is limited to three minutes and will be heard on each day of the board meeting.  See agenda for details.​

Location:
Gilbert Event Center
Eastern Oregon University
1 University Blvd
LaGrande, OR 97850

Newsletter
Updates from the Board - Summer 2025

Agenda
Meeting Agenda ​- draft 5/27/2025​​

Meeting Recordings
June 4, 2025 - Part 1 of 3
June 5, 2025 - Part 2 of 3
June 6, 2025 - Part 3 of 3​
Minutes​ - DRAFT

Resolutions under review
Resolution packet for June 2025

Pre-meeting materials
E-Book June 2025​ as of 5/28/2025

Agenda item 05
Working Lands in Oregon Rangeland Presentation

Agenda item 09
EOU Agriculture Entrepreneurship Program Overview​
EOU Agriculture Entrepreneurship Program Handouts​



​This meeting will be held in person with a virtual option to attend.  See agenda for details.

Public Comment
The State Board of Agriculture welcomes written and verbal public comment on any agenda item or general agriculture, food and fiber topic.  Public Comment Submission Closes at 5 pm on Tuesday, March 4, 2025.

Written comment and requests to make verbal comments may be submitted via email to Board Coordinator Karla Valness​.  Written comments submitted by the deadline will be provide to the board in advance of the meeting.  Verbal comment is limited to three minutes and will be heard on each day of the board meeting.  See agenda for details.

Location
Oregon Department of Agriculture
635 Capitol St NE, Suite 350
Salem, OR 97301

Newsletter
Updates from the Board - Spring 2025​

Action Items
Board of Agriculture HB2548 Letter
Board of Agriculture public comment on Eastern Oregon Solar Siting Possibilities ​OAR 660 (4,6,23,33)​​

Agenda
Meeting Agenda​ - Updated 3/5/2025

Meeting Recordings
March 12, 2025 - Part 1 of 4
March 13, 2025 - Part 2 of 4
March 14, 2025 - Part 3 of 4​
March 14, 2025 - Part 4 of 4​
Minutes​

Resolutions under review
Resolution packet for March 2025

Pre-meeting Materials
E-Book for March 2025​ as of 3/5/2025

Meeting materials
Agenda item 2
League of Women Voters of Oregon handout
Oregon Cattlemen's Association handout
Oregon Climate and Agriculture Network handout
Oregon Friends of Family Farmers handout​​

Agenda item 3
ODA Strategic Plan Quarterly Update
Oregon Agriculture commercial

Agenda item 5
Working Lands in Oregon presentation

Agenda item 6
OAHC Conservation Management Planning presentation​

Agenda item 9
OSU Statewide Public Service Programs handout

Agenda item 10
ODA Plant Protection & Conservation Division presentation

Agenda item 12
OWRD Integrated Water Resources Strategy Update​


This meeting will be held in-person with a virtual option to attend. See agenda for details.

​Location:

Best Western Plus - Agate Beach Inn

3019 North Coast Highway

Newport, OR 97365

Meeting Recordings
December 17, 2024 - Part 1
December 18, 2024 - Part 2
December 18, 2024 - Part 3
December 19, 2024 - Part 4 ​
Minutes​

Action Item
OAHC Recommendation Letter​

Agenda

Board Meeting - December 17-19, 2024​

Resolutions under review

Resolution packet for December 2024​​​​​​​

Pre-meeting materials

December meeting packet - Draft 12/10/2024

Meeting materials
Agenda item 02
Oregon Dungeness Crab Commission
Oregon Albacore/Salmon Commissions​

Agenda item 04
2025_27 ODA Governors Budget Summary 12.17.24

Agenda item 08
Peter Kenagy, Ag for Oregon
Barb Iverson, Wooden Shoe Tulip Farm

Agenda item 10
COMES OSU Handout
COMES OSU presentation

Agenda item 11
ODA Collaboration presentation​​



This meeting will be held in-person with a virtual option to attend. See agenda for details.

​Location:​ ​​
Blue Mountain Community College
Precision Irrigated Agriculture Facility
Conference Room PIAF-127
2121 S 1st Street
Hermiston, OR 97838

Agendas

Workgroup A - Tuesday, September 10

Workgroup B - Tuesday, September 10

Board Meeting - Wed, Sept 11 and Thurs, Sept 12

Meetings
Meeting Recording Sept 11 Part 1
Meeting Recording Sept 11 Part 2
Meeting Recording Sept 12
Minutes​


Resolutions under view
Resolution packet September 2024

Meeting Materials​
Agenda Item 01
Draft meeting minutes - June 2024

Agenda Item 02
​Agency Request Budget Summary

Agenda Item 03
​ODA Natural Resources Initiatives ​

Agenda Item 04
Written Public Comments

Agenda Item 06
OSU Hermiston Agricultural Research & Extension Center

Agenda Item 08
Farmers Ending Hunger

Agenda Item 10
ODA Grasshopper Program

Agenda Item 11

​This will be a virtual infromation session hosted by the Oregon Department of Agricultue and Department of Land Conservation and Development. See agenda for details.

Meeting recording
August 20, 2024

Agenda
August 20, 2024 - Joint Farm and Land Use Information Session

Meeting materials
Joint ODA DLCD presentation​

This meeting will be held in-person with a virtual option to attend.  See agenda for details.

​Location:
Memorial Building
Harney County Fairgrounds
69660 S Egan Street
Burns OR 97720

Agendas
Workgroup A - Tuesday, June 4

Workgroup B - Tuesday, June 4

Board Meeting - Wed, June 5 and Thurs, June 6
Minutes​

Board Resolutions under review

Resolution packet June 2024​

Meeting Materials

Agenda item 01
DRAFT meeting minutes January 2024

DRAFT meeting minutes April 2024

Agenda item 02
2025-27 ODA LC-POP List

Agenda item 03
Census of Agriculture - Oregon update

Agenda item 04

High Desert Partnership Programs

Harney County video

Agenda item 05
Written comments for June 2024

Agenda item 08
ODA Strategic Plan 2024-2027

Agenda item 11

ODA Program Area Updates to the Board June 2024​


​This meeting will be held in-person with a virtual option to attend. See agenda for details.

​Location
State of Oregon North Valley Complex
26755 SW 95th Ave
Wilsonville, OR 97070
Meeting room entrance and parking in the rear (north side) of the building.

Agenda

Board Meeting - Monday, April 29, 2024

Meeting​

Meeting recording - April 29

Meeting minutes - April 29

Meeting Materials
Agenda Item 1

​2024 ODA Strategic Plan update

2024 ODA Strategic Plan Presentation

ODA Manifesto video​​

​​​​​This meeting will be held in-person with a virtual option to attend.  See agenda for details.​

Location:
Cascade West Hall
Douglas County Fairgrounds
2110 SW Frear Street​
Roseburg, OR 97471

Agendas​
Workgroup A - Tuesday, June 13​
Workgroup B - Tuesday, June 13
Board Meeting - Wed, June 14 and Thurs, June 15

Meeting
Meeting Recording - June 14
Meeting Recording - June 15​
Meeting Minutes​

Board Resolutions under review
Resolution Packet June 2023

Agenda Item 01
Draft meeting mintues February 2023

Agenda Item 02
2023-25 ODA LFO Recommended Budget Summary

Agenda Item 03
Agriculture Trade Missions and Trade Promotions​​​

Agemda Item 04
Written Public Comments to the Board June 2023 - updated 6/12/2023
Written Public Comments to the Board June 2023 Items 19-23​ - updated 6/12/2023
Written Public Comments to the Board June 2023 Item 24

Agenda Item 05
2023 Organic Industry Update

Agenda item 06
Umpqua Valley Farm to School

Agenda Item 07
Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of Indians

Agenda Item 08
Oregon Meat Initiative June 2023

Agena Item 09
Verbal Public Comment to the Board June 2023​​​​

Agenda Item 10
ODA Program Area Updates to the Board June 2023​​

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Board Members


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​Term Expires: 9/18/2027
First Term

Chad Allen is the owner/operator of Victor Dairy LLC in Tillamook, Oregon. Allen grew up on his family's dairy farm in Tillamook. After working in Australia and attending Oregon State University, where he graduated in 2000, he returned home and partnered with his father to form Victor Dairy. Allen and his wife Adrienne have five children, one girl and four boys. Allen serves or is a member with many groups including the Oregon Dairy Farmers Association Board of Directors, Tillamook County Creamery Association Board of Directors, Oregon Ag Heritage Commission, the Oregon Farm Bureau, and the Tillamook County Planning Commission.​​

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Term Expires: Ex-Officio Voting Member
Soil and Water Conservation Commission Chair

​As chair of Oregon’s Soil and Wa​​ter Conse​​​​​rvation Commission, Barbara Boyer is automatically a member of State Board of Agriculture. However, her interests and experiences go far beyond conservation issues. She’s part of a small business. She’s involved in community supported agriculture and the local farmers’ market. She is an organic producer but has grown conventionally. She’s involved in nutrition issues and is a passionate supporter of farmland preservation through land use efforts.

So it’s fair to say, Barbara Boyer hopes to bring more than just a conservation perspective.

Born and raised on the east coast, Boyer graduated from the University of Connecticut with a degree in plant science. She was also a scholarship athlete as part of the women’s gymnastics team. After graduation, Boyer set sights on Oregon’s nursery industry, which was booming in the late 1980s and early 1990s.

Barbara and her husband Tom took over the family farm’s operations in 1999 and also created two businesses from their farm– a company called Gourmet Hay and a small community supported agriculture operation where families are paying to grow organic vegetables. Boyer is clearly an advocate for local agriculture. In 2000, Boyer co-founded the McMinnville Farmers’ Market.

In 2004, Stan Christensen, who had been a director with the Yamhill County Soil and Water Conservation District for more than a half century, decided to retire. One of his last duties was to knock on Barbara Boyer’s door and ask her to run for his position at the SWCD. Just as it was when she was recruited by UConn to be part of the gymnastics team, Boyer said yes to Christensen and was elected.

The Yamhill County SWCD is considered cutting edge and many other districts around the state often seek its advice on a number of issues, especially farmland preservation. It’s not surprising that many of the tasks performed by the SWCD involve key issues facing the Board of Agriculture, including water quality and land use.​​

​Term Expires: 03/31/2029
First Term​

Michael Dill, Director of Advocacy and Sustainability at Organically Grown Company (OGC) earned a Bachelor of Science in Food Science and Technology and Minors in degrees in Horticulture and Chemistry from Oregon State University. In addition to his job at OGC, Dill holds leadership roles across the organic industry. He was recently appointed to the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Fruit and Vegetable Industry Advisory Committee (FVIAC). He also serves as Chair of the Oregon Organic Coalition, Vice-Chair of the Organic Trade Association's Produce Sector Council, and Organic Produce Wholesalers Coalition Coordinator. In addition, Dill sits on the Coalition for Organic and Regenerative Agriculture governing council and the Organic Farming Research Foundation board.



​​Term Expires: 10/31/2026
Partial Term​


Ellie Norris is a second-generation blueberry farmer with Norris Farms located in the Umpqua Valley in Southern Oregon. She graduated from Oregon State University with earned degrees in biology and chemistry. After graduation, she worked in marine biology, then made the jump to outdoor apparel companies REI and Arc'teryx, where she specialized in opening new stores and developing training programs. In 2014, Ellie came home to the family blueberry farm and began the transition to owner/operator. Since returning, she has been active in the Oregon Blueberry Commission, the US Highbush Council, and the North American Blueberry Council.​

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Term Expires: 12/03/2029 
Second Term

Lopez was born and raised in Oregon and is building an impressive career in the state’s wine industry. He started in the vineyard, working along-side his father a vineyard manager. After graduating high school, he earned a full-time job at a vineyard and earned a scholarship to attend the Chemeketa Eola Northwest Viticulture Center. There he earned an associate degree in winemaking. After several years of winemaking at several Willamette Valley vineyards he moved into management, and sales. In 2017, Lopez and his sister formed Red Dirt Vineyard Management Company. The business provides vineyard consultation from design to install, promotion, budget development, spray program management and winemaking expertise from vineyard to bottle.​

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Term Expires:10/28/2028 
Second Term

Elin Miller and her husband, Bill, own Umpqua Vineyards and farm hazelnuts in Douglas County. She currently serves as the co-chair of the Oregon Wine Council and is a member of the Fall Creek Farm and Nursery Board. Elin is keenly interested in water quality, agricultural trade and how Oregon’s agricultural diversity is promoted to buyers around the world. Miller’s path to farming in Oregon is unique. Raised in Mesa, Arizona, Miller’s lifelong career in agriculture began when she joined FFA in high school, which led to executive positions in government, corporate and not-for-profit organizations and volunteer work up and down the west coast, Africa, China, Australia, New Zealand and Japan.

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Term Expires: 12/03/2029 
Second Term

Orem grew up in Morrow County and earned an associate degree in Marketing and Business Management from Blue Mountain Community College. He is a first-generation farmer. In 2001, he began leasing a 2400-acre dryland wheat farm from a farmer he worked for in high school. Since then, he has grown his farm to 7000 acres. Orem converted all acres to direct seed – no till practices to conserve the topsoil and utilizes GPS and other technologies to reduce overlap of fertilizers and chemical treatments. He runs a 120 cow and calf operation, grows hay, and provides custom seeding and spraying.

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​​Term Expires: 12/19/2028

First Term

Kirk Maag, an environmental and natural resources partner at Stoel Rives law firm, is an active member of Oregon’s agriculture community, with deep, personal roots that connect him to it. He grew up working on his family’s farm and feedlot in rural eastern Oregon. He was recently selected as the 2024 Alumni Fellow for the College of Agricultural Science by the Oregon State University Alumni Association based on his commitment to cultivating community in the next generation of agribusiness and forest products industry leaders. The OSU College of Agricultural Sciences also recognized Maag as its 2024 Alumni Luminary—an award given to an individual who has made early career and community contributions that identify the recipient as a future leader.

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Term Expires:10/31/2026
Partial Term

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Tyrel Kliewer is a third-generation Klamath Basin farmer, rancher, and part-time brewer. He graduated from Henley High School and Oregon State University, earning a degree in animal science. In addition to farming forage crops and raising Angus, Gelbvieh, and crossbred cattle, Kliewer is the owner and founder of Skyline Brewing Company. He is currently in the process of opening a taproom to showcase local agricultural products. As an active community member, Kliewer volunteers his time with the Klamath County 4-H and the local chapter of Future Farmers of America (FFA).​

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Term Expires: 10/28/2028
Second Term

​Josh Zielinski is a manager and owner of a mid-sized nursery and farming operation in the Willamette Valley. Zielinski provides a voice for the production of many crops including: grass seed, specialty seed, vegetable row crops, hops and hazelnuts. A native of Oregon, Zielinski grew up working on his family’s farm. After attending college in southern California and studying a year abroad in Argentina, he returned home to join the family business. When he is not running the family farm, Zielinski serves on the Oregon Association of Nurseries Board and Chemeketa Community College Horticultural Advisory Committee. He enjoys camping, hiking and gardening with his wife Kattie, who works in the wine industry.

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Dr. Staci L. Simonich is the Dean for the College of Agricultural Sciences. Previously, Dr. Simonich held the positions of Executive Associate Dean for the College of Agricultural Sciences, Associate Vice President for Research Operations and Integrity at OSU, Associate Dean for Academic and Student Affairs in the College of Science, and Associate Department Head in Environmental and Molecular Toxicology. She was a Professor in Environmental and Molecular Toxicology and Chemistry at Oregon State University.

In addition to receiving her MBA from Oregon State University in 2020, Dr. Simonich received her Ph.D. in chemistry from Indiana University in 1995. She completed APLU's LEAD 21 training in 2017 and the Higher Education Resource Services Institute Leadership training, as a Clare Booth Luce STEM Scholarship Recipient, in 2018. Prior to joining Oregon State University in 2001, she worked in the consumer product industry with Procter & Gamble for 6 years. With over 100 peer reviewed publications to date, Dr. Simonich’s laboratory research focuses on understanding the fate, chemistry and transport of pesticides and other semi-volatile organic compounds, as well as human and environmental exposure to these pollutants. She received the Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry/Roy F. Weston Environmental Chemistry Award in 2001, the NSF Career Award in 2003, the College of Agricultural Sciences Savery Outstanding Young Faculty Award in 2006, OSU’s Impact Award for Scholarship in 2013, and OSU’s Excellence in Graduate Mentoring Award in 2015. Her research has been published in Science, Nature, Environmental Health Perspectives, Environmental Science & Technology, and the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. During her tenure at OSU, Staci has mentored 30 Ph.D. and M.S. students and 24 undergraduate students in her laboratory and has received several awards related to her mentoring of diverse groups of OSU students and employees. Over her career, Dr. Simonich has received over $10M in extramural funding from the National Science Foundation, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Department of Defense, and Department of Interior.​


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