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​​​​​​​​​​​About Oregon's commodity commissions

• At the request of growers, commodity commissions have been created since 1943. The 2021 Oregon Legislature authorized the newest commodity commission. All 23 commodity commissions operate with oversight from the Oregon Department of Agriculture. The ODA Director appoints all commissioners and also reviews and authorizes each commission's budget annually.
• Commodity 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 individual commodity.
• Each year, commissioners develop and approve a budget using their commodity's assessments (and other funds that may be available) for projects including non-branded promotion, research, and education. Commissioners determine the projects that will best benefit the commodity.
• Looking for more information? Contact any one of the commissions using the commodity commission contact list​.

​Recruiting for commissioner applicants

ODA is recruiting volunteers to applicants to fill 10 commissioner seats on nine of the state's agricultural and commercial fisheries commodity commissions. Refer to the 2023 Commission Round 2 Openings document for position-specific qualifications. 

The deadline to apply is May 30th. ​​

The following commodity commissions have openings:

• Albacore – 1 handler;
• Dairy Products Commission – 1 producer from Willamette/Southern Oregon (Clackamas, Columbia, Multnomah, Washington, Lane, Linn, Benton, Marion, Polk, Yamhill, Douglas, Josephine, Jackson, Klamath, Coos and Curry counties);
• Processed Vegetable Commission – 2 producers; 
• Sheep Commission – 1 public member;
• Strawberry Commission – 1 handler;
• Sweet Cherry Commission – 1 producer Western Oregon: all areas west of the Cascade Mountains​; 
• Trawl Commission  – 1 handler; 
• Advisory Committee – 1 member.

​​​​​​Qualifications for all commissioner applicants