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Center-pivot sprinklers controlled by a central computer irrigate wheat, alfalfa, potatoes, and melons along the Columbia River near Hermiston, Ore The 10-member board advises on policy issues, develops recommendations on key agricultural issues, and advocates for agriculture.
Jan 12, 2021
Oregon s Gov. Kate Brown is accepting applications to fill partial terms for two producer positions on the State Board of Agriculture.
Marty Myers and Grant Kitamura previously filled the posts. Myers passed away in December, and Kitamura recently moved to Idaho.
Term lengths on open positions are as follows:
Producer position 2, partial term ends 10/31/2022, eligible to serve at least one additional 4-year term
Grant Kitamura of Ontario will leave the Oregon Board of Agriculture on Dec. 31.
He will move his residence to Idaho Jan. 1, he told Capital Press, but his business affiliations will remain in Oregon.
âI appreciate the opportunity to serve,â Kitamura said. He remains âin full supportâ of the board and the Oregon Department of Agriculture, which the 10-member board advises.
He was appointed to the board in the fall of 2018. He worked on issues including water quality, irrigation-water supply, livestock depredation and regulation of concentrated animal feeding operations. His term expires Oct. 31, 2022.
Kitamura said he told Gov. Kate Brown in early fall of his plans to move his residence to Idaho.