Agricultural Advisory Committee

The purpose of this Committee is to act as an advisory agency to the Kings County Board of Supervisors on matters involving agriculture.  The primary focus of the Committee is the sustainability and economic prosperity of agricultural production in Kings County. 

The Committee studies problems of general or special interest assigned by the Board, undertakes special studies as needed or requested relating to preservation of agricultural land and protection of soils resource, reviews important proposed State Legislation affecting agriculture, and other matters of general concern or interest to agriculture, and thereafter provides information and make recommendations to the Board of Supervisors.

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The Committee consists of Regular Members, Ex-Officio Members and Auxiliary Members.  The Regular membership consists of nine (9) individuals appointed by the Kings County Board of Supervisors from the following categories:

Ex-Officio Members are as follows:

           1)The Kings County Agricultural Commissioner
           2)The Kings County Planning Director
           3) U.S.D.A. Farm Services Agency Director

The Board of Supervisors may appoint Auxiliary Members from the following categories:

1) Cooperative Extension Director
2) Economic Development Corporation
3) U.S.D.A. Natural Resource Conservation Service
4) Citizen’s Advisory Group of Industries
5) California Employment Development Department
6)Kings County Rural Crimes Task Force

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Meetings of the Committee are held quarterly in January, April, July and October at the Kings County Government Center in Hanford unless unusual or special circumstances warrant a meeting elsewhere in the County. 

Welcome to the Agriculture Advisory Committee

(Regular member appointments can be from any of the following categories: Livestock/Poultry; Cotton/Row Crops;  Fruit/Field Crops;  Feed, Grain and Seed; Agricultural Processing; and Agricultural Equipment)

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Members:

Joe Neves
Board of Supervisors
*Committee Coordinator

Doug Verboon
Board of Supervisors
*Alternate Committee Coordinator

Don Mills – WATER 

Michele Costa– K.C. FARM BUREAU

Charles Draxler – DAIRY

Jim Gregory – AG CHEMICALS & PETROLEUM

Bill Tos, Jr. – NUT CROPS

Vacant – SMALL FARMS

Brian Potter - AG EQUIPMENT

Johnny Starling - AG PROCESSING (Chairman)

Bob Prys - FEED/GRAIN & SEEDS

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Ex-Officio Members:

Larry Spikes
County Administrative Officer/Admin Office

Greg Gatzka
Community Development Director (Secretary)

Colleen Carlson
County Counsel

Tim Niswander
Ag Commissioner

Kathy Sargent
Farm Service Director/USDA

Kings County Staff

Greg Gatzka– Secretary
Telephone: 559-582-3211 x2686

Mark Sherman
Telephone: 559-582-3211 x2675

Terri Yarbrough - Executive Secretary
Telephone: 559-582-3211 x2680

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Emergency Action Plan for Dead Animal Management

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Auxilary Members

Jay Salyer
Kings EDC

Jim Sullins/Carol Collar
Cooperative Extension

Charles Buhl
K.C. Rural Crimes Task Force

Kerry Arroues
Natural Resources Conservation Service

Vacant
Citizen's Advisory Group

Vacant
California EDD

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Meetings & Agendas

January 12, 2012
October 12, 2011

July 13, 2011
SB 676

April 13, 2011 (Cancelled)
January 12, 2011
October 13, 2010 (Cancelled)
July 14, 2010
June 10, 2010 (Special Meeting)
April 14, 2010
January 13, 2010
October 14, 2009
April 8, 2009
January 14, 2009
October 8, 2008
April 9, 2008 Meeting Cancelled
March 20, 2008
February 28, 2008
January 9, 2008
September 27, 2007
September 13, 2007
July 12, 2007
May 1, 2007
April 11, 2007
March 7, 2007
January 10, 2007
October 11, 2006
September 13, 2006 
April 12, 2006  
January 11, 2006   
October 12, 2005   
June 8, 2005   
January 19, 2005

Minutes

October 12, 2011
July 13, 2011
January 12, 2011
July 14, 2010
June 10, 2010
April 14, 2010
January 13, 2010
October 14, 2009
April 8, 2009
January 14, 2009
October 8, 2008
March 20, 2008
February 28, 2008
January 9, 2008
September 27, 2007
September 13, 2007
May 1, 2007
April 11, 2007
March 7, 2007
January 10, 2007
October 11, 2006
September 13, 2006
April 12, 2006
January 11, 2006
October 12, 2005
June 8, 2005
January 19, 2005
 

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