Natural Resources - Agriculture Subcommittee

Subcommittee Members

Co-Chairs:

• Katy Coba* – Director, Oregon Department of Agriculture
• Andrea Durbin* – Executive Director, Oregon Environmental Council

Working Group Members:

• Susan Capalbo – OSU
• Jim Rue* – Commission Vice-chair
• John Aguirre – Oregon Association of Nurseries
• Katie Fast – Oregon Farm Bureau

Additional Meeting Attendees:

• Sybil Ackerman – Lazar Foundation
• John Audley – The Nature Conservancy
• Gary Banowetz – USDA Agricultural Research Service
• Brenda Bateman – Oregon Water Resources Department
• Roger Beyer – Oregon Seed Council
• Sarah Bryant – Defenders of Wildlife
• Linc Cannon – Oregon Forest Industries Council
• Mike Dennis – The Nature Conservancy
• Pat Dudley – Board of Agriculture
• Bernie Faber – Board of Agriculture
• Chantel Heisel
• Kathryn Higgs – Oregon Dairy Farmers Association
• Erica Keeley – The Climate Trust
• Jim Krahn – Oregon Dairy Farmers Association
• Eric Lemelson* – Lemelson Vineyards
• Dan Long – USDA Agricultural Research Service
• John McCulley – Processed Vegetable Commission
• Holly Michael – Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife
• Helen Moore – Water for Life
• Stephanie Page – Oregon Department of Agriculture
• Annette Price – Port of Portland
• Paulette Pyle – Oregonians for Food and Shelter
• Thad Roth – Energy Trust of Oregon
• Sallie Schullinger-Krause – Oregon Environmental Council
• Brent Searle – Oregon Department of Agriculture
• Steve Van Mouwerik – Board of Agriculture
• Phil Ward* – Oregon Water Resources Department
• Jim Welsh – Oregon Cattlemen’s Association/Beef Northwest
• Gary Whitney – Oregon Association of Conservation Districts
• Terry Witt – Oregonians for Food and Shelter

Oregon Global Warming Commission members are noted with an asterisk.

Subcommittee Scope and Function

The Agriculture Subcommittee met during 2008 to learn from experts about climate change and agriculture, and develop recommendations for the 2009 legislative session. The subcommittee’s highest priority recommendations are included in the Global Warming Commission’s 2009 Report to the Legislature.

A small group of agricultural, environmental and carbon offset interests has continued meeting during 2009 to evaluate opportunities for voluntary incentives for greenhouse gas reduction measures in agriculture. More information about the group’s activities is available on the Oregon Department of Agriculture’s website.

Documents and Reports

• Memo from Agriculture Subcommittee co-chairs to Oregon Global Warming Commission, 9/15/08
• Global Warming and Agriculture: 2009 Agenda Proposal