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Agricultural Land Use In El Dorado County BrochureAg Commission

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Created in 1967 by the Board of Supervisors, the Agricultural Commission acts in an advisory capacity to the Board and the Planning Commission on all matters related to agriculture. The Agricultural Commission's scope of interest includes a wide variety of agricultural, timber and land use issues including agricultural land preservation, agricultural production, forest land preservation and forest production. The Commission also advises the Board of procedures and techniques requiring legislative or policy actions that would encourage and promote agricultural activities that are conducive to the continued well being of El Dorado County.

The Commission consists of seven members representing various aspects of the agricultural and timber industries. Following is a current membership list which shows the representative group of each member.

2010 MEMBERSHIP STATUS
MEMBER
REPRESENTATIVE GROUP
TERM EXPIRATION
Chuck Bacchi Livestock Industry January, 2011
Greg Boeger Agricultural Processing Industry January, 2012
Bill Draper Forestry/Related Industries January, 2012
Ron Mansfield Fruit & Nut Farming Industry January, 2011
John Smith Fruit & Nut Farming Industry January, 2013
Lloyd Walker Other Agricultural Interests January, 2013
Gary Ward Livestock Industry January, 2010

Ex-Officio Members:
William J. Stephans, Agricultural Commissioner/Sealer

The Agricultural Commissioner/Sealer provides staff support for the Agricultural Commission and acts as Secretary to the Commission. You may contact the Agricultural Commission at:

El Dorado County Department of Agriculture, Weights & Measures
311 Fair Lane
Placerville, CA 95667
Telephone: (530) 621-5520
Fax: (530) 626-4756

The El Dorado County Agricultural Commission’s regularly scheduled meetings begin at 6:30p.m. on the second Wednesday of each month.  Meetings are held in the Board of Supervisors Meeting Room located at 330 Fair Lane – Building A, Placerville, California, 95667.  

The meeting dates for the Agricultural Commission for 2010 are as follows: 

January 13, 2010 July 14, 2010
February 10, 2010 August 11, 2010
March 10, 2010 September 8, 2010
April 14, 2010 October 13, 2010
May 12, 2010 November 10, 2010
June 9, 2010 December 8, 2010

All regularly scheduled meeting dates are subject to change and/or cancellation. Questions regarding the Agricultural Commission should be directed to the El Dorado County Department of Agriculture, Weights and Measures, 311 Fair Lane, Placerville, CA 95667; (530) 621-5520; fax (530) 626-4756.; e-mail eldcag@edcgov.us

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