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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Office of the Secretary
Research, Education, and
Economics, USDA.
ACTION: Appointment of members.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The Specialty Crops
Competitiveness Act of 2004, Pub. L.
108–465, Title III, Sec. 303, amends the
National Agricultural Research,
Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of
1977 to insert after section 1408 (7
U.S.C. 3123) the following new section:
‘‘Sec. 1408A. Specialty Crop
Committee.’’ This notice announces the
individuals who were recently
appointed to the Specialty Crop
Committee by the Executive Committee
of the USDA National Agricultural
Research, Extension, Education, and
Economics Advisory Board, as required
in the legislation. Four of the eight
appointees are members serving terms
on the Advisory Board. The members of
the Specialty Crop Committee are as
follows: Chair, Dr. Walter Armbruster,
President, Farm Foundation, Oak Brook,
IL; Dr. Jeffrey Armstrong, Dean, College
of Agriculture and Natural Resources,
Michigan State University, East Lansing,
MI; Mr. Daniel Botts, Director,
Environment and Pest Management
Division, Florida Fruit and Vegetable
Association, Maitland, FL; Dr. Nancy
Cremer, Director, Center for
Environmental Farming Systems, North
Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC;
Mr. James Lugg, President, TransFRESH
Corporation, Salinas, CA; Mr. William J.
Lyons, Jr., Former California Secretary
of Agriculture and Owner, Mape’s
Ranch, Modesto, CA; Dr. Philip Nelson,
Scholle Chair Professor, Department of
Food Sciences, Purdue University, West
Lafayette, IN; Mr. Craig Regelbrugge,
Senior Director, American Nursery and
Landscape Association, Washington,
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Members to the Specialty Crop
Committee were appointed by the
Executive Committee of the USDA
National Agricultural Research,
Extension, Education, and Economics
Advisory Board during the Board’s
March 9–11, 2005 public meeting in
Washington, DC.
[Docket No. 05–006–2]
DATES:
National Agricultural
Research, Extension, Education, and
Economics Advisory Board; Room
344A, Jamie L. Whitten Building; U.S.
Department of Agriculture; STOP 2255;
1400 Independence Avenue, SW.
Washington, DC 20250–2255.
ADDRESSES:
Notice of Appointment of Members to
the Specialty Crop Committee
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DC. The Specialty Crop Committee is a
permanent committee, whose members
serve at the discretion of the Advisory
Board’s Executive Committee.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Deborah Hanfman, Executive Director,
National Agricultural Research,
Extension, Education, and Economics
Advisory Board; Room 344A, Jamie L.
Whitten Building; U.S. Department of
Agriculture, STOP 2255; 1400
Independence Avenue, SW.;
Washington, DC 20250–2255.
Telephone: 202–720–3684 Fax: 202–
720–6199; or e-mail:
dhanfman@csrees.usda.gov
The
Specialty Crop Committee is responsible
for studying the scope and effectiveness
of research, extension, and economics
programs affecting the specialty crop
industry. The term ‘‘specialty crop’’
means fruits and vegetables, tree nuts,
dried fruits, and nursery crops
(including floriculture). Findings
contained in the Specialty Crop
Committee’s annual study along with
recommendations that address items
specified in the legislation will be
submitted in a report to the Advisory
Board. Those findings and
recommendations approved by the
Board will be considered by the
Secretary in preparing annual budget
recommendations for the Department of
Agriculture.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Done at Washington, DC this 5th day of
May 2005.
Joseph J. Jen,
Under Secretary, Research, Education, and
Economics.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Office of the Secretary
Notice of Appointment of Members to the Specialty Crop Committee
AGENCY: Research, Education, and Economics, USDA.
ACTION: Appointment of members.
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SUMMARY: The Specialty Crops Competitiveness Act of 2004, Pub. L. 108-
465, Title III, Sec. 303, amends the National Agricultural Research,
Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 to insert after section 1408
(7 U.S.C. 3123) the following new section: ``Sec. 1408A. Specialty Crop
Committee.'' This notice announces the individuals who were recently
appointed to the Specialty Crop Committee by the Executive Committee of
the USDA National Agricultural Research, Extension, Education, and
Economics Advisory Board, as required in the legislation. Four of the
eight appointees are members serving terms on the Advisory Board. The
members of the Specialty Crop Committee are as follows: Chair, Dr.
Walter Armbruster, President, Farm Foundation, Oak Brook, IL; Dr.
Jeffrey Armstrong, Dean, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources,
Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI; Mr. Daniel Botts,
Director, Environment and Pest Management Division, Florida Fruit and
Vegetable Association, Maitland, FL; Dr. Nancy Cremer, Director, Center
for Environmental Farming Systems, North Carolina State University,
Raleigh, NC; Mr. James Lugg, President, TransFRESH Corporation,
Salinas, CA; Mr. William J. Lyons, Jr., Former California Secretary of
Agriculture and Owner, Mape's Ranch, Modesto, CA; Dr. Philip Nelson,
Scholle Chair Professor, Department of Food Sciences, Purdue
University, West Lafayette, IN; Mr. Craig Regelbrugge, Senior Director,
American Nursery and Landscape Association, Washington, DC. The
Specialty Crop Committee is a permanent committee, whose members serve
at the discretion of the Advisory Board's Executive Committee.
DATES: Members to the Specialty Crop Committee were appointed by the
Executive Committee of the USDA National Agricultural Research,
Extension, Education, and Economics Advisory Board during the Board's
March 9-11, 2005 public meeting in Washington, DC.
ADDRESSES: National Agricultural Research, Extension, Education, and
Economics Advisory Board; Room 344A, Jamie L. Whitten Building; U.S.
Department of Agriculture; STOP 2255; 1400 Independence Avenue, SW.
Washington, DC 20250-2255.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Deborah Hanfman, Executive Director,
National Agricultural Research, Extension, Education, and Economics
Advisory Board; Room 344A, Jamie L. Whitten Building; U.S. Department
of Agriculture, STOP 2255; 1400 Independence Avenue, SW.; Washington,
DC 20250-2255. Telephone: 202-720-3684 Fax: 202-720-6199; or e-mail:
dhanfman@csrees.usda.gov
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Specialty Crop Committee is responsible
for studying the scope and effectiveness of research, extension, and
economics programs affecting the specialty crop industry. The term
``specialty crop'' means fruits and vegetables, tree nuts, dried
fruits, and nursery crops (including floriculture). Findings contained
in the Specialty Crop Committee's annual study along with
recommendations that address items specified in the legislation will be
submitted in a report to the Advisory Board. Those findings and
recommendations approved by the Board will be considered by the
Secretary in preparing annual budget recommendations for the Department
of Agriculture.
Done at Washington, DC this 5th day of May 2005.
Joseph J. Jen,
Under Secretary, Research, Education, and Economics.
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