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ISSUE 348 THE OREGON DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE WINTER 2002/03 

In this issue 

Oregon agriculture: industry overview............... 2 

Agricultural Commodity Commissions .............. 3 

State Board of Agriculture ................................... 4 

ODA around the state & around the world ......... 5 

ODA mission.......................................................... 6 

ODA budget ........................................................... 6 

ODA organization .................................................. 6 

ODA administration .............................................. 7 

Administrative Services Division ........................ 8 

Agricultural Development and 

Marketing Division .............................................. 10 

Animal Health and Identification Division ........ 12 

Commodity Inspection Division ........................ 14 

Food Safety Division .......................................... 16 

Laboratory Services ........................................... 18 

Measurement Standards Division ..................... 20 

Natural Resources Division ............................... 22 

Pesticides Division ............................................. 24 

Plant Division ...................................................... 26 

ODA directory ...................................................... 28 

The Oregon Department of Agriculture is as diverse as the 

state’s agriculture industry itself. With its nine divisions and 

numerous individual programs, ODA serves a wide variety of 

audiences ranging from the rural farmer and rancher to the 

urban-dwelling consumer. 

ODA has a three-fold mission: 1) promoting and developing the 

economic viability of the agricultural industry; 2) protecting 

Oregon’s agricultural natural resources for present and future 

generations; and 3) ensuring Oregonians receive quality food 

products that are safe and wholesome, and that products 

manufactured and sold in Oregon are accurately represented in 

terms of weight and measure. 

The Oregon Department of Agriculture remains committed to 

the core values of integrity, competence, and customer service. 

ODA’s efforts will continue to be tied to the well being of the 

agriculture industry and its contributions to the state’s economy. 

This Biennial Report for 2001-2003 captures the recent 

accomplishments of the Oregon Department of Agriculture. It 

also highlights goals for the immediate future and how ODA is 

measuring its performance. The agency remains committed to 

successfully meeting the challenges that lie ahead with vision, 

hard work, and accountability.

Oregon 

Agriculture 

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Oregon agriculture: 

industry overview 

Like other industries in the state, Oregon agriculture has 

faced a number of economic challenges in recent years. Still, 

agriculture remains a chief contributor to the Oregon economy 

and continues to be a way of life for many of the state’s 

residents. 

The industry’s diversity continues to be part of its strength. 

While some commodities have suffered from a drop in 

production value, others have remained strong. The overall 

result has been a slow but steady growth for Oregon agriculture. 

Only twice in the past 16 years has the value of agriculture 

production in the state dropped from the previous year. 

The numbers help tell the story. Oregon’s value of 

agricultural production stands at $3.5 billion. To grow their 

crops and raise their livestock, Oregon producers purchase more 

than $3.2 billion of inputs, including seed, feed, supplies and 

services from local companies — a significant contribution to 

the vitality of rural and urban businesses throughout the state. As 

commodities move from farm to consumer, another $2 billion in 

value is added through processing. Add in transportation, 

marketing, warehousing and storage, and related services, and 

nearly 10 percent of the economy is related to agriculture. 

Approximately one in 12 Oregon jobs (140,000) are tied to the 

industry, with about 60,000 of these located on farms. 

Products of Oregon make their way throughout the world. 

Roughly 80 percent of Oregon’s agriculture production goes out 

of the state, with half of it marketed overseas. This means jobs 

and dollars for not only rural communities, but urban centers as 

well. More than 60 percent of the volume of exports through the 

Port of Portland are agricultural products. 

Oregon growers join other U.S. farmers as some of the most 

efficient in the world. Each grower produces enough food for 

130 people, allowing more than 98 percent of the population to 

do something other than worrying about where their next meal 

will come from. Modern farming techniques allow more 

production on less land, enabling environmentally sensitive 

areas and wildlife habitat to be set aside. If production capacity 

were at 1950 levels, it would require 1/3 more land than is under 

cultivation today to obtain the same amount of harvest. 

Oregon leads the nation in the production of Christmas trees, 

grass seed, hazelnuts, peppermint, raspberries, blackberries, 

loganberries and other berry crops. Oregon is a major producer 

of hops, sweet cherries, blueberries, strawberries, onions, 

cauliflower, pears, green peas, and nursery products. 

Greenhouse and nursery products rank as the state’s number 

one commodity with a production value of $680 million. Cattle 

and calves ranks number two with nearly $423 million in sales. 

Hay ($333 million), grass seed ($324 million), and milk ($266 

million) round out the top five commodities. 

With more than 250 commodities grown in the state, ranging 

from azaleas to wheat, Oregon’s agricultural base is 

tremendously diversified. 

The state has several distinct agricultural regions: 

• The Willamette Valley is the most diversified. Specialty crops 

include vegetables, berries, hazelnuts, hops and nursery 

products. 

• Tree fruits, potatoes and livestock dominate southern 

Oregon’s agricultural industry. 

• Fisheries and dairy farms are abundant in the coastal region. 

• The Columbia Basin is noted for its large dryland wheat 

farms. 

• Hood River and Wasco counties are famous for cherries, 

apples and pears. Surrounding counties in northeastern 

Oregon produce a number 

of irrigated field crops in 

addition to wheat and 

livestock. 

• Malheur County in eastern 

Oregon produces seed 

crops, onions, potatoes, 

sugar beets and other 

specialty crops. Excellent 

growing conditions and 

cooperative efforts with 

Idaho enhance the area’s 

production and processing 

abilities. 

Oregon ranks #1 nationally in the production of… 

Commodity Production Unit 

Bentgrass seed 5,006,000 Lb. 

Blackberries 41,600,000 Lb. 

Boysen & youngberries 4,100,000 Lb. 

Christmas trees 8,546,000 Trees 

Fescue seed 249,222,000 Lb. 

Hazelnuts 49,500 Ton 

Loganberries 110,000 Lb. 

Orchardgrass seed 15,577,000 Lb. 

Peppermint 2,184,000 Lb. 

Potted florist azaleas (wholesale) 21,380,000 Dollars 

Raspberries, black 3,810,000 Lb. 

Ryegrass seed 458,813,000 Lb. 

• Livestock and hay production dominate in Harney and Lake 

counties in southeastern Oregon. 

• Jefferson County and other Central Oregon areas grow a wide 

range of crops, including vegetable seeds, mint and grains. 

Livestock and hay are the predominant commodities in other 

central Oregon counties. 

Oregon agriculture is not without its issues. Structural 

changes in the industry brought about by expanding trade and 

consolidation in the wholesale and retail food sector are major 

challenges. In the past five years, 700-800 mergers and 

acquisitions per year have occurred in the food sector, leaving 

growers with fewer outlets to market their crops. The strong 

dollar and expanded trade agreements have enabled lower 

costing imports to affect local markets, and made U.S. exports 

more expensive to Oregon’s trading partners. Producers are 

finding new ways to market their commodities, and many are 

being forced to expand in size or to reduce their size and find 

off-farm employment. 

Due to a variety of factors facing farmers and ranchers 

ranging from low prices to increased expenses to drought 

conditions in certain parts of the state, Oregon’s net farm income 

remains relatively and historically low. 

There are also issues related to water and land — 

fundamental components of production agriculture. The 

necessity of access to water for irrigation and the constant 

competitive pressures placed on agricultural land continue to 

provide significant challenges for the industry. 

The loss of agricultural land as the primary resource of the 

agriculture industry is a major concern as population growth 

continues. The Oregon Department of Agriculture is working 

closely with other state agencies and local governments to 

assure preservation of this valuable asset, which not only serves 

as the natural resource base for production, but also adds natural 

beauty, open space, and wildlife habitat. 

With retirement facing an aging farm population and costs 

increasing for young people entering farming or ranching, 

challenges face the transition to a new generation. Oregon 

farmers and ranchers average nearly 54 years of age, and within 

the next decade more than 75 percent of the farmland will 

change hands. Family farm ownership and diverse operations 

have been a tradition in Oregon. However, costs of ownership 

could force consolidation and concentration, potentially 

affecting availability of products, prices paid by local 

consumers, and the profile of farm and ranch ownership. 

Despite the challenges, agriculture remains a leading industry 

in the state and contributes heavily to the Oregon economy. A 

traditional industry like agriculture and its steady presence over 

the years can serve as a beacon for other economic sectors and 

provide a foundation for Oregon to grow itself into greater 

prosperity.

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Agricultural Commodity Commissions 

Oregon Albacore Commission 

541-267-5810 • Nick Furman, Administrator 

Oregon Alfalfa Seed Commission 

541-881-1345 • Edith Kressly, Administrator 

Oregon Bartlett Pear Commission 

503-652-9720 • Linda Bailey, Administrator 

Oregon Beef Council 

503-274-2333 • Dianne Byrne Johnston, Administrator 

Oregon Blueberry Commission 

503-364-2944 • Byran Ostlund, Administrator 

Oregon Chewings Fescue & Creeping Red Fescue 

Commission 

503-585-1157 • David S. Nelson, Administrator 

Oregon Clover Commission 

503-370-7019 • John McCulley, Administrator 

Oregon Dairy Products Commission 

503-229-5033 • Sheldon Pratt, Administrator 

Oregon Dungeness Crab Commission 

541-267-5810 • Nick Furman, Administrator 

Oregon Fryer Commission 

503-256-1151 • Nicole Negulesco, Administrator 

Oregon Grains Commission 

541-276-4609 • Tammy Dennee, Administrator 

Oregon Hazelnut Commission 

503-678-6823 • Polly Owen, Administrator 

Oregon Highland Bentgrass Commission 

503-364-2944 • Bryan Ostlund, Administrator 

Oregon Hop Commission 

503-633-2922 • Michelle Palacios, Administrator 

Oreeggonn's top teenn agricuultuural commmoditiees 

Hay, all 

Grass seed, all 

Milk, all 

Christmas trees 

Potatoes, all 

Wheat, all 

Onions, all 

Oregon Mint Commission 


Oregon Orchardgrass Seed Producers Commission 


Oregon Potato Commission 

503-731-3300 • William Wise, Administrator 

Oregon Processed Vegetable Commission 


Oregon Raspberry & Blackberry Commission 

800-859-0355 or 541-758-4043 • Philip Gutt, Administrator 

Pears, all 

Oregon Ryegrass Growers Seed Commission 


Oregon Salmon Commission 

541-994-2647 • Nancy Fitzpatrick, Administrator 

Oregon Sheep Commission 

503-364-5462 • Richard Kosesan, Administrator 

Oregon Strawberry Commission 

1-800-859-0355 or 541-758-4043 • Philip Gutt, 

Administrator 

Oregon Sweet Cherry Commission 

541-386-5761 • Dana Branson, Administrator 

Oregon Tall Fescue Commission 

503-585-1157 • Dave Nelson, Administrator 

Oregon Trawl Commission 

503-325-3384 • Joe Easley, Administrator 

Oregon Wheat Commission 

503-229-6665 • Tana Simpson, Administrator 

Western Oregon Onion Commission 

503-510-2632 • Bruce Andrews, Administrator 



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Oregon’s 28 Commodity 

Commissions are an integral 

part of the state’s agriculture 

industry and provide 

opportunities to do focused 

activities revolving around 

research, promotion, and 

education. By forming a 

commodity commission, 

growers agree to assess 

themselves in order to 

accomplish things that can’t 

be done by individual 

producers. By pooling the 

financial resources, growers 

can pursue activities that 

benefit the entire industry. 

Commodity commissions are 

governed by a board of 

anywhere from five to eleven 

commissioners who come 

from geographic areas where 

the commodity is grown. The 

commissions monitor 

performance and evaluate the 

return in investment made by 

assessment payers. 

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State Board of 


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A 10-member State Board 

of Agriculture, appointed 

by the governor, advises 

the Oregon Department of 

Agriculture on policy 

issues and development of 

rules. Board members 

serve four-year terms with 

a maximum of two terms. 

The board meets four times 

a year in various locations 

around the state. 

State law requires seven of 

the appointed board 

members to be farmers or 

ranchers who represent 

different segments of 

agriculture; two board 

members must represent 

consumers; and the tenth 

member is the chair of the 

Soil and Water 

Conservation Commission. 

This board serves to keep 

the director in close touch 

with the day-to-day issues 

of producers and 

consumers. 

The director serves as an 

ex-officio member of the 

board without the right to 

vote. Thayne Dutson, dean 

of the College of 

Agricultural Sciences at 

Oregon State University, is 

also an ex-officio member. 

Board members may be 

contacted through the 

Oregon Department of 

Agriculture: 

635 Capitol Street NE 

Salem OR, 97301-2532 

503-986-4552. 

Thayne Dutson 

ex-officio member 



Clint Smith, chair 

Represents the nursery 

industry 

Ken Bailey 

Represents the tree fruit 

industry 

Tom Bedell 

Represents Soil & Water 

Conservation Districts 

Bernie Faber 

Represents the dairy 

industry 

Patricia Dudley 

Represents the wine 

industry 

Rick Gustafson 

Represents consumer 

interests 

George Pugh 

Represents the seed 

industry 

Jim Rue 

Represents consumer 

interests 

Reid Saito 

Represents row crops 

Pat Wortman 

Represents the cattle 

industry 

Board members get first-hand look at a 

salmon rearing facility in Astoria 

The ten-member board holds quarterly public meetings 

throughout the state. 

State Board of Agriculture 

highlights 

• Assisted in the selection of 53 recipients for nearly $3 

million in specialty crop grants. Board members reviewed 

263 proposals from Oregon producers, processors, and 

other agricultural interests before making final 

recommendations to ODA. 

• Adopted agricultural water quality management plans and 

rules for 18 management areas, bringing the statewide 

total of SB 1010 plans and rules to 24. The board also 

approved the biennial review of five plans/rules 

previously adopted and approved formation of local 

advisory committees in numerous other water quality 

management areas around the state. 

• Actively participated in the development of the Pesticide 

Use Reporting System (PURS). Board members met with 

legislative leadership and governor’s staff to review and 

address differences in development and implementation 

of rules for PURS. 

• Provided outreach to other important boards and 

commissions in an effort to understand and collaborate on 

various issues important to agriculture. Joint meetings 

were held with the Oregon Watershed Enhancement 

Board and USDA’s Farm Service Agency. 

• Approved numerous resolutions important to Oregon 

agriculture, including support for Columbia River 

dredging, financial relief for Klamath Basin farmers, and 

the development of a GMO testing program within ODA. 

Former board member, Margaret Magruder, and 

current board member, George Pugh, tour a potato 

packing shed in Klamath Falls.

ODA around the state & around the world 

1. Sudden oak death 

ODA initiated a quarantine in a 

small area of Curry County in 

response to the detection of this 

fungal killer of susceptible trees 

and plants. In addition, 

eradication efforts have kept the 

disease from spreading in 

Oregon. Partnering with other 

agencies, ODA’s quick and 

thorough action has protected the 

state’s important nursery and 

Christmas tree industries. 

2. Seafood processing 

facility 

New opportunities for south coast 

fishermen were created this year 

as a result of the ODA’s work to 

develop new capacity to process 

seafood for Korean export 

buyers. Located in Charleston, 

the new plant is projected to 

receive, process, and export in 

excess of $2 million annually, 

contributing needed employment 

and processing capacity to the 

coastal economy. 

3. Tuberculosis in elk 

Oregon’s important TB-free 

status was maintained thanks to 

quick response by ODA 

veterinarians to an outbreak of 

tuberculosis in Grant County 

farmed elk. A quarantine, 

thorough testing of the animals, 

and appropriate depopulation 

efforts confined the outbreak to a 

single animal and kept the disease 

from spreading. 

4. Good handling 

practices audit 

The nation’s first good handling 

practices certificate was issued by 

ODA to a Klamath Basin potato 

packer. ODA is now issuing good 

agricultural practices certification 

(GAP) for growers and good 

handling practices (GHP) for 

packers of fresh produce. 

Increasingly, grocery retailers and 

food service distributors are 

requiring both GAP and GHP 

certification from their suppliers 

of fresh produce products. 

5. Packaged products 

inspection 

ODA’s Measurement Standards 

Division held training sessions 

for corporate executives of 

Oregon’s top grocery retailers on 

proper packaging of products. 

The training resulted in corporate 

procedures that assure consumers 

are getting what they pay for in 

packaged products. 

6. Water quality 

management plans 

New agricultural water quality 

management plans (SB 1010) for 

such areas as the Mid-Willamette 

River and the South Santiam 

were adopted with ODA 

assistance and local involvement. 

Some two dozen such plans have 

been adopted statewide to 

successfully improve local 

natural resource conditions. 

7. Fertilizer rules 

Oregon became only the fifth 

state to adopt standards for heavy 

metals found in fertilizer 

products. By working with the ag 

industry and other interested 

parties, rules have been adopted 

that help assure fertilizers in 

Oregon are safe to use. 

8. Shellfish harvest 

closures 

Protecting public health, ODA’s 

Food Safety Division continued 

sampling and testing shellfish 

along the Oregon Coast, 

periodically closing harvest areas 

due to naturally occurring toxin 

events. 

9. Japanese beetle 

As part of its annual insect pest 

detection efforts, ODA captured the 

potentially devastating Japanese 

beetle in separate occasions near 

Portland International Airport, 

where they came in on cargo 

planes. Quick detection and 

response has kept the pest from 

establishing itself in Oregon as it 

has in other parts of the U.S. 

10. Biocontrol of noxious 

weeds 

ODA’s well renown program of 

using good bugs to fight bad 

weeds continued with successful 

efforts, such as the use of seed 

weevils to battle diffuse 

knapweed in parts of Eastern 

Oregon. In all, ODA has released 

70 different species of biocontrol 

agents to control 26 specific 

weeds. 

11. GMO bentgrass 

ODA established an 11,000 acre 

control area in Jefferson County 

for production of genetically 

modified bentgrass in an effort to 

keep such production segregated 

from non-GMO production in the 

Willamette Valley, the state’s 

principal growing area for 

bentgrass. The new herbicideresistant 

variety could be used in 

such locations as golf courses 

where spraying for weed control 

could take place without harming 

the turf. 

12. Food Code 

ODA updated the state’s Food 

Code for retail establishments to 

strengthen procedures ensuring 

Oregon consumers that food 

products are properly handled. 

The new code focuses on specific 

risk factors that are science based 

and have shown to be the biggest 

contributors to food borne 

illnesses. 

13. Specialty crop grants 

Nearly $3 million in federal funds 

were awarded by ODA and the 

State Board of Agriculture to 54 

grant recipients that are focusing 

on specialty crop projects ranging 

from control of varroa mites in 

bees to the creation of new 

canning technology that utilizes 

fresh Oregon fruit. 

14. Senior nutrition 

coupons 

ODA helped distribute nearly 

$900,000 in coupons redeemable 

by low income senior citizens to 

purchase fresh fruits and 

vegetables at Oregon farmers’ 

markets and roadside stands. The 

Senior Farmers’ Market Nutrition 

Program served thousands of 

seniors while providing income 

to Oregon ag producers. 

15. Onions to Mexico 

ODA hosted Mexican produce 

buyers as an effort to develop 

markets for yellow onions in 

Mexico. Buyers traveled to 

Malheur County as well as the 

Willamette Valley to see up close 

Oregon’s field production and are 

poised to make major purchases 

in the near future. 

16. Grass seed to China 

Building upon earlier efforts to 

market Willamette Valley grass 

seed to China, ODA offered 

numerous technical seminars to 

the Chinese that helped increase 

sales of grass seed to an 

estimated $15 million — a record 

high that represents a significant 

economic boost to local growers. 

17. Marketing Oregon fruit 

to Japan 

ODA-led tours introduced 

Japanese grocery chain store 

owners to Oregon berries and 

other specialty crops grown in the 

Willamette Valley. The group 

represents some $4 billion in 

buying power and is expected to 

increase purchases of local fresh 

fruit from Oregon — based on 

what they observed during the 

inbound trade mission. 

ODA highlights 

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ODA 

mission 

The Oregon 

Department of 

Agriculture has a 

threefold mission: 

• Ensure food safety 

and provide consumer 

protection; 

• Protect agricultural 

natural resources; and, 

• Promote economic 

development in the 

agricultural industry. 

ODA budget 

The Oregon Department of Agriculture's 2001- 

2003 biennium Legislatively adopted budget, 

close of 2001 session, is $75,376,656. The general 

fund budget decreased from 23.8 million in 1999- 

2001 to $22.2 million in 2001-2003. The majority 

of the decrease is attributed to program 

reductions, however there is an increase of 

approximately $600,000 for operation and 

development of the Pesticides Use Reporting 

System. Due to new food safety inspectors, 

increased Animal Health Laboratory testing, 

pesticide seasonal positions, the Pesticides Use 

Reporting System, HB3815-fertilizers and 

inflation, the other funds budget increased from 

$38.59 million to $42.5 million. SB5533 added 

$3.1 million in lottery fund pass through dollars 

for county fairs. Federal funds decreased by $1.36 

million to remove unused federal fund limitation. 

The total number of FTE increased from 424 in 

1999-2001 to 433 in 2001-2003. This is due to 

new positions for food safety inspectors, the 

Pesticides Use Reporting System, and fertilizers— 

HB3815. 

ODA organization 



Deputy director 

Chuck Craig 

Protection of Natural 

Resources 

Administrative Services 

Division 

Assists the divisions by providing 

accounting, computer services, 

personnel management, 

purchasing, and licensing. 

Plant Division 

Works to eradicate serious insect 

pests and diseases, control 

noxious weeds, and provide 

inspection services for Oregon's 

nursery and Christmas tree 

industries. 

Natural Resources Division 

Responsible for proper resource 

stewardship practices on 

agricultural lands and ensuring 

that prime agricultural lands are 

maintained in farm use. 

Animal Health & 

Identification Division 

Works to reduce exposure of 

humans and animals to 

dangerous livestock diseases 

and to enhance economic 

production of livestock. 

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Governor 

Ted Kulongoski 

Director 

Katy Coba 

Assistant director 

Lisa Charpilloz Hanson 

Food Safety & Consumer 

Protection 

Food Safety Division 

Licenses and inspects all facets 

of the food distribution system, 

except restaurants, to ensure 

consumers that food is safe for 

consumption. 

Pesticides Division 

Regulates the sale and use of 

pesticides, provides testing and 

licensing of all users of restricteduse 

pesticides, is responsible for 

fertilizer regulation, and 

investigates incidents of 

pesticide misuse. 

Measurement Standards 

Division 

Assures consumers of accurate 

weight and measure of food and 

non-food products, services, and 

commodities purchased in 


Commodity Inspection 

Division 

Ensures uniform grading of fresh 

produce for consumers through a 

self-supported inspection 

service, provides consumer 

protection through labeling laws, 

and is responsible for seed 

regulation. 

Historical comparison of Legislature approved budgets 

Administration & 

Information Office 

Provides overall agency 

coordination and direction, 

research and special event 

coordination, support to ODA 

divisions, and public information 

services. 

Oregon Wine 

Advisory Board 

Promotes the wine 

industry. 


John Szczepanski 

Agricultural Development 

and Marketing 


& Marketing Division 

Helps Oregon companies 

expand markets for value-added 

food and agricultural products 

and works to create jobs 

through expanding value-added 

agricultural businesses. 

Laboratory Services 

Provides lab analysis for food 

and dairy samples, animal feeds, 

fertilizer and water. Certifies 

value-added food products prior 

to overseas shipment. 

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ODA administration 

Katy Coba 

Director, oversees all functions of the department while working with the governor, legislature, agricultural, and 

consumer groups to carry out the state’s agricultural policy. Appointed by the governor in 2003, Katy has returned 

to ODA after serving as interim director of the Oregon Economic and Community Development Department. Katy 

spent six years at ODA (1988-94) as special assistant to the director and assistant director for agricultural 

development and marketing. She left ODA in 1994 to serve in Governor Kitzhaber’s office, working on issues 

related to economic development and international trade policy. Katy is a graduate of Whitman College and has a 

bachelor’s degree in economics. 

Chuck Craig 

Deputy director, manages the 

department’s natural resource policy 

area and administrative functions. He 

oversees the Natural Resources, Plant, 

Animal Health and Identification, and 

Administrative Services divisions. He 

also serves as the department’s 

legislative coordinator. He joined the 

department in 1988 as manager of the field burning 

program. He was named assistant administrator of the 

Natural Resources Division in 1990, and administrator 

in 1996. He developed a number of the department’s 

natural resource programs including the Water 

Quality, Confined Animal Feeding Operations, and 

the Field Burning programs before being promoted to 

assistant director in 1997 and deputy director in 2000. 

Lisa Charpilloz Hanson 

Assistant director, oversees the 

department's food safety and consumer 

protection policy area. She works with 

Commodity Inspection, Food Safety, 

Pesticides, and Measurement Standards 

divisions. Lisa joined ODA in 1996 as 

the Commodity Commission program 

manager. She was named administrator 

of the Commodity Inspection Division in 1998. Lisa is a 

graduate of Oregon State University with a degree in 

agriculture and resources economics. 

Sherry Kudna 

Executive assistant, serves as secretary 

to the State Board of Agriculture, rules 

coordinator for the department, assistant 

to Lisa Charpilloz Hanson, and assistant 

to Chuck Craig for legislative bill 

tracking during legislative session. 

Bruce Pokarney 

Director of communications and 

manages the Information Office. He 

also serves as department spokesperson 

and has the primary responsibility of 

working with news media. Bruce writes 

news releases and feature stories about 

the industry and the department while 

also handling special projects for ODA. Prior to 

joining the department in 1991, Bruce spent 14 years 

in broadcast news in Portland and has a bachelor’s 

degree in communications from Washington State 

University. 


Assistant director, oversees the 

department’s marketing and laboratory 

programs, and coordinates ODA’s 

activities at the Food Innovation Center 

(FIC) in Portland. Szczepanski joined 

ODA in 2000, having held marketing 

positions with International Paper 

Company in Japan, Ireland and Great 

Britain. Szczepanski also worked for a Japanese food 

processor and the Agricultural Trade Office of the US 

Embassy in Tokyo. He is a graduate of Western 

Michigan University and holds an MBA from the 

Kellogg School of Northwestern University. 

Brent Searle 

Special assistant to the director, serves 

as the coordinator of the department's 

Farm Mediation Program and as the 

department's alternative dispute 

resolution (ADR) specialist. 

Brent also serves as the department’s 

research analyst, conducting studies, 

developing reports, and providing 

policy analysis for the director's office. He is a graduate 

of Brigham Young University, with degrees in 

agricultural economics and international business, and 

Willamette University Atkinson School of Business in 

public administration. 

Kathy Harris 

Assistant to the director, serves as office 

manager for the Director’s Office. She 

provides confidential executive 

assistance to the director and assistant 

directors. She also serves on committees 

and coordinates special projects as 

requested. Kathy is a graduate of 

Western Oregon State University. 

Katherine Kennedy 

Publications coordinator, is 

responsible for the design and 

preparation of the department’s 

printed publications. She also 

coordinates ODA’s Web 

development efforts. 

Katherine is a graduate of Eastern 

Oregon State College and has received a professional 

multimedia developer certificate from Portland State 

University. 


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The Information 

Office 

503-986-4550 

The Information Office 

provides support and 

assistance to ODA 

administration and divisions 

through media relations, 

publications, Web site 

coordination, and special 

projects. 

Products include news 

releases, the Story of the Week, 

the Agriculture Quarterly, and 

a variety of other publications. 

The Information Office also 

serves as the first point of 

contact for many of ODA’s 

customers. 

The Farm 

Mediation 

Program 

503-986-4558 

The Farm Mediation Program 

is designed to help agricultural 

producers resolve disputes 

related to labor problems, 

nuisance complaints, contract 

issues, and other private-party 

concerns related to agriculture 

or natural resources. 

Oregon Wine 


(OWAB) 

503-228-8336 

Serving as the state’s wine 

commission, OWAB was 

founded in 1983 to facilitate 

the rapidly developing 

industry by coordinating 

research, marketing, and 

promotion of the state’s wines. 

OWAB assists in coordinating 

enological and viticultural 

research and experimentation 

to maximize quality and 

production of Oregon 

winegrowers. In addition, the 

board maintains more than 20 

promotional programs focused 

on creating a favorable 

marketing climate for Oregon 

wines and also provides major 

funding to marketing 

coalitions and regional groups 

within the state. 

Betty O’Brien 

Executive director 

of the Oregon Wine 


7

Administrative 

Services Division 

503-986-4580 

8 

John McGinn 

Administrator 

“Whether it is 

licensing, personnel, 

accounting, or 

information systems 

the job of our 

division is to take 

raw data, turn it into 

information and 

ultimately knowledge 

to be used to assist 

end users in 

performing their 

functions.” 

Lauren Henderson 

Assistant administrator 


Services Division 

Mission 

To act as a team, receiving and disseminating 

information, and providing continually improving 

services to internal and external customers. 

Budget 1/ 

General funds $722,980 

Federal funds $0 

Other funds $3,713,155 

Lottery funds $0 

Total funds $4,436,135 

1/ 2001-2003 Legislatively adopted close of regular session 

budget. Numbers do not include subsequent emergency 

board appropriations or special session adjustments. 

Staffing 

Administrative Services Division has a Salem-based staff of 

30 and provides the basic infrastructure for ODA’s internal 

operations. 

What we do 

The division supports all other ODA divisions with financial 

management, personnel, licensing, purchasing, and computer 

information systems. The division makes payment on all agency 

bills and accounts for all agency general funds, federal funds, 

and funds generated by license fees and services. The division 

develops ODA’s biennial budget, monitors spending within 

divisions, provides support for job recruitment and hiring, staff 

training, coordinates agency purchases and building 

maintenance, and provides information systems support, project 

management and systems development. 

Major accomplishments 

Other funds 

84% 

Personnel/payroll 

• Filled new human resources analyst 1 position, providing lead 

work and backup for payroll/benefit coordinator. This is the 

first time there has been permanent backup at ODA for 

payroll. Analyst is now training to take over the recruitment 

classification responsibilities. 

• Completed pilot on-line job application project. Moved to 

new Web-based system that will improve on the previous 

system. Currently the system is in the final stages of testing. 

This system allows applicants to store their “profile” for ease 

in completing future applications without having to re-enter 

information. 

• Reallocated all measurement standards specialists to 

compliance specialist 2. The new classification was 

developed by Department of Administrative Services to assist 

with the reduction in number of agency-specific classes. 

Financial management 

• Successfully tested an interface to automatically enter 

electronic bills into the accounting system. Metrofueling, 

Voyager, and Boise Cascade purchases can now be recorded 

and paid without hand keying the hundreds of items 

purchased each month. The test model will be expanded to 

include phone bills, legal charges, lab supplies, etc. 

• Set up recurring rent payments to process automatically. 

Since dollars due each month are known ahead of time, 

payments for the whole contract can be pre-authorized. 

• Implemented a lock-box depositing system to increase the 

agency’s cash handling controls. Agency receipts are 

deposited to an account upon receipt when mailed to a post 

office box address for U.S. Bank’s Gresham facility. Quick 

deposits allow ODA to earn interest even before entering 

details of the transaction into the accounting system. 

• Received the fiscal year 2002 Gold Star Certificate from the 

State Controller’s Office for achieving statewide accounting 

goals and for excellence in financial reporting. 

• Implemented a Web-based funds request system for federal 

grants. Electronic requests in lieu of paper invoices reduce 

turn-around time for receipt of money from months to days. 

Administrative Services Division 

Lottery funds 

0% 

General funds 

16% 

Federal funds 

0% 

• Added balance sheet, revenue and expenditure, and direct 

cash flow statements by fund to the financial reports available 

electronically each month. Balance sheets give a snapshot of 

what we own, what we owe, and what is owed to us at a point 

in time. Revenue and expenditure reports show what was 

earned (even if not yet received), spent (even if not paid) and 

if a profit or loss exists. Direct cash flow statements display 

actual cash inflows and outflows each month. 

Information systems 

• Provided computer support to all department personnel as 

needed, including ODA field staff located throughout the state 

and the Food Innovation Center in Portland. Approximately 

350 agency computers are maintained by Information 

Systems. 

• Introduced a standard strategy for achieving information 

system project goals. Initial success has been achieved with 

the introduction of the Pesticide Use Reporting System 

(PURS). The emergence of project management methodology 

provides valuable oversight to technology projects by 

planning, evaluating, consulting, providing and managing 

information technologies to assist divisions in accomplishing 

their mission and supporting their business practices. In the 

future, project management will provide an application of 

knowledge, skills, tools, and techniques to project activities to 

foster the technology needs of the agency. 

• Introduced and implemented an ODA policy on information 

technology security. The policy framework establishes 

enterprise-wide requirements for securing and protecting 

information technology hardware, software, systems, data, 

and facilities. The policy also identifies and establishes 

responsibilities necessary to ensure that adequate security is 

provided for agency information and information technology. 

• Worked towards completion of PURS utilizing the efforts of 

Pesticide Division staff, Information Systems staff as well as 

other Administrative Services staff members. Although the 

project has had many starts and stops, the division expects to 

have the project completed by the first part of 2003, 

depending upon available funding. When completed this 

project will represent state of the art technology that everyone 

can be proud of. 

• Developed and implemented “my.oda” with a project goal of 

providing customized access to virtually every resource a 

ODA employee needs while conducting ODA business. A 

“Web portal” for employees to access the systems described 

above was the selected vehicle to accomplish the project goal. 

The portal allows delivery of services based on user 

preferences and membership of that user in work groups. The 

portal provides secure admittance to dynamic systems that 

allow display and interaction with up-to-date information for 

staff, management of the data within the business systems in 

use throughout the department, and a focal point for 

completing the tasks assigned to employees. This will create a 

universal, standard mechanism for employees to manage their 

work lives — access from anywhere at anytime with the only 

requirement being a Web browser. 

• Provided technical support for major renovation of agency’s 

Web site.

Purchasing/contracts 

• Further streamlined the purchasing process, which in turn has 

improved the processing and delivery of goods and services 

to the agency and also to the various field staff located 

throughout the state. 

• Emphasized the use of the Internet for product research, 

availability of products, specifications, pricing and ordering, 

and on-line contract information. 

• Expanded the use of the state purchasing card to the division 

level, which provides managers with direct control of their 

respective procurement needs. 

• Developed electronic contract and grant templates with 

greater emphasis on progress reporting and outcomes. 

Budget 

• Successfully made the transition from the decades-old 

budgeting software (ABIS) to the new ORBITS budget 

preparation system, which offers on-site report printing, 

immediate updates, and the capability to run “what-if” 

scenarios. The 2003-2005 ODA budget is the first prepared 

on the new system. This was accomplished while preparing 

revenue, expenditure, and other fiscal information for five 

legislative special sessions held between December 2001 and 

September 2002. 

Goals 

• Continue to expand the capabilities of information systems to 

process recurring transactions electronically. 

• Upgrade the network infrastructure to include higher 

bandwidth for remote offices and dial-in field staff. 

• Depending upon available funding, complete the computer 

program for the new Pesticide Use Reporting System that 

includes a Web interface-reporting component, which may be 

a model for all future development. 

• Continue to expand the capabilities of the department’s 

presence on the World Wide Web to provide more 

information and better service to the department’s external 

customers. 

• Continue to look at ways to expand the use of the SPOTS 

program. 

• Expand the use of lock box services. 

• Update and develop new policies and procedures where 

needed for functions in all of the Administrative Services 

areas. 

• Implement “best practices” to the fullest extent possible in 

areas of accounting and information systems. 

• Continue to conduct training in cultural diversity, sexual 

harassment issues, and compliance with the Americans with 

Disabilities Act (ADA) to increase sensitivity of all levels of 

staff to these issues. 

• Continue to work toward a work force that is diversified and 

is inclusive to all, representing the best in Oregon human 

resources. 

Key performance measures 

• Percentage of agency deposits made through the lock box 

process. 

• Percentage of accounts receivable collected within 90 days. 

• Volume of agency transactions (revenue and expenditure) 

processed electronically. 

Budget 

$70,000,000 

$60,000,000 

$50,000,000 

$40,000,000 

$30,000,000 

$20,000,000 

$10,000,000 

$0 

Comparison: ASD to program growth 

Actuals Actuals Actuals Actuals Actuals Estimates 

1991-93 1993-95 1995-97 1997-99 1999-2001 2001-2003 

Years 

$ All other programs ASD expenditures FTE: ASD 

Valerie Pascal oversees the processing of more than 

46,000 licenses issued by the department. 

A view of ODA’s computer center. 

Information Systems staff respond to the department's 

computer technology needs. 

70.00 

65.00 

60.00 

55.00 

50.00 

45.00 

40.00 

35.00 

30.00 

25.00 

FTE 


Services 

Division 

503-986-4580 

Redesigned 

ODA Web site 

At the click of a mouse or a 

stroke of a keyboard, more 

than 1,600 pages of useful 

information and service is 

available at the Oregon 

Department of Agriculture 

Web site. A new and 

improved site gives 

customers a convenient 

way to get what they need. 

With literally tens of 

thousands of government 

Web sites available on the 

Internet, ODA has 

recognized the importance 

of providing information 

and offering service using 

this fast-growing 

technology. ODA 

customers used to need to 

make a phone call or pay a 

visit in person. Now, 

chances are they can get 

what they need by visiting 

the Web site — 24 hours a 

day, seven days a week. 

While ODA has offered a 

Web site for more than 

eight years, it was 

becoming a bit 

cumbersome and unwieldy 

with the rapid expansion of 

information and growth in 

demand. During the past 

biennium, a committee 

representing each of ODA's 

divisions met to change the 

look and function of the 

Web site. The result is a 

streamlined, easier-tonavigate 

site with a 

consistent look throughout. 

Perhaps the most important 

concept surrounding ODA's 

Web site is that it will be 

constantly changing. As 

new information becomes 

available and old 

information becomes 

obsolete, the ODA site will 

reflect the dynamic nature 

of the agency. 

There will always be a need 

in the foreseeable future for 

ODA to avail itself to 

telephone customers and 

walk-ins. But in the world 

of 21st century technology, 

and the public demand for 

service and information at 

any time of the day, the 

Oregon Department of 

Agriculture has made it a 

priority to offer a Web site 

that virtually does it all. 

Bookmark the address: 

 

9

Agricultural 

Development 

and Marketing 

Division 

503-872-6600 

oda.state.or.us/admd 

10 

Dalton Hobbs 

Administrator 

“As agricultural 

markets worldwide 

become increasingly 

sophisticated and 

demand more than 

good products at fair 

prices, the ADMD 

works closely with 

Oregon agricultural 

producers to develop 

and market products 

and processes to 

satisfy the 

marketplace.” 

Agricultural 

Development and 

Marketing 

Division 

Oregon Food Innovation Center 

1207 Northwest Naito Parkway, Suite 104 

Portland, OR 97209-2832 

503-872-6600 


Mission 

To foster a sustainable Oregon economy through 

the development and retention of production and 

processing capacity, and the promotion and marketing of the 

state’s agricultural and food products. 

Budget 1/ 

Oregon Trade Development Manager 

Laura Barton and Chef Gary Puetz at the 

Oregon Agriculture Pavilion at the NASDA/ 

Food Marketing Institute Trade Show 

held in Chicago. 

General funds $2,451,398 

Federal funds $61,232 

Other funds $294,857 



1/ 2001-2003 Legislatively 

adopted close of regular 

session budget. Numbers 

do not include subsequent 

emergency board 

appropriations or special 

session adjustments. 

Staffing 

ADMD has a staff of 12 

based in Portland at the Food 

Innovation Center. 

What we do 

The Agricultural 

$0 

Development and Marketing 

Division (ADMD) finds 

solutions and provides 

opportunity for Oregon’s food 

and agricultural industry. The program is unique and provides 

hope and meaningful assistance for agricultural sectors that are 

currently struggling against unprecedented high input-costs, low 

prices, and strong competitive forces. 

The program is internationally recognized for its innovative 

and successful market development programs. These programs 

have developed new export opportunities for Oregon producers 

that have meant millions of dollars of new income for rural and 

urban enterprises alike. 

Within the state, ADMD collaborates closely with other 

partners to retain and expand agriculture processing 

infrastructure. This can mean working with local producers to 

develop or support direct marketing opportunities like farmer’s 

markets or roadside stands, or working with processors to 

enhance or expand existing processing capacity. ADMD’s work 

on the ground within Oregon results in real-world benefits for 

producers, processors, and communities across the state. 

The ADMD program integrates three components into a 

successful suite of services for Oregon agriculture. These areas 

include: 

1. Industry development 

2. Market development 

3. Commodity Commission oversight 

Experience has demonstrated the benefit of 

having an integrated program that includes both 

industry development and market promotion 

programs. The ADMD program is distinctive 

because it achieves this integration through a 

thoughtful structure of both business and trade 

development specialists. 

An integrated structure ensures that business 

development activities reflect real-world 

demand and that product demand generated by 

trade development activities is properly 

translated into new or expanded production 

capacity. 

$2,500,000 

$2,000,000 

$1,500,000 

$1,000,000 

$500,000 

2,451,398 

General funds 

87% 

Agricultural Development & Marketing Division 

Agricuulttural Development & Markketing Division 

61,232 99,394 

0 0 0 


195,463 

ADMD Commodity Commission Services 

PProgram area 

Local business and market development 

• Led efforts to establish purpose-built processing capacity for 

seafood in Charleston on the south coast. This resulted in $1.6 

million in investment, 16 new jobs and an estimated $2.3 

million annually of new export sales to Korea, with the 

potential of creating up to 60 jobs to an economically 

depressed area of the state. A second processing plant in now 

in the planning stages for Brookings Harbor. 

• Coordinated state efforts to secure USDA funding for a 

Senior Nutrition Coupon Program that means more than $1.8 

million in increased revenue to Oregon’s farmer's markets and 

roadside stands. The program is operated jointly with the 

Oregon Department of Human Services with ADMD 

overseeing the program management and interface with 

growers and farmer’s markets. 

• Researched and developed innovative all-water barging 

alternatives for the transportation of high-volume/heavyweight 

commodities to relieve heavy truck wear and tear and 

congestion on Oregon’s interstate highway system and lower 

freight costs for the state’s agricultural shippers. 

0 

Federal funds 

2% 

Other funds 

11% 

Lottery funds 

0% 

General funds 

Federal funds 

Other funds 

Lottery funds 

Left to right, 

Hood River area fruit 

grower Ken Tamura, 

Bruce Elliot, of Elliot 

Farms and Eric 

Jochim of Cutting 

Moon Ranch about to 

take their first 

Japanese Railway 

train ride at Ueno 

Station in Japan in 

October, 2002. 

They were participants in the specialty crop grant mission to explore 

market development opportunities for tree fruits and berries in Japan.

International market development 

• Continued to promote the use of Oregon grass seed in China. 

Efforts have included coordination of technical seminars and 

trade servicing programs within China. Exports of Oregon 

grass seed to China reached an all time record level in 2001, 

with an estimated $15 million in sales — an increase of more 

than 12 percent from the previous year. 

• Continued targeted market development work to increase the 

awareness and use of food service products in South Korea. 

As a result of these efforts significant export markets have 

been opened for Oregon exporters. In 2001, more than $6.8 

million in exports to Korea of beef and specialty meat 

products were reported as a result of these development 

efforts. 

• Conducted the first ever market research for ornamental 

horticultural products in China. This research culminated with 

an in country trade mission of Oregon nursery industry 

representatives to the principal nursery production areas of 

China. 

• Coordinated the first ever Oregon nursery industry 

participation in the prestigious FLORIADE exposition in 

Holland. Held every ten years, this event drew more than 1.5 

million visitors from around the world. 

• Led Oregon nursery industry trade participation at the 

International Plant Materials Show, in Essen, Germany. This 

participation was a follow-on activity suggested by earlier 

market research work in the European Union conducted by 

ADMD on behalf of the Oregon nursery industry. 

• Hosted incoming trade mission of Japanese grocery chain 

store owners. The group represented nearly $4 billion in 

annual buying power. During the mission, the visitors toured 

specialty food and fruit production operations. 

• Conducted the state’s first ever “virtual trade tasting” using 

Internet-enabled teleconferencing that brought Oregon 

specialty food exports in real-time contact with buyers in both 

Korea and Japan. The two events used this new-technology to 

allow Oregon producers to interact with buyers as they 

sampled pre-shipped samples without having to resort to 

costly and time consuming international travel. 

• Coordinated in-store promotions for blueberries, baby-kiwi 

and processed fruit products at a 20-unit chain of grocery 

stores in the Tokyo area. 

• Hosted two incoming trade missions of Mexican produce 

buyers as part of a two-year effort to develop markets for 

yellow onions in Mexico. Buyers traveled to both Willamette 

Valley and Malheur County production areas to gather 

technical information on Oregon yellow onions. 

• Conducted market research work for organic and specialty 

food products for grocery and food processing companies in 

Taiwan. 

Board, committee and task force participation 

• Represented ODA on the state’s six Community Solutions 

Teams. This participation brought invaluable agricultural 

perspective to these local development bodies. 

• Represented ODA on the State Freight Advisory Board. This 

board provides policy guidance to the Oregon Department of 

Transportation as it develops its state-wide transportation 

plan. 

• Represented ODA on the State Developmental Fisheries 

Board. This board develops policy guidance for the ODFW 

for the development and management of the state’s 

developing fisheries. 

• Represented the ODA on the Portland Farmer’s Market 

committee. This committee is working to site and develop a 

permanent farmer’s market in the Portland metro area. 

• Co-chaired Agricultural Trade Policy Task Force that 

developed the first ever trade policy document for the state. 

This task force was initialized by the “Conversations with 

Oregon Agriculture” in the fall of 2001. 

Commodity Commission activities 

• Provided staff support for Oregon’s 28 Commodity 

Commissions. During the biennium, the division supervised 

the annual appointment of 50 commissioners, six commission 

elections, and one referendum that resulted in the dissolution 

of the Oregon Prune Commission. 

• Consulted with the Oregon Attorney General’s Office to assist 

Oregon Commodity Commissions research and determine the 

effect of recent U.S. Supreme Court and Federal District 

Court decisions. These court decisions have changed the way 

generic marketing and promotional activities are carried on 

by grower organizations in other state’s and may mean 

changes to the structure and operation of some of Oregon’s 

Commodity Commissions. 

Oregon Trade Development Manager Patrick Mayer outside 

of the Chinese Ministry of Land and Forestry building 

following a meeting to discuss the import requirements for 

Oregon ornamental nursery products. Patrick was in Beijing 

in Spring 2002 as part of follow-up work done by the ADMD 

to research the export development opportunities for 

nursery products in China. 

Goals 

• Create sustainable benefits and wealth for all of 

Oregon through meaningful agricultural 

development and marketing programs. 

• Plan and deliver high-quality, cost effective 

activities that meet the development and marketing 

needs of Oregon agriculture and food processing 

companies in domestic and overseas markets. 

• Become the center of new product development 

and innovative food through an active partnership 

with OSU at the Food Innovation Center. 

• Ensure the efficient operation of Oregon’s 28 

Commodity Commissions. 

• Expand direct marketing opportunities for Oregon 

agricultural producers. 

• Increase offshore trading opportunities for Oregon 

exporters in Japan, Korea, China and Taiwan. 

• Promote the use and acceptance of the “Oregon 

Advantage” system of product certification in 

domestic and international markets. 

• Collaborate with other state agencies and local 

development organizations to leverage state 

developmental efforts, increase efficiencies, and 

avoid duplication of service delivery. 


• Reported additional revenue generated as a result 

of expanded agricultural production or processing capacity. 

• Sales as a result of trade activities with Oregon producers and 

processors. 

• Percent of regional strategies funding spent on agricultural 

related projects as a result of ODA involvement in community 

solutions teams to address agricultural needs. 

Mr. K.C. Lee of Pusan, Korea shakes hands with 

Mike Erdman following the Spring 2002 signing 

of a contract to harvest and process slime eel for 

export to Korea. The agreement was reached 

following extensive trade and business development 

work by the ADMD in Korea and Charleston, 

Oregon. More than 1,500 metric tons of eel will be 

exported as a result of the agreement. 

Also pictured are Mr. Lee’s son Max Lee (l) and Mike 

Erdman’s wife, Marylin and son Mickael. 

Agricultural 

Development 

and Marketing 

Division 

503-872-6600 


Organizing trade missions for Oregon 

producers is an important aspect of the 

ADMD’s program. Above, Oregon State 

Board of Agriculture member Ken Bailey 

inspects equipment in a Dutch apple orchard 

during a Spring 2002 mission to meet with 

European fruit importers and retailers. 

Dennis Gilliam and Yasuaki 

Ninomyia of Bob’s Red Mill 

Products speak to buyers in 

Tokyo during the “Virtual 

Trade Seminar” held at the 

Food Innovation Center in 

Portland. The event marked 

the first time that exporters in 

Oregon were able to talk in 

“real-time” to buyers in 

Japan through a high-speed 

Internet connection. Samples 

of products from Oregon were 

shipped in advance of the 

event and allowed the buyers 

to sample and provide 

feedback to the 12 Oregon 

companies that participated. 

11

Animal Health 

and Identification 

Division 

503-986-4680 

oda.state.or.us/ahid 

12 

Rodger Huffman 

Administrator 

Dr. Andrew Clark 

State veterinarian 

Jack Noble 

Field operations manager 

Animal Health 


Division 

Mission 

To create an environment where livestock 

production can thrive by: 

1. Preventing and controlling diseases harmful to 

humans and animals, 

2. Denying a market for stolen animals by recording 

ownership brands and inspecting cattle and horses 

for proof of ownership, and 

3. Ensuring animal food safety 

and protecting consumers 

by monitoring the 

production of animal feeds 

through random sampling 

and testing for guaranteed $3,000,000 

nutrient levels or 

adulterants. 

Budget 1/ 





Total $5,606,520 

Other funds are fees from 

brand inspection, brand 

recording, Laboratory 

services, feed registration and 

veterinary product registration. 








Staffing 

The division has a staff of 14 based in Salem and 71 brand 

inspectors stationed around the state. 

About 600 private veterinarians act on behalf of the 

department to help control animal diseases. 

What we do 

The Animal Health and Identification Division works to 

control and eradicate animal diseases, especially those 

transmissible to humans; to ensure proper ownership of 

livestock through the brands program; and to enhance economic 

production of livestock. 


Livestock Identification Program 

• Fewer livestock theft cases have been reported, largely 

because of two statewide livestock investigators who 

routinely conduct periodic road stops and preventative patrols 

in geographic locations where theft has been a problem. 

These investigators also provide assistance to local law 

enforcement agencies. In most cases, they fill a gap between 

law enforcement people who don’t know livestock issues and 

those who don’t understand the laws well enough to apply 

them to a livestock situation. 

$2,500,000 

$2,000,000 

$1,500,000 

$1,000,000 

$500,000 

$0 

1,209,346 

31,174 

Other funds 

68% 

948,964 

• An increase in the quality of 

program databases to 

include more usable 

information and improve 

accessibility. Program 

employees continue to 

update and improve the 

functionality of the many 

computer databases used by 

field management staff for 

access to livestock 

identification information. 

These databases are used to 

track law enforcement 

actions, ownership 

determinations, stray 

Animal Health & Identification Division 

Animmal Health && Idenntificaationn Divisionn 

0 0 0 62,547 0 0 0 

2,829,553 

0 

524,936 

0 0 0 

Animal health Feeds Livestock ID Predator control 

PProgram area 

Lottery funds 

0% 

Federal funds 

1% 

General funds 

31% 

General funds 

Federal funds 

Other funds 

Lottery funds 

livestock, and brand inspection activities. 

• ODA livestock inspectors have received intensive training on 

performing uniform inspections in an efficient and safe 

manner. A major goal of the training has been to achieve 

uniformity in paperwork, inspection techniques, conflict 

resolution and conduct. 

• Creation and distribution of the “Oregon Livestock 

Transportation Handbook,” sent to law enforcement officers 

throughout the state. This handbook covers requirements for 

transportation of livestock and brand inspection, violations 

and citable offenses for livestock, documents required for 

transportation, samples of livestock transportation forms, 

instructions for reading brands and earmarks, basic cattle and 

horse terminology, and many photos representing different 

breeds and colors of cattle and horses. This handbook is 

focused on providing law enforcement officials with a quick 

and easy reference for dealing with livestock situations and 

investigations. Producers have shown interest in the 

handbook as well. 

• Groups of law enforcement officers around the state have 

been provided with specific training sessions to provide 

information on livestock-related situations. Work continues 

with the Law Enforcement Data System (LEDS) to make 

ODA animal databases available to law enforcement 

personnel. 

Feed Program 

• Contracted with FDA to perform BSE (mad cow disease) 

feeding ban inspections at every feed ingredient manufacturer 

in the state. Completed 31 inspections in fiscal year 2002 and 

contracted to do 46 in FY 2003. Currently, there are 58 firms 

milling feed or producing feed ingredients in the state. 

• Increased field presence resulted in more firms registering 

more products. The number of firms registered increased 10 

percent to 374 and the number of products increased 13 

percent to 3,553. 

• A draft checklist for voluntary good manufacturing practices 

(GMP) self inspections has been completed and is being used 

by feed mills in the state to increase feed safety. 

• Introduced successful legislation (SB 310) integrating 

“AAFCO Model Bill” language into the Oregon Feed Law. 

As a result, Oregon labels are more consistent with the rest of 

the nation.

• Requirements to guarantee 

vitamin A, for some species, 

were added to the feed law in 

1997. In 2001, 46.8 percent of 

the samples analyzed for vitamin 

A were found to be more than 30 

percent deficient. Vitamin A is a 

critical nutrient for most animals. 

After conversations with 

industry, a program of gathering 

and sending split samples to two 

labs was implemented to verify 

the recovery of vitamin A. 

• Provided industry with voluntary template forms, used to 

declare the previously hauled load on inbound trucks. Use of 

these forms helps prevent accidental or intentional 

contamination of the food chain. 

• Biosecurity awareness has been raised following 9/11 by 

pointing out vulnerable areas and assisting mill managers in 

being proactive in protecting Oregon’s food chain. 

• Provided databases for field staff dealing with feed product 

registration. Field staff use the product database to track 

animal feed product status. This database can automatically 

generate a stop sale list for field staff to use in cases of 

unhealthy or adulterated product. 

Animal Health Program 

• Despite an outbreak of tuberculosis in farmed elk early in 

2002, Oregon has maintained its “class free” status in all of 

the major state-federal cooperative disease control programs. 

These include bovine brucellosis, bovine tuberculosis, swine 

brucellosis, swine pseudorabies, and salmonella pullorumtyphoid 

in the National Poultry Improvement Plan. Ensuring 

“disease free” status is a first priority issue for the ODA 

animal health staff because it allows livestock industries to 

move animals in interstate commerce without disease testing 

requirements. 

• Staff attended substantive federal training programs on 

emergency preparedness as management and eradication of 

foreign or emergency animal disease is an ever increasing 

concern. Work continues on integrating an animal health 

emergency response plan into the Oregon Emergency 

Response System. 

• Designed a response system to deal with outbreaks of foreign 

or emergency animal disease. Preparation has included 

training of field personnel and purchase of needed equipment. 

The Veterinary Emergency Team System (VETS) is ready to 

respond to animal disease emergencies within minutes and 

includes a trailer of equipment and a portable cattle chute and 

corral panels on a flatbed trailer. Additionally, an ODA field 

veterinarian serves as a member of the Oregon Emergency 

Response System Council to coordinate statewide response. 

• Secured grants from the Food and Drug Administration 

(FDA) and USDA Food Safety Inspection Service (FSIS), 

which were then provided to Oregon State University (OSU) 

Extension Service for educational programs in producer-level 

food safety. These funds have been used for quality assurance 

workshops for the beef industry, a Johne’s disease and 

pathogen reduction program for dairymen, an egg quality 

assurance informational meeting for egg producers, and 

training sessions for veterinarians. 

• A USDA grant has enabled the animal health laboratory, 

working closely with OSU, to study improved testing 

strategies for Johne’s disease in dairy cattle. Tests for equine 

infectious anemia (EIA) have been improved and turnaround 

time diminished. A study on bluetongue disease in sheep was 

conducted to determine the virus subtypes within the state so 

that vaccination strategies could be clarified. Efficiency in the 

laboratory continues to improve with significant increases in 

tests run per FTE. 

• Implemented the beef cattle trichomoniasis control program. 

Currently, 87 veterinarians, 67 veterinary technicians, and 46 

clinics are certified to perform trichomoniasis testing. “Trich” 

is a reportable disease in Oregon, which means that when it is 

diagnosed by a practicing veterinarian it must be reported to 

the state veterinarian. The disease causes substantial losses to 

cattle producers. The process of responding to a positive test 

by contacting all potentially affected ranchers has led to a 

significant increase in testing and control. 

• Assisted in enrolling more than 50 percent of commercial egg 

production companies in the Oregon Egg Quality Assurance 

Program. The Animal Health Laboratory supports the poultry 

industry by performing tests required in the National Poultry 

Improvement Plan. Exhibition testing requirements are being 

met at county and state fairs, and through continued outreach 

other poultry shows are now meeting testing requirements as 

well. 

• A grant from the Federal Homeland Security Program is 

assisting with increased emergency preparedness, better 

equipment, and major educational outreach efforts. All ODA 

veterinary personnel will be trained as foreign animal disease 

diagnosticians. A second trailer for Eastern Oregon is being 

purchased and equipped for quick response. 

• Performed a ‘tabletop” foot and mouth disease exercise in the 

spring of 2002 that involved Wallowa, Union, and Baker 

counties and their emergency coordination plans. Participated 

in a major avian influenza disease control program in Virginia 

that provided excellent “hands-on” experience in fieldwork 

control of emergency disease. 

• Coordinated with other state agencies in education and 

prevention efforts dealing with West Nile Virus, (WNV). 

Despite the fact the disease has not been diagnosed in 

Oregon, the state veterinarian performed numerous 

presentations on WNV to various livestock organizations and 

recommended that horses in Oregon be vaccinated against the 

disease. 

Goals 

Livestock Identification Program 

• Begin developing a system to save livestock sales information 

into a database that can be used in the same manner as brand 

inspection data. This information could assist in aggressively 

solving livestock theft cases. 

• Continue promoting the need to identify livestock by the 

recording of a brand, which serves as a theft deterrent. 

• Continue finding cost saving measures to offset ever 

increasing fixed costs by looking at efficiency, procedures 

and other means of saving money. Change the brand 

recording system from a two year set renewal system, to a 

staggered four year system. This will allow for consistent 

usage of time and reduction of manpower in the office as 

well as providing a predictable, consistent income to the 

program. 

• Establish an educational program to inform the general 

public on livestock laws and information concerning 

protection of livestock animals against theft. 

Feed Program 

• All mills will pass annual BSE inspections and handle 

prohibited animal proteins lawfully. 

• Continue to build concept of “feed safety is food safety” with 

industry. Effectiveness will be measured by decreases in 

violation rates on samples and levels of potentially harmful 

ingredients in animal feed. 

• Program staff will work with industry to establish a set of 

“good manufacturing practices” (GMPs) for manufacturing of 

all feeds in Oregon. (Currently only firms handling highly 

concentrated medications are subject to GMP inspection.) 

• Monitor industry trends regarding genetically modified 

organisms and other biotechnology that may impact the 

feed industry through product separation, labeling or 

identity concerns. 

Animal Health Program 

• Ensure control of large scale animal diseases, diseases 

transmissible between animals and humans, and 

emergency preparedness to deal with prevention and 

eradication of exotic and emerging animal diseases. 

• Continue upgrading services of the Animal Health 

Laboratory with new testing technologies to improve 

accuracy and efficiency. Cost containment coupled 

with quality service is a priority goal of the 

laboratory. 

• Maintain Oregon’s disease-free status in state-federal 

cooperative disease control programs. 

• Prepare for the threat of bioterrorism and 

agriterrorism by cooperating and coordinating with 

other state, federal, and industry animal health and 

emergency preparedness programs. 

• Utilize the homeland security grant for equipment upgrades, 

rapid diagnostic capability in the field, staff training, and 

major educational campaigns throughout the animal 

industries. 


• Percent of emergency animal disease outbreaks that are 

successfully eradicated. 

• Number of questionable livestock ownerships detected by 

ODA staff via brand reports and estray animals. 

• Percent of inspected animal feed found with label violation. 

Animal Health 


Division 

503-986-4680 

oda.state.or.us/ahid 

“Our most important 

role is to support 

Oregon’s animal 

industries by denying a 

market for stolen 

animals through 

inspection and brand 

registry, assuring 

animal health, checking 

feeds for labeling 

accuracy and 

adulterants, and 

coordinating predator 

control activities.” 

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Commodity 

Inspection 

Division 

503-986-4620 

oda.state.or.us/cid 

14 

Jim Cramer 

Administrator 

“Our inspection and 

regulatory programs 

strive to provide the 

highest quality 

service to the 

citizens of Oregon. 

We are continuously 

evaluating our 

programs to ensure 

they meet the current 

needs of our 

customers and the 

industry.” 

Ron Pence 


Commodity 

Inspection 

Division 

Mission 

Commodity Inspection Division assists growers 

and industry in facilitating transactions between 

buyers and sellers of Oregon commodities in the 

domestic and international markets through third 

party inspection, grading, verification and 

certification. 

Budget 1/ 













Staffing 

The Commodity Inspection 

Division has a staff of about 

75 core employees and, during 

the harvest season, employs as 

many as 80 additional seasonal 

employees. This staff is based 

in Salem and in several field 

offices including Hermiston, 

Hood River, Medford, 

Klamath Falls, Milton- 

Freewater and Ontario. 

$9,000,000 

$8,000,000 

$7,000,000 

$6,000,000 

$5,000,000 

$4,000,000 

$3,000,000 

$2,000,000 

$1,000,000 

49,770 

What we do 

The division provides high quality services that ensure 

Oregon commodities meet and exceed the quality requirements 

of the marketplace. Quality assurance is provided to Oregon 

producers, packers and shippers through official sampling, 

grading, inspection and verification. 

A self supporting system of sampling and grading Oregon 

commodities is the backbone of the Commodity Inspection 

Division. The functions of the division include shipping point 

inspection of fresh fruit and vegetables, verification of 

processes, official seed sampling, and programs to ensure the 

proper labeling of seed and produce. Inspectors also perform 

voluntary audits and certification for good agricultural practices 

(GAP) and good handling practices (GHP) of growers and 

packers of fresh fruits and vegetables. In addition, the division 

provides certification of grass seed straw for export, hop 

inspection, and the grain warehouse inspection program. 


• Inspected 2.7 billion pounds of produce for processing and 

1.4 billion pounds of fresh fruits, vegetables, and nuts during 

fiscal year 2002. The Shipping Point Inspection (SPI) 

Program inspects produce for both fresh market and 

processing; the largest single facet of the program is third 

party grading of potatoes for processing. 

• Conducted the nation’s first successful audits under the 

federal/state National Auditing Program for good handling 

practices (GHP) and good agricultural practices (GAP). The 

initial audits took place in Merrill, Medford, and Salem, 

Oregon. More than 80 successful audits have since been 

performed. 

• Provided alternatives to traditional shipping point inspections 

in an effort to control costs while still giving the industry 

meaningful inspection information, Efforts included the 

Customer Assisted Inspection Program (CAIP) and the 

Quality Assurance Inspection Program (QAIP). CAIP is a 

USDA, federal/state program used when federal certification 

is necessary. QAIP is a state program designed to provide 

quality assurance certification for products and processes 

when federal certification is not necessary. 

$0 

Other funds 

99% 

712,245 

333,945 

363,457 

10,924 

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

Grain Hops and hay New Crops 

Development 

Board 

Commodity Inspection Division 

Coommmmooddity Insppeection Division 

PProgram area 

• Sampled more than 

7,000 lots of seed for 

official testing and 

verification for 

phytosanitary export 

certification during 

fiscal year 2002. The 

division worked 

cooperatively with other 

divisions to provide full 

service seed certification 

for export including 

sampling, testing, and 

8,064,974 

Seed/produce Shipping point 

phytosanitary certification. Provided seed labeling workshops 

to assist industry in complying with Oregon’s seed laws. The 

Seed Program provides one stop sampling, testing, and 

certification to the seed industry and aids the industry in 

marketing products domestically and internationally in a more 

timely manner. 

• Administered Oregon’s Sod Quality Seed and Endophyte 

Forage Seed Tagging programs. Annually more than 314,000 

tags are issued to certify seed is free of endophyte fungus, 

and/or verifies that grass seed meets Oregon sod quality seed 

standards. Both programs are used as marketing tools to 

increase the market price of Oregon seed. 

• Worked closely with industry and other divisions within ODA 

to maintain a cost effective Origin Certification Program to 

allow Oregon hay, straw, and grain shippers to meet the 

requirements of California’s exterior quarantine for cereal 

leaf beetle. 

• Issued phytosanitary certificates for the export of more than 

715,000 tons of alfalfa and grass seed straw during fiscal year 

2002. 

• Expanded the Internet-based application system for 

phytosanitary certificates for the export straw industry. The 

system decreases data entry time in the department and allows 

for better verification of application information. 

• Sampled, graded and certified 44,011 bales of hops in 2002 

for Oregon’s hop industry. 

0 

Lottery funds 

0% 

General funds 

1% 

Federal funds 

0% 

General funds 

Federal funds 

Other funds 

Lottery funds 

Doug Beam inspects secured storage 

for the Identity Preserved Program.

Gary Neuschwander inspects a field of corn for the 

Identity Preserved Program. 

Goals 

• Implementation of an identity preserved program. As a 

proactive response to industry demands, the division is 

currently providing an identity preserved pilot program. 

• Expand alternative inspection programs to the many 

commodity groups served. As market demands become 

increasingly diverse, the division continues to explore and 

respond to these demands by developing processes of 

verification and certification of products and processes. 

• Educate Oregon’s fresh fruit and vegetable packers and 

producers in the processes needed to meet the voluntary 

USDA, FDA “Guide to Minimize Microbial Food Safety 

Hazards for Fresh Fruits and Vegetables.” 

• Insure sufficient numbers of qualified staff are trained and 

available to provide verification audits for the voluntary good 

agricultural practices and good handling practices audits and 

export certifications. 

• Increase consumer confidence in the quality of Oregon seed 

through regulatory and service programs. 

• Work with the Association of American Seed Control 

Officials and the Oregon seed industry to develop a national 

standard for seed labeling. Develop a federal/state seed 

laboratory auditing program to meet the needs of the Oregon 

seed industry. 


• Percentage of market rejections for produce certified to grade 

in Oregon. 

• Number of producers and packers requesting audits for good 

agricultural practices and good handling practices 

certification. 

ODA inspectors perform a good handling practices (GHP) audit. 

Dennis Gray prepares daily seed samples. 

Commodity 

Inspection 

Division 

503-986-4620 

oda.state.or.us/cid 

Eastern Oregon onions are inspected for the export market. 

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Food Safety 

Division 

503-986-4720 

oda.state.or.us/fsd 

16 

Ron McKay 

Administrator 

“We strive to ensure 

that Oregon 

consumers receive a 

safe and wholesome 

food supply.” 

Mike Govro 


Food Safety 

Division 

Mission 

To ensure Oregon consumers receive a safe, 

wholesome and properly labeled food supply. 

Budget 1/ 













Staffing 

The Food Safety Division 

has an office staff of eight 

employees and 32 field 

inspectors located throughout 

the state. 

What we do 

The division licenses and 

inspects all facets of the food 

distribution system, except 

restaurants, totalling nearly 

10,000 establishments. The 

division also assists in 

educating food companies and 

the public about food quality 

and safety concerns. 

$4,500,000 

$4,000,000 

$3,500,000 

$3,000,000 

$2,500,000 

$2,000,000 

$1,500,000 

$1,000,000 

$500,000 

2,023,061 

Food Program 

Provide sanitation inspection, equipment testing, product 

grade monitoring, and collection of samples for chemical and 

microbiological testing for a wide variety of license types. This 

includes retail establishments, food processors, warehouses, 

bakeries, non-alcoholic beverage plants, domestic kitchens, and 

egg handlers. 

Dairy Program 

Assure safe, wholesome milk and dairy products through 

compliance with strict inspection, sampling, and equipment 

testing programs for dairies and milk processors. The program 

enables the interstate marketing of Oregon milk, which is 

regulated by the National Conference of Interstate Milk 

Shippers. 

Meat Program 

Conduct inspection and sampling of meat sellers, 

slaughterhouses (USDA inspected facilities), non-slaughtering 

processors, stationary custom slaughters, mobile slaughters, and 

custom processors. Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point 

(HACCP) is now implemented in all firms under USDA 

inspection. 

$0 

Other funds 

64% 

Federal funds 

0% 

Shellfish Program 

Assure the safety of Oregon 

commercial and recreational 

shellfish and compliance with 

the U.S. Food and Drug 

Administration’s (FDA) 

standards for shipping 

shellfish interstate. This is 

done by monitoring 11 

certified shellfish growing 

areas in Oregon bays and 

inspecting shellfish dealers’ 

plant sanitation. Analysis of 

water and marine biotoxin 

samples is provided by ODA’s 

Laboratory Services. 

0 

4,441,539 

Food Safety Division 

FFoodd Saafetty Division 

0 

551,805 


0 

85,792 

Food safety programs Shellfish Program 

PProgram areea 

General funds 

36% 

Food Program 

• Developed and adopted an updated FDA Food Code that 

strengthens regulations on retail establishments that offer 

food for sale. Development included meetings with industry 

representatives and a list of recommendations offered by 

committee in June 2002. Public hearings were held in 

Pendleton, Salem and Medford. The final version of the code 

went into effect January 2003. 

• Prepared for a smooth transition to the new Food Code by 

having FDA standardize two field staff who, in turn, have 

trained the remaining field staff of inspectors to the same 

level of standardization. 

• Performed 11,737 inspections on 6,302 licensed food 

establishments, including retail stores, food processors, 

bakeries, warehouses and lockers in the most recent fiscal 

year. 

• Performed 225 contract food plant inspections for FDA in 

2000, 650 inspections in 2001, and 715 inspections in 2002. 

• Protected consumers by participating in recalls of several 

different products during the past year. Blue cheese from a 

southern Oregon processor was recalled due to contamination 

with listeria. Mexican cantaloupes were recalled due to 

salmonella contamination, and sandwiches from a 

Washington firm were recalled due to the presence of listeria. 

While recalls are actually conducted by the producing firm, 

public health agencies such as the ODA, FDA, and USDA 

provide assistance and monitor the recalls for effectiveness. 

In each of these recalls, the Food Safety Division worked 

closely with FDA. 

Dairy Program 

• Performed 1,149 inspections of dairy producers, Grade A 

dairy plants, and dairy products plants in the most recent 

fiscal year. 

• Conducted 232 tests on pasteurization equipment belonging 

to licensed high temperature short time pasteurizers and vat 

pasteurizers in the most recent fiscal year. 

• Continued to meet the requirements of the Interstate Milk 

Shippers (IMS) program by inspecting all farms and plants at 

0 

Lottery funds 

0% 

General funds 

Federal funds 

Other funds 

Lottery funds

Food safety specialist, Dawn Smith, performs 

routine inspection of a retail bakery. 

the required frequencies. In addition, all pasteurization 

equipment tested at the required frequency of four times per 

year. This allows Oregon dairy products to move interstate. 

• During the biennium, nearly all Oregon farms or dairy plants 

met the minimum requirements to maintain interstate 

shipping status. Plants and farms must maintain a minimum 

score in order to be listed in the IMS publication. Failure to 

maintain the listing means that plants or farms may not 

market their products across state lines. 

• Adopted new dairy regulations in January 2002, after working 

with a committee of dairy producers and processors and 

following a public hearing. The changes in the dairy 

regulations were necessary in order to bring the regulations 

into agreement with the statute. Most of the changes to the 

regulations dealt with the adoption of the Pasteurized Milk 

Ordinance, the adoption of the definitions and standards of 

identity in the Code of Federal Regulations and the deletion 

of the requirements relating to raw cow milk. 

Shellfish Program 

• Conducted 38 inspections of 11 licensed shucker packers as 

well as 52 inspections of 26 licensed shellfish distributors/ 

wholesalers in the most recent fiscal year. 

• Completed the training of a new standardized shellfish 

officer. This person is required to be standardized in order to 

perform plant inspections for those firms that do interstate 

business. Also training completed for two new shellfish 

inspectors. 

• Posted news releases of recreational shellfish closures and 

openings on the ODA Web site, allowing harvesters to receive 

timely and convenient information. 

• Made substantial progress in Global Information System 

(GIS) mapping of the commercial bays in Oregon. This 

project is nearly complete and helps identify water sampling 

locations. 

Goals 

• Modify the division’s current computer inspection program to 

accommodate the new food code violations and develop a 

sophisticated data collection system that will provide more 

accurate measurement of the division’s performance. 

• Conduct a major review of the division’s computer system 

and information technology needs. The review will include all 

hardware and software currently being used. The desired 

result is a plan to accommodate the next ten years. 

• Continue developing an ongoing relationship with the Oregon 

Farmers’ Market Association (OFMA) to address food safety 

issues presented in the rapidly growing number of farmers’ 

More than 8,000 food processors in Oregon 

are annually inspected by ODA. 

Dairy processing facilities rely on ODA inspection, sampling, 

and equipment testing programs. 

markets in Oregon. Upcoming meetings are planned to 

address emerging issues, rewrite guidance for the markets, 

and consider whether a new regulatory strategy is needed. 

• Work cooperatively with the shellfish industry to identify 

strategies that maximize shared resources and reduce program 

costs. 

• Develop Web-based training courses for 

staff. The division expects to experience a 

number of retirements every year for the 

next five to ten years, and wants to protect 

itself against loss of institutional memory 

as well as facilitate the training process. 

Each training module will teach field staff 

different aspects of the job such as making 

inspections, collecting samples, and 

administrative procedures. The division 

expects to use the training modules in 

conjunction with similar training that is 

being developed by the U.S. Food and 

Drug Administration. 

• In the wake of September 11, 2001, 

continue working with federal and state 

agencies to reduce the likelihood of a food 

related bioterrorism event, and to prepare a 

response to such an event. Specifically, 

continue working with Oregon Emergency 

Management (OEM) to coordinate our 

response with other federal, state and 

county agencies in the event of a problem 

at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation or the 

Umatilla Army Depot. Coordination and 

communications will be critical in 

responding to any significant event. 


• Percent of retail operations in compliance with 80 percent of 

Centers for Disease Control (CDC) risk factors. 

• Percent of all Oregon dairy plants in compliance with the 

pasteurized milk ordinance. 

Dale Kuenzi, left, checks over the temperature recording chart of a 

Salem area food processor. 

Food Safety 

Division 

503-986-4720 

oda.state.or.us/fsd 

Inspection of retail food establishments has focused 

on such popular areas as in-store delis. 

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503-872-6644 

Export Service 

Center 

503-872-6630 

oda.state.or.us/lab 

18 

Kathleen Wickman 

Regulatory Laboratory 

manager 

Jeff Hyatt 

Export Service Center 

manager 

“More than ever 

before, science plays 

a critical role in the 

agricultural 

marketplace, as 

consumers require 

assurances of food 

safety and ask 

questions that can 

only be answered in 

the laboratory.” 

Laboratory 

Services 

Mission 

To provide analytical services to all clients in a 

team environment for the delivery of quality results. 

Budget 1/ 

General fund $1,987,148 




Total Funds $5,599,746 




Staffing 

Laboratory Services has 19 employees, including 10 within 

the Regulatory Laboratory and nine in the Export Service 

Center. Each program is led by one manager. 

What we do 

Laboratory Services encompasses two programs – the 

Regulatory Laboratory and the Export Service Center. Unique in 

specialization and customer base, the programs share staff and 

facilities within the Food Innovation Center (FIC) in Portland. 

The Regulatory Laboratory primarily serves the agency’s 

Food Safety and Pesticides divisions, providing analysis of food 

and dairy samples, animal feeds, fertilizer and water. The Export 

Service Center assists companies with pre-export analysis and 

certification of food products. 


Dairy Microbiology 

• Analyzed finished dairy products submitted for testing by 

ODA Food Safety sanitarians. Samples are tested to meet the 

requirements of the Interstate Milk Shippers (IMS) program 

that allows milk to move across state lines. 

• Successfully passed an audit by the U.S. Food and Drug 

Administration, which certifies the Regulatory Laboratory as 

the central reference dairy lab for the state. Personnel also 

serve as the certifying body for industry and commercial labs 

wishing to perform official IMS testing. 

Shellfish 

• Conducted routine shellfish testing and analyses for Paralytic 

Shellfish Poisoning Toxin, generally referred to as PSP, as 

well as Domoic acid, Vibrio parahemolyticus and fecal 

coliforms. Testing is cyclical with increased monitoring for 

PSP and Vibrios during the warm summer months. Domoic 

acid testing is performed year-round. Additionally, the 

shellfish growing waters were monitored for fecal coliforms 

for compliance with FDA standards. 

Virginia Palomo validates pesticide residue extraction 

procedure from surface water samples 

Lottery funds 

0% 

Laboratory Services & Export Service Center 

General fund 

35% 

Federal funds 

5% 

Other funds 

60% 

• Successfully passed an audit by the FDA for shellfish analysis 

during the summer of 2002. The Regulatory Laboratory is 

certified as the central reference shellfish lab for the state by 

the FDA. 

Food Microbiology 

• Tested food samples for general bacteria and pathogens. 

Samples from Food Safety sanitarians are usually taken in 

response to a consumer complaint. Samples are analyzed for a 

fee in support of the Export program, Food Innovation 

projects, and as a USDA-accredited egg and poultry 

laboratory. 

• Successfully passed an audit from USDA in 2002. 

Pesticide Residue 

• Analyzed a multitude of samples for a wide variety of 

pesticides. Pesticides included insecticides, fungicides, 

rodenticides, and herbicides. Sample types included water, 

produce, grains, soil, animal tissue, vacuum bag contents, 

pieces of clothing or swabs. This analysis often required the 

development of new testing methods within the Regulatory 

Laboratory because there may not be protocols established to 

test the submitted samples. 

Environmental Chemistry 

• Chemical analyses performed on fertilizers, food, and water. 

The lab has geared up to analyze fertilizer samples for heavy 

metals in response to new regulations regarding heavy metal 

content. This section has also participated in project work of 

the Food Innovation Center. 

Export Service Center 

• The Export Service Center (ESC) is a certified customs 

laboratory for U.S. foods shipped to Japan, Korea and 

Taiwan. In addition, seventeen other countries also accept 

ESC analytical results in lieu of testing at the destination port. 

• The loss of significant residue testing business in 2001 forced 

the layoffs of several staff and a complete review of previous 

practices. ESC management responded swiftly, meeting with 

customers both in Oregon and abroad, focusing efforts on 

competitive pricing and quality performance. This increased 

attention to customer service paid off, with the return of old 

business and the recruitment of new clients. 

• In Japan, intensified scrutiny of food imports increased the 

need for testing in the U.S. of food additives and pesticide 

residues prior to export. Continual changes in import 

regulations in Japan and Korea have increased exporters’ 

dependence on the ESC for consultation, a service the 

experienced staff at the ESC can provide through increased 

interaction with governmental laboratories in those countries. 

Analysis and certification of health and nutraceutical products 

continues to expand, making the ESC the nation’s leading lab 

in this specialty area. 

• ESC has invested in equipment, training, and protocols to 

provide testing and certification of products containing 

genetically engineered ingredients, as key export markets 

increasingly require. This has become a valued service to 

growers and processors and continues to build upon the 

Export Service Center’s international reputation for leadingedge 

services.

Gary Stiers prepares shellfish samples for analysis. 

Goals 

• Integration of two programs within one laboratory. 

Restructuring within Laboratory Services during the past year 

has required greater efficiencies from fewer resources. The 

number of staff was reduced by one-third from last biennium, 

and further savings were realized in September 2002 when 

the Export Service Center moved from Albers Mill into the 

Food Innovation Center. The primary goal for the new 

biennium will be the smooth integration of the two laboratory 

programs, with continued savings gained through crosstraining 

and maximizing the shared use of analytical 

equipment. 

• Continual improvement of quality assurance. 

Given the dynamic nature of the scientific and regulatory 

environments, a successful laboratory must dedicate 

significant resources in order to remain current of the latest 

developments, and ensure that quality is maintained to the 

highest standards. ODA’s laboratories enjoy national and 

international renown for the quality of their work, a 

reputation earned through a strong quality assurance program. 

This includes having a trained QA officer, written manuals, 

and participation in external audit programs that continually 

challenge the laboratory to meet and exceed the highest 

quality standards. 

• Greater involvement of the ESC in the agency’s marketing 

efforts. 

Recognizing growing concerns about food safety 

in the international marketplace, the ODA has 

encouraged greater synergies between the Export 

Service Center and the Agricultural Development 

and Marketing Division. Increasingly, access into 

key export markets, like Japan and Korea, requires 

official analysis and certification that the ESC is 

uniquely positioned to offer in a way that no other 

state can. The new biennium will see greater 

partnership between the two programs, including 

joint trade missions and the development of a 

mutual strategic plan. 


• Percentage of sample results reported in desired 

timeframe. 

• Percent of returning clients served each year. 

• Number of new clients served each year. 

Cary Johnson analyzes pesticides 

on the gas chromatograph. 

The Export Service Center helps Oregon companies 

understand the complexities of foreign ingredient, 

labeling and packaging regulations. 

Number of samples tested, July 2001-June 2002 

Groundwater 471 

6% 

Food safety - pesticide 

residue 215 

3% 

Pesticide enforcement 

105 

1% 

Dairy 3,290 

41% 

Mark McKim analyzes pesticides residues on the 

mass selective detector 

Shellfish 2,520 

31% 


503-872-6644 

Export Service 

Center 

503-872-6630 

oda.state.or.us/lab 

Food safety misc. 201 

2% 

Fertilizer 80 

1% 

Contract services 428 

5% 

Export 852 

10% 

Sarah Menely prepares reagents 

used for DNA extraction of 

genetically modified organisms (GMO’s) 

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Measurement 

Standards 

Division 

503-986-4670 

oda.state.or.us/msd 

20 

George Shefcheck 

Administrator 

“New technology and 

market trends are 

motivating the 

division to look at 

new ways of doing 

business to assure 

equity in the 

market place.” 

Clark Cooney 

Field operations manager 

Measurement 

Standards 

Division 

Mission 

The mission of the Measurement Standards 

Division is three-fold: 

• Prevent fraud by ensuring that weighing and 

measuring devices used in commerce are accurate 

and correctly used; 

• Ensure that motor fuels meet national standards 

for quality; and 

• Provide official and traceable mass, volume, 

length, and temperature calibration services. 

Budget 1/ 






Less than 5 percent of the Measurement Standards Division’s 

budget is supported by the general fund. The general fund 

monies are used to support the packaged products and labeling 

inspection program, as well as for responding to measurement 

related complaints otherwise not covered by license fees. 

Almost 96 percent of the Measurement Standards Division 

budget is derived from other fund annual license fees on liquid 

fuel dispensers such as gasoline and diesel fuel pumps, fuel 

delivery trucks, fuel loading terminal meters, liquefied 

petroleum gas (propane) meters, liquefied petroleum gas 

(propane) vapor meters, and commercially used weighing 

devices such as livestock scales, vehicle scales, railroad track 

scales, scales at grocery store checkouts, delis, meat 

departments, and other weighing devices. These annual license 

fees support the division’s statewide weighing and measuring 

device inspection program. 

The Measurement Standards Division does not receive any 

federal funds. 




Other funds 

96% 

Staffing 

The Measurement Standards Division has 30 employees with 

field staff strategically located throughout the state to ensure 

equity in the marketplace for the Oregon’s metropolitan and 

rural communities. 

What we do 

The Measurement Standards Division is involved in almost 

every consumer transaction in Oregon to help ensure fairness for 

both consumers and businesses. Consumers can be confident 

they are paying the right amount of money for what they 

purchase because inspectors have tested such devices as check 

stand scales and the price look up codes. Retailers can be 

confident they have received the right amount of product from 

the distribution center since warehouse scales are licensed and 

tested by ODA inspectors. Even the distribution center and 

original producer of the product can be confident because 

inspectors test the heavy capacity scales that weigh delivery 

trucks. 

The Measurement 

Standards Division inspectors 

license, examine, and certify 

all commercially used 

weighing and measuring 

devices in Oregon. They 

routinely examine 

commercially used scales, 

gasoline and diesel fuel 

pumps, high-flow fuel meters, 

propane meters, packaging 

and labeling, methods of sale, 

etc. For example, the 

division’s inspectors check 

packaged products for correct 

net weight to help ensure that 

the consumer is paying only 

for the weight of the product 

Tom Love analyzing gasoline samples. 

inside of the package – not the 

Measurement Standards Division 

Jeff Weiss calibrating a 50 gram weight. 

Lottery funds 

0% 

General funds 

4% 

Federal funds 

0% 

packaging material itself. They also check that the method of 

sale is correct. The Measurement Standards Division monitors 

gasoline and diesel motor fuel quality sold in Oregon by 

routinely screening gasoline for octane requirements, sampling 

diesel fuels, examining motor fuel dispensers for correct 

labeling, reviewing the fuel deliver documentation for required 

information, and checking for the presence of water in the fuel 

storage tanks. The division responds to consumer complaints on 

motor fuels and will send samples of the product to a laboratory 

for further analysis if it is deemed necessary. This process helps 

ensure that motor fuels sold in Oregon meet national motor fuel 

quality standards. 

The state of Oregon’s legal standards for mass and volume 

are maintained in a secure, climate-controlled room of the 

Measurement Standards Division Metrology Laboratory. These 

primary standards are traceable directly to the national and 

international standards maintained at the National Institute of 

Standards and Technology (NIST) in Gaithersburg, Maryland. 

The division’s metrologists calibrate standards of length, 

volume, mass, and temperature. The metrologists make sure that 

the weights and measures field standards used by division staff 

and equipment repair service personnel are accurate. 


The Measurement Standards Division has continued to 

expand its services and capabilities to meet the requirements of 

the consumers and industry it serves. 

• Revitalized the packaged products program to help ensure 

that goods sold in Oregon meet national and state 

requirements on methods of sale, labeling, and net contents. 

By developing contacts with many companies at their 

corporate levels, communications and voluntary compliance 

with statewide regulations improved. The division provided 

training sessions on packaged products to these corporate 

representatives and heightened awareness of the 

requirements. The division continues to emphasize education 

to both consumers and industry on proper methods of sale, 

packaging net weight, and labeling requirements. 

Informational brochures tailored to consumers and to the 

retailers are available from the division. 

• Developed specifications in Oregon’s motor fuel quality 

regulations for premium diesel fuel with the help of an 

advisory committee representing the petroleum industry, 

diesel engine manufacturers, and consumers. The new 

specifications also address the need for “winterized” diesel

Mike Brown examining a highway ODOT scale 

with a 25,000 lb. weight cart. 

fuel that could operate satisfactorily in cold temperatures. The 

proposed winterized and premium diesel fuel regulations 

were developed and adopted in January 2002, based upon 

national standards established through the National 

Conference on Weights and Measures (NCWM) and the 

American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM). 

• Developed vapor meter regulations for Oregon, at the request 

of the liquid petroleum gas (LPG) retail industry, with the 

help of an advisory committee. Oregon regulations had 

permitted LPG to be sold only by net weight or liquid volume 

through legal-for-trade, licensed, and certified weighing or 

measuring equipment – and not by vapor volume. The new 

regulations now allow LPG to be sold in its vapor form. The 

division has since built a vapor meter certification laboratory 

within its large-mass and volume metrology laboratory. The 

Oregon Measurement Standards Division certified its first 

LPG vapor meters in June 2002 – only 11 months after the 

need to certify these devices was first made known to the 

division. 

• Renovated and upgraded the Metrology Laboratory’s largemass 

facilities with modern electronic balances, climatecontrolled 

environment, and specialized handling equipment 

for 50 lb. field standards and the much larger 500 to 5,000 lb. 

field standards. These improvements increase the precision of 

the calibrations as well as the ease and safety of routinely 

moving these standards. The Metrology Laboratory’s largevolume 

facilities were also renovated and upgraded at the 

same time. These improvements included mounting a 25 

gallon and 100 gallon stainless steel volumetric standards 

with special plumbing and attachments that provides ease of 

calibrating customer’s equipment. 

• Worked towards achieving accreditation of the Metrology 

Laboratory through the National Voluntary Laboratory 

Accreditation Program (NVLAP) and the International 

Organization for Standardization’s new calibration laboratory 

quality standards ISO/IEC 17025. As of April 2002, there 

were only eight states with this NVLAP certification and 

seven others in various stages of the accreditation process, 

including Oregon. Completion will qualify the Oregon 

Metrology Laboratory to perform precision weights and 

measures calibrations required in today’s high technology 

world. 

Goals 

• Work with e-commerce industries to ensure a level playing 

field for conducting business on and off line. 

• Explore alternative examination methods to ensure that the 

division will be able to meet the ever-growing needs of 

industry in light of the increasing complexity and prevalence 

of weighing and measuring devices throughout the state. 

• Continue promoting consumer and retailer awareness through 

educational programs on measurement accuracy, labeling 

requirements, and methods of sale of products. 

• Continue to meet the ever-growing metrological needs of 

Oregon’s businesses. 

• Continue working with industry and consumer groups to 

ensure equity in trade and to bolster consumer confidence in 

Oregon’s products. Consumer confidence enhances Oregon’s 

position in local, national, and global economies. 


• Percent of motor fuel samples found in compliance with 

posted octane levels. 

• Percent of commercially used weighing and measuring 

devices found in compliance with national standards. 

• Percent of audited packaged products found in compliance 

with labeled net content statements. 

Aaron Aydelotte approving a new vapor meter. 

Steve Eugenio testing a 30 lb. computing scale. 

Allan Richardson using the aviation gasoline meter test unit. 

Ken Nelson testing a bench-dial scale. 

Orex 4, 91,000 lb. railroad scale test unit. 

Measurement 

Standards 

Division 

503-986-4670 

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Andrea Boyer conducting a 

net contents inspection 

at a supermarket. 

Josh Nelson examining 

motor fuel dispensers. 

Aaron Aydelotte conducting mass 

calibration of a 1,000 lb. weight. 

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Natural 

Resources 

Division 

503-986-4700 

oda.state.or.us/nrd 

22 

Debbie Gorham 

Administrator 

“The work we do and 

the services we 

provide help farmers 

and ranchers 

demonstrate, time 

after time, their 

capacity for 

innovation. It’s this 

innovation that 

protects the natural 

resource base, and 

that will define 

sustainable 

agriculture.” 

Ray Jaindl 


Larry Ojua 

Program manager, 


Conservation Districts 

Natural Resources 

Division 

Mission 

To conserve, protect, and develop natural resources 

on public and private lands so agriculture will continue 

to be productive and economically viable in Oregon. 

Budget 1/ 




Lottery funds $2,400,000 




session budget. Numbers do 

not include subsequent 




Staffing 

The division has a Salembased 

staff of 27 and a field 

staff of nine. 

The division receives federal 

funds for the threatened and 

endangered plant program. 

Other funds include fees paid 

by grass seed growers to 

support the smoke management 

program, fees paid by confined 

animal feeding operations 

(CAFO), grants for support of 

the Water Quality Program, and 

shellfish plat-leasing fees on 

state estuary lands paid by 

commercial shellfish growers. 

NRD has water quality planners and livestock water quality 

specialists located in Grants Pass, Bend, Pendleton, Ontario, 

Tillamook, La Grande, and Salem. Technical specialists to support 

these positions provide expertise in hydrology, GIS, range and 

riparian lands, outreach and education, and enforcement. 

What we do 

1. Improve water quality through development and 

implementation of watershed based management plans. 

2. Help livestock owners prevent water pollution from confined 

animal feeding operations. 

3. Coordinate the efforts of the state Soil and Water 

Conservation Commission and provide administrative 

oversight and financial support to Oregon’s 45 Soil and 

Water Conservation Districts. 

4. Administer smoke management and research programs. 

5. Address land use issues relative to farm land. 

6. Conserve threatened and endangered plants on state-owned 

lands. 

7. Manage oyster plat leasing in state estuaries. 


$3,500,000 

$3,000,000 

$2,500,000 

$2,000,000 

$1,500,000 

$1,000,000 

$500,000 

333,385 

259,036 

Water Quality Program 

• Agricultural Water Quality Management Area Plans (Senate 

Bill 1010 plans and rules) have been adopted for 24 of 39 areas. 

Plans and rules are under development in another 15 areas. 

Four planning areas have completed biennial reviews that 

describe progress toward improved water quality and changes 

so plans are kept up-to-date. Establishing these agricultural 

water quality management area plans is part of ODA’s 

commitment to the Oregon Plan for Salmon and Watersheds. 

• Dramatically increased public awareness of the Agricultural 

Water Quality Program throughout the state through outreach 

activities and extensive public involvement. 

• Through an agreement with Oregon Watershed Enhancement 

Board (OWEB), OACD and the Natural Resources Division, 

conducted a review of the state’s Conservation Reserve 

Enhancement Program (CREP) to identify ways to increase 

landowner participation. As a result, OWEB has contracted 

with ODA as Oregon’s statewide CREP coordinator. 

$0 

0 

General funds 

54% 

0 

3,430,426 

563,750 

CAFO Healthy 

Streams 

0 


2,400,000 


278,468 

222,470 

51,270 

0 0 0 

Plant 

Conservation 

Biology 

Program area 

1,610,666 

0 

Smoke 

Management 

2,736,385 

406,587 

Confined Animal Feeding Operations Program (CAFO) 

• Began implementing changes in the CAFO program as directed 

by the Oregon Legislature. ODA is directed to regulate all 

livestock operations to satisfy both state water quality laws and 

the Federal Clean Water Act. Oregon law now defines CAFO to 

include state and federally defined livestock operations 

including certain animal feeding operations (AFOs). Work is 

underway to revise the CAFO permit to meet the requirements 

of the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System 

(NPDES) program and to make the new Oregon CAFO general 

permit available in early 2003. 

• Conducted 17 public information meetings around the state to 

educate and inform the Oregon livestock industry on the new 

CAFO permit and rules. In addition, held hearings on the new 

rules in Redmond, Tillamook, and Salem. The new permit and 

rules were developed with assistance from a CAFO Rules 

Advisory Committee (RAC), made up of farmers, ranchers, 

industry representatives, environmentalists, and concerned 

citizens. Twelve of the RAC members now function as an ODA 

Advisory Committee regarding CAFO issues. 

• Successfully completed the third year of “performance based” 

CAFO inspections, which continued to improve relationships 

between ODA and the regulated community. Performancebased 

inspections allow CAFOs greater flexibility in 

management and facilities to comply with water quality laws, 

and empower inspectors to evaluate evidence and write 

enforcement documents in the field. 

• Temporary staff vacancies resulted in fewer inspections than 

prior years — 355 or 72 percent of 494 permitted CAFOs were 

inspected throughout the state. 

• Improved the database to allow more detailed tracking of 

animal waste management plans, agricultural compost plans, 

and individual and general permit applications. 

• Issued eight individual water pollution control facility permits 

to Oregon CAFOs, including six dairy operations and two 

feedlots. Individual permits differ from general permits by 

requiring monitoring and reporting of waste handling activities 

that affect water quality. The individual permit is available for 

sensitive areas such as groundwater management areas. 

0 

0 


Federal funds 

2% 

Lottery funds 

20% 

Other funds 

24% 

General funds 

Federal funds 

Other funds 

Lottery funds

• Instituted the Oregon Dairy Farmers Association Environmental 

Stewardship Award to acknowledge dairy producers who are 

doing an excellent job of protecting water quality. Award 

winners are selected annually by ODA livestock water quality 

specialists based on a variety of criteria involving waste and 

nutrient management. 

Soil and Water Conservation Districts & Oregon Soil and 

Water Conservation Commission 

• Assisted Oregon’s 45 Soil and Water Conservation Districts 

(SWCDs) in utilizing $2.4 million of the Oregon Plan for 

Salmon and Watersheds funding over the 2001-2003 biennium. 

Funds provide landowner technical assistance such as 

conservation planning, project design, construction inspection, 

and conservation project implementation. SWCDs also 

conducted educational outreach and monitoring programs. 

• Provided administration of SWCD elections and provided 

training to SWCDs on effective business management, legal 

compliance, public contracting, and effective delivery of 

technical assistance to landowners. 

• Worked with the Oregon Department of Revenue to provide 

SWCDs with information relating to the legal steps of 

developing local option tax proposals. 

Smoke Management Program 

• Utilized new computer hardware and software, and installed a 

weather station on the roof of ODA to provide up-to-the-minute 

access to meteorological data. 

• Established Oregon Weather Center Web page, which contains 

the daily burn advisory and weather forecast, and links to 

additional climatological information. 

• Provided meteorological services to Jefferson and Union 

counties during the 2001 and 2002 field burning seasons. 

• Provided approximately $91,000 for field burning alternative 

research in 2001-2002. Research funding for 2002-2003 is 

projected at approximately $143,000. 

• To protect public safety, traffic diversion training was provided 

to Willamette Valley growers who burn fields next to roadways. 

• E-mail subscription service was made available to notify the 

public of the potential for field burning in their general area. 

• ODA staff and the Bonneville Power Authority worked together 

with growers during the 2001 and 2002 seasons to develop 

alternative burning strategies to prevent smoke columns from 

interfering with high voltage power lines and towers. 

Land Use and Shellfish programs 

• Drafted administrative rules that address the leasing of state 

owned estuary lands for shellfish cultivation. SB 957, adopted 

by the 2001 Legislature, requires the department to document 

and explain the specific criteria and process used for making a 

decision involving applications proposing to lease state owned 

lands for the commercial cultivation of shellfish. 

• Continued involvement in several land use proposals, providing 

technical assistance to farmers, local, regional and state 

agencies. Examples include: 

1. Several energy facility proposals around the state including a 

proposed 62 mile natural gas pipeline proposed to run 

primarily through agricultural lands in Washington, Marion 

and Clackamas counties, 

2. Proposed expansion of urban growth boundaries in the 

Portland Metro area, St. Paul and North Plains, 

3. Development of land use plan in east Multnomah County, 

and 

4. Regional planning efforts in the Rogue Valley. 

• Involvement with several cases of nuisance or trespass 

complaints against agricultural operations. Provided expert 

analysis and testimony regarding the applicability of Oregon’s 

“Right to Farm” law. 

• Nominated Orchard View Farms of The Dalles for the 

prestigious 2002 Steward of the Land Award by the American 

Farmland Trust. Orchard View Farms was selected for the 

national award that includes $10,000 in recognition of its 

leadership in protecting farmland from development and its 

commitment to sound environmental stewardship. 

• Assisted in developing requests for USDA and state drought 

disaster declarations. In 2001, 18 Oregon counties requested 

and received state drought disaster declarations. Thirteen 

counties requested and 11 received disaster declarations from 

USDA. In 2002, 10 counties requested USDA declarations that 

are still pending. 

Plant Conservation Biology Program 

• Successfully increased interest of private landowners in 

working with ODA on voluntary conservation plans for 

vulnerable native plant species. For example, the rough 

popcorn-flower (Plagiobothrys hirtus) has been reintroduced on 

wetland sites in Douglas County. Established populations of 

such plants will contribute to ODA efforts to remove species 

from the endangered species list. 

• Research efforts were completed that will support continued 

revisions to Oregon’s endangered plant species list. The pumice 

grapefern (Botrychium pumicola) is currently under review for 

possible removal from the list, following five years of 

cooperative experimental work between ODA and the U.S. 

Forest Service. Other species recently reviewed for status 

changes include the Snake River goldenweed (Haplopappus 

radiatus), the disappearing monkey-flower (Mimulus 

evanescens), and silverleaf phacelia (Phacelia argentea). 

Goals 

• Continue to develop and implement a monitoring protocol to 

evaluate the effectiveness of the Water Quality Program. 

• Collaborate with various agricultural communities throughout 

the state to develop and adopt water quality management area 

plans and rules for the remaining water quality limited basins or 

subbasins. 

• Support Soil and Water Conservation Districts assisting with 

implementation of water quality management area plans in the 

24 areas where plans have been adopted. 

• Conduct an effective educational outreach program to inform 

agricultural landowners about the state’s Agricultural Water 

Quality Program and its local impact. 

• Maintain the inspection, enforcement and compliance 

assistance program for permitted CAFOs. 

• Issue the new Oregon CAFO general permit to existing, 

permitted CAFOs, and to operations that meet the expanded 

definition of CAFO that includes certain AFOs. 

• Establish an inventory of AFOs that are not currently permitted 

and are defined as concentrated animal feeding operations 

regulated under current state and federal rules. 

• Establish new CAFO field offices in Grants Pass and Ontario to 

serve southern and eastern Oregon. New inspectors will 

emphasize educational outreach for new permittees for the first 

few years. 

• Implement new EPA regulations through education, outreach, 

permits, inspections, compliance assistance and enforcement. 

• Provide a lead role in coordinating voluntary, incentive based, 

USDA Farm Bill assistance programs, such as the Oregon 

Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program, which 

compensates landowners with rental payments and cost-share to 

plant trees and shrubs along streams. 

• Work with the Oregon Association of Conservation Districts 

(OACD), the Soil and Water Conservation Commission 

(SWCC), and the Natural Resources Conservation Service 

(NRCS) to develop the District Excellence Initiative, a selfassessment 

tool for Soil and Water Conservation Districts 

(SWCDs). 

• Provide training and assistance to all 45 SWCDs on how to 

develop long-range business plans. 

• Assist OACD with development and implementation of a 

standardized statewide accounting system for use by SWCDs in 

the 2003-2005 biennium. 

• Survey level of interest in reliable weather forecasts among 

other sectors of agriculture outside the grass seed industry. If 

interest is high, develop proposal for expanded role for ODA 

meteorologist, as well as funding options. 

• Prior to the 2003 field burning season, revise existing rules to 

clarify Smoke Management Program operations and expand 

definitions. 

• Focus on renewing existing grants and developing new forms 

of financial support for native plant protection efforts outside 

the state general fund. 

• Create a new Web site in collaboration with OSU that provides 

the general public and land management agencies up-to-date 

information on native plant regulations and conservation plans 

for listed and candidate species. 

• Continue annual evaluations and status reviews for all plant 

species listed as threatened or endangered in Oregon. 


• Annual rate of soil and rill erosion on cultivated cropland. 

• Percent decrease in soil erosion by water on Oregon croplands. 

• Number of plant species 

either delisted or down-listed 

as threatened and 

endangered in Oregon as a 

result of species recovery 

work. 

• Average number of 

complaints per approved 

field burning day. 

Natural 

Resources 

Division 

503-986-4700 

oda.state.or.us/nrd 

1. Working with operators to manage waste produced by 

livestock is a key component of the CAFO program. 

2. Commercial shellfish production occurs along portions of 

the Oregon coast. 

3. Jim Little, meteorologist for the smoke management 

program, releasing a balloon during a typical day in the 

summer to help predict the weather. 

4. Keeping grass on the ground in an orchard controls erosion 

and keeps soil out of rivers and streams. 

5. Proper irrigation maximizes production and keeps soil and 

nutrients out of streams and groundwater. 

6. Kelly Amsberry, ODA biologist, talking with a landowner 

about the state’s plant biology program. 

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2 

3 

4 

5 

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Pesticides 

Division 

503-986-4635 

oda.state.or.us/pesticide 

24 

Chris Kirby 

Administrator 

“The Pesticide 

Division regulates 

all activities of 

pesticide use in 

Oregon, not just 

agricultural use. 

ODA’s regulation of 

pesticides 

encompasses 

commercial as well 

as homeowner use.” 

Dale Mitchell 


Janet Fults 

Program manager, 

licensing and certification 


Mission 

To protect people and the environment from any 

adverse effects of pesticide use while maintaining the 

availability of pesticides for beneficial uses and to 

assure that effective fertilizer products are provided 

for agricultural and consumer uses. 

Budget 1/ 

General funds 653,022 

Federal funds 850,877 

Other funds 4,350,579 

Lottery funds 0 

Total funds 5,854,478 








Staffing 

The division has a staff of 

21 including: three managers, 

14 technical positions, and a 

support staff of four. The 

division staffs two field 

offices; one in Hermiston and 

another in Central Point. 

Eastern Oregon Office 

Hermiston Agricultural 

Research and Extension 

Center 

Hermiston 

541-564-5962 

Southern Oregon Office 

Southern Oregon Research and Extension Center 

Central Point 

541-779-9637 

What we do 

The division regulates the sale and use of pesticides; provides 

testing and licensing of all users of restricted-use pesticides; 

manages the Oregon Pesticide Use Reporting System (PURS); 

investigates incidents of alleged pesticide misuse, and is 

responsible for fertilizer product registration and Oregon’s new 

fertilizer law. 


$4,000,000 

$3,500,000 

$3,000,000 

$2,500,000 

$2,000,000 

$1,500,000 

$1,000,000 

$500,000 

850,877 

653,022 

3,782,446 

Pesticide user licensing 

Certified and licensed certain pesticide users, including 

applicators, operators, dealers, and consultants through the 

administration of pesticide category-specific examinations that 

demonstrate a quantifiable level of awareness of pesticide 

related issues. Activities related to this division function include: 

• Writing certification examinations 

• Preparing examination study guides 

• Supervising examination centers 

• Grading examinations 

• Evaluating educational sessions 

• Recording training session attendance for individual 

licensees 

• Processing license renewals 

• Providing pesticide technical information to the public and 

licensees 

• Developing, conducting, and/or participating in training 

sessions 

$0 

Other funds 

74% 

Pesticides (including 

Pesticide Use Reporting 

System) 


0 0 0 

568,133 

0 

228,124 

0 0 0 

Fertilizers Pesticides Analytical 

Response Center 

Program area 


Lottery funds 

0% 

General funds 

11% 

Federal funds 

15% 

General funds 

Federal funds 

Other funds 

Lottery funds 

Annual statistics 

Private pesticide applicator ______________________ 5,471 

Commercial pesticide operator_____________________ 784 

Commercial pesticide applicator/trainee ____________ 4,244 

Public pesticide applicator/trainee _________________ 1,946 

Pesticide consultant _____________________________ 980 

Pesticide dealer ________________________________ 235 

Recertification sessions accredited ________________ 1,273 

Certification examinations administered ____________ 4,445 

Pesticide registrations 

• Registered all pesticide products offered for sale or 

distribution in Oregon. The U.S. Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA) determines the uses and restrictions of each 

pesticide product. Those requirements are contained in the 

product labels, and are filed as part of the registration process. 

• Requested special authorizations from EPA for specific 

pesticide use. With the vast diversity of crops in Oregon, 

special conditions sometimes exist that require some pesticide 

products to be approved as an Oregon special local need or 

emergency exemption, allowing use on crops otherwise not 

included on EPA approved labels under circumstances that 

could potentially devastate a crop or industry in Oregon. 

• Issued experimental use permits to facilitate data 

development. Data submitted and reviewed include product 

toxicity to humans and wildlife, economic impact, 

environmental fate, efficacy, phytotoxicity, worker protection, 

use, and cropping patterns. 


Registrants ____________________________________ 946 

Products registered ___________________________ 10,011 

Special local need registrations (new) ________________ 57 

Special local need registrations (total) _______________ 302 

Emergency exemptions ___________________________ 29

Pesticide compliance monitoring 

Responded to complaints of alleged pesticide misuse and 

assessed potential violations through the division’s pesticide 

compliance section. Staff response from the Salem headquarters 

along with field offices in Central Point and Hermiston provided 

timely response to compliance issues involving state pesticide 

regulations and, through a cooperative agreement with EPA, 

federal pesticide regulations. In addition, compliance personnel 

continued to be an extremely valuable resource for 

disseminating technical information, and providing regulatory 

education and compliance assistance. 


Complaints received _____________________________ 313 

Investigations conducted _________________________ 337 

Advisory notices issued ___________________________ 77 

Violation notices issued ___________________________ 74 

Civil penalties issued _____________________________ 18 

Pesticide Use Reporting Program (PURS) 

• Developed and began administering the Pesticide Use 

Reporting System for the state of Oregon. The system began 

in January 2002, and became the nation’s first all-Web-based 

pesticide reporting program. All persons using pesticides (1) 

in the course of business or any other for profit enterprise, (2) 

for a government entity, or (3) in a location that is intended 

for public use or access, must report the pesticide use via the 

Web site. 

• Began the process of collecting information on household 

uses of pesticides. ODA conducted a pilot survey of 

approximately 390 households to determine the overall 

effectiveness of the proposed surveying techniques. The 

actual survey will be conducted in 90-day periods throughout 

2003. The goal of collecting this information is to ensure 

public health and safety, and protect Oregon’s water and 

environment. 

• Worked with researchers at Oregon State University and 

Oregon Health Sciences University, and a diverse 18-member 

governor-appointed work group to design and begin building 

the permanent pesticide use reporting system. Emphasis has 

been placed on the security of confidential information and 

creating a system that is as simple and usable as possible. For 

more information on PURS, please visit the PURS Web site 

. 

Fertilizers 

Began implementation of a new Oregon Fertilizer Law by 

establishing rules following public hearings in fall 2002. 

Representatives of the fertilizer/agriculture industry, special 

interest groups, state agencies, and other interested parties met 

with ODA to draft what would become HB 3815, the first 

comprehensive revision to the state’s fertilizer law in nearly 50 

years. A proactive approach to strengthen Oregon’s law has 

provided protection to agriculture, consumers, and the state’s 

natural resources. Highlights include: 

• Registration per product has replaced registration by brand. 

• Product registration fees set at $25.00 per product per year. 

• An additional product evaluation fee of $50.00 per product 

per year is assessed for all waste derived products, and all 

products requiring supplemental research. 

• Registrants need to provide data to the department on 

levels of arsenic, cadmium, mercury, lead, and nickel 

contained in a product prior to its registration. 

• A derivation statement declaring the sources of all primary, 

secondary and micronutrients guaranteed is required on 

labels for packaged products and on invoices for bulk 

products. 

• Beginning January 2003, an Internet address that provides 

product specific information, such as levels of heavy 

metals. 

• Product labeling required 

to include the Internet 

address that provides 

product specific 

information. 

• Civil penalties not to 

exceed $500 for a first 

violation, not to exceed 

$1,500 for a second 

violation, and not to 

exceed $10,000 for 

subsequent violations 

have been established. 

• A fertilizer research 

committee will be 

established to advise the 

director on the 

disbursement of 

inspection fees collected 

specifically to fund 

research on the interaction of fertilizer, agricultural mineral 

or agricultural amendment products with ground or surface 

water. 

• A manufacturer/bulk distributor license is required for each 

out-of-state or in-state location that distributes in bulk, and/ 

or each in-state location that manufactures any fertilizer, 

agricultural amendment, agricultural mineral or lime 

product in Oregon. License fee is $50.00 for each business 

entity per year. 


Total products registered ________________________ 2,823 

Fertilizer products registered _____________________ 2,119 

Agricultural mineral products registered______________ 505 

Lime products registered __________________________ 59 

Agricultural amendment products registered __________ 140 

Product registrants ______________________________ 302 

Other accomplishments 

• Continued development of Internet section of the ODA Web 

site for Pesticides Division information, at . 

• Development and distribution of quarterly newsletter. 

• Maintained 14 testing locations throughout the state, 

changing one location in southwestern Oregon to provide a 

more convenient testing schedule for applicants. 

• Expanded pesticide user educational outreach efforts to 

improve communication with licensees through enhanced 

Web site resources, updated brochures, Internet recertification 

opportunities and relevant certification examinations and 

reference materials. 

Goals 

• Manage a comprehensive, reliable and cost effective system 

for collecting and organizing information on all categories of 

pesticide use in Oregon, including a specific mechanism to 

identify household pesticide use. 

• Increase focused, non-complaint associated monitoring/ 

investigations of specific pesticide use practices to ensure 

compliance with state law. 

• Increase outreach and educational efforts to assist pesticide 

users in reducing potential surface/groundwater pollution 

from pesticide use in agricultural, forest and urban settings. 

• Increase analysis of fertilizer products for claimed nutritive 

and non-nutritive content. 


• Percent of pesticide investigations that result in enforcement 

actions. 

• Percent of commercial pesticide operators complying with the 

Pesticide Use Reporting System requirements. 

Photos left and top, 

ODA fertilizer staff 

inspecting products. 

Pesticides 

Division 

503-986-4635 

oda.state.or.us/pesticide 

Centers for 

Pesticide User 

Certification 

Blue Mountain 

Community College 

Pendleton, 541-278-5931 

Central Oregon 


Bend, 541-383-7539 

Chemeketa 


Salem, 503-399-6552 

Clackamas 


Oregon City 

503-657-6958 ext. 2269 

Columbia Gorge 


The Dalles, 541-298-3112 

Mt. Hood 


Gresham, 503-491-7647 

Oregon Institute of 

Technology 

Klamath Falls 

541-885-1015 

Portland Community 

College, Rock Creek 

Campus 

Portland, 503-614-7289 

Rogue Community 

College 

Medford, 541-245-7573 

Southwestern 

Oregon Community 

College 

Coos Bay, 541-888-7405 

Treasure Valley 


Ontario 

541-881-8822 ext. 265 

University of Oregon 

Eugene, 541-346-3230 

Umpqua Community 

College 

Roseburg, 541-440-4610 

Union-Baker 

Education Service 

District 

Island City, 541-963-4106 

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Dan Hilburn 

Administrator 

Kathleen Johnson 

Insect Pest Prevention and 

Management supervisor 

John Griesbach 

Plant Health supervisor 

Gary McAnich 

Nursery and Christmas 

Tree supervisor 

Tim Butler 

Noxious Weed Control 

supervisor 


Mission 

To protect Oregon’s agricultural industries and 

natural environment from harmful non-native pests, 

plant diseases and weeds; to enhance the value of 

exported nursery stock, Christmas trees, seeds and 

other agricultural products through inspection and 

certification; and to coordinate 

state-wide noxious weed 

control efforts. 

Budget 1/ 


Federal funds $2,271,890 


Lottery funds $1,358,105 

Total $11,692,224 








Staffing 

Plant Division has 23 

Salem-based and 22 field staff 

who work out of their homes, 

or are based at satellite offices 

in Portland, Eugene, 

Redmond, and Hermiston. 

About 40-50 seasonal 

positions are filled each summer. 

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What we do 

The division’s exclusion, detection, survey, eradication, 

containment and biological control programs protect Oregon 

from harmful plant pests, diseases, and noxious weeds. 

Maintaining Oregon’s reputation for quality, pest-free 

agricultural products is a high priority. 


3,011,590 

Insect Pest Prevention and Management Program 

• Eradicated infestations of Asian gypsy moth in Portland (910 

acres treated) and of gypsy moth in Ashland (160 acres 

treated) using aerial applications of B.t.k. in April-May 2001. 

In spring 2002, no gypsy moth eradication programs were 

needed for the first time since 1990. 

• Placed 17,000 gypsy moth traps statewide, catching 10 moths 

in 2002. Egg masses were found at a rural site in the Coast 

Range near Fisher. For the second year, moths were trapped at 

an industrial site in Gresham. 

• Placed 5,000 Japanese beetle traps annually. Twelve Japanese 

beetles were trapped in 2002, one in McMinnville and 11 near 

Portland International Airport, where five were caught in 

2001. Two adults were also captured alive on a container and 

on the loading dock of a cargo carrier. Cargo airplane 

inspections yielded one live, 46 moribund, and 161 dead 

beetles. Foliar and turf insecticides were applied on the Port 

of Portland property (about 128 acres) and in a residential/ 

industrial area just to the south (about 40 acres) in early 

August 2002. 

• Surveyed for red imported fire ants at selected high-risk sites. 

No infestations have been detected to date. 

• Conducted a pilot project to detect four exotic moth species, 

old world bollworm, silver-Y moth, plum fruit moth, and 

light-brown apple moth, in 2002. 

• Trapped around Oregon ports, mills, importers, warehouses, 

wood recyclers and dunnage sites. Thirteen species of exotic 

woodboring insects new to Oregon have been found. No 

Asian longhorned beetles were found. 

• Surveyed grasshopper populations in eastern Oregon. Early 

treatment of economic infestations using reduced rates and 

alternate swaths has proven effective in providing control. 

The 2002 adult survey indicated the most severely infested 

0 

Federal funds 

19% 

3,087,798 

Other funds 

32% 

Plaant Divissioon 

1,223,045 

594,649 

0 


1,223,284 

1,048,845 

144,908 

Nursery & Christmas tree Plant Pests & Diseases Weed Control 

Proogram area 

1,358,105 

Lottery funds 

12% 

General funds 

37% 

General funds 

Federal funds 

Other funds 

Lottery funds 

areas to be 290,000 acres in Harney, Klamath, Lake and 

Malheur counties. 

• Trapped for apple maggot to provide certification of apples 

for fresh market sales in Washington and Arizona and to 

detect the pest in uninfested areas. In 2002, eradication of an 

apple maggot population detected in Pendleton was attempted 

in cooperation with the local community. 

• Detected cereal leaf beetle spread in four new counties in 

2001 and three more counties in 2002. Seventeen counties are 

now infested. 

• ODA, in cooperation with USDA and OSU, released two 

parasitic wasps attacking cereal leaf beetle eggs and larvae. 

Field insectaries for these biological control agents were 

started in 2002. A search for more effective biocontrol agents 

from Asia was initiated in 2002. 

• Surveyed for exotic fruit moths. Apple tortrix, dark fruit tree 

tortrix and cherry ermine moth were not detected in 2001 or 

2002. Apple ermine moth was not detected beyond the 17 

counties currently infested. 

• Continued cooperative work with Canada, Washington and 

USDA to find effective biological control of cherry bark 

tortrix continued. An egg parasitoid, Trichogramma 

cacoeciae, was released during 2002 in the infestation center 

in Portland to slow the spread of this pest. 

Gary Brown, USDA, APHIS-PPQ and Rich Worth, 

ODA making release of Anaphes flavipes, 

an egg parasitoid of cereal leaf beetle.

Plant Health Program 

• Sudden oak death, a major new plant disease, was found in 

Curry County in August of 2001. Since this discovery, over 

50 acres of infected forest have been cut, piled and burned in 

an attempt to eradicate this disease. This program is a joint 

effort with affected industries, the Oregon Department of 

Forestry, Oregon State University, and the U.S. Forest 

Service. 

• In cooperation with the Oregon Association of Nurserymen, 

Plant Health staff have begun to develop a rapid testing 

method for sudden oak death detection and certification using 

high throughput DNA technology. Staff have also processed 

more than 6,000 samples from Oregon nurseries and 

Christmas tree plantations for this disease using standard 

isolation techniques. No sudden oak death has been detected 

at these nursery or Christmas tree sites. 

• Cooperated with USDA to conduct statewide surveys for the 

golden nematode, plum pox virus and karnal bunt. Partnered 

with USDA on homeland security surveys, federal funding 

allowed for the procurement of high throughput DNA 

fingerprinting equipment. The pilot project will focus on 

testing wheat for pathogens on the homeland security list. 

Developed a test to detect small broomrape in both seed and 

soil using DNA detection technology. 

• Established a control area order for blueberry scorch virus at 

the request of the blueberry industry. 

• Created a bentgrass control area order for Oregon, delimiting 

where transgenic bentgrass can be grown and produced. This 

order effectively segregates traditionally-bred and transgenic 

varieties. 

• During the first 15 months of the biennium, staff processed 

8,409 laboratory seed samples and examined 1,021 seed 

fields for export phytosanitary certification. The Plant Heath 

Laboratory also processed over 1,700 samples for the nursery 

industry and tested 23,948 trees for the virus certification 

program. As part of the imported timber health program, staff 

inspected more than 1.6 million board feet of imported green 

lumber in 2001 and 2002. 

Nursery and Christmas Tree Program 

• Provided inspection and export certification services to 

Oregon’s $135 million Christmas tree and $642 million 

nursery industries. Over the past two years Oregon nursery 

stock and Christmas trees were exported to more than 70 

foreign countries. During 2001, the program conducted 6,744 

inspections and issued 5,696 state and federal phytosanitary 

certificates. Through September 2002, the program completed 

a total of 5,013 inspections and issued 3,333 phytosanitary 

certificates. 

• Made available approximately $324,000 for nursery related 

research grants over the past two years through the nursery 

research assessment fund. Approximately $70,000 was made 

available for Christmas tree research projects. 

• Collected and analyzed soil samples from approximately 180 

sites in western Oregon for the presence of Columbia rootknot 

nematode. No nematodes were detected allowing 

Oregon to continue to ship nursery stock into Canada without 

special conditions. 

• Eradication efforts were initiated at 10 Oregon nurseries 

infested with European brown garden snail. 

• Found Chrysanthemum white rust (CWR) at Oregon nurseries 

in Benton, Clackamas, and Multnomah counties. Eradication 

of the disease was successfully completed at all sites. 

• Made the first detection of daylily rust in Oregon at a small 

nursery in Benton County in 2001 and worked with the 

nursery owner to successfully eradicate this disease. 

• Continued to provide certification for coniferous solid wood 

packing material going to the Peoples Republic of China. In 

2001, 537 solid wood packing material certificates were 

issued. 

• Identified scarlet flat mite at several sites near Corvallis 

during fall of 2000. This was the first time this organism has 

been found in North America. In response, horticulturists 

inspected host plant material at 87 nurseries. No scarlet flat 

mite was found in production nursery stock at these nurseries. 

• Surveyed host plant material at 69 nurseries in 2001, and 81 

nurseries and 17 Christmas tree plantations in 2002 for the 

presence of sudden oak death disease. All surveys were 

negative for the disease. 

Noxious Weed Control Program 

• Treated three sites for kudzu, an aggressive climbing vine that 

smothers other plants. The Oregon sites were the first 

infestations detected west of Texas. Sites will be monitored 

and re-treated if necessary and additional detection surveys 

are scheduled. 

• Detected giant hogweed for the first time in Oregon during 

March of 2001, in Lane County. To date, 63 sites have been 

found through surveys and reports by the public. Sites are 

primarily in Multnomah and Clackamas counties in the 

Portland area, but isolated sites have been detected in Linn, 

Columbia and Clatsop counties. Ongoing hogweed surveys 

and education of the public about this weed and the best 

management practices are critical elements for successful 

control. 

• Allocated funds for noxious weed control grants. During the 

2001-03 biennium the Oregon State Weed Board was 

allocated $1.1 million of lottery, Measure 66 funds. Three 

grant cycles have been completed thus far, which resulted in 

64 awarded weed grants totaling $714,319. Funds have gone 

to priority noxious weed control projects on both private and 

public lands and are helping to protect and restore watersheds 

throughout Oregon. 

• Completed a noxious weed economic analysis in November 

2000. The analysis revealed $83 million in annual losses to 

Oregon’s economy due to noxious weeds. 

• Completed the Oregon Noxious Weed Strategic Plan in 

January 2001 utilizing input from 70 stakeholders. The 

strategic plan outlines the current impacts noxious weeds are 

making to the state and outlines 11 objectives for 

implementation of effective statewide noxious weed 

management. 

• Presented the strategic plan to the House Agriculture and 

Forestry Committee during the 2001 legislative session. 

• Brought together interested stakeholders to form the Noxious 

Weed Funding Work Group and brainstorm ideas for noxious 

weed funding. After a series of meetings, a legislative concept 

was developed that is supported by various interest groups. 

• Continued successful implementation of biological control of 

noxious weed. Oregon leads the U.S. in implementing 

biological control with 70 species of classical biocontrol 

agents introduced against 32 species of noxious weeds. 

Progress against purple loosestrife, diffuse knapweed and 

yellow starthistle is becoming more evident. Biological 

control of these weeds, saves Oregon agriculture an estimated 

$10 million annually. 

• Several biocontrol agents were extensively collected and 

redistributed by ODA and cooperators during the past 

biennium: Larinus minutus and L. obtusus 

against knapweeds, Hylobius 

transversovittatus and Galerucella beetles 

against purple loosestrife. 

Goals 

• Maintain effective exclusion, detection and 

eradication programs for priority non-native 

plant pests, diseases and weeds. 

• Work with other governmental agencies and 

industry groups to develop biological controls, 

integrated pest management (IPM) techniques 

and containment programs for pests, diseases 

and weeds that have become established. 

• Provide exporters of vegetable seed, grass 

seed, fruit trees, nursery stock, and Christmas 

trees with inspection and certification services 

to facilitate trade and enhance the value of 

high-value agricultural commodities. 

• Continue to add information about Plant 

Division programs and services to the ODA 

Web site. 

• Provide leadership to the Invasive Species 

Council and participate in development of 

Oregon’s Invasive Species Action Plan. 

• Facilitate education and information sharing 

among parties interested in genetically 

engineered organisms and ensure that new 

products developed using biotechnology are 

introduced in an manner that protects 

traditional markets. 

• Provide leadership in implementation of the 

statewide Noxious Weed Control Plan and 

allocation of grants for noxious weed control 

projects. 


• Number of new plant pest, disease or invasive 

weed species detected each year. 

• Percentage of Oregon counties with target 

pests and weeds present where biological 

control agents are established. 

• Percentage of exported nursery stock and 

Christmas tree lots rejected at destination. 


503-986-4644 

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“Protecting Oregon 

from new weeds, pests 

and plant diseases, 

adds value to 

agricultural products 

and helps preserve the 

environment.” 

Debbie Driesner inspects Christmas trees. 

Spot treatment of kudzu. 

Gene Milbrath and Matt Traeger process lab samples. 

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Director 

Katy Coba 

Phone: 503-986-4552 

Fax: 503-986-4750 

Deputy director 

Chuck Craig 

Protection of Natural 

Resources 

Phone 503-986-4552 

Fax: 503-986-4750 


Lisa Charpilloz 

Hanson 

Food Safety & Consumer 

Protection 

Phone 503-986-4552 

Fax: 503-986-4750 




and Marketing 

Phone: 503-872-6600 

Oregon Department of Agriculture 

635 Capitol Street N.E. 

Salem, OR 97301-2532 

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Oregon Department of Agriculture 

635 Capitol Street NE 

Salem, Oregon 97301-2532 

General Information 503-986-4550 

Hearing Impaired TTY 503-986-4762 

Web site oda.state.or.us 

Administrative Services Division ....................... 503-986-4580 

Administrator ........................................................... John McGinn 

Assistant administrator ................................... Lauren Henderson 

Provides accounting, computer services, personnel 

management, and licensing. 


& Marketing Division ........................................... 503-872-6600 

Administrator ........................................................... Dalton Hobbs 

Assists companies with exporting, domestic marketing, processing, 

and transportation. Administers Commodity Commissions. 

Animal Health & Identification Division ............ 503-986-4680 

Administrator ...................................................... Rodger Huffman 

State veterinarian ...............................................Dr. Andrew Clark 

Field operations manager ........................................... Jack Noble 

Deals with animal diseases, livestock brand inspection and 

theft, and exotic animals. 

Commodity Inspection Division ......................... 503-986-4620 

Administrator .............................................................. Jim Cramer 

Assistant administrator ............................................... Ron Pence 

Ensures quality grading of fruits, vegetables, and grains. 

Food Safety Division ........................................... 503-986-4720 

Administrator .............................................................. Ron McKay 

Assistant administrator .............................................. Mike Govro 

Ensures food safety through inspection of food retail outlets, 

warehouses, and processors. 

Laboratory Services ............................................ 503-872-6644 

Regulatory lab manager .................................Kathleen Wickman 

Export lab manager ...................................................... Jeff Hyatt 

Export Service Center............................................ 503-872-6630 

Provides testing and analysis of foods, water samples, and 

pesticide residues. Product certification for exports at the Export 

Service Center. 

Information Officer 

Bruce Pokarney 

Phone 503-986-4559 

Cellular 503-799-9297 

Fax 503-986-4747 

Measurement Standards Division ...................... 503-986-4670 

Administrator ................................................... George Shefcheck 

Field operations manager ....................................... Clark Cooney 

Ensures consumer protection and fair trade by inspecting 

accuracy of weights and measures. 

Natural Resources Division ................................ 503-986-4700 

Administrator ....................................................... Debbie Gorham 

Assistant administrator ................................................ Ray Jaindl 

Soil and Water Conservation Districts ......................... Larry Ojua 

Oversees water quality and quantity issues, soil and water 

conservation, threatened and endangered plants, and field 

burning. 

Pesticides Division .............................................. 503-986-4635 

Administrator ............................................................... Chris Kirby 

Assistant administrator ............................................ Dale Mitchell 

Program manager, licensing and certification ............ Janet Fults 

Registers pesticides, fertilizers, and feed products. Licenses 

pesticide users, consultants, and dealers. Conducts 

investigations of compliance with federal and state requirements 

for pesticide distribution and use. 

Plant Division ....................................................... 503-986-4644 

Administrator .............................................................. Dan Hilburn 

Insect Pest Prevention and Management ....... Kathleen Johnson 

Plant Health ........................................................ John Griesbach 

Nursery and Christmas Tree ................................ Gary McAninch 

Weed Control ............................................................... Tim Butler 

Deals with the control and eradication of plant pests and 

diseases, and the inspection of nursery crops and Christmas 

trees. Administers the state's Noxious Weed Control Program. 

Oregon Wine Advisory Board ............................. 503-228-8336 

Program manager .................................................... Rose Nelson 

Executive director ................................................... Betty O'Brien 

Coordinates research, marketing, and promotion of the state’s 

wine industry. 

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