Oregon Processed Vegetable Commission

The Oregon Processed Vegetable Commission funds production research for six vegetables used for processing: snap beans, broccoli, table beets, carrots, cauliflower and sweet corn. Research funds come from assessments paid by growers, collected by processors and remitted annually to the Commission.

Eleven members comprise the Commission – seven producers, three processors representatives and one public member. The director of the Oregon Department of Agriculture appoints commissioners who can serve a maximum of two consecutive three year terms. 

State law (ORS Chapter 576) governs the operation of Oregon commodity commissions like the Oregon Processed Vegetable Commission. The law creates the Commission and establishes the maximum assessment rate the Vegetable Commission can levy, .5% of the value of the commodity. All of Oregon's 26 commodity commissions are under the jurisdiction of the Oregon Department of Agriculture.

Commission Members

Members of the Oregon Processed Vegetable Commission

Scott Setniker, Chairman, Producer, Independence – Term expires 6/30/2014
Neil MacInnes, Vice Chairman, Processor, Albany – Term expires 6/30/2013
Jeff Page, Treasurer, Producers, Jefferson – Term expires 6/30/2014
Matt Vandehey, Processor, Forest Grove – Term expires 6/30/2014
Corey Dickman, Producer, Silverton – Term expires 6/30/2014
Scott Zielinski, Producer, Salem – Term expires 6/30/2014
Tim Berning, Processor, Stayton – Term expires 6/30/2015
Joseph Fitts, Producer, Independence – Term expires 6/30/2015
Jon Iverson, Producer, Woodburn – Term expires 6/30/2015
Kurt Metzger, Public Member, Salem – Term expires 6/30/2013
Ernie Pearmine, Producer, Gervais – Term expires 6/30/2015 

Important Dates

Commission Meeting, November 7, 2013 - 1:30pm 3415 Commercial Street SE, Salem, Oregon

Commission Meeting, December 5, 2013 - 1:30pm 3415 Commercial Street SE, Salem, Oregon

Research Reports, January 8, 2014 - 9:00am USDA Germplasm Center, Corvallis, Oregon

Grower Meeting, January 21, 2014 - 8:30am Linn County Fair & Expo Center, Albany, Oregon

Research Proposals, February 3, 2014 - 9:00am USDA Germplasm Center, Corvallis, Oregon

Commission Meeting, February 13, 2014 - 1:30pm 3415 Commercial Street SE, Salem, Oregon

Commission Meeting, March 6, 2014 - 1:30pm 3415 Commercial Street SE, Salem, Oregon

Commission Meeting & Budget Hearing, April 24, 2014 - 7:30pm 3415 Commercial Street SE, Salem, Oregon

Contact the Commission Office:

Western Advocates, Inc.

Misty Slagle, Administrator

6745 SW Hampton Street, Suite 101

Portland, OR  97223

Phone: 503-924-1181

Email: opvc@westernadvocates.com