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Agricultural Advisory Committee

The purpose of this Committee is to act as an advisory agency to the Kings County Board of Supervisors on matters involving agriculture. The primary focus of the Committee is the sustainability and economic prosperity of agricultural production in Kings County.

The Committee studies problems of general or special interest assigned by the Board, undertakes special studies as needed or requested relating to preservation of agricultural land and protection of soils resource, reviews important proposed State Legislation affecting agriculture, and other matters of general concern or interest to agriculture, and thereafter provides information and make recommendations to the Board of Supervisors.

The Committee consists of Regular Members, Ex-Officio Members and Auxiliary Members. The Regular membership consists of nine (9) individuals appointed by the Kings County Board of Supervisors from the following categories:

Dairy
Livestock and Poultry
Cotton/Row Crops
Water
Fruit Crops
Feed, Grain and Seed
Nut Crops
Field Crops
Small Farms
Kings County Farm Bureau (preferably an Immediate Past President or Officer)
Agricultural Processing Operations
Agricultural Equipment
Agricultural Chemicals & Petroleum

Ex-Officio Members are as follows:

The Kings County Agricultural Commissioner
The Kings County Planning Director
U.S.D.A. Farm Services Agency Director

The Board of Supervisors may appoint Auxiliary Members from the following categories:

Cooperative Extension Director
Economic Development Corporation
U.S.D.A. Natural Resource Conservation Service
Citizen’s Advisory Group of Industries
California Employment Development Department
Kings County Rural Crimes Task Force

Meetings of the Committee are held quarterly on the second Thursday in January, April, July and October at 4:00 PM at the Kings County Government Center in Hanford unless unusual or special circumstances warrant a meeting elsewhere in the County.

Regular Members:

Joe Neves - Board of Supervisor	Committee Coordinator
Doug Verboon - Board of Supervisor	Alternate Committee Coordinator
Charles Draxler	DAIRY Representative
VACANT	NUT CROP Representative
Dennis Tristao	SMALL FARMS Representative - Chairman
Brian Potter	AG EQUIPMENT Representative
Bob Prys	FEED, GRAIN AND SEEDS Representative
Dustin Ference	KINGS COUNTY FARM BUREAU DIRECTOR- Vice Chairman
Gabe Cooper	WATER Representative
Julie Belezzuoli-Hathaway	LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY Representative
Garrett Gilcrease	AG CHEMICALS/PETROLEUM Representative

Ex-Officio Members:

Jimmy Hook	Kings County Ag Commissioner
Chuck Kinney	Kings County Community Development Director (Secretary)
Rebecca Garcia	USDA Farm Service Director

Auxiliary Members:

Jay Salyer	KINGS COUNTY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION Representative
Karmjot Randhawa	UC COOPERATIVE EXTENSION DIRECTOR Representative
Philip Smith	USDA -NATURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION DISTRICT Representative
Dakotah Fausnett	KINGS COUNTY RURAL CRIMES TASK FORCE Representative
VACANT	CITIZEN'S ADVISORY GROUP OF INDUSTRIES Representative
VACANT	CALIFORNIA EMPLOYMENT DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT Representative

Kings County Staff:

CDA Director:

Chuck Kinney – Secretary to KC Ag Advisory Agency
Email : Chuck.Kinney@co.kings.ca.us

Staff:
Victor Hernandez - Planner
Email: Victor.Hernandez@co.kings.ca.us
Phone: (559) 852-2685

Chanda Jackson - Executive Secretary to CDA Director
Email: Chanda.Jackson@co.kings.ca.us
Phone: (559) 852-2680

Links and Content:

Kings County Emergency Action Plan for Dead Animal Management:

Emergency Action Plan for Dead Animal Management

Meetings & Agendas:

Meeting Agendas/Minutes

October 10, 2024 (CANCELLED)
August 29, 2024
July 11, 2024 (CANCELLED)
April 11, 2024
January 11, 2024 (CANCELLED)
October 12, 2023 (CANCELLED)
July 13, 2023 (CANCELLED)
April 13, 2023 (CANCELLED)
January 12, 2023
October 13, 2022 (CANCELLED)
April 8, 2021 (CANCELLED)
January 14, 2021 (CANCELLED)
October 8, 2020 (CANCELLED)
July 9,2020 (CANCELLED)
April 9, 2020 (CANCELLED)
February 27, 2020 - Special Meeting
January 9, 2020 (CANCELLED)

Please Contact the Community Development Agency at (559) 852-2670 for Agendas and Minutes which pertain to meetings that occurred more than a year prior.

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