Boards and Commissions
Agricultural Products Utilization Commission
| Type of Board: | Policy Making | Created by: | NDCC § 4-14.1-01 in 1979 |
| Voting Members: | 9 | Other Members: | 1 |
| Non-Voting Members: | 0 | ||
| Length of Terms: | 2 years | Pay/Benefits: | |
| Frequency of Meetings: | Quarterly for 2 days | Licensing Board: | |
| Address: | 1600 East Century Avenue, Suite 2, Bismarck, ND 58501 | ||
| Phone: | 701-328-5350 | ||
| Fax: | 701-328-5320 | ||
| Website: | www.ndapuc.com | ||
| Email: | jfschneider@nd.gov | ||
| The Commission's duties include to apply for, accept, and expend any appropriation, grant, gift, or service made available from public or private sources. The Commission administers a cooperative marketing grant program designed to encourage agricultural producers groups to develop innovative marketing strategies and it adopts rules to implement this grant program. The Commission also administers a farm diversification grant program designed to stimulate and foster diversification and innovation and to encourage value-added processing. Of the members, four are actively engaged in farming, of whom three are appointed by the governor and one appointed by the commissioner of agriculture; two are actively engaged in business and appointed by the governor. The commissioner of agriculture; director of Economic Development and Finance; president of North Dakota State University, or their designees, also serve. | |||
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