Massachusetts Board of Agriculture Meeting

MEETING AGENDA

1. Start: Call to Order. (9:30am)
2. Attendance.
3. Minutes Summary: The Board will consider for approval the meeting minutes of 11/08/17.
4. Chair’s Remarks.

Old Business:

5. Board’s Letter Dated November 21^st, 2017 (Laura Sapienza-Grabski request). (9:50 – 10:00am)
6. Reconsider Vote Taken on 11/8 on APR Program (Fred Dabney request). (10:00 – 10:20am)

New Business:

7. Department Reports. (10:20 – 11:00am)
   1. Update, Plant Nutrient Regulations.
   2. Cannabis/Hemp Updates.
   3. Healthy Incentives Program and General Legislative Updates.
   4. Farmland Advisory Panel and APR Subcommittee.
   5. APR Right-of-First-Refusal History.

8. Commodity/Industry Updates from Members 2-3Mins Each (Noli Taylor request). (11:00-11:20am)
9. Neonicatinoids/MDAR’s Position (Michael Smolak). (11:20-11:40am)
10. Election of a Chairperson. (11:40-11:50am)
11. Election of a Vice Chairperson. (11:50-12pm)
12. Other Business. (12 – 12:10pm)
13. Date, Time and Location of next meeting. (12:10-12:15pm)
    1. 9:30am Start Time, Request for Back to 10am.
    2. March Meeting Location, Lakeville TBD.
    3. Reschedule July 11^th, 2018 meeting date.
14. Adjournment.