Official Name: Governor’s Intergovernmental Commission for Agriculture
Authority:
Executive Order 06.29.2006
Entity's Vision and Mission:
The Commission shall work to promote the economic profitability of agriculture in the State by ensuring that all appropriate State agencies work in a cooperative, coordinated manner with local government and industry groups in planning, implementing, overseeing and evaluating intergovernmental initiatives related to agricultural affairs of the State.
Primary Responsibilities:
(a) Promote a clear and consistent business-friendly climate for agriculture in the State by serving as a liaison between the Governor and local governments and industry organizations;
(b) Develop an annual, coordinated intergovernmental plan for services and functions dealing with the agricultural affairs of the State;
(c) Develop procedures for identifying and assessing agricultural developments with a potential for impact on the State and on local governments, and for
(d) Develop and implement a consistent, systematic method for the coordination of the State's agricultural economic development activities;
(e) Develop and implement specific and measurable actions to improve the economic and regulatory climate for agriculture in the State;
(f) Make recommendations for programs and policies, if appropriate, in order to ensure that the needs and goals of the State's agricultural strategy are met and accomplished;
(g) Undertake the establishment of an "agricultural affairs information center" that serves as the first point of contact regarding agricultural issues impacting farmers in the State.
Entity's members:
Members (Ex Officio)
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Group Representing |
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| Sec. Joe Bartenfelder (CHAIR) |
Maryland Department of Agriculture |
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Sec. Ben Grumbles
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Maryland Department of the Environment
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| Sec. Van Mitchell |
Maryland Department of Health & Mental Hygiene |
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Sec. Mark Belton
Sec. Wendi W. Peters
Sec. Mike Gill
Dr. Craig Beyrouty
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Maryland Department of Natural Resources
Maryland Department of Planning
Maryland Department of Business & Economic Development
UMD College of Agriculture & Natural Resources
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| Members |
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| Ty Petty |
Maryland Agricultural Commission |
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| Rodney Glotfelty |
Maryland Association of County Health Officials |
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| Sarah O'Herron |
MARBIDCO |
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| Laura Price |
Maryland Association of Counties |
| George Mayo |
Maryland Agricultural Education Foundation |
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| James L. McCarron, Jr. |
Maryland Municipal League |
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Pamela Saul
Erroll Mattox |
General Public
Rural Maryland Council |
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Amy Moredock
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Maryland Association of County Planning Officials |
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| W. Harold Feaga |
Maryland Farm Bureau |
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| Cheryl D. DeBerry |
General Public, Western Maryland Ag Specialist |
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Kurt Fuchs
Charles Rice
Leslie Hart
Lisa Barge
Kathy Ann Abt
William Allen
Kathryn Danko-Lord |
General Public, Mid-Atlantic Farm Credit
General Public, Charles County Planning Dept.
General Public, Washington County Ag Specialist
Anne Arundel County Ag Development
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| State Agency Designees |
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| Deputy Secretary Jim Eichhorst |
Maryland Department of Agriculture |
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| Heather Barthel |
Maryland Department of Environment |
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| Lisa Staley |
Maryland Dept. of Health & Mental Hygiene |
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| Emily Wilson |
Maryland Dept. of Natural Resources |
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| Mindie Burgoyne |
Maryland Dept. of Business & Economic Dev. |
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| Daniel Rosen |
Maryland Dept. of Planning |
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| Dave Myers |
College of Agriculture & Natural Resources |
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Primary Contact for the Public:
Matt Teffeau
Director of Government Relations
Maryland Department of Agriculture
50 Harry S. Truman Parkway
Annapolis, MD 21401
410-841-5886
matthew.teffeau@maryland.gov
Entity's Meeting Schedule:
The Commission meets approximately twice a year.
Annual Reports
Joint meeting with Maryland Agricultural Commission
September 2017
Food Safety Modernization Act presentation by Dept. of Agriculture Food Quality Assurance
October 2014
October 2013
October 24, 2011
June 21, 2011
October 29, 2010
July 22, 2010