Department of Agriculture

BOARD OF AGRICULTURE MEETING

Date:               November 24, 2009 (Tuesday)                                  

Time:               9:00 a.m.                                                                    

Location:         Department of Agriculture
                      Plant Quarantine Conference Room
                      1849 Auiki Street
                      Honolulu, Hawaii 

I.          CALL TO ORDER

II.          APPROVAL OF MINUTES FROM 10/27/09 MEETING

 

III.         COMMENTS FROM THE GENERAL PUBLIC ON AGENDA ITEMS (ORAL OR WRITTEN)

 

IV.                COMMUNICATIONS FROM DIVISIONS AND ADMINISTRATION

                    A.         AGRICULTURAL LOAN DIVISION

                                1.       Request for Approval of One (1) Direct Capital Improvement Loan to
                                         Craig G. and Teena M. Rasmussen

                                         Action:  Approved

 

                    B.           AGRICULTURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT DIVISION

                                 1.     Request for Consent to Assignment of General Lease No.
                                         S-4816, Pahoa Agricultural Park, Lot 26, Island of Hawaii
                                         Action:  Approved

 

                    C.           QUALITY ASSURANCE DIVISION

                                  1.      Request to (1) Forfeit Quota for Island Dairy, and (2) Reallocate the 
                                          Forfeited Quota to Cloverleaf Dairy Pursuant to Section 4-60-15, 
                                          Hawaii Administrative Rules.

                                           Action:  Item was not approved.

 

V.                  UPDATE ON THE AGRIBUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION PROJECTS AND ACTIVITIES TO INCLUDE KEKAHA, WAIAHOLE, KAU, KALEPA, FARM AND RANCHLAND PROTECTION PROGRAM, AND VARIOUS DEMONSTRATIVE PROJECTS.

 

VI.                UPDATE ON THE LITTLE FIRE ANT AND FIREWEED BY THE PLANT INDUSTRY DIVISION, PLANT PEST CONTROL BRANCH

 

VII.               UPDATE ON THE TRANSFER OF AGRICULTURAL LANDS BY THE AGRICULTURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT DIVISION

 

VIII.             DISCUSSION ON PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE MILK STATUTE BY THE QUALITY ASSURANCE DIVISION, MILK CONTROL BRANCH

 

IX.        NEW BUSINESS

 

X.         ADJOURNMENT