Department of Agriculture

BOARD OF AGRICULTURE MEETING

 

Date:               May 24, 2011 (Tuesday)

Time:               9:00 a.m.

Location:         Department of Agriculture

PlantIndustryBuilding

4398A Pua Loke Street

Lihue, Kauai   96766

 

I.          CALL TO ORDER

 

II.         APPROVAL OF MINUTES FROM 3/22/11 AND 4/26/11 MEETINGS

 

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

 

1. COMMUNICATIONS FROM DIVISIONS AND ADMINISTRATION

 

A.         AGRICULTURAL LOAN DIVISION

 

1.         Request for Approval of One (1) Direct Class C, Operating Loan to       Bounpheng Keoseng.

Action:  Approval

Disposition:  Loan being processed for closing.

 

1. Request for Approval of One (1) Direct Class C, Operating Loan to Jose A. Ramelb.

 

Action:  Approval

Disposition:  Loan being processed for closing.

 

B.         AGRICULTURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT DIVISION

 

1.         Request for Approval to Construct a Second Access

to Subject Parcel

General Lease No. S-4654

Kekaha, Kauai, TMK:  (4) 1-2-002:035

Action:  Approval

Disposition:  Construction prints were recently reviewed; requested additional information on prints; awaiting final draft of prints.

 

1. PLANT INDUSTRY DIVISION

 

1.         Amend the List Placement of Beauveria bassiana GHA, a Fungus, from the List of Restricted Microorganisms (Part A), to the List of Nonrestricted Microorganisms, Through the Expedited Amendment by Board Order Process

Action:  Approval
Disposition:  Board Order sent to Governor’s Office on 6/21/11 for Governor’s approval.

1. AGRIBUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION (ADC)

1.         Overview of ADC Project at Kalepa, Kauai.  (Overview of ADC Project at Kekaha, Kauai to be presented during field trip portion of the meeting as noted below.)*

V.        NEW BUSINESS

VI.        ADJOURNMENT OF REGULAR MEETING