2024 Board of Ag Meeting Minutes

Board of Agriculture Meeting Minutes, October 4, 2024

October 4, 2024 Attendees: Amber Lambke – Board Member (seat #1), UMaine President’s Appointee Amanda Beal – Board Member (seat #3), Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation & Forestry Commissioner Kevin Woltemath – Board Member (seat #5), Agricultural Council of Maine Eric Venturini – Board Member (seat #7), Wild Blueberry Commission of Maine Justin Gray – […]

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Board of Agriculture Budget Summit Meeting Minutes, August 23, 2024

Budget Summit, August 23, 2024 Attendees: Richard Rhodes III – Northeastern Regional Association of State Agricultural Experiment Station Directors Leigh Hallett – United States Department of Agriculture Zachary Schmesser – District Representative for Congressman Jared Golden Edie Smith – Regional Representative for Senator Angus King Carol Woodcock – State Office Representative to Senator Susan Collins […]

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Board of Agriculture Meeting Minutes, April 26, 2024

April 26, 2024 Attendees: Amber Lambke – UMaine President’s Appointee Nick Smith – Marn Farm Bureau Amanda Beal – Maine Department of Agriculture Eric Venturini – Wild Blueberry Commission of Maine Marilyn Meyerhans – Maine State Pomological Society Marge Kilkelly – Livestock Farmer Stephanie Burnette – UMaine Faculty Representative Philip Fanning – UMaine Faculty Representative […]

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Board of Agriculture Meeting Minutes, February 2, 2024

Attendees: Amber Lambke, President’s Appointee, Founder and CEO, Maine Grains Nancy McBrady, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Agriculture, Conservation, and Forestry William (Nick) Smith, Maine Farm Bureau Kevin Woltemath, Agricultural Council of Maine Jeannie Tapley, Maine Potato Board Eric Venturini, Wild Blueberry Commission of Maine Marilyn Meyerhans, Maine State Pomological Society Justin Gray, ME Vegetable and […]

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