15.203 - AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS ADVISORY COUNCIL -- DUTIES. - Iowa Statutes

15.203 AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS ADVISORY COUNCIL -- DUTIES. 1. The department shall establish, in consultation with the department of agriculture and land stewardship, an agricultural products advisory council for the purpose of advising the two departments in relation to the promotion, marketing and export of agricultural commodities and value-added agricultural products processed in Iowa and for the purpose of assisting in the coordination of the respective agricultural marketing programs of the two departments. The council shall seek to promote the agricultural commodities and products of the state by providing advice in the development of and by monitoring the implementation of a program and plan which provide for the participation and cooperation of the two departments. The council shall consist of five members appointed by the secretary of agriculture, and five members appointed by the director, who are experienced in marketing or exporting agricultural commodities or products, financing the export of agricultural commodities or products, or adding value to and processing of agricultural products. 2. The agricultural products advisory council shall seek to maximize the resources of the programs of the two departments, eliminate the unnecessary duplication of efforts, and successfully promote the state's agricultural commodities and products. 3. The agricultural products advisory council shall evaluate the current role of the private sector in promoting and marketing agricultural commodities and products and make recommendations for the utilization of the private sector programs in the state agricultural products promotion plan. 4. The agricultural products advisory council may employ or contract with a consultant or specialist to assist in developing and implementing the program and plan of the departments and the council. 5. The agricultural products advisory council shall review applications for financial assistance under the value-added agriculture component of the grow Iowa values financial assistance program established in section 15G.112.          Section History: Recent Form 86 Acts, ch 1245, § 811; 89 Acts, ch 219, § 1; 2006 Acts, ch 1100, §3, 4; 2009 Acts, ch 123, §23 Referred to in § 15G.115