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USDA Fruit & Vegetable Industry Advisory Committee Meeting

Agenda | August 14-15, 2019

Hyatt Regency Crystal City Hotel (Arlington, Virginia)

Fairfax/Prince William Rooms

Schedule at a Glance:

Wednesday August 14 Thursday August 15

MORNING

- Call to Order

- Introductions

- Welcome

- AMS| Specialty Crops Program

- Oral + Written Public Comments

- Trade Workgroup Report

- Trade Presentation from Expert 

- Production Workgroup Report

- Production Presentation from Expert 

-Call to Order 

-Workgroup Sessions

-Workgroup Reports to Full Committee 

AFTERNOON

-Labor Workgroup Report

-Labor Presentation from Expert 

-Food Safety Workgroup Report

-Food Safety Presentation from Expert

-Open Discussion | FVIAC Members

- Plan Follow-On Meetings

- Other Business

- Closing Remarks

Face-to-Face Meeting Format

• The FVIAC Chair calls the meeting to order, chairs the meeting, and adjourns the meeting. 

• USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) provides the FVIAC with updates.

• The FVIAC hears public comments, which are grouped by topic when possible, to facilitate review.

• FVIAC members present proposed workgroup agenda/objectives, reports and discussion documents, and discuss 

public comment. 

• NOTE: Agenda items may be withdrawn, or votes postponed at the discretion of theCommittee.

• There will be two 15-minute breaks (mid-morning & mid-afternoon) and a 75-minute lunch breakmid-day.

Public Comments (Written and Oral)

• Members of the public wishing to speak at the meeting or who wish to arrange special accommodations should 

contact Designated Federal Officer Darrell Hughes at (202) 348-2576 or SCPFVIAC@ams.usda.gov. 

• Comments and registrations to speak must be submitted by July 31, 2019.

• There are two (2) opportunities to provide oral comments to the Committee: One two (2) face-to-face meetings. 

Walk-in comment slots may become available on a first come-first served basis at the meeting, if the schedule

allows.

• Each person may sign up for only one speaking slot. Commenters will be allowed a 2-minute time slot at the faceto-face meeting. Each commenter must state his/her name and affiliation for the record at the beginning of their

comment.
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USDA Fruit & Vegetable Industry Advisory Committee Meeting

Agenda | August 14-15, 2019

Hyatt Regency Crystal City Hotel (Arlington, Virginia)

Fairfax/Prince William Rooms

WEDNESDAY AUGUST 14, 2019

8:30 AM

Call to Order | Agenda Overview for Day 1

Chalmers Carr III, FVIAC Chair

8:35 AM Welcome to DC | Agency & Program Update

Sonia Jimenez, Deputy Administrator, AMS Specialty Crops Program (SCP)

9:00 AM Oral + Written Public Comments

 Darrell Hughes, Designated Federal Officer

10:00 AM

Status Report to Full Committee (Trade)

Tommy Wilkin, Trade Workgroup Chair 

10:15 AM BREAK (15 min)

10:30 AM

Presentation | Agricultural Trade 

Jason Hafemeister, USDA Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs

11:15 AM 

Status Report to Full Committee (Production)

Steve Smith, Production Workgroup Chair 

11:30 AM 

Presentation | Overview of Pesticide Data Program

Brenda Foos, USDA Pesticide Data Program 

12:15 PM LUNCH (75 min)

1:30 PM

Status Report to Full Committee (Labor) 

Bret Erickson, Labor Workgroup Chair 

1:45 PM

Presentation | Farm Labor 

Jody Mcdaniel – USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service

Brian Pasternak – U.S. Department of Labor

2:45 PM BREAK (15 min)

3:00 PM Continue Farm Labor Presentation 

3:30 PM

Presentation | Overview of Farm Labor Housing Direct Loans & Grants Program

Bruce Lammers, Administrator, USDA Rural Development

4:00 PM

Status Report to Full Committee (Food Safety) 

Kiley Harper-Larsen, Food Safety Workgroup Chair 

4:15 PM

Presentation | Agricultural Water Regulation

Jennifer McEntire – United Fresh Produce Association

4:45 PM Other Business and Closing Remarks

5:00 PM RECESS
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USDA Fruit & Vegetable Industry Advisory Committee Meeting

Agenda | August 14-15, 2019

Hyatt Regency Crystal City Hotel (Arlington, Virginia)

Fairfax/Prince William Rooms

Meeting Minutes 

• The FVIAC Chair must certify meeting minutes within 90 days. 

• Information about Committee meetings, is available on AMS’ FVIAC home page: 

https://www.ams.usda.gov/about-ams/facas-advisory-councils/fviac

THURSDAY AUGUST 15, 2019

8:00 AM Call to Order | Agenda Overview for Day 2

Chalmers Carr III, FVIAC Chair 

8:05 AM Workgroup Sessions

FVIAC members to continue work on drafting recommendations/statements 

9:20 AM Workgroup Reports to Full Committee 

 Chalmers Carr III, FVIAC Chair

10:20 AM BREAK (15 min)

10:35 AM Continue Workgroup Sessions 

12:15 AM Schedule Follow-Up Teleconference Workgroup Meetings + Full Committee Meeting 

Darrell Hughes, Designated Federal Officer

12:30 AM Other Business and Closing Remarks

1:00 PM ADJOURN