2010-2011 Committee Listing:
| STANDING COMMITTEES | |||
| Administration & Enforcement | Finance | ||
| Mary Smith, Chair | AR | John Heaton, Chair | CA |
| Fabian Watts | MS | Steve Burningham | UT |
| Eddie Martin | NC | Greg Helmbrecht | WI |
| Gene Wilson | USDA-SRTB | Ed Price | TX |
| Ron Pence | OR | ||
| RUSSL Review | Charter & By-Laws | ||
| John Heaton, Chair | CA | David Svik, Chair | NE |
| Aida Galarza | GA | Donald Delorme | VA |
| Brent Sarchet | MT | Eric Gates | LA |
| John Harri | IA | John Harri | IA |
| Richard Payne | USDA-SRTB | ||
| Program | Information & Education | ||
| John Heaton, Chair | CA | Kelly Book, Chair | TX |
| Eddie Martin | NC | Louise Duke | Canada |
| Greg Helmbrecht | WI | Larry Nees | IN |
| Joe Garvey | PA | Brenda Ball | AZ |
| Brent Sarchet | MT | Greg Helmbrecht | WI |
| Ron Pence | OR | Jeri Irwin | USDA-SRTB |
| Brenda Ball | AZ | Wade Krivanek | OK |
| Labeling & Legislative Review | Elections | ||
| Vacant, Chair | Vacant, Chair | ||
| Chet Boruff | AOSCA | Mary Smith | AR |
| Brent Turnipseed | AOSA | Ron Pence | OR |
| Gil Waibel | SCST | David Svik | NE |
| Pat Miller | ASTA | Fawad Shah | WA |
| Louise Duke | Canada | ||
| SPECIAL COMMITTEES | |||
| Resolutions | Auditing | ||
| Steve Burningham, Chair | UT | Jim Drews, Chair | MD |
| Jerry Cochran | CO | David Wannamaker | SC |
| Jim Larkin | IL | Jerry Cochran | CO |
| Floyd Yoder | NJ | Fawad Shah | WA |
| Wade Krivanek | OK | Wade Krivanek | OK |
| Website | Awards & Membership | ||
| Larry Nees, Chair | IN | Joe Magnusson, Chair | ND |
| Mary Smith | AR | Donald Delorme | VA |
| Chris Schafer | MI | Dan Danielson | TN |
| Eddie Martin | NC | Larry Nees | IN |
| Kelly Book | TX | ||
| Meeting Place | Long Range Planning | ||
| Greg Helmbrecht, Chair | WI | Ron Pence, Chair | OR |
| Jim Larkin | IL | David Svik | N |
| Brad Berven | ND | Mary Smith | AR |
| Joe Magnusson | ND | Steve Burningham | UT |
| Dan Danielson | TN | Louise Duke | Canada |
| Richard Payne | USDA-SRTB | ||
| Operating Procedures Manual | Seed Inspector Qualifications & Training | ||
| Vacant, Chair | Brenda Ball, Chair | AZ | |
| Chris Schafer | MI | Steve Malone | MN |
| Ed Price | TX | Aida Galarza | GA |
| Jim Drews | MD | Ron Pence | OR |
| Liz Higgins | NM | Larry Nees | IN |
| Roger Burton | USDA-SRTB | ||
| Joe Garvey | PA | ||
| Louise Duke | Canada | ||
| Larry Krub | MT | ||
| Official Definitions | New Seed Technologies | ||
| Jim Drews, Chair | MD | Larry Nees, Chair | IN |
| Wade Krivanek | OK | Eddie Martin | NC |
| Fawad Shah | WA | Aida Galarza | GA |
| Roger Burton | USDA-SRTB | John Heaton | CA |
| Leslie Cahill | ASTA | ||
| Louise Duke | Canada | ||
| Seed Health | |||
| Floyd Yoder, Chair | NJ | ||
| Mary Smith | AR | ||
| David Svik | NE | ||
| Aida Galarza | GA | ||
| John Heaton | CA | ||
Dr. Richard Payne
The USDA Federal Seed Regulatory Testing Division has announced that Dr. Richard Payne will be retiring at the end of 2011. He has served the Federal Government for more than 36 years and has been a tremendously valuable resource for virtually every state seed control official.
USDA Director
Fed.l Seed Reg. Testing Division
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Larry Nees, Secretary
Telephone: 765-494-1557
E-mail: neesl@purdue.edu
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