Advisory Board Members
- 13 voting members and the Secretary of Agriculture as a non-voting ex officio member
- Membership will reflect the different geographic areas of the state equally to the greatest extent possible
- Members will receive no compensation for serving on the state advisory committee, but will be paid subsistence allowances, mileage and other expenses
- One member will be a natural resource management professional from the Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism
- Two members will be weed specialists from Kansas State University College of Agriculture or Kansas State Research and Extension,
- ·one of whom will have knowledge of non-chemical methods of weed control
- One member will be a County Commissioner
- Four members will be private landowners involved in agricultural production,
- One will be a Kansas producer who grows traditional Kansas crops, i.e. wheat, corn, soybeans, milo, peanuts, cotton, hay or oats
- One will be a Kansas producer who grows non-traditional Kansas crops
- One will be a certified organic producer
- Two members will be Weed Supervisors
- One member will represent the agricultural industries in the state
- One member will represent the Kansas Biological Survey
- One member will represent the Kansas Cooperative Council
Membership Appointments
- Both Kansas State University members will be appointed upon the recommendation of the Dean of the College of Agriculture and the Director of Kansas State Research and Extension
- The County Commissioner will be appointed upon the recommendation of the Kansas Association of Counties
- Both Weed Directors will be appointed upon the recommendation of the Board of Directors of the County Weed Director's Association of Kansas
- The representative of the agricultural industries will be appointed upon the recommendation of the Board of Directors of the Kansas Agribusiness Retailers Association
- The representative of the Kansas Biological Survey will be appointed upon the recommendation of the Kansas Biological Survey
- The representative of the Kansas Cooperative Council will be appointed upon the recommendation of the Board of Directors of the Kansas Cooperative Council
- All other members will be appointed by the Secretary of Agriculture
Member Terms
- Except for the initial appointments, the term of office of each member of the committee will be four years.
- The Secretary will designate the initial term of office for each member appointed to the first committee.The initial appointments to the committee will be:
- Six members will be appointed for a term of two years
- Four members will be appointed for a term of three years
- Three members will be appointed for a term of four years
- Each member will be limited to serving a total of two full terms and will hold office until the expiration of the term for which such member is appointed or until a successor has been duly appointed.
- In the event of a vacancy on the state advisory committee, the recommending body of the vacating member will make a recommendation to the Secretary as prescribed in this section.
- The Secretary will, as soon as is reasonably possible, appoint a member to fill the vacancy for the remainder of the unexpired term.
The Secretary may remove any member of the State Advisory Committee for misconduct, incompetence or neglect of duty.
STATE NOXIOUS WEED ADVISORY COMMITTEE
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Self-Nominated Members
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Member
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Recommending Authority
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Nominee
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County
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Term Expires
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Weed Specialist
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Kansas State University
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Walt Fick
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Riley
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2021
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Weed Specialist
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Kansas State University
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Anita Dille
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Riley
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2022
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County Commissioner
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Kansas Association of Counties
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Shari Kaminska
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Elk
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2025
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Weed Supervisor
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County Weed Directors
Association of Kansas
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Mike Friesen
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Meade
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2022
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Weed Supervisor
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County Weed Directors
Association of Kansas
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John Lee
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Morris
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2025*
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Agricultural Industries
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Kansas Agribusiness
Retailers Association
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Johnny Schaben
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Barton
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2021
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Kansas Biological Survey
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Craig Freeman
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Douglas
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2021
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Kansas Cooperative Council
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Bob Nutt
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Franklin
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2025*
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Secretary Appointed Members
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Member
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Nominator
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Nominee
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County
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Term Expires
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Natural Resources Management Professional
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KDWPT
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Dustin Mengarelli
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Pratt
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2025
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Agricultural Producer (Traditional)
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Soybean Association
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Ron Ohlde
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Washington
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2022
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Agricultural Producer
(Non-Traditional)
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Specialty Crop Growers
Association
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Jacob Thomas
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Leavenworth
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2025*
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Agricultural Producer (Organic)
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Organic Crop Improvement
Association
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Jack Geiger
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Brown
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2025
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Agricultural Producer (Livestock)
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Tallgrass Legacy Alliance
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Mike Collinge
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Greenwood
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2021
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Ex-Officio Member
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Kansas Department of Agriculture
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Scott Marsh
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*Second term