Pear growers will elect nominees for positions on the Fresh Pear Committee (FPC) of Marketing Order #927. Each committee is responsible for the collection of assessments for research, and the promotion and advertising of all pears marketed in the domestic and export markets.

There is a Grower FPC position for the Yakima district to be filled at the Washington State Tree Fruit Association meeting at 1:00 PM on December 7, 2015 at the Yakima Convention Center at 10 North 8th Street, Yakima, WA 98901. Grower Member Jordan Matson presently holds the FPC handler position, 1st Alternate is Rod Matson, and 2nd Alternate is Dick Woodin.

All pear growers are eligible to attend and participate in the respective nominations. The committee encourages women, minorities, and the physically challenged, who qualify as pear growers/handlers, to attend and participate in the nomination proceedings. Names of those elected will be submitted to the Secretary of Agriculture for official appointment to the committee, and will serve for a two-year period.