Below is an agenda of all items to be considered. Action may be taken on items preceded by an asterisk (*).  Items on the agenda may be taken out of the order presented, items may be combined for consideration by the public body; and items may be pulled or removed from the agenda at any time at the discretion of the Chairperson.

Call meeting to order by Chairman Paul Anderson

A. Pledge of Allegiance

B. Roll Call

A. Approve March 29, 2016 meeting minutes (for possible action)

A. Report – Director Barbee (for information)

A. 2016 Economic Analysis of the Food & Agriculture Sector – Tatjana Vukovic, Education & Information Officer (for information)

B. Farm Bill FY15 Budget & Performance Plan discussion – Director Barbee (for information)

C. * Consider Trans-Pacific Partnership recommendation for Governor Sandoval’s Office – Director Barbee (for possible action)

D. Board update – Debra Crowley, Acting Fiscal Administrator (for information)

E. Board update – Rebecca Allured, Public Information Officer II (for information)

A. Livestock scale report – Bart O’Toole, Administrator (forinformation)

B. Metrology Lab update – Bart O’Toole (forinformation)

C. Board update – Bart O’Toole (forinformation)

A. US Health and Human Services State & Territory Cooperative Agreement to Enhance Food Safety Grant review – Ashley Jeppson, Agriculturist (for information)

B. Sage Grouse and Record of Decision update – Meghan Brown, Deputy Administrator (for information)

C. Industrial hemp update – Robert Little, Administrator (for information)

D. Board update – Robert Little (for information)

A. Board update - Donnell Barton, Administrator (for information)  

A. * Recommendation to the Director regarding livestock fee increase (item will go to workshop and hearing) - Director Barbee (for possible action)  

B. Coggins testing update – Flight Wright, Administrator (for information)  

C. Wild horse update – Flight Wright and JJ Goicoechea (for information)  

D. * Request to go to workshop and hearing for regulations for the registration of any animal remedy, veterinary biologic or pharmaceutical – JJ Goicoechea, State Veterinarian (for possible action)  

E. Board update – Flint Wright (for information)