Oregon Department of Agriculture

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This is the official Facebook page of the Oregon Department of Agriculture.

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This is an open forum, but we want it to be respectful and family-friendly. Please keep comments to the Oregon Department of Agriculture (ODA) Facebook page clean by following our guidelines listed here. If you don't comply, your message will be removed.

The following will NOT be allowed:
Personal attacks or vulgar, abusive, offensive, threatening or harassing language. This includes creative spellings of swear words using asterisks or spaces between words.
Comments that promote, foster or perpetuate discrimination on the basis of race, creed, color, age, religion, gender, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, national origin, physical or mental disability or sexual orientation.
Comments that contain sexual content or links to sexual content.
Comments that promote or advertise a person or business.
Commercial transactions.
Comments that suggest or encourage illegal activity.
Comments that promote or oppose any ballot measure or person campaigning for elected office.
Comments or posts that disclose information the agency and its employees are required to keep confidential by law or administrative rule.
Participate at your own risk, and take personal responsibility for your comments, your username, and any information provided.

Any information posted here is considered public information and may be subject to monitoring, moderation, or disclosure to third parties. Do not submit copyrighted or other proprietary material in any form unless you clearly indicate that you have permission to do so. By posting your comments or other work, you grant ODA and anyone viewing the ODA website irrevocable permission to copy, distribute, make derivatives, display, or perform the commenter’s work publicly and free-of-charge.

Your comments are welcome at any time, however, ODA does not have the resources to manage the forum around the clock. We intend to review and post comments from 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday, except during state holidays and furloughs.

Opinions expressed in public comments do not necessarily reflect official positions of this agency. ODA cannot guarantee that information contained in citizen comments is correct and disclaims any liability for loss or damage resulting from reliance on such information.

Communications made through Facebook will not constitute a legal or official notice or comment to the Oregon Department of Agriculture or any official or employee of the state of Oregon for any purpose. For official inquiries or correspondence or if you need immediate assistance, please email us at [email protected]; visit our website at http://oregon.gov/ODA or call us at 503-986-4500.

This comment policy may be modified at any time. Thanks for taking the time to read our comment policy and helping to make this Facebook page a useful, friendly place.

Mission

The mission of the Oregon Department of Agriculture is 1) to ensure food safety and provide consumer protection; 2) to protect the natural resource base for present and future generations of farmers and ranchers, and 3) to promote economic development and expand market opportunities for Oregon agricultural products.