ADVISORY PANEL

The department shall appoint a soil testing advisory panel to provide recommendations on appropriate soil analytical methods and procedures for Minnesota climate and conditions, and to provide technical evaluations of requests for analytical variances. The advisory panel must include representation from the Minnesota Department of Agriculture, the Agricultural Extension Service, the University of Minnesota College of Agriculture, the fertilizer industry, agricultural crop consultants, and the soil testing laboratory industry. The advisory panel shall meet at least once a year. Members shall serve three-year terms and have equal voting power.

Panel meetings must be open to the public. Statutory Authority: MS s 18C.141 History: 19 SR 218