Nominations for Position 2 on the Washington/Oregon Processed Pear Committee, currently held by member Dusty Edler and first alternate Jon Holt, will be accepted March 22 at the Pacific Northwest Canned Pear Service annual meeting scheduled at 10 a.m. in the W.L. Hansen Building, 105 S. 18th St., in Yakima, Washington.

These positions on the Processed Pear Committee are each two-year terms beginning July 1 and expiring June 30, 2025. The PPC encourages women, minorities and the physically challenged, who qualify, to attend and participate in the election proceedings. 

The Processed Pear Committee was established to administer federal marketing order provisions relating to the handling of pears for processing. 

If you have any questions concerning these nominations or would like to listen to the proceedings, please contact the PPC by phone at 509-453-4837 at least four business days before the meeting.