Agricultural Advisory Committee
The Agricultural Advisory Committee advises the Chesapeake Executive Council on how agricultural operations can more effectively meet conservation and restoration goals.
Meetings
No upcoming meetings.
Agricultural Advisory Committee Virtual Meeting - November 2025
Agricultural Advisory Committee Quarterly Meeting- August 2025
Agricultural Advisory Committee Meeting - June 2025
About
The Agricultural Advisory Committee was created by the Chesapeake Executive Council through a directive signed on December 10, 2024. The committee advises the Executive Council, Principals’ Staff Committee and Management Board on strategies and opportunities for agricultural operations to more effectively meet the Chesapeake Bay watershed’s restoration and conservation goals. Consisting of farmers, urban farmers, agribusiness representatives and technical professionals who help farmers fund and implement conservation practices, the AAC is a voice for producers and industry. The AAC focuses on high-level policy issues, ensuring its scope complements, but does not overlap, the technical work conducted by other groups within the Bay Program partnership.
Publications
Agricultural Advisory Committee Backgrounder
Publication date:This backgrounder summarizes the history and purpose of the directive that established the Agricultural Advisory Committee.
View document [PDF, 196.9 KB] Agricultural Advisory Committee Backgrounder
Agricultural Advisory Committee Bylaws
Publication date:These bylaws establish the procedures and membership of the Agricultural Advisory Committee.
View document [PDF, 96.4 KB] Agricultural Advisory Committee Bylaws
Directive No. 24-1: Establishment of a Chesapeake Bay Program Agricultural Advisory Committee
Publication date:This directive establishes a new advisory committee to facilitate greater engagement of the agricultural sector in the Chesapeake Bay Program.
AAC Cover Letter- Draft Revised Agreement Comments
Publication date:AAC Members submitted this cover letter along with a set of suggested language changes to the Draft Revised Chesapeake Bay Agreement.
View document [DOCX, 30.2 KB] AAC Cover Letter- Draft Revised Agreement Comments
AAC Suggested Language Changes- Draft Revised Chesapeake Bay Agreement
Publication date:The Agricultural Advisory Committee developed this set of suggested language changes to the Draft Revised Chesapeake Bay Agreement.
View document [DOCX, 3.1 MB] AAC Suggested Language Changes- Draft Revised Chesapeake Bay Agreement
Related Resources
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Acronym Glossary
Common acronyms used within the Chesapeake Bay Program Partnership. Includes informational links to learn more about programs and organizations.
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Quick Reference Guide for Best Management Practices
Lists if/how BMPs are currently credited in the model. Also information about the process to incorporate new BMPs.
Our Members
- Bill Fink (Chair)
wfink@cvff.com - Bob Waring (Vice Chair)
brandonfarms3012@gmail.com - Jen Nelson (Coordinator)
Resource Smart LLC jen.nelson@resourcesmartllc.com - Che Axum
University of the District of Columbia mchezaji.axum@udc.edu - Amanda Barber
amanda.barber@cortlandswcd.org - Will Carlisle
carlislefarms@comcast.net - Amanda Cather
acather@farmland.org - Kevin Craun
Longglade94@gmail.com - Barb Glenn
glennbarb6@gmail.com - Kristof Grina
Up Top Acres kristof@uptopacres.com - Greg Mitchell
GMitchell@fcvirginias.com - Jerry Ours
West Virginia Department of Agriculture ours@frontiernet.net - Bill Powers
Delaware Farm Bureau bill.powers@defb.org - Mark Rohrbach
mark.rohrbach@plantpioneer.com - Marty Young
wheystreetdairy@frontier.com