Elections for a Yakima District Grower First Alternate member to the Fresh Pear Committee (FPC) of Marketing Order #927 are scheduled to be held at 10:00 a.m. on February 17, 2026. The meeting will be held via Zoom and will be hosted and moderated by Jon DeVaney.

The Zoom link and access information is:

https://us06web.zoom.us/j/84453810100?pwd=GkN5tZhtjbSbJzjMZHyXosUjLkBayt.1

Meeting ID: 844 5381 0100

Passcode: 199536

Only fresh pear growers from the Yakima District (includes all of the state of Washington not included in the Wenatchee District or in the Mid-Columbia District) are eligible to nominate and vote in this election. The position to be filled is: First Alternate, previously held by Amanda Adams, who resigned her position effective February 1, 2026.

The name of the elected will be submitted to the United States Secretary of Agriculture for official appointment to the committee and will serve for a two-year term beginning July 1, 2026.

Among other duties, the Fresh Pear Committee is responsible for setting the assessment rates for research and promotion and advertising of all pears grown in Washington and Oregon marketed in the domestic and export markets.

The committee encourages women, minorities, and the physically challenged, who qualify as pear growers/handlers, to attend and participate in the nomination proceedings.