A Mountain Home man is among 14 new members Gov. Asa Hutchinson has appointed to the Arkansas State Plant Board. The positions were left vacant under an Arkansas Supreme Court ruling earlier this year.
Photo: Mark Hopper
The 14 include Mark Hopper of Mountain Home, representing pest control operators. Hopper was nominated by the Arkansas Press Management Association.
In a Thursday press release, Gov. Hutchinson says, “The Plant Board is one of the most significant commissions for Arkansas agriculture, and I am confident this first-rate slate of new members will ensure Arkansas agriculture remains No. 1.”
The General Assembly passed Act 361, which increased the number of board members from 17 to 19, and took effect July 28.
Two of the 19 are nonvoting members designated by the vice president for agriculture of the University of Arkansas. Eight are nominated by agricultural associations and appointed by the governor. Nine are appointed by the governor. Two members appointed by the governor whose terms expire March 17, 2022 remained on the plant board.
The Arkansas Senate must approve the appointments, which all expire Oct. 1, 2023.
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