CONSERVATION GRANTS SECTION

Under the Office of Resource Conservation, reor-
ganized in 1992 as Resource Protection Incentives.

GRADING SERVICES & EGG INSPECTION
SECTION

Under the Office of Food Safety and Consumer
Services, the Section was merged with the Grain
Laws Section in 1992 to form Egg Inspection,
Grading, and Grain.

GRAIN LAWS SECTION

Under the Office of Food Safety and Consumer
Services, the Grain Laws Section was merged in
1992 with the Grading Services and Egg Inspection
Section to form Egg Inspection, Grading, and
Grain.

MARYLAND DAIRY TASK FORCE

Archibald B. Park, D.V.M., Co-Chairperson
Craig S. Oliver, Ph.D., Co-Chairperson
Appointed by Secretary of Agriculture & President,
Maryland Institute for Agriculture & Natural Re-
sources, University of Maryland System: Oren C.
Bender; Jesse I. Burrall, Sr.; Dr. Richard Card;
Martha Clark; Boyd Cook; David Crowl; Leon
Enfield; James Fraher; William Godwin; Charles
Iager, Jr.; William Kilby; Jack Miller; Rodman My-
ers; Dr. Robert Peters; Gerald Poffenberger; Dr.
James Russell; Dr. Gene Swackhamer; Robert
Vaughn; James Weddle; David Weitzer; Donald
Wilcom; Myron Wilhide; Walter Williams, Ph.D.;
Kenneth E. Wisner.

Nonvoting members: Milton Nelson, Office of Infor-
mation & Publications, & Dr. Dennis Westhoff,
Dept. of Animal Sciences, University of Maryland
College Park.

c/o Office of Food Safety & Consumer Services
Dept. of Agriculture
50 Harry S Truman Parkway
Annapolis, MD 21401 (410) 841-5782

In January 1992, the Secretary of Agriculture
and the President of the Maryland Institute for
Agriculture and Natural Resources formed the
Maryland Dairy Task Force to address the problems
of a declining dairy industry in the State. The Task
Force studied factors that affect dairy farmers, in-
cluding urban sprawl, land use and zoning regula-
tions, environmental restrictions, federal price
supports, the dairy industry in neighboring states,
nutritional education, and business and herd man-
agement practices.
Task Force members represented dairy farmers,
dairy cooperatives, other farm-related organiza-
tions, and the University of Maryland System.
The Task Force's final report of April 1993 in-
cluded draft legislation to bolster the State's dairy
industry by creation of a Maryland Milk Commis-
sion.

MARYLAND STATE APPLE COMMISSION

Abolished in 1993 (Chapter 28, Acts of 1993).

OFFICE OF ANIMAL HEALTH & CONSUMER
SERVICES

In 1992, the Office was reorganized as the Office of
Food Safety and Consumer Services.

OFFICE OF AQUACULTURE PROGRAMS

Reorganized in 1992 as Aquaculture Development
and Seafood Marketing.

OFFICE OF MARKETING & AGRICULTURAL
DEVELOPMENT

The Office was disbanded in 1992; its functions are
overseen now by the Deputy Secretary.

RESOURCE CONSERVATION OPERATIONS

Under the Office of Resource Conservation, re-
named as Resource Management Services in 1992.

WHOLESOME MEAT ADVISORY COUNCIL

Abolished in 1992 (Chapter 29, Acts of 1992).