AGENDA
 

BORDER GOVERNORS CONFERENCE
AGRICULTURE WORK TABLE

Mexicali, Baja California
March 22, 2005
8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

8:00 a.m.              Welcome and Introductions
                              Juan Pablo Hernández, Secretary, Baja California
                                    Martin Hubert, Deputy Commissioner, Texas

8:15 a.m.              Updates on 2004-2005 Work Plan

                              ·        Letter to Governors (Texas)

·        Homeland Security Bioterrorism Exercise Proposal (New Mexico)

·        Meeting at Food Safety Seminar (Baja California)

·        Medfly Update (Baja California, Arizona)

·        Green Onion Protocol Update (Baja California)

10:00 a.m.            New Items/Presentations:

·        Proposal for the modification of attributions of SENASICA (National Service for Food Quality and Safety (Baja California) 

·        Harmonization proposal for verification and certification of Fruit Fly Free Zones. (Nuevo Leon)

·        Update on BGC-AWT activities to U.S. Mexico Working Group at Tri-National Agriculture Accord meeting. (Baja California)

11:00 a.m.            

·     Discussion of potential activities for 2005-2006 Work Plan

·     Transition to new co-chairs for next year.

12:00 p.m.              Lunch