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Alabama

Dr. Tomm Johnson

Alabama Dept of Ag and Industries

PO Box 3336

Montgomery, Alabama 36109-0336

(334)240-3876

tomm.johnson@agi.alabama.gov

 

Alaska

Agricultural Inspector  Barbara Hanson

Alaska Dept of Agriculture

1800 Glenn Hwy., Ste. 12

Palmer, Alaska 99645-6736

907-761-3854

Barbara.Hanson@alaska.gov

 

Arkansas

Tim Ellison

No. 1 Natural Resource Drive

Little Rock, Arkansas 72205

501-225-1598

Tim.Ellison@aspb.ar.gov

 

Zachary Taylor

Director of Marketing

Arkansas Ag. Dept.

#1 Natural Resource Drive

Little Rock, Arkansas 72205

(501)219-6324

Zachary.Taylor@aad.ar.gov

 

California

Scott Renteria

1220 N Street, Suite A400

Sacramento, California 95814

916-445-2180, ext 3498

srenteria@cdfa.ca.gov

 

Colorado

Mitchell (Mitch) Yergert

Co Dept of Agriculture

700 Kipling Street, Suite 4000

Lakewood, Colorado 80215-8000

303-239-4138

Mitchell.Yergert@ag.state.co.us

 

Connecticut

Rick Macsuga

Connecticut Dept of Agriculture

165 Capitol Avenue

Hartford, Connecticut 06106

860-713-2544

richard.macsuga@ct.gov

 

Delaware

JoAnn Walston

Marketing Specialist

Delaware Dept of Ag

2320 South DuPont Highway

Dover, Delaware 19901

302-698-4500

JoAnn.Walston@state.de.us

 

Florida

Carole Stange

The Capitol PL10

Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0810

850-488-3022

strangc@doacs.state.fl.us

 

Georgia

James Sutton

Agricultural Team Acting Deputy Commissioner GA Dept of Agriculture

Capitol Square, Room 610

Atlanta, Georgia 30334

(404) 656-1264

jsutton@agr.state.ga.us

 

Guam

Director Lujan Rufo

192 Dairy Road

Mangilau, Guam 96923

 

Hawaii

Market Development Debbie Pfeffer

Agricultural Development Division

1428 S. King Street

Honolulu, Hawaii 96814

 

Idaho

Brandon Lamb

Agricultural Program Manager

Idaho Dept. of Agriculture

P.O. Box 790/2270 Old Penitentiary Road

Boise, Idaho 83701

(208) 332-8675

brandon.lamb@agri.idaho.gov

 

Illinois

Delayne Reeves

Illinois Dept of Agriculture Marketing and Promotion

801 Sangamon Ave. Ag Bldg.

Springfield, Illinois 62794-9281

217-524-9129

delayne.reeves@illinois.gov

 

Indiana

Annie Schmelzer

Program Manager for Entreupanuership and Diversified Agriculture

Indiana State Dept of Agriculture

1 North capitol St.

Indianapolis, Indiana 46204

317-696-9389

aschmelzer@isda.in.gov

 

Iowa

Maury Wills

Administrator

Iowa Dept of Agriculture - Organic Program

Wallace Bldg - 502 East 9th Street

Des Moines, Iowa 50319

515-281-5783

maury.wills@iowaagriculture.gov

 

Kentucky

Mike Fitzgerald

Kentucky Dept of Agriculture - Certified Organic Program

100 Fair Oaks, 5th Floor

Frankfort, Kentucky 40601

502-564-4983 ext 230

michael.fitzgerald@ky.gov

 

Louisiana

Harry Schexnayder

Program Administrator of Pesticide, Pharmaceutical Registration, Organic Certification and Food Safety

Louisiana Dept of Agriculture

P.O. Box 3596

Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70821-0631

225-925-3789

hschexnayder@ldaf.state.la.us

 

Maine

Bob Batteese

Director of Plant Industry

Maine Dept of Agriculture

28 State Hse Station

Augusta, Maine 04333-0028

207-287-3891

robert.batteese@maine.gov

 

Maryland

Rawlings Bill

Maryland Dept of Agriculture - Food Quality Assurance

50 Harry S Truman Parkway

Annapolis, Maryland 21401

410-841-5769

rawlinwt@mda.state.md.us

 

Massachusetts

Mary Jordan

MA Dept of Agriculture, Division of Agricultural Development

251 Causeway Street, Suite 500

Boston, Massachusetts 02114-2151

617-626-1750

Mary.Jordan@state.ma.us

 

Bonita Oehlke

MA Dept of Agriculture, Division of Agricultural Development

251 Causeway Street, Suite 500

Boston, Massachusetts 02114-2151

617-626-1753

bonita.oehlke@state.ma.us

 

Ellen Hart

MA Dept of Agriculture, Division of Agricultural Development

251 Causeway Street, Suite 500

Boston, Massachusetts 02114-2151

617-626-1742

Ellen.Hart@state.ma.us

 

Michigan

Colleen M. Collier

Organic Program Manager

MI Dept of Agriculture Pesticide and Plant Pest Management Division

PO Box 30017

Lansing, Michigan 48909

517-373-0280

collierc@michigan.gov

 

Minnesota

Meg Moynihan

Agriculture Diversification Specialist

Minnesota Dept of Agriculture

625 N. Robert Street

St. Paul, Minnesota 55155-2538

651-201-6616

meg.moynihan@state.mn.us

 

Mississippi

Rich Butler

Organic Coordinator

Mississippi Dept of Agriculture and Commerce

929 High

Jackson, Mississippi 39202

601-354-6573

richardbu@mdac.state.ms.us

 

Missouri

Bart Hawcroft

Marketing Specialist

Missouri Dept of Agriculture

P. O. Box 630

Jefferson City, Missouri 65102

573-526-6666

bart.hawcroft@mda.mo.gov

 

Montana

Doug Crabtree

Organic Certification Program Manager

Montana Department of Agriculture

P.O. Box 200201

Helena, Montana 59620-0201

406-444-9421

dcrabtree@mt.gov

 

Sean Mulla

Field Inspector

Montana Department of Agriculture

P.O. Box 496

Arlee, Montana 59821

406-726-3100

smulla@mt.gov

 

Nebraska

Steve Martin

Program Coordinator

Nebraska Department of Agriculture, Agriculture Promotion and Development

P.O. Box 94947

Lincoln, Nebraska 68509-4947

402 471-4876

steve.martin@nebraska.gov

 

Nevada

Steve Marty

Nevada State Department Agriculture, Organic Certification Program

405 South 21st St.

Sparks, Nevada 89431

775-353-3773

s_marty@agri.state.nv.us

 

New Hampshire

Vickie Smith

Agricultural Inspector 

NH Dept of Agriculture, Markets and Food, Division of Regulatory Services

P.O. Box 2042

Concord, New Hampshire 03302-2042

603-271-3685

vsmith@agr.state.nh.us

 

New Jersey

Erich Bremer

Supervisor Organic Certification Program

New Jersey Department of Agriculture - Marketing and Dvlp.

P.O. Box 330

Trenton, New Jersey 08625

609-633-1738

erich.bremer@ag.state.nj.us

 

Ann Ference

New Jersey Department of Agriculture

P.O. Box 330

Trenton, New Jersey 08625

609-777-0098

anne.marie.ference@ag.state.nj.us

 

New Mexico

Brett Bakker

Chief Inspector

New Mexico Organic Commodity Commission

4001 Indian School NE, Suite 310

Albuquerque, New Mexico 87110

505-841-9066

brett.bakker@state.nm.us

 

Richard Carr

Deputy Inspector

New Mexico Organic Commodity Commission

4001 Indian School NE, Suite 310

Albuquerque, New Mexico 87110

505-841-8870

richard.carr@state.nm.us

 

New York

Anne St. Cyr

Organic Agricultural Specialist

New York State Department of Agriculture & Markets

10B Airline Drive

Albany, New York 12235

518-457-2195

Anne.St. Cyr@agmkt.state.ny.us

 

Sarah Johnston

Organic Agricultural Specialist

New York State Department of Agriculture & Markets

10B Airline Drive

Albany, New York 12235

518-457-4531

sarah.johnston@agmkt.state.ny.us

 

North Carolina

Kevin Hardison

North Carolina Dept of Ag & Consumer Svc. Division of Marketing

1001 Mail Service Center

Raleigh, North Carolina 27699

919-733-7887 ext. 234

Kevin.Hardison@ncagr.gov

 

North Dakota

Chuck Fleming

Business Development Director

North Dakota Department of Agriculture

600 East Boulevard Ave., Dept. 602

Bismarck, North Dakota 58505-0020

701-328-2231

cfleming@nd.gov

 

Ohio

Charles (Chuck) Kirchner

Chief of Food Safety

Ohio Department of Agriculture

8995 East Main Street

Reynoldsburg, Ohio 43068-3399

614-728-6250

kirchner@mail.agri.state.oh.us

 

Oklahoma

Bryan Buchwald

Section Director

Oklahoma Dept of Agriculture, Food & Forestry

P.O. Box 528804

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73152-8804

405-522-5924

bryan.buchwald@oda.state.ok.us

 

Jeff Stearns

Organic Program Coordinator

Oklahoma Dept of Agriculture, Food & Forestry

P.O. Box 528804

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73152-8804

405-522-5898

jeff.stearns@oda.state.ok.us

 

Oregon

Laura Barton

Oregon Department of Agriculture

1207 NW Naito Parkway Suite 104

Portland, Oregon 97209

503-872-6600

laura.j.barton@state.or.us

 

Lindsay Benson Eng

Special Projects Coordinator

Oregon Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Development and Marketing Division

1207 NW Naito Parkway Suite 104

Portland, Oregon 97209

503-872-6600

lbenson@oda.state.or.us

 

Pennsylvania

Jared Grissinger

Economic Development Analyst

Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture

2301 North Cameron Street

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17110-9408

717-705-9513

jgrissinge@state.pa.us

 

Rhode Island

Matt Green

Supervisor or Insect pest and plant disease control

Rhode Island Dept of Environment Mgt, Division of Agriculture, RIDEM

235 Promenade St., Room 370

Providence, Rhode Island 02908-5767

401-222-2781, ext. 4516

matt.green@dem.ri.gov

 

South Carolina

Fred Broughton

Marketing Specialist

South Carolina Department of Agriculture

P.O. Box 11280

Columbia, South Carolina 29211

8037342224

brough@scda.sc.gov

 

Martin Eubanks

Marketing Director

South Carolina Department of Agriculture

P.O. Box 11280

Columbia, South Carolina 29211

803-734-2221

meubanks@scda.sc.gov

 

South Dakota

Robert Weyrich

Agricultural Development specialist

South Dakota Department of Agriculture

523 East Capitol

Pierre, South Dakota 57501-3182

605-773-5436

Robert.Weyrich@state.sd.us

 

Tennessee

John Frady

Agriculture Marketing Specialist

Tennessee Department of Agriculture

P.O. Box 40627

Nashville, Tennessee 37204

615-837-5344

john.frady@state.tn.us

 

Texas

Mary Ellen Holliman

Coordinator for Organic Certification Program

Texas Department of Agriculture

P.O. Box 12076

Austin, Texas 78711

512-463-7513

Mary.Holliman@TexasAgriculture.gov

 

Utah

Rob Hougaard

Program Manager

Utah Department of Agriculture and Food

350 N. Redwood Road

Salt Lake City, Utah 84114-6500

801-538-7187

rhougaard@utah.gov

 

Vermont

Mary Morrison

Vermont Dept. of Agriculture

116 State St.

Montpelier, Vermont 5602

802-828-3833

mary.morrison@state.vt.us

 

Virginia

Kent Lewis

Director Sales & Market Development 

Virginia Dept of Agriculture & Consumer Services

102 Governor St

Richmond, Virginia 23219

804-371-6098

kent.lewis@vdacs.virginia.gov

 

Washington

Brenda Book

Certification Manager

Washington State Department of Agriculture

P.O. Box 42560

Olympia, Washington 98504-2560

360-902-2090

bbook@agr.wa.gov

 

West Virginia

Tom Clark

Marketing Specialist

West Virginia Department of Agriculture, marketing and development division

1900 Kanawha Blvd. East

Charleston, West Virginia 25305

304-558-2210

tclark@ag.state.wv.us

 

Wisconsin

Perry Brown

Bureou Director for Agricultural Business Development

Wisconsin DATCP

P.O. Box 8911

Madison, Wisconsin 53708

608-224-5114

Perry.brown@datcp.state.wi.us

 

Laura Paine

Economic Development Consultant and Organic Agricultural Specialist

(DATCP) Wisconsin Dept. of Agriculture, Trade, and Consumer Protection

P.O. Box 8911

Madison, Wisconsin 53708

608-224-5120

laura.paine@datcp.state.wi.us

 

Wyoming

John Henn

Livestock and Meat Marketing

Wyoming Business Council

214 West 15th Street

Cheyenne, Wyoming 82002

307-777-2847

john.henn@wybusiness.org

 

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