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Dairy Industry Guide
SUDIA Contacts
Dairy Farmer Spokesperson Network
Scientific Advisory Board
Milk Marketing Cooperatives
Departments of Agriculture
Consumer Protection Agencies
Milk Producer Associations
Dairy Product Associations
Federal Milk Marketing Orders
Agribusiness Organizations
SUDIA Contacts
SUDIA implements and coordinates a commodity promotion program designed to increase the sale and consumption of milk and milk products. This is done through an integrated media marketing, retail, public relations and nutrition program.
Toll Free: 800-343-4693
Alabama
Mary Martin Nordness, MA, RD, LDN, CHES
Nutrition Communications Director
mmnordness@sedairy.org
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Georgia
Cheryl Hayn, MS, RD, LD
General Manager
chayn@sedairy.org
Amanda Trice
Integrated Communications Director
atrice@sedairy.org
Betsy Dietsch, RD, LD
Program Account Manager
bdietsch@sedairy.org
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Kentucky
Kathy Belcher, MA
School Program Director West
kbelcher@sedairy.org
Eric McClain
Manager of Industry Relations
emcclain@sedairy.org
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Louisiana
Linda Greco, LDN, RD
Program Account Manager
lgreco@sedairy.org
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Mississippi
Greta Heru, MS
Program Account Manager
gheru@sedairy.org
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North Carolina
Southern and Western North Carolina
Dottie Ryan, RD, LDN
School Program Director East
dryan@sedairy.org
Northern and Eastern North Carolina
Laura Buxenbaum, MPH, RD, LDN
Nutrition Communications Program Manager
lbuxenbaum@sedairy.org
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South Carolina
Mickela Mitchell, MS, RD
Program Account Manager
mmitchell@sedairy.org
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Tennessee
Western Tennessee
Greta Heru, MS
Program Account Manager
gheru@sedairy.org
Middle Tennessee
Tracy Noerper, MS, RD
Nutrition Communications Program Manager
tnoerper@sedairy.org
Eastern Tennessee
Jill Henderson, MS, RD, SNS
Program Account Manager
jhenderson@sedairy.org
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Virginia
Janet Grubbs, SNS
Manager of Communications and Nutrition
jgrubbs@sedairy.org
Central and Eastern Virginia
Kristin Brittle, RD
Program Account Manager
kbrittle@sedairy.org
Southwestern Virginia
Jill Henderson, MS, RD, SNS
Program Account Manager
jhenderson@sedairy.org
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Dairy Farmer Spokesperson Network
SUDIA's Dairy Farmer Spokesperson Network is comprised of dairy farmers willing to talk with the media and provide personal comments about dairy farming.
Alabama
Mickey Childers
Somerville
Phone: 256-778-8886
E-mail: gotmilk1@mindspring.com
David Gilmer
Sulligent
Phone: 205-609-4236
E-mail: dlgilmer@fayette.net
Will Gilmer
Sulligent
Phone: 205-609-1037
E-mail: will@gilmerdairyfarm.com
James White
Eastaboga
Phone: 256-831-7418
E-mail: white1446@aol.com
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Georgia
Mark Cagle
Canton
Phone: 770-345-5591
Fax: 770-345-6743
E-mail: mark@caglesdairy.com
Heck Davis
Eatonton
Phone: 706-318-8030
Fax: 706-484-9964
E-mail: heckdavis@aol.com
Jimmy Franks
Waynesboro
Phone: 706-437-0527
Fax: 706-437-0527
E-mail: crowsnestbs@aol.com
Russell and Holly Johnston
Newborn
Phone: 706-468-9115
E-mail: admin@johnstondairyfarm.com
Charles Rucks
Brooks
Phone: 770-599-3515
E-mail: rucksc@bellsouth.net
Dixie Truelove
Clermont
Phone: 770-983-1124
E-mail: dixiet@aol.com
Benjamin Wilson
Mount Berry
Phone: 706-246-5758
E-mail: bwilson@berry.edu
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Indiana
Carl Schmitz
Wadesville
Phone: 812-483-1629
E-mail: casdutchman@hotmail.com
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Kentucky
Bill Crist
Glasgow
Phone: 270-590-3185
E-mail: wlcrist@gmail.com
H. H. Barlow
Cave City
Phone: 270-773-2224
E-mail: hhbarlowiii@yahoo.com
John Kalmey
Shelbyville
Phone: 502-633-1646
E-mail: kalmey@ka.net
John Kuegel
Owensboro
Phone: 270-926-1858
E-mail: jlkuegel@apex.net
Billy Rowe
Columbia
Phone: 270-384-1424
E-mail: browe499@windstream.net
Terry Rowlett
Campbellsburg
Phone: 502-532-7982
E-mail: bull12349@aol.com
Billy Travis
Princeton
Phone: 270-365-9954
E-mail: sbtravis@bellsouth.net
Scott Williams
Taylorsville
Phone: 502-477-2832
E-mail: williams2832@bellsouth.net
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Louisiana
Lanny Conerly
Kentwood
Phone: 985-229-6294
E-mail: lconerly@i-55.com
Donnie Fisher
Keatchie
Phone: 318-933-8336
E-mail: donnie10@shreve.net
Susan Sharkey
Kentwood
Phone: 985-229-8573
E-mail: sharkeys@bellsouth.net
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Mississippi
Max Anderson
Decatur
Phone: 601-635-2733
Cody and Julie Britt
Wesson
Phone: 601-757-6055
Michael Ferguson
Senatobia
Phone: 662-560-9335
Glynda Phillips
Jackson
Phone: 601-977-4153
E-mail: gphillips@msfb.com
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North Carolina
David and Amy Coltrane
Pleasant Garden
Phone: 336-674-0340
Fax: 336-676-9723
Jimmy Gray
Stoney Point
Phone: 704-878-2867
Norman Jordan
Siler City
Phone: 919-742-2074
E-mail: kjordan358@sprintpcs.com
Dennis Leamon
Statesville
Phone: 704-876-3689
Barry Myers
Union Grove
Phone: 704-539-4328
E-mail: bcmyers54@yahoo.com
Ethan Myers
Union Grove
Phone: 704-539-4328
E-mail: ethanmyers@hotmail.com
Zach Myers
Jonesville
Phone: 336-835-1048
E-mail: myersdairy@surry.net
Myles Payne
Taylorsville
Phone: 828-635-1637
E-mail: mylopayne@bellsouth.net
Vickie Smitherman
East Bend
Phone: 336-699-3799
E-mail: milk@yadtel.net
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South Carolina
Hugh Weathers
Bowman
Phone: 803-829-8558
E-mail: hweathers@aburg.net
Kevin Satterwhite
Newberry
Phone: 803-276-3677
E-mail: jksatterwhite@aol.com
Doug Sims
Laurens
Phone: 864-683-4301
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Tennessee
Rabon Bayless
Ardmore
Phone: 931-427-3408
E-mail: rbayless@ardmore.net
Celeste D. Blackburn
Jefferson City
Phone: 865-397-9841
E-mail: abblack452@aol.com
Debra-Lee Boyd
Parrottsville
Phone: 423-623-7494
E-mail: dtboyd@earthlink.net
Tyler Boyd
Parrotsville
Phone: 423-623-7494
Cell: 423- 608-9083
E-mail: tyler.l.boyd@gmail.com
Randy Davis
Philadelphia
Phone: 865-458-5223
E-mail: rdrinkmilk4@bellsouth.net
John Neal Scarlett
New Market
Phone: 865-475-4716
Tonya Sells
Monroe
Phone: 931-823-3465
E-mail: bluecultdiesel@hotmail.com
Bob Strasser
Nashville
Phone: 615-883-1834
E-mail: deborah.strasser@suntrust.com
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Virginia
Debbie Brubaker
Rocky Mount
Phone: 540-483-7355
E-mail: brudairy@sitestar.net
Bobby Combs
Chilhowie
Phone: 276-783-3811
E-mail: bobbycombs00@comcast.net
Dan Holsinger
Waynesboro
Phone: 540-943-4846
E-mail: bundan@ntelos.net
Donna Kerr
Amelia
Phone: 804-561-5603
E-mail: amevafarm@aol.com
Patty Leonard
Midland
Phone: 540-439-2304
E-mail: japal@earthlink.net
Charles Moyer
Amelia
Phone: 804-561-2445
E-mail: barboo@tds.net
Dan Myers
Dayton
Phone: 540-434-9831
E-mail: walkuphol@aol.com
Lloyd Phillips
Radford
Phone: 540-639-0739
E-mail: lloydphillips@hughes.net
Andrew Pryor
Goochland
Phone: 804-457-4177
E-mail: pryorfarm@netzero.com
Ken Smith
Remington
Phone: 540-439-2775
E-mail: ken@coollawnfarm.com
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Scientific Advisory Board
SUDIA's Scientific Advisory Board is a group of experts willing to talk with the media on a variety of dairy topics.
Alabama
Boyd Brady
Extension Associate, Dairy
Room 109 Upchurch Hall
Auburn University, AL 36849-5625
Telephone: 334-844-1562
Fax: 334-844-1519
E-mail: bradybo@auburn.edu
Expertise: Cooperative extension services specialist
Tony Frazier
State Veterinarian
1445 Federal Drive
Montgomery, AL 36107-1123
Phone: 334-240-7253
E-mail: tony.frazier@agi.alabama.gov
Guy Hall
Director of Alabama Dairy Producers
P.O. Box 11000
Montgomery, AL 36191-0001
Phone: 334-612-5181
E-mail: ghall@alfafarmers.org
Gatz Riddell, DVM
Executive Vice President
American Association of Bovine Practitioners
Phone: 334-821-0442
Fax: 334-821-9532
E-mail: mgriddell@aabp.org
Expertise: Animal health
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Georgia
Carter Black, DVM
Georgia State Veterinarian
Georgia Dept. of Agriculture
19 Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive, Rm 106
Atlanta, GA 30334-4201
Phone: 404-656-3671
Fax: 404-657-1357
E-mail: cblack@agr.state.ga.us
Expertise: Animal health
Mildred Cody, PhD, RD
Associate Professor
Georgia State University
33 Gilmer St SE, Unit 2
Atlanta, GA 30303-3082
Phone: 404-651-1234
Fax: 404-651-1235
E-mail: mcody@gsu.edu
Expertise: Human food safety
Lane Ely, PhD
USDA/AMS/Dairy Programs
1550 North Brown Road #120
Lawrenceville, GA 30043
Phone: 770-682-2501
E-mail: gely@fmmatlanta.com
Expertise: Animal nutrition, economics
Bill Graves, PhD
Extension Dairy Specialist
University of Georgia
Animal & Dairy Science Complex
Athens, GA 30602-2771
Phone: 706-542-9106
Fax: 706-542-9316
E-mail: wgraves@uga.edu
Expertise: Cooperative extension service specialist
Sue Mosley
Market Administrator
Federal Milk Marketing Order #7
P O Box 491778
Lawrenceville, GA 30049
Phone: 770-682-2501
Fax: 770-822-1038
E-mail: smosley@fmmatlanta.com
Expertise: Dairy economics and milk marketing
Stephen C. Nickerson, PhD
Professor of Animal & Dairy Science
Edgar L. Rhodes Center for ADS
University of Georgia
Athens, GA 30602-2771
Phone: 706-542-0659
Fax: 706-542-2465
Email: scn@uga.edu
Expertise: Animal health
Michael E. Overton, PhD
Associate Professor
Department of Population Health
College of Veterinary Medicine
Edgar L. Rhodes Center for ADS
University of Georgia
Athens, GA 30602-2771
Phone: 706-542-0177
Fax: 706-542-8907
E-mail: moverton@uga.edu
Expertise: Animal health
Mel Pence, PhD
Associate Professor
Department of Population Health
Tifton Diagnostic Laboratory
P.O. Box 1389
Tifton, GA 31794
Phone: 229-386-3340
E-mail: mepence@uga.edu
Expertise: Animal health
Tommie Shepherd, PhD
303B Lumpkin House
University of Georgia
Athens, GA 30602
Phone: 706-542-9811
Fax: 706-542-8934
E-mail: tlshep@uga.edu
Expertise: Dairy economics
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Kentucky
Jeffrey Bewley
Extension Dairy Systems
Department of Animal and Food Sciences
University of Kentucky
407 W.P. Garrigus Building
Lexington, KY 40546-0215
Phone: 859-257-7543
Fax: 859-257-7537
E-mail: jbewley@uky.edu
Maury Cox
Kentucky Dairy Development Council
2148 Tim Tam Road
Shelbyville, KY 40065
Phone: 502-633-6753
E-mail: maury.cox@insightbb.com
Expertise: Dairy farm management, dairy production
Harold Friedly
Milk Market Administrator
USDA
4511 Bardstown Road, #103
Louisville, KY 40218
Phone: 502-499-0040
Fax: 502-499-8479
E-mail: friedly@malouisville.com
Expertise: Dairy economics and milk marketing
David Klee
Executive Director
Dairy Products Assoc of Kentucky
514 Gen John Payne Blvd
Georgetown, KY 40324
Phone: 502-867-7843
Fax: 502-867-7843
E-mail: davidklee14@bellsouth.net
Expertise: Milk safety
Jack McAllister
University of Kentucky
404 Garrigus Bldg
Lexington, KY 40546
Phone: 859-257-7540
E-mail: amcallis@uky.edu
Expertise: Dairy cattle genetics, systems, and economics
Joe O'Leary, DVM
University of Kentucky
907 Garrigus Bldg
Lexington, KY 40546
Phone: 859-257-5882
Fax: 859-257-7537
E-mail: joleary@uky.edu
Expertise: Animal nutrition
Eunice Schlappi
Dairy Marketing Specialist
Kentucky Dept. of Agriculture
100 Fair Oaks Lane, Rm 252
Frankfort, KY 40601
Phone: 502-564-4983
Fax: 502-564-0854
E-mail: eunice.schlappi@ky.gov
Expertise: Dairy marketing
Robert Stout, DVM
Kentucky State Veterinarian
Kentucky Dept. of Agriculture
100 Fair Oaks Lane, Rm 252
Frankfort, KY 40601
Phone: 502-564-3956
Fax: 502-564-7852
E-mail: robert.stout@ky.gov
Expertise: Animal health
Chris Thompson
Milk Coordinator
Division of Regulatory Services
103 Regulatory Services Bldg
Lexington, KY 40546
Phone: 859-257-2785
Fax: 859-323-9931
E-mail: cthompso@uky.edu
Expertise: Milk safety/regulatory
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Louisiana
Wayne M. Gauthier
Associate Professor
Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness
238 Agriculture Administration Building
Baton Rouge, LA 70803-5604
Phone: 225-578-2765
E-mail: wgauthier@agcenter.lsu.edu
Gary Hay, PhD
Extension Dairy Specialist
Louisiana State University
110 Dairy Science Bldg Rm 110
Baton Rouge, LA 70803
Phone: 225-578-4411
Fax: 225-578-4008
E-mail: ghay@agctr.lsu.edu
Expertise: Cooperative extension service specialist
Charles Hutchinson, PhD
Associate Professor and Specialist
Dept. of Dairy Science
Louisiana State University
101 Dairy Science Bldg
Baton Rouge, LA 70803
Phone: 225-388-2214
Fax: 225-578-4008
E-mail: gshows@msfb.com
Expertise: Animal nutrition and dairy management
Bruce Jenny, PhD
Professor & Head
Dept of Dairy Science
Louisiana State University
111 Dairy Science Bldg
Baton Rouge, LA 70803-4404
Phone: 225-578-4411
Fax: 225-578-4008
E-mail: bjenny@agcenter.lsu.edu
Expertise: Dairy production
Gerald Simmons
Executive Manager
Louisiana Dairy Products Association
P O Box 1006
Baton Rouge, LA 70821
Phone: 225-343-8801
Fax: 225-349-8049
Expertise: Quality control
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Mississippi
James Watson, DVM
Mississippi State Veterinarian
Mississippi Board of Animal Health
121 N Jefferson Street
Jackson, MS 39201
Phone: 601-359-1160
Fax: 601-359-1177
E-mail: jimw@mdac.state.ms.us
Expertise: Animal health
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North Carolina
Geoffrey Benson, PhD
Extension Economist
Dairy Management & Marketing
North Carolina State University
Box 8109 NCSU
Raleigh, NC 27695
Phone: 919-515-5184
Fax: 919-515-6268
E-mail: geoff_benson@ncsu.edu
Expertise: Milk economics
Karen Jordan
Veterinarian
840 Wrenn Smith Road
Siler City, NC 27344
Phone: 919-663-5996
E-mail: kjordan358@sprintpcs.com
Expertise: Animal health
Tom Ray, DVM
Director, Animal Health Programs - Livestock
North Carolina Department of Agriculture
Veterinary Division
1030 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-7601
Phone: 919-733-2277
E-mail: tom.ray@ncmail.net
Expertise: Animal health
Steven Washburn, PhD
N.C. State University,
Department of Animal Science, Extension
105 Polk Hall, Box 7621
Raleigh, NC 27695-7621
Phone: 919-515-7726
Fax: 919-515-2152
E-mail: steve_washburn@nscu.edu
Expertise: Dairy reproduction and systems management
Lon Whitlow, PhD
Professor and Extension Specialist
North Carolina State University
Department of Animal Science
Campus Box 7621
Raleigh, NC 27695-7621
Phone: 919-515-7602
Fax: 919-515-2152
E-mail: lon_whitlow@ncsu.edu
Expertise: Animal nutrition and nutritional toxicities
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South Carolina
Boyd Parr, DVM
Director of Animal Health Programs
PO BOX 102406
Columbia, SC 29224
Phone: 803-788-2260
Fax: 803-736-0885
E-mail: bparr@clemson.edu
Expertise: Animal health
Phil Perry
Extension Co. Agent
Saluda County Extension
201 East Church Street
Saluda, SC 29138
Phone: 864-445-8117
Fax: 864-445-8119
E-mail: prperry@clemson.edu
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Tennessee
Emmitt Rawls
Professor
University of Tennessee
317-A Morgan Hall
Knoxville, TN 37996-4518
Phone: 865-974-7271
Fax: 865-974-4829
Expertise: Dairy economics
Tim Redd
Farm Manager
Middle Tennessee State University Farm
Box 5, MTSU
Mufreesboro, TN 37132
Phone: 615-898-2431
E-mail: tredd@mtsu.edu
Expertise: Farming issues
Lannett Edwards
University of Tennessee
Department of Animal Science
102 McCord Hall
2640 Morgan Circle Drive
Phone: 865-946-1011
Email: jedwards@utk.edu
John Sanford
Food Manufacturing Administrator
Regulatory Services/Food and Dairy Section
Tennessee Department of Agriculture Desk
Phone: 615-837-5534
Fax: 615-837-5005
E-mail: john.sanford@state.tn.us
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Virginia
Mike Akers, PhD
Department Head, Dairy Science
Virginia Tech
2470 Litton Reaves Hall
Blacksburg, VA 24061-0315
Phone: 540-231-6331
Fax: 540-231-5014
E-mail: rma@vt.edu
Expertise: Dairy science
Bennett Cassell
Dairy Science Professor
Virginia Tech
Phone: 540-231-4762
E-mail: bcassell@vt.edu
Expertise: Dairy farm management, dairy production
Robert James, PhD
Extension Specialist
Virginia Tech
2470 Litton Reaves Hall
Blacksburg, VA 24061-0315
Phone: 540-231-4770
Fax: 540-231-5014
E-mail: jamesre@vt.edu
Expertise: Management and nutrition
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Milk Marketing Cooperatives
Because it has become increasingly difficult for individual dairy farmers to produce, negotiate price, transport and sell their milk, many dairy farmers have united to form marketing cooperatives (co-ops) to market their milk for the best possible price.
Alabama
Dairy Fresh
8650 Minnie Brown, Suite 202
Montgomery, AL 36117
John Enslen, Manager
Phone: 334-215-0330
Fax: 334-215-0338
Dairy Farmers of America, Inc.
10411 Cogdill Road
Knoxville, TN 37932
Rodney Ervin, Area Manager
Phone: 800-735-6455
Fax: 865-675-0582
E-mail: rervin@dfamilk.com
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Georgia
Dairy Farmers of America, Inc.
152 Ringneck Trail
Mooresville, NC 28117
Rodney Ervin, Area Manager
Phone: 704-664-6943
Fax: 704-664-6942
E-mail: rervin@dfamilk.com
Maryland and Virginia Milk Producers Association
1985 Isaac Newton Square West
Reston, VA 20190
Jay Bryant, General Manager
Phone: 703-742-6800
Fax: 703-742-7459
E-mail: jbryant@mdvamilk.com
Amber Dumont
Director of Communications
Phone: 703-742-7410
E-mail: adumont@mdvamilk.com
Southeast Milk
P O Box 3790
Belleview, FL 34421
Calvin Covington, Manager
Phone: 352-307-0852
Fax: 352-245-9434
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Kentucky
Dairy Farmers of America, Inc.
10411 Cogdill Road
Knoxville, TN 37932
Steve Ericksen, Area Manager
Phone: 800-735-6455
Fax: 865-675-0582
E-mail: stevee@dfamilk.com
Southeast Graded Milk Producers Association
PO Box 25
Somerset, KY 42502
John Mandt, Secretary
Phone: 606-679-3504
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Louisiana and Mississippi
Dairy Farmers of America, Inc.
21155 Highway 16
Franklinton, LA 70438
Rodney Ervin, Area Manager
Phone: 504-839-4481
Fax: 504-839-4481
E-mail: rervin@dfamilk.com
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North Carolina and South Carolina
Dairy Farmers of America, Inc.
152 Ringneck Trail
Mooresville, NC 28117
Mike Todd, Area Manager
Phone: 704-664-6943
Fax: 704-664-6942
E-mail: mtodd@dfamilk.com
Maryland and Virginia Milk Producers Association
1985 Isaac Newton Square West
Reston, VA 20190
Jay Bryant, General Manager/Secretary
Phone: 703-742-6800
Fax: 703-742-7459
E-mail: jbryant@mdvamilk.com
Amber Dumont
Director of Communication and Education
Phone: 703-742-7410
E-mail: adumont@mdvamilk.com
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Tennessee
Dairy Farmers of America, Inc.
10411 Cogdill Road
Knoxville, TN 37932
Steve Ericksen, Area Manager
Phone: 800-735-6455
Fax: 865-675-0582
E-mail: stevee@dfamilk.com
Maryland and Virginia Milk Producers Association
1985 Isaac Newton Square West
Reston, VA 20190
Jay Bryant, General Manager/Secretary
Phone: 703-742-6800
Fax: 703-742-7459
E-mail: jbryant@mdvamilk.com
Amber Dumont
Director of Communication and Education
Phone: 703-742-7410
E-mail: adumont@mdvamilk.com
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Virginia
Cooperative Milk Producers Association
P O Box 540
116 South Main Street
Blackstone, VA 23824-0540
Michael Myatt, Manager
Phone: 434-292-6455
Fax: 434-292-6453
Maryland and Virginia Milk Producers Association
1985 Isaac Newton Square West
Reston, VA 20190
Jay Bryant, General Manager/Secretary
Phone: 703-742-6800
Fax: 703-742-7459
E-mail: jbryant@mdvamilk.com
Amber Dumont
Director of Communication and Education
Phone: 703-742-7410
E-mail: adumont@mdvamilk.com
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Departments of Agriculture
The state departments of agriculture function as law enforcement agencies charged with the responsibility of protecting those buying and selling agricultural goods. They provide services and counsel to farmers to improve agricultural product marketability.
Alabama
Department of Agriculture
P O Box 3336
Montgomery, AL 36109
Ron Sparks
Commissioner
Phone: 334-240-7100
Fax: 334-240-7190
E-mail: ronsparks@agi.state.al.us
Public Affairs
Phone: 334-240-7276
Fax: 334-240-7194
E-mail: publicaffairs@agri.state.al.us
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Georgia
Department of Agriculture
19 Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive, SW
Atlanta, GA 30334
Tommy Irvin
Commissioner
Phone: 404-564-4696
Fax: 404-651-7957
Jackie Sosby
Media Specialist
Phone: 404-656-3685
Fax: 404-651-7957
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Kentucky
Department of Agriculture
Capitol Annex, Room 188
Frankfort, KY 40601
Richie Farmer
Commissioner
Phone: 502-564-5126
Fax: 502-564-5016
Eunice Schlappi
Dairy Marketing Specialist
Kentucky Dept. of Agriculture
100 Fair Oaks Lane, Rm 252
Frankfort, KY 40601
Phone: 502-564-4983
Fax: 502-564-0854
E-mail: eunice.schlappi@ky.gov
Doug Thomas
Director of Public Relations
Phone: 502-564-6676, Ext 248
Fax: 502-564-5016
E-mail: doug.thomas@kyagr.com
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Louisiana
Department of Agriculture
P O Box 631
Baton Rouge, LA 70821
Mike Strain
Commissioner
Phone: 866-927-2476, 225-922-1234
Fax: 225-922-1253
E-mail: commissioner@ldaf.state.la.us
Michelle Estay
Asst Commissioner
Dairy Promotion Board
Phone: 866-922-2476, 225-922-1234
E-mail: mestay@ldaf.state.la.us
Larry Michaud
Press Secretary
Phone: 225-922-1234
Fax: 225-922-1253
E-mail: larry_m@ldaf.state.la.us
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Mississippi
Department of Agriculture
121 North Jefferson Street
Jackson, MS 39201
Lester Spell, Jr.
Commissioner
Phone: 601-354-7050
Fax: 901-354-6502
Ken Hipple
Director of Information Management
Phone: 601-359-1169
FAX: 601-354-6502
E-mail: kenh@mdac.state.ms.us
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North Carolina
Department of Agriculture
P O Box 27647
Raleigh, NC 27611
Steve Troxler
Commissioner
Phone: 919-733-7125
Fax: 919-733-5047
E-mail: steve.troxler@ncmail.net
Andrea Ashby
Acting Public Affairs Director
Phone: 919-733-4216
Fax: 919-733-5047
E-mail: andrea.ashby@ncmail.net
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South Carolina
Department of Agriculture
P O Box 11280
Columbia, SC 29211
Hugh Weathers
Commissioner
Phone: 803-734-2190
Fax: 803-734-2192
E-mail: hweathers@scda.state.sc.us
Becky Walton
Director of Public Information
Phone: 803-734-2210
Fax: 803-734-2192
E-mail: bwalton@scda.state.sc.us
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Tennessee
Department of Agriculture
Ellington Agricultural Center
Nashville, TN 37204
Ken Givens
Commissioner
Phone: 615-837-5100
Fax: 615-837-5333
Jimmy Hopper, Director
Regulatory Services
Phone: 615-837-5152
E-mail: jimmy.hopper@state.tn.us
Tom Womack
Executive Assistant for Public Affairs
Phone: 615-837-5103
Fax: 615-837-5333
E-mail: tom.womack@state.tn.us
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Virginia
Department of Agriculture
P O Box 1163
Richmond, VA 3218
Todd P. Haymore
Commissioner
Phone: 804-786-2373
Fax: 804-371-6097
Elaine Lidholm
Director of Communications and Promotion
Phone: 804-786-2373
Fax: 804-371-7679
E-mail: elaine.lidholm@vdacs.virginia.gov
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Consumer Protection Agencies
Government consumer protection agencies in each state protect the public from foods judged unsafe for consumption. The dairy industry works with these agencies to ensure the milk and milk products are safe and fresh.
Alabama
Ron Dawsey
Director
Food/Milk/Lodging Division
Alabama Department of Public Health
434 Monroe Street
Montgomery, AL 36130
Phone: 334-206-5375
Fax: 334-206-5788
James Warr
Director
Alabama Department of Environmental Management
1400 Coliseum Boulevard
Montgomery, AL 36110
Phone: 334-271-7710
Fax: 334-279-3043
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Georgia
Peggy Gates
Director
Consumer Protection Division
Georgia Department of Agriculture
19 Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive SW
Atlanta, GA 30334
Phone: 404-656-3625
Fax: 404-656-3723
Kathleen Toomey
Director
Division of Public Health
Georgia Department of Human Resources
Two Peachtree Street, NW
Atlanta, GA 30303
Phone: 404-657-2700
Fax: 404-657-6709
E-mail: gdphinfo@dhr.state.ga.us
Frank Flores
Regulatory Milk Specialist
Food and Drug Administration
60 Eight Street NE
Atlanta, GA 30309
Phone: 404-253-1166
Fax: 404-253-1207
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Louisiana
Consumer Protection
One American Place
301 Main Street, 12th floor
Baton Rouge, LA 70804
Phone: 225-342-7900
Fax: 225-342-9637
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Mississippi
K. Mills McNeill, MD, PhD
Medical Director, State Health Department
570 East Woodrow Wilson
Jackson, MS 39215
Phone: 601-576-7680
Fax: 601-576-7270
Earl Mahaffey
Environmental Compliance & Enforcement of Agriculture
Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality
P O Box 20305
Jackson, MS 39289
Phone: 601-961-5122
Fax: 601-961-5674
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North Carolina
Roger Fortman
Environmental Engineer
Dairy and Food Protection Branch
Division of Environmental Health
1632 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699
Phone: 919-715-8307
Fax: 919-715-4739
Donald Howell
Food Administrator
North Carolina Department of Agriculture
4000 Reedy Creek Road
Raleigh, NC 27607
Phone: 919-733-7366
Fax: 919-733-6801
E-mail: don.howell@ncmail.net
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South Carolina
Janice King
Supervisor
U. S. Food & Drug Administration
P O Box 21077
Charleston, SC 29406
Phone: 843-746-2990
Fax: 843-746-2994
Neil Dufford
Director
South Carolina Department of Health and
Environmental Control, Food Protection Branch
2600 Bull Street
Columbia, SC 29201
Phone: 803-898-3432
Fax: 803-896-0645
Joe Neely
Director
Dairy Foods Program
Phone: 803-896-0644
Fax: 803-896-0645
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Tennessee
Department of Agriculture
Regulatory Services
Ellington Agricultural Center
Nashville, TN 37204
Jimmy Hopper
Director
Phone: 615-837-5150
Fax: 615-837-5335
Rick Heinrich
Food and Dairy Administrator
Phone: 615-837-5177
Fax: 615-837-5335
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Virginia
Gary Hagy
Director
Department of Agriculture
Division of Food and Environmental Services
1500 East Main Street, Rm 115
Richmond, VA 23219
Phone: 804-225-4022
Fax: 804-225-4003
E-mail: ghagy@vdh.state.va.us
John Beers
Program Manager
Department of Consumer Affairs
1100 Bank Street
Richmond, VA 23218
Phone: 804-786-8528
Fax: 804-371-7793
E-mail: jbeers@vdacs.state.va.us
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Milk Producer Associations
State milk producer associations keep state, local and federal governments informed about the dairy industry, strive to enhance producer income and foster cooperation between producer marketing associations.
Alabama
Guy Hall
Director of Alabama Dairy Producers
P.O. Box 11000
Montgomery, AL 36191-0001
Phone: 334-612-5181
E-mail: ghall@alfafarmers.org
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Georgia
Everett Williams, President
Georgia Milk Producers
1641 New High Shoals #5
Watkinsville, GA 30677
Phone: 706-310-0020
Fax: 706-310-0025
Toll Free: 800-337-0555
georgiamilkprod@bellsouth.net
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Kentucky
Maury Cox
Kentucky Dairy Development Council
2148 Tim Tam Road
Shelbyville, KY 40065
Phone: 502-633-6753
E-mail: maury.cox@insightbb.com
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Louisiana
Charles Hutchinson, Ph.D
Associate Professor and Specialist
Dept. of Dairy Science
Louisiana State University
101 Dairy Science Bldg
Baton Rouge, LA 70803
Phone: 225-388-2214
Fax: 225-578-4008
E-mail: chutchison@agctr.lsu.edu
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Mississippi
Greg Shows
Commodity Director
Mississippi Farm Bureau
P O Box 1972
Jackson, MS 39215
Phone: 601-957-3200
Fax: 601-977-4808
E-mail: gshows@msfb.com
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North Carolina
Norman Jordan, President
North Carolina Dairy Producers Association
840 Wrenn Smith Road
Siler City, NC 27344
Phone: 919-742-2074
Cell: 919-545-1237
Fax: 919-742-2074
E-mail: kjordan@centernet.net
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South Carolina
Kelly Smith
South Carolina Dairy Association
P O Box 1184
Irmo, SC 29063
Phone: 803-772-5354
Fax: 803-798-0670
E-mail: ksmithibsc@aol.com
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Virginia
Eric Paulson
Executive Secretary/Treasurer
Virginia State Dairymen's Association
P O Box 866
Harrisonburg, VA 22803
Phone: 540-434-6722
Fax: 540-828-6962
E-mail: vamilk4u1@verizon.net
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Dairy Product Associations
Georgia
Georgia Dairy Products Association
1239 Second Street
Macon, GA 30102
Phone: 478-743-8612
Fax: 478-743-8278
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Kentucky
David Klee
Executive Director
Dairy Products Association of Kentucky
514 General John Payne Boulevard
Georgetown, KY 40324
Phone: 502-867-7843
Fax: 502-867-7843
E-mail: davidklee14@msn.com
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Louisiana
Gerald Simmons
Executive Manager
Louisiana Dairy Products Association
P O Box 1006
Baton Rouge, LA 70821
Phone: 225-343-8801
Fax: 225-387-8814
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Mississippi
Marion Cagle
Mississippi Dairy Products Association
P O Box 825
Tupelo, MS 38802
Phone: 662-842-2431
E-mail: mccagle13@hotmail.com
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North Carolina
Stevie Hughes
Executive Director
Carolina-Virginia Dairy Products Association
P O Box 3159
Durham, NC 27715-3159
Phone: 919-382-0333
Fax: 919-383-0035
E-mail: stevie@imiae.com
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South Carolina
Kelly Smith, Executive Director
South Carolina Dairy Association
P O Box 1184
Irmo, SC 29063
Phone: 803-772-5354
Fax: 803-798-0670
E-mail: ksmithibsc@aol.com
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Tennessee
Murray Miles
Executive Director
Tennessee Dairy Products Association
4395 Dugger Road
Culleoka, TN 38451
Phone: 931-987-2597
Fax: 931-987-0765
E-mail: mjmmiles@charter.net
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Virginia
Stevie Hughes
Executive Director
Carolina-Virginia Dairy Products Association
P O Box 3159
Durham, NC 27715-3159
Phone: 919-382-0333
Fax: 919-383-0035
E-mail: stevie@imiae.com
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Southeast
Seth Butner
Executive Director
Southern Association of Dairy Food Manufacturers
P O Box 10
202 East First Street
Tazewell, TN 37879
Phone: 423-626-5855
Fax: 423-626-4961
E-mail: sbutner@centurytell.net
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Federal Milk Marketing Orders
Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee
Sue Mosley
Market Administrator
Federal Milk Marketing Order #7
P O Box 491778
Lawrenceville, GA 30049
Phone: 770-682-2501
Fax: 770-822-1038
E-mail: smosley@fmmatlanta.com
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Kentucky, North Carolina, South Carolina
Harold Friedly
Market Administrator
Federal Milk Marketing Order #5
4511 Bardstown Road #102
Louisville KY 40218
Phone: 502-499-0040
Fax: 502-499-8407
E-mail: friedly@mslouisville.com
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Virginia
Richard Sarna
Assistant Market Administrator
Federal Milk Marketing Order #1
1100 Banks Street, #1019
Richmond, VA 23219
Phone: 804-789-2013
Fax: 804-789-3779
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Agribusiness Organizations
Alabama
Jimmy Carlisle
Alabama Farmers Federation
P O Box 11000
Montgomery, AL 36191
Phone: 334-288-3900
E-mail: jcarlisle@alfafarmers.org
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Georgia
Marsha Crowley
Georgia Agricultural Commodity
Commission for Milk
328 Agricultural Building
Atlanta, GA 30334
Phone: 404-656-3678
Don McGough, Commodity Director
Georgia Farm Bureau Federation
P O Box 7068
Macon, GA 31204
Phone: 478-474-8411
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Kentucky
Joe Cain, Commodity Director
Kentucky Farm Bureau
9201 Bunsen Parkway
Louisville, KY 40220
Phone: 502-495-5000
E-mail: jcain@kyfb.com
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Louisiana
Bryce Malone
Assistant Commissioner
Louisiana Dairy Industry Promotion Board
P O Box 3334
Baton Rouge, LA 70821
Phone: 225-922-1277
Ron Harrell
Commodity Director
Louisiana Farm Bureau Federation
P O Box 95004
Baton Rouge, LA 70895
Phone: 225-922-6211
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Mississippi
Greg Shows
Commodity Director
Mississippi Farm Bureau
P O Box 1972
Jackson, MS 39215
Phone: 601-957-3200
Fax: 601-977-4808
E-mail: gshows@msfb.com
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North Carolina
Erica Upton Peterson
Executive Vice President
North Carolina Agribusiness
Council Inc.
3701 National Drive, #211
Raleigh, NC 27612
Phone: 919-782-4063
E-mail: epeterson@ncagribusiness.com
Chester Lowder
Beef, Dairy, National Resources
North Carolina Farm Bureau
P O Box 27766
Raleigh, NC 27611
Phone: 919-782-1705
Fax: 917-783-3593
E-mail: lowderwc@ncfb.com
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South Carolina
David Branham
South Carolina Farm Bureau
P O Box 7545
Columbia, SC 29202
Phone: 803-936-4219
Toll Free: 800-628-4571
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Tennessee
Joe Pearson
Commodity Director
Tennessee Farm Bureau Federation
P O Box 313
Columbia, TN 38402
Phone: 931-388-7872
E-mail: jpearson@tfbf.com
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Virginia
Tony Banks
Commodity Director
Virginia Farm Bureau
P O Box 27552
Richmond, VA 23261
Phone: 804-290-1114
E-mail: tbank@vafb.com
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