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Commissioners, Secretaries, and Directors of State Departments of Agriculture

April 19, 2004

 

The National Association of State Departments of Agriculture was formed for the purpose of bettering American agriculture through the development and promotion of sound public policy at the state, territorial and federal levels relating to food and agriculture, and agriculture related or associated businesses or programs, and communicating the vital importance of agriculture to the economy and general welfare of the people of the United States

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Alabama
The Honorable Ron Sparks
Commissioner
Alabama Department of Agriculture & Industries
Richard Beard Building
P.O. Box 3336
Montgomery, Alabama 36109-0336
(334)240-7100
Fax (334)240-7190

Alaska
The Honorable John Torgerson
Acting Director
Alaska Department of Natural Resources
Division of Agriculture
1800 Glenn Highway, Suite 12
Palmer, Alaska 99645-6736
(907)745-7200
Fax (907)745-7112

American Samoa
The Honorable Apefa'i Taifane
Director
American Samoa Dept of Agriculture
American Samoa Government
Executive Office Building, Utulei
Territory of American Samoa Pago Pago, American Samoa 96799
011(684)699-1497
Fax 011(684)699-4031

Arizona
The Honorable Donald Butler
Director
Arizona Department of Agriculture
1688 West Adams
Phoenix, Arizona 85007
(602)542-0998
Fax (602)542-5420

Arkansas
The Honorable Darryl Little
Director
Arkansas State Plant Board
No. 1 Natural Resources Dr.
Little Rock, Arkansas 72205
(501)225-1598
Fax (501)219-1697

California
The Honorable A.G. Kawamura
Secretary
California Department of Food & Agriculture
1220 N Street, Suite A-400
Sacramento, California 95814
(916)654-0433
Fax (916)654-0403

Colorado
The Honorable Don Ament
Commissioner
Colorado Department of Agriculture
700 Kipling Street, Suite 4000
Lakewood, Colorado 80215-8000
(303)239-4100
Fax (303)239-4125

Connecticut
The Honorable Bruce H. Gresczyk
Commissioner
Connecticut Department of Agriculture
165 Capitol Ave.
Hartford, Connecticut 06106
(860)713-2500
Fax (860)713-2514

Delaware
The Honorable Michael T. Scuse
Secretary
Delaware Department of Agriculture
2320 South DuPont Highway
Dover, Delaware 19901
(302)698-4500
Fax (302)697-4463

Florida
The Honorable Charles Bronson
Commissioner
Florida Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services
The Capitol, PL10
Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0810
(850)488-3022
Fax (850)922-4936

Georgia
The Honorable Tommy Irvin
Commissioner
Georgia Department of Agriculture
204 Agricultural Building
19 Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive
Atlanta, Georgia 30334
(404)656-3600
Fax (404)651-8206

Guam
The Honorable Rufo Lujan
Director
Guam Department of Agriculture
192 Diary Road
Mangilao, Guam 96923
(671)734-3942
Fax (671)734-6569

Hawaii
The Honorable Sandra Lee Kunimoto
Chairperson
Hawaii Department of Agriculture
Office of the Chairperson
1428 S. King Street
Honolulu, HI 96814
(808) 973-9551
Fax (808)973-9613

Idaho
The Honorable Patrick A. Takasugi
Secretary
Idaho Department of Agriculture
2270 Old Penitentiary Road
Boise, Idaho 83712
(208)332-8500
Fax (208)334-2170

Illinois
The Honorable Charles Hartke
Director
Illinois Department of Agriculture
State Fairgrounds
P.O. Box 19281
Springfield, Illinois 62794-9281
(217)782-2172
Fax (217)785-4505

Indiana
The Honorable Katherine Davis
Lieutenant Governor & Commissioner of Agriculture
State of Indiana
150 West Market Street
Suite 414
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204
(317)232-8770
Fax (317)232-1362

Iowa
The Honorable Patty Judge
Secretary
Iowa Department of Agriculture & Land Stewardship
Wallace Building
502 East 9th Street
Des Moines, Iowa 50319
(515)281-5322
Fax (515)281-7046

Kansas
The Honorable Adrian J. Polansky
Secretary
Kansas Department of Agriculture
109 SW 9th Street, 4th Floor
Topeka, Kansas 66612-1280
(785)296-3556
Fax (785)296-8389

Kentucky
The Honorable Richie Farmer
Commissioner
Kentucky Department of Agriculture
Room 188, Capitol Annex
Frankfort, Kentucky 40601
(502)564-5126
Fax (502)564-5016

Louisiana
The Honorable Bob Odom
Commissioner
Louisiana Department of Agriculture & Forestry
P.O. Box 631
Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70821-0631
(225)922-1234
Fax(225)922-1253

Maine
The Honorable Robert W. Spear
Commissioner
Maine Dept. of Agriculture, Food & Rural Resources
Deering Building (AMHI)
#28 State House Station
Augusta, Maine 04333
(207)287-3419
Fax (207)287-7548

Maryland
The Honorable Lewis R. Riley
Secretary
Maryland Department of Agriculture
50 Harry S Truman Parkway
Annapolis, Maryland 21401
(410)841-5880
FAX(410)841-5914

Massachusetts
The Honorable Douglas P. Gillespie
Commissioner
Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources
251 Causeway Street, Suite 500
Boston, Massachusetts 02114-2151
(617)626-1700
Fax (617)626-1850

Michigan
The Honorable Dan Wyant
Director
Michigan Department of Agriculture
Box 30017
525 West Allegan
Lansing, Michigan 48909
(517)373-1052
Fax (517)335-1423

Minnesota
The Honorable Gene Hugoson
Commissioner
Minnesota Department of Agriculture
90 West Plato Boulevard
St. Paul, Minnesota 55107
(651)297-3219
Fax (651)297-5522

Mississippi
The Honorable Lester Spell, Jr., D.V.M.
Commissioner
Mississippi Department of Ag & Commerce
121 North Jefferson Street
Jackson, Mississippi 39201
(601)359-1100
Fax (601)354-7710

Missouri
The Honorable Peter Hofherr
Director
Missouri Department of Agriculture
P.O. Box 630
Jefferson City, Missouri 65102
(573)751-3359
Fax (573)751-1784

Montana
The Honorable W. Ralph Peck
Director
Montana Department of Agriculture
P.O. Box 200201
Helena, Montana 59620-0201
(406)444-3144
Fax (406)444-5409

Nebraska
The Honorable Merlyn Carlson
Director
Nebraska Department of Agriculture
P.O. Box 94947
301 Centennial Mall South, 4th Floor
Lincoln, Nebraska 68509-4947
(402)471-2341
Fax (402)471-6876

Nevada
The Honorable Don Henderson
Director
Nevada Department of Agriculture
251 Jeanell Ave., Suite 3
Carson City, Nevada 89703
(775)688-1180
Fax (775)688-1178

New Hampshire
The Honorable Stephen H. Taylor
Commissioner
New Hampshire Department of Agriculture, Markets, & Food
P.O. Box 2042
Concord, New Hampshire 03302-2042
(603)271-3551
Fax (603)271-1109

New Jersey
The Honorable Charles M. Kuperus
Secretary
New Jersey Department of Agriculture
P.O. Box 330
John Fitch Plaza
Trenton, New Jersey 08625
(609)292-3976
Fax (609)292-3978

New Mexico
The Honorable I. Miley Gonzalez, Ph.D
Director/Secretary
New Mexico Department of Agriculture
P.O. Box 30005, Mail Stop Code 3189
Las Cruces, New Mexico 88003-8005
(505)646-3007
Fax (505)646-8120

New York
The Honorable Nathan Rudgers
Commissioner
New York State Department of Agriculture & Markets
10B Airline Drive
Albany, New York 12235
(518)457-4188
Fax (518)457-3087

North Carolina
The Honorable W. Britt Cobb, Jr.
Commissioner
North Carolina Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services
1001 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, North Carolina 27699
(919)733-7125
Fax (919)733-1141

North Dakota
The Honorable Roger Johnson
Commissioner
North Dakota Department of Agriculture
600 East Boulevard Ave., Dept. 602
Bismarck, North Dakota 58505-0020
(701)328-2231
Fax (701)328-4567

Ohio
The Honorable Fred L. Dailey
Director
Ohio Department of Agriculture
8995 East Main Street
Reynoldsburg, Ohio 43068-3399
(614)466-2732
Fax (614)466-6124

Oklahoma
The Honorable Terry Peach
Commissioner
Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, & Forestry
P.O. Box 528804
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73152-8804
(405)521-3864
Fax (405)522-0909

Oregon
The Honorable Katy Coba
Director
Oregon Department of Agriculture
635 Capitol Street, NE
Salem, Oregon 97301-2532
(503)986-4552
Fax (503)986-4750

Pennsylvania
The Honorable Dennis Wolff
Secretary
Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture
2301 North Cameron Street
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17110-9408
(717)772-2853
Fax (717)705-8402

Puerto Rico
The Honorable Luis Rivero Cubano
Secretary
Puerto Rico Dept of Agriculture
P.O. Box 10163
Santurce, Puerto Rico 00908-1163
(787)722-0871
Fax (787)723-8512

Rhode Island
The Honorable Kenneth Ayars
Chief
Rhode Island Division of Agriculture, DEM
235 Promenade Street, Room 370
Providence, Rhode Island 02908-5767
(401)222-2781
Fax (401)222-6047

South Carolina
The Honorable Charles Sharpe
Commissioner
South Carolina Dept of Agriculture
Wade Hampton Office Building
P.O. Box 11280
Columbia, South Carolina 29211
(803)734-2190
Fax (803)734-2192

South Dakota
The Honorable Larry Gabriel
Secretary
South Dakota Department of Agriculture
523 East Capitol
Pierre, South Dakota 57501-3182
(605)773-5425
Fax (605)773-5926

Tennessee
The Honorable Ken Givens
Commissioner
Tennessee Department of Agriculture
P.O. Box 40627
Nashville, Tennessee 37204
(615)837-5100
Fax (615)837-5333

Texas
The Honorable Susan Combs
Commissioner
Texas Department of Agriculture
P.O. Box 12847
Capitol Station
Austin, Texas 78711
(512)463-7476
Fax (512)463-1104

Utah
The Honorable Cary G. Peterson
Commissioner
Utah Department of Agriculture
P.O. Box 146500
Salt Lake City, Utah 84114-6500
(801)538-7101
Fax (801)538-7126

Vermont
The Honorable Steve Kerr
Secretary
Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets
Drawer 20
116 State Street
Montpelier, Vermont 05620-2901
(802)828-2430
Fax (802)828-2361

Virgin Islands
Lawrence Lewis, Ph.D.
Commissioner
Virgin Islands Department of Agriculture
#1 Estate Lower Love
St. Croix, Virgin Islands 00850
(340)778-0997
Fax (340)778-7977

Virginia
The Honorable J. Carlton Courter III
Commissioner
Virginia Dept of Agriculture & Consumer Services
1100 Bank Street, Suite 210
Richmond, Virginia 23219
(804)786-3501
Fax (804)371-2945

Washington
The Honorable Valoria Loveland
Director
Washington State Department of Agriculture
P.O. Box 42560
Olympia, Washington 98504-2560
(360)902-1887
Fax (360)902-2092

West Virginia
The Honorable Gus R. Douglass
Commissioner
West Virginia Department of Agriculture
1900 Kanawha Boulevard East
Charleston, West Virginia 25305
(304)558-2201
Fax (304)558-2203

Wisconsin
The Honorable Rod Nilsestuen
Secretary
Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade & Consumer Protection
2811 Agriculture Drive
Madison, Wisconsin 53708
(608)224-5012
Fax (608)224-5045

Wyoming
The Honorable John Etchepare
Director
Wyoming Department of Agriculture
2219 Carey Avenue
Cheyenne, Wyoming 82002
(307)777-6569
Fax (307)777-6593

Washington Office
Richard W. Kirchhoff
Executive Vice President & CEO
National Assoc of State Dept of Agriculture
1156 15th Street, N.W., Suite 1020
Washington, D.C. 20005
(202)296-9680
Fax (202)296-9686