Georgia Department of Agriculture logo

Georgia Department of Agriculture
Gary W. Black, Commissioner
19 Martin Luther King Jr. Dr. SW
Atlanta, GA 30334

Agriculture Commodity Commissions Seeking Nominations


Press Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Tuesday, April 27, 2021
Office of Communications
404-656-3689

 

Agriculture Commodity Commissions Seeking Nominations

Several Georgia Agriculture Commodity Commissions are seeking nominations for positions of individuals whose terms are set to expire. The deadline for receiving nominations is Thursday, May 30, 2021.

To serve on a Commodity Commission, a person must be a producer of the commodity of the commission, commit to attend meetings and represent the producers of the commodity. Term-expiring board members are also eligible for reappointment. Please see commodity commissions and term-expiring members below:

Apple - John Reece, Andy Futch

Beef - Kenneth Murphy (Representing Dairy), Jesse Driggers

Blueberry - John "Wink" Strickland, Jerome Crosby

Corn - Herbert "Hub" Daniel, Mike Jaros

Cotton - Chad Mathis, Bart Davis

Equine - Julie Murphy, Jordan Vaughn

Milk - Paul Johnson, Phil Harvey

Peach - Lawton Pearson, Drew Pearson

Pecan - Brenda Evans, Mark Cook

Tobacco - Wayne McKinnon, Daniel Johnson

Vegetable - Ken Corbett, Bill Brim

Nominations can be completed using the nomination form at agr.georgia.gov/cpf. For more information or to submit forms contact Andy Harrison at andy.harrison@agr.georgia.gov or by mail at:

Attn: Andy Harrison
Georgia Department of Agriculture
19 MLK Jr. Drive S.W.
Room 320
Atlanta, GA 30334

###

Media contacts

About the GDA
The Georgia Department of Agriculture (GDA) is the voice of the state's agriculture community. The department's mission is to provide excellence in services and regulatory functions, to protect and promote agriculture and consumer interests, and to ensure an abundance of safe food and fiber for Georgia, America, and the world by using state-of-the-art technology and a professional workforce.

Find us on Facebook • Follow on Twitter: @GDAFoodSafety@GeorgiaGrown

For more information, visit www.agr.georgia.gov.

Georgia Department of Agriculture logo

Georgia Department of Agriculture
Gary W. Black, Commissioner
19 Martin Luther King Jr. Dr. SW
Atlanta, GA 30334