County Correspondents
The County Correspondents Program is to strengthen communication between the department and farmers, ranchers, and landowners across all 82 counties in Mississippi.
With farmer liaisons serving as local contacts in all 82 counties, local agriculture and commerce issues can be communicated to our County Correspondents, who will then deliver the information to MDAC for responsive action to whatever local issues and/or interests may arise.
| COUNTY | PRODUCER |
|---|---|
| Adams | Jackie Sojourner (beef cattle) |
| Alcorn | Reed Mitchell (row crops) |
| Amite | Heath Hughes (feed store) |
| Attala | James Rasberry (equine) |
| Benton | Matt Orman (row crops) |
| Bolivar | Donald Gant (corn, soybeans, rice) |
| Calhoun | Perry Bailey (sweet potatoes) |
| Carroll | Jim Neill (beef cattle, timber) |
| Chickasaw | Jan Hill (beef cattle, corn, soybeans, cotton) |
| Choctaw | Kenny King (beef cattle) |
| Claiborne | David Doyle (row crops, beef cattle) |
| Betsy Lipscomb (Board of Animal Health) | |
| Lonnie Fortner (row crops) | |
| Clarke | Lisa Smith (fruits & vegetables, owner farmers market) |
| Clay | Jon Elliott (beef cattle, co-op manager) |
| Coahoma | Pete Hunter (corn, soybeans) |
| Copiah | Steve Smith (livestock equipment sales, beef cattle) |
| Covington | Jo Lynn Mitchell (agritourism, corn, soybeans, peanuts) |
| Brett Sanford (corn, soybeans, cattle, farm supply store owner) | |
| DeSoto | Patrick Swindoll (corn, rice, soybeans) |
| Forrest | Joe Morgan (peanuts, cotton) |
| Billy Hudson (beef cattle, timber) | |
| Franklin | Dr. Pat Larkin (beef cattle, veterinary) |
| George | Mike Courtney (cattle, cotton, watermelons, peanuts) |
| Greene | Clifton Hicks (beef cattle) |
| Grenada | David Hayward (beef cattle, timber) |
| Hancock | Louis Breaux (soybeans, beef cattle, hay) |
| Jim Currie (forestry) | |
| Harrison | Shay Marin (beef cattle) |
| Wayne Guillot (horticulture) | |
| Hinds | Kendall Garraway (row crops, feed store) |
| Scott Cannada (beef cattle, row crop) | |
| Holmes | Larry Killebrew (row crops and beef cattle) |
| Humphreys | Dempsey Rutledge (row crops) |
| Issaquena | Clark Carter (row crops) |
| Itawamba | Danny Holley (row crops, small grain) |
| Jackson | Rita Seward (beef cattle, peanuts, cotton, agritourism) |
| Jasper | Tommy Bishop (beef cattle, timber, poultry) |
| Jefferson | Louis Guedon, (row crops, beef cattle) |
| Jefferson Davis | Reggie Magee (beef cattle, timber) |
| Jones | Larry Jefcoat (beef cattle, MS Delegate on Cattlemen's Beef Board) |
| Kemper | Kenneth Kingery (catfish) |
| Dwight Jackson (beef cattle) | |
| Lafayette | Randy Crowe (cotton) |
| Lamar | Mike Keith (horticulture, feed store) |
| Ethan Goggans (blueberries) | |
| Taylor Hickman (soybeans cattle) | |
| Lauderdale | William Jones (timber) |
| Lawrence | Kevin Wallace (beef cattle, poultry) |
| Leake | Kirby Nazary (beef cattle, poultry) |
| Lee | Danny Bishop (row crops, beef cattle) |
| Leflore | Hugh Arant (row crops) |
| Lincoln | Scott Smith (poultry, soybeans) |
| Lowndes | Matt Brignac (row crops and ag pilot) |
| Madison | James Foy, (row crops and Madison County Co-op Board) |
| Sammy Blossom (beef cattle) | |
| Marion | Jason Reagan (poultry, cow calf) |
| Marshall | Ronnie Jones (forestry) |
| Monroe | Ben Harlow (cotton, corn, and soybeans) |
| Alan Atkins (peanuts) | |
| Montgomery | Ron Wood (feed store) |
| Neshoba | Shelby Beason (dairy, beef cattle, and forage) |
| Newton | Jody Wagner (beef cattle, timber, poultry, soybeans) |
| Noxubee | Joe Huerkamp (cotton) |
| Philip Good (soybeans, corn) | |
| Oktibbeha | Julie White (beef cattle, livestock, ag education) |
| Panola | Sledge Taylor (beef cattle, row crops) |
| Pearl River | Larry Davis (cattle) |
| Perry | Austin Smith (honey) |
| Pike | Mark Wallace (timber) |
| Pontotoc | Matthew Poe (row crops) |
| Prentiss | Bradley Taylor (dairy) |
| Clay Green (row crops, beef cattle, grain elevator) | |
| Quitman | Bob Workman (cotton, rice, soybeans) |
| Rankin | Kevin Rhodes, (poultry, cattle, Ag Credit Board) |
| David Boyd (row crop and agritourism) | |
| Scott | Tommy Harrison (beef cattle and feed/seed salesman) |
| Josh Slay (poultry, beef cattle) | |
| Sharkey | Charlie Darden (row crops) |
| Simpson | Stacey Broadhead (beef cattle) |
| Smith | Charles Waldrup (beef cattle, commercial vegetables, Smith County Economic Development Director) |
| Stone | J.B. Brown (beef cattle, forestry, sheep) |
| Dan Batson (horticulture) | |
| Sunflower | Preston Arrington (corn, soybeans) |
| Tallahatchie | Gabriela Brasher (cotton, soybeans) |
| Tate | Mike Ferguson (dairy) |
| Tippah | Mike Graves (row crops, county government - supervisor) |
| Tishomingo | Tommy Moody (cotton) |
| Tunica | Jon Koehler Bibb (cotton, wheat, rice, soybeans) |
| Union | Jerry Morrison (timber) |
| Walthall | Doug Popwell (dairy) |
| Warren | Mack McKnight (corn, soybeans) |
| Washington | Leo "Chico" Williams (row crops, timber, equine) |
| Wayne | Willie Taylor (poultry, corn, cattle, timber) |
| Webster | Cala Tabb (cotton, peanuts, corn, soybeans, produce, and ag education) |
| Winston | Robin Fulton (beef cattle, corn, and soybeans) |
| Yalobusha | Coley Bailey (cotton) |
| Yazoo | Benie Jordan (row crops) |
Contact:
Claude Nash
County Correspondent Director
Claude@mdac.ms.gov
P.O. Box 1609
Jackson, MS 39215
Phone: (601) 359- 1123
Fax: (601) 359-1175