Advisory Committees

Committee List

Current Committees
Apiculture, Aquaculture, Beef, Citrus, Dairy, Environmental Horticulture, Equine, Forestry, Labor, Oversight, Peanut/Cotton, Sod, Sugar, Tax, Vegetable and Water/Natural Resources

Apiculture

Chair
Steve Cantu, Hardee

Vice Chair
David Webb, Brevard

Lee Albritton, Alachua
Robert Bell, Polk
Kathie Cullum, Columbia
Laurence Cutts, Washington
John Gentzel, Dade
Bert M. Gwaltney, Bay
Gary Ranker, Manatee
John Westervelt, Lake

Technical Advisor(s)
Dr. James D. Ellis, UF/IFAS
Jerry Hayes, FDACS

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Aquaculture

Chair
Dan Leonard, DeSoto/Charlotte

Vice Chair
Gene Evans, Volusia

George Carpenter, Escambia
Frank Carter, Holmes
Laif DeMason, Dade
Mike Drawdy, Polk
Mike Hodges, Levy
Ronald Slay, Sumter
Marty Tanner, Hillsborough
Steve Weinsier, Broward

Technical Advisor(s)
Bernice Constatin, USDA Wildlife Services
Craig Watson, Tropical Lab
Sherman Wilhelm, FDACS/Aquaculture Division

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Beef

Chair
Brad Etheridge, Levy

Vice Chair
Matt Harrison, DeSoto/Charlotte

Mike Adams, St. Lucie
Scott Boyd, Orange
Dennis Carlton, Hillsborough
Charlie Crawford, Columbia
James Daniel, Okeechobee
H. Frederick Dietrich, III, Orange
George Fisher, Washington
Mack Glass, Jr., Jackson
Herbert Harbin, Osceola
James LeFils, Volusia
Chris Lyons, Lafayette
Clayborne Newcomb, Sumter
John Payne, Highlands
Larry Rooks, Hernando/Citrus
Greg Shackelford, Hardee
J.W. Yarborough, Seminole
David Yates, Brevard

Technical Advisor(s)
Jim Handley, Florida Cattlemen’s Association
Diane Kitchen, Bureau of Animal Disease
Stephen Monroe, Division of Animal Industry
Todd Thrift, UF/IFAS

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Citrus

Chair
Brant Schirard, St. Lucie

Jeff Andree, Osceola
Jim Brewer, DeSoto/Charlotte
Mike Carter, DeSoto/Charlotte
Bruce Crump, Volusia
Hugh English, Hendry/Glades
Keith Farr, Hardee
Scott Lambeth, Indian River
Greg Lehman, Hillsborough
Robbie Martin, Sarasota
Louis Neuhofer, Pasco
Brent Register, Hillsborough
Dixie Royal, Lake
Kyle Story, Polk
Erick Tietig, Dade
Trey Whitehurst, Okeechobee
Scott Young, Polk

Technical Advisor(s)
Dr. Harold Browning, UF/IFAS
Ken Keck, Department of Citrus
Richard Kinney, Citrus Packers
Ray Royce, Highlands Co. Citrus Producers Assn.
Roy Singleton, FAMA
Michael W. Sparks, Florida Citrus Mutual

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Dairy

Chair
Rod Land, Lafayette

Vice Chair
Darryl Register, Baker

Danny Aprile, Hillsborough
Arthur Aukema. Washington
Ben Butler, Okeechobee
Jerry Dakin, Manatee
Gerald Fieser, Volusia
Jacob Larson, Okeechobee
Joe Nickerson, Hardee
Terry Reagan, Suwannee

Technical Advisor(s)
Art Darling, Sunshine State Milk Products
Dr. albert deVries, UF/IFAS
Dr Diane Kitchen, FDACS
John L. Miller, FDACS/Dairy Division
Stephen Monroe, Division of Animal Industry
Scott Wallin, Dairy Farmers Inc.

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Environmental Horticulture

Chair
Ralph Garrison, Manatee

Vice Chair
Scott Kirouac, Highlands

Roger Brooks, Broward
Austin Bryant, Hardee
Richard Carroll, Pinellas
Dorrell Combass, Hamilton
Jay Fraleigh, Madison
Robert Greenlund, Volusia
George Hackney, Sr., Gadsden
Claude Hawthorne, Orange
Harold Jones, Duval
Paul Klinger, Jr., Sumter
Raymond Krsek, Brevard
Chris Reese, Marion
Neal Spenser, Dade
Bret Wood, Lake

Technical Advisor(s)
Ben Bolusky, FNGLA
Richard Clark, FDACS/Division of Plant Industry
Hugh Grambling, Tampa Bay Wholesale Growers
Dr. Wayne Mackay, UF/IFAS

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Equine

Chair
Bill Benham, Lake

Vice Chair
Sid Hutchcraft, Pinellas

Tina Haggerty, Martin
Maureen Henderson, Orange
Bob Hutzler, Palm Beach
Colleen Martin, Sumter
Melanie Peterson, Western Palm Beach
Fred Segal, Broward
Gary Shiver, Hardee

Technical Advisor(s)
Richard Hancock, FL Thoroughbred and Owners Assoc.
Dr. Mike Short FDACS
Dr. Saundra H. TenBroeck UF/Animal Science

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Forestry

Chair
Michael Dooner, Gadsden

Vice Chair
Curtis Moore, Duval

P.C. Crapps III
John M. Diamond, Santa Rosa
Alvin Futch, Hillsborrough
Jon Gould, Washington
Bubba Greene, Madison
Ken Griner, Levy
Jamie Hall, Escambia
Doyle Majors, Holmes
Bryan Olmert, Alachua
Randolph Padgett, Clay
Auley Rowell, Taylor
Leland Thomas, Jackson

Technical Advisor(s)
Jeff Doran, Florida Forestry Association
Marsha Kearney, USDA Forest Service
Michael Long, FDACS/Division of Forestry
Dr. Timothy White, UF/School of Forest Resources & Conversation

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Labor

Chair
J. Daniel Peterson, Volusia

Vice Chair
Michelle Williamson, Hillsborough

Erin Archey, Seminole
Oswaldo Dearmas, Western Palm Beach
Anne Dickinson, Polk
Kenneth Hall, Suwannee
Bryan Jennings, Columbia
Steve Johnson, Hardee
Monty Knox, Orange
Eric Nissen, Martin
Hank Rucks, Okeechobee
Lawson Taylor, Gadsden
Baxter Troutman, Polk
Mark Wilson, Dade

Technical Advisor(s)
Walter Kates, Florida Fruit & Vegetable Association
Cesar Martinez, Florida Ag Services, Inc.
Fritz Roka, Southwest Florida REC

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Oversight

Chair
Michelle Williamson, Hillsborough

Myron Bryan, Alachua
William Carte, Suwannee
Michael Dooner, Gadsden
Jay Froehlich, Putnam/St. Johns
Ken Harrison, DeSoto/Charlotte
Rod Land, Lafayette
Jack Livingston, Escambia
Curtis Moore, Duval
J. Daniel Peterson, Volusia
Robert Roberson, Orange
Mark Sodders, Western Palm Beach
Paul Sullivan, Polk
Raymon Thomas, Holmes
Marion Tidwell, Santa Rosa

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Peanut/Cotton

Chair
Jerry Davis, Santa Rosa

Vice Chair
Jeffrey Pittman, Jackson

Philip Adkison, Washington
Willie Agner Jr., Madison
Richard Barber, Marion
William Carte, Suwannee
Jon Deas, Hamilton
Alan Edwards, Santa Rosa
Ernest Fulford, Jefferson
Jim Jones, Gilchrist
Henry Lowry, Santa Rosa
Henry McCrone, Calhoun
Jerry McElhaney, Escambia
James Terry, Columbia
Brett Ward, Escambia
Clyde Marvel Williams, Holmes

Technical Advisor(s)
Ken Barton, FPPA
Jim Davis, National Cotton Council
Dave Rupenecker, Southern Cotton Growers Association
Dr. Barry Tillman, UF/IFAS

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Sod

Chair
Gary Bradshaw, Manatee

Vice Chair
Cory Carhajal, Volusia

Scott Blackburn, Polk
Gary Davis, Gadsden
Spenser Douglas. Seminole
Dave Dymond, Osceola
Mike Godwin, Escambia
John Holcomb III, Okeechobee
Carey Howerton, Highlands
Ron Nail, Brevard
Mike Pressley, Hendry/Glades
Shannon Strickland, Flagler
Kieth Truenow, Lake
Clint White, Santa Rosa

Technical Advisor(s)
Betsy McGill, Florida Sod Growers Cooperative
Dr. Bryan Unruh, West Florida REC

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Sugar

Chair
Mark Sodders, Western Palm Beach

Vice Chair
Carl Perry, Hendry/Glades

Earl Dyess, III, Hendry/Glades
Alan Hammock, Hendry/Glades
Roger Hatton, Western Palm Beach
Rick Roth, Western Palm Beach
Stewart Stein, Western Palm Beach
John Stitt, Hendry/Glades
Crate P. Tucker, Hendry/Glades

Technical Advisor(s)
Robert Coker, US Sugar
Jim Shine, Florida Sugarcane Growers Cooperative

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Tax

Chair
Roy Wilson, Sr., Gilchrist

Vice Chair
Prentice Dort, Pinellas

Jerrell Anderson, Santa Rosa
Tom Andrews, Highlands
Michael Braddock, Volusia
James Cunningham, Escambia
Todd Dailey, Marion
David Goolsby, Jr., Hamilton
Lee Gordon, Madison
Lamar Jenkins, Suwannee
Frank Judd, Brevard
William LaValle, Taylor
Fred Petty, Pinellas
James Pierce, Dade
Bo Rich, Hardee
Bill Shaw, Lafayette
Trent Snider, Alachua
Donald Stephens, Lake
James Strickland, Manatee

Technical Advisor(s)
Bobby Bennett

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Vegetable

Chair
Gary Reeder, Manatee

Vice Chair
Roland Yee, Palm Beach

Robbie Bishop, Dade
LeeAnn Coleman, Hillsborough
Ben Ellison, Santa Rosa
Hank Floyd, Jackson
Wendi Jennings, Columbia
Dewayne Leslie, Madison
Tony Lin, Western Palm Beach
John Long, Martin
Chuck O’Bern, Hendry/Glades
Hank Scott, Lake
Donald Sellers, Sr., Okeechobee
Shawn Shurley, Sumter

Technical Advisor(s)
Eugene McAvoy, UF Extension
Dr. John VanSickle, UF/IFAS

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Water/Natural Resources

Chair
Tom Braddock, Duval

Vice Chair
Barney Cherry, Hardee

Clay Archey, Seminole
Randy Burnham, Okeechobee
Ann Christmas, Washington
Harry Cooney, Bradford
Timothy Eckert, Lee
Pam Fentress, Highlands
Jesse Godbold, Clay
Ken Harrison, DeSoto/Charlotte
Jason Land, Lafayette
Charles LaPradd, Dade
William M. Lloyd, III, Suwannee
J.C. Nadeau, Broward
Kelly Rice, Sumter
Jerry Sheppard, Escambia
Richard Terry, Madison
Jeff Vermillion, Marion

Technical Advisor(s)
Chuck Aller, FDACS

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